Indie beer has had a meteoric impact on American culture. Neighborhood breweries are expanding flavor profiles, unearthing novel ingredients, pushing production methods, reimagining physical spaces, and deepening community connections. Because of indie brewers, beer simply is not what it used to be — it’s more.
Is your beer Indie?
Use the Indie Beer Finder below to make sure you’re supporting the innovators, dreamers, and small business owners that make our nationwide patchwork of independent breweries a reality.
Our neighborhoods. Our beer.
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There are currently over 9,000 indie breweries operating in the United States.
Most Americans live within 10 miles of an indie brewer.
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Independence matters
Take a visual journey through the nuanced passions and interests that propel indie beer forward. These breweries, plus thousands of others across the country, are developed by entrepreneurs who crave originality and cultivate genuine connections to the products and experiences they create. Explore with us.
![brewer at brewing control panel](https://cdn.craftbeer.com/wp-content/uploads/20230411210135/brewer-at-brewing-control-panel-900x600.jpg)
Switchback Brewing Co.
Burlington, VT
![smiling man drinking golden beer at bar](https://cdn.craftbeer.com/wp-content/uploads/20220727152148/smiling-man-drinking-golden-beer-at-bar.jpg)
White Lion Brewing
Springfield, MA
![Maine Beer Company](https://cdn.craftbeer.com/wp-content/uploads/20221116091614/maine-beer-co-feature.jpg)
Maine Beer Company
Freeport, ME
![brewery owners posing together inside taproom](https://cdn.craftbeer.com/wp-content/uploads/20230519124449/brewery-owners-posing-together-inside-taproom-900x600.jpg)
1865 Brewing Company
Hampton, VA
![bale breaker brewery hero](https://cdn.craftbeer.com/wp-content/uploads/20220801113015/bale-breaker-brewery-hero.jpg)
Bale Breaker Brewing Co.
Yakima, WA
![bluegrass band on stage at brewery](https://cdn.craftbeer.com/wp-content/uploads/20230411113242/bluegrass-band-on-stage-at-brewery-900x600.jpg)
Gotahold Brewing
Eureka Springs, AR
![streetcar82 owner holding beer](https://cdn.craftbeer.com/wp-content/uploads/20220727150912/streetcar82-brewing-man-holding-beer.jpg)
Streetcar 82 Brewing Co.
Hyattsville, MD
![white and green beach style brewery exterior](https://cdn.craftbeer.com/wp-content/uploads/20240206122300/white-and-green-beach-style-brewery-exterior-900x600.jpg)
Naked Iguana Brewery
Galveston, TX
![brewery employees in taproom of brewery vivant](https://cdn.craftbeer.com/wp-content/uploads/20230428095202/brewery-employees-in-taproom-of-brewery-vivant-900x600.jpg)
Brewery Vivant
Grand Rapids, MI
![women enjoying beers on brewery patio](https://cdn.craftbeer.com/wp-content/uploads/20230411123102/women-enjoying-beers-on-brewery-patio-900x600.jpg)
Walking Tree Brewery
Vero Beach, FL
![Atrevida founders holding beer behind brewery](https://cdn.craftbeer.com/wp-content/uploads/20230519155526/Atrevida-founders-holding-beer-behind-brewery-900x600.jpg)
Atrevida Beer Co.
Colorado Springs, CO
![brewer-examining-beer-in-brewery-back-of-house-hidden-springs](https://cdn.craftbeer.com/wp-content/uploads/20230525160136/brewer-examining-beer-inbrewery-back-of-house-hidden-springs-900x600.jpg)
Hidden Springs Ale Works
Tampa, FL
![Shojo Beer Illustrated Feature](https://cdn.craftbeer.com/wp-content/uploads/20230428150815/shojo-beer-illustrated-feature-900x600.jpg)
Shōjō Beer Co.
Miami, FL
![drinking bow and arrow beer in stein](https://cdn.craftbeer.com/wp-content/uploads/20221212132802/drinking-bow-and-arrow-beer-in-stein.jpg)
Bow & Arrow Brewing Co.
Albuquerque, NM
![pilot project mural](https://cdn.craftbeer.com/wp-content/uploads/20220729150806/pilot-project-mural.jpg)
Pilot Project Brewing
Chicago, IL
![pareidolia brewing co brewery exterior](https://cdn.craftbeer.com/wp-content/uploads/20230502160543/pareidolia-brewing-co-brewery-exterior-900x600.jpg)
Pareidolia Brewing Co.
Sebastian, FL
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