Breweries and beer across country?

There are multiple small operations around here (East Tennessee and Western North Carolina) Many do their own canning and ship cans or bottles, most send out kegs regionally and don’t can or bottle at all. I have never had that beer but if it’s a small operation I’m not surprised. My favorite brewery here Calfkiller is often hard to find. You have to seek out places that get kegs from them and if you’re lucky they’ll let you fill a growler.

Ballast Point is not a small brewery. They were bought out awhile ago for a billion dollars. Yes, you read that correctly. They were subsequently sold for a fraction of that price but they’re still a major corporate beer. Sculpin is okay but there are far better IPAs out there, and far better IPAs that are brewed in San Diego.

Most micro breweries can locally and ship regionally.
The Boston, Portland Maine, Burlington Vermont areas are full of micro-breweries. The focus on a Restaurant front, and make their product available within a hundred mile or so area.
As they grow in popularity, they will end up in the local supermarket chains (State Law dependent).