re: Name a brewery that that is world-class, but under the radar and not well know...

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Cerebral Brewing-Denver Colorado

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They were pretty good. I played a few gigs there, and got to try most of their beers.

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Collective
American Solera
Heist

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Agree with all of these,
I would add Tilted Barn for IPA's

if you want to go oversees Tilquin

Abita

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B52 in Conroe

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Apparently I'm in the minority but I find their stuff to be average. Great setting, though.

I much prefer Copperhead.

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sons of darkness?

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Yes. It's an excellent beer.

Admittedly, it's not my favorite style, but it's an excellent beer. Almost everything else I've had from them has been a wild or sour.

Haven't seen it mentioned so maybe it is "under the radar", or maybe y'all think it sucks but.......I have had nothing but good quality beers from Belching Beaver, (San Diego).

Stone cloud has some good stuff but I prefer Coop over anything in Oklahoma. They will grow even bigger once they move operations to the city

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Monkish - Torrance, CA

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...wut?

I live on the complete opposite end of the country and know (and have been to) Monkish. It's a very well known brewery.

Now if you want to talk about breweries in that area that are putting out really good stuff but aren't well known, Smog City is right across the street from Monkish and is really solid.

Since the thread is still going, I'm going to add some local to me. I'm only listing the under the radar ones, although some may be known to people on this board, these are only distributed locally in the Portland area and aren't crazy trade bait (like De Garde or Great Notion).

Block 15 - they do everything well. Sours, stouts, IPAs, pilsners, and so on. A little off the beaten path, in Corvallis.

Culmination - Small brewery on the NE side of Portland. Killing it right now, but nobody knows about them. Some of you may have tried Obscured By Clouds, a standout even amongst the NEIPAs available today.

Breakside - I'm not sure how well know they are nationwide. I know I've posted enough of their beer that regulars on this board should know them. They brew a ton of different beers (well over 100 different beers every year).

pFriem - They do everything well and have a brewpub in a really cool location in Hood River.

Trap Door - in the Portland suburb of Vancouver, WA. Up and coming and doing some great NEIPAs.

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Great divide, New Belgium, Wicked Weed

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I wouldn't put those in the "under the radar" category.