When the brewers at Ex Novo decided to set up shop in the craft hot-bed of Portland, OR, they knew it would take more than excellent beers — like Eliot IPA, Cactus Wins the Lottery Berliner Weisse, and Dynamic Duo Imperial IPA — to set them apart. As the world’s first 100% not-profit brewery, they stand out in an area dominated by hoppy powerhouses like Great Notion and Breakside. And their fans can’t get enough. In fact, they’re so popular with fans, they expanded operations to the tiny town of Corrales, New Mexico so they could spread the Ex Novo flavor beyond the west coast. Hype: Medals from the Oregon Beer Awards; NW Travel Mag called Ex Novo “a class all their own.”