North Park Beer again ranks among top in U.S.

• "Founder Kelsey McNair's brainchild brewery makes flawless IPAs of all stripes, as well as delightfully clean lagers and decadent barrel-aged imperial stouts," wrote Gene Fielden, the beer buyer at Bottlecraft, one of the brewery's neighbors on University Avenue.

Yes, but: This isn't North Park Beer Co.'s first (or second) sip of national notoriety.

• In 2022, it took home "brewery of the year" in its size category at the Great American Beer Fest, the most prestigious contest for U.S. brewers.
• Before opening the brewery, McNair's Hop-Fu! IPA became the most awarded homebrew recipe in the history of the American Homebrewers Association. It's now the brewery's flagship offering.