Park City Brewery, Park City, Utah聽
With names like Last Pitch IPA and Breaking Trail Pale Ale,聽鈥檚 ales are brewed with the outdoor enthusiast in mind. The company was founded by a couple of former employees聽in a garage. Their new brewery, which opened last spring, is housed in a former auto body repair shop. Stop into the taproom for their聽apr猫s聽ski special from 3 to 6 p.m., where you can get a fancy grilled cheese sandwich and a beer for $10.
Ska Brewing, Durango, Colorado 聽
Founded by two homebrewing aficionados in a warehouse in Durango in 1995, has evolved over the years: the new wind-powered facility uses half the energy per barrel of most operations through solar power and recycling waste. Take a tour and stop into the beer garden for a pint of pinstripe red ale and a brick-oven pizza cooked in a repurposed shipping container.
Beehive Basin Brewery, Big Sky, Montana聽
, which opened last summer, is a small craft brewery at its finest鈥攊t鈥檚 small batch production with just a few rotating beers on tap, like a Baltic porter and a cream ale. The taproom has an intimate, locals鈥 vibe, and there鈥檚 no food menu, but you can order grub from elsewhere and bring it in.
Tahoe Mountain Brewing Co., Truckee, California聽
Known for small-batch, barrel-aged sours and beers, the , established in 2012, is a more recent addition to the list of must-visit mountain town breweries. The beer is brewed in Truckee, where you can take a brewery tour or stop into the taproom for a growler of Party Boy IPA to go or check out unfiltered views of Lake Tahoe and a quality burger and pub menu at the brewery鈥檚 Tahoe City brewpub.
The Alchemist, Waterbury, Vermont聽
Deeply hoppy IPA is the specialty brew of choice at , a family-owned brewery in the heart of the Green Mountains. Their brewery is currently closed to the public, but you can taste their ales at places like the Big Picture Theater in nearby Waitsfield鈥攚hile catching a movie or live show鈥攐r paired with grub like sweet corn mac and cheese or a BBQ pork sandwich at the Blackback Pub in Waterbury.