find breweries in your area

this is the most complete list i have found online. select your state, and browse to see all the brewpubs, and breweries there are. and if you know of one that isnt listed, you can add that to the list!

check it out

http://brewery-list.com/

Cool! In my extended area, a few have been to:

Valley Brewing - Friend owned this one for a while, is still the brewmiester. great beer, excellent food
Sierra Nevada Brewery - great beer, excellent taproom and brewery
Placerville Brewing - Great vanilla stout! yummy beer batter fish and chips with garlic fries
Pyramid Alehouse/brewery
Rubicon Brewing - one of the early brewpubs in Sacramento in modern era, great stout
Sudwerk Privatbrauerei Hübsch - great beers in German tradition, great German food
River City Brewing - nice beers, great pizza
BJ's Restaurant and Brewery - ok beers, decent food
North Coast Brewing - great stous and porters
Peter B's Brewpub -
Jack Russell Brewing - great brewery in the middle of Gold Country apple farms

Been to a couple in Oregon:
McMenamins Pubs and Breweries
Widmer Brothers Brewing
Connecticut:
New England Brewing

Sierra Nevada has some great beers. i particulary like the Kellerwies and the Celebration Ale.