How did you choose your favorite brewery?

I can never decide who my favorite is: in WA it was between Black Raven and Fremont, now in Bend it's between 10 Barrel and Boneyard. In each case, both have a deep roster of solid recipes across many styles while demonstrating they know what to do with a hop when they see it.

 

It's hard to pick one because there are SOOOOOOOOOO many great breweries out there. For me no one stands out. I like a lot of breweries. Some of my favs are:

Troegs
Harpoon
Lagunitas
Stone
Ballast Point
Rogue
Bear Republic
Southern Tier
Brekinridge
Sam Adams
DFH
Sierra Nevada
Middle Ages
and so on and so on.........
They are all great in their own right.

 

Looked for hype on BA.

 

Not sure how you pick just one. I have a short list of favorites, but not one favorite. Jack's Abby and Wormtown are my favorite locals. I'm also a HUGE fan of Lagunitas, Founders, and Stone.

 

It was Three Floyds. Several grand and 20 lbs extra over the course of a few years solidified it. Sometimes our favorite things choose us.

 

My favorite brewery is Surly because they make delicious beer.

 

First time I went to funky Buddha right when they started brewing, tried their vanilla espresso porter and was hooked from there.

 

I usually lean towards Stone and Sierra Nevada as favorite brewery labels go. Stone was my first taste of craft beer back in 1999 and to this day they never dissapoint. Sierra Nevada was my second taste but mainly I lean to them for their consistently delicious outstanding quality control.

 

I drank a lot of Firestone Walker. I drank a lot of other beers. I decided "damn this Firestone Walker place makes amazing shit!"

 

Russian River is on my way home from work.

 

Can't remember the last time my fridge didn't have at least one beer from Founders in it.

 

Oh man...tough question...gotta go with Bells overall...Hopslam always clinches it for me...I really love Lagunitas as well though due to their brilliant selection...I would possibly pick others as my favorite but unfortunately Michigan has weird distrib laws...Bells takes it for my beer history...along with Hopslam, Two Hearted, Black Note, Expedition, etc...their Amber Ale was my intro to craft beer and will always be a classic...my fondest memory is getting bombers of the original Solsun back in 92 in East Lansing...soooooo good...of course this became Oberon due to some legal issues...the recipe is diff but the memory remains...GD shows and ice cold Solsun bombers in the cooler...along with other party favors...priceless!!!

 

victory was my first craft love, and remains the brewery I am most loyal to. To be a fave of mine you need to have a German background.

 

I drink one or two beers a day. My favorite brewery changes once or twice daily. Coincidence?

 

Fair point, and well done for turning this thread upside down on its head, because it really is a bit silly when you think about it.

 

I, personally, don't understand why brand loyalty has to be anathema to "craft" brewing. But I guess that's just me.

 

Three Floyd's, great beer, coupled with an amazing food experience in the brew pub.

 

And they cost only 35 $!

 

Like many other BA's, it has to be Founders, so many top notch beers. On the other hand, if Nugget Nectar was year round.........