According to USA Today readers, Troegs Independent Brewing has one of the best brewery tours in the United States.
Troegs Brewing, located in Hershey, was ranked number 4 in USA Today’s “10 Best” readers choice poll, ranking in before big names such as Dogfish Head, Sierra Nevada, and Sam Adams.
In order to determine the top 10, a panel of beer experts partnered with 10Best editors to pick the initial 20 brewery tour nominees, and the top 10 winners were determined by popular reader vote.
“Visitors in Hershey can choose between three tour options at Tröegs Independent Brewing, a free self-guided tour through the heart of the brewery, a guided production tour or a Splinter Tour exploring the brewery’s barrel-aging program. The popular production tour includes a behind-the-scenes look at the wood-aging cellar, mill room, hop cooler, brewhouse, fermentation cellar and packaging line. A welcome beer is included.” – Via USA Today’s 10Best.com
New Belgium Brewing Company, with locations in Fort Collins, CO, and Asheville, NC, took the top spot for the second year in a row.
The Top 10 can be found below:
- New Belgium Brewing Company – Fort Collins, Colo. & Asheville, N.C.
- Bell’s Brewery – Comstock, Mich.
- Boulevard Brewing Company – Kansas City, Mo.
- Tröegs Independent Brewing – Hershey, Penn.
- Dogfish Head Craft Brewery – Milton, Del.
- Sierra Nevada Brewing Co. – Chico, Calif. & Mills River, N.C.
- Port City Brewing – Alexandria, Va.
- Allagash Brewing Company – Portland, Maine
- Sam Adams – Boston
- Lagunitas Brewing Company – Petaluma, Calif.
