Best Year Round Line-up brewer

Although I like Founders more than Bells overall, I think Bell's year round lineup is better.

 

I just paid $8, that wasnt a sale price.

 

I love Gudenhoppy but it's not a year round. Also, Sunshine Daydream just because a year round and it's one of the best "session" IPAs I've had. Fat Head's is quickly becoming my favorite brewery.

 

From outside the US I'd go with Weihenstephaner...at least of the places that are readily available over here.
Within the US, I'd go with New Glarus if distro doesn't matter. If it does, DFH is as good as any.

 

An under appreciated brewery that I think is solid across the board is Bear Republic. Racer 5, Red Rocket, Hop Rod Rye and Big Bear Black stout.

 

When I think of year round beers I not only think of availability but also about wanting to drink these beers year round. when it comes to availability, price, drinkability, and tastiness, I love Anchor beers. Steam, Cali lager, Liberty, IPA are all awesome, easy to find, crushable beers.

 

This x2, adding 5 Barrel Pale Aleand Easy Street Wheat to Odell and adding Wookey Jack, Pivo Pils, and Pale 31 to FW.

Deschutes would be #3 for me. Fresh Squeezed added to year-round helps, as I don't like Inversion that much.

Unfortunately, I don't get any of the 3 in NC! So I'd go with Stone, Bell's, Founders, Lagunitas, Victory, or Great Divide.

 

Unibroue is about the only one I can think of that exclusively makes above-average to excellent beers that are available year-round, although I'm not sure I've tried their entire year-round lineup. Every other mid-size and regional brewery I can think of has one or more fails in their year-round lineup, though I can't claim to have tried every single one.

 

I mention Maine beer probably too much, but I think Allagash fits the bill here, even if the offerings tend to sway towards the pricey. Here is Allagash's year round line up:

White - 4 x World Beer Cup winner, 3 x GABF winner
Dubbel - 2 x World Beer Cup winner
Tripel - GABF winner
Curieux - World Beer Cup winner
Black
House
Saison

And I believe, with the exception of the house beer, all of these brews are widely distributed.

 

Sierra Nevada

• Torpedo
• Pale Ale
• Stout
• Porter

Kellerweiss is damn good too. After that I'd have to vote Victory w/Dirt Wolf, Headwaters, Prima Pils, and Storm King.

 

Founders, end of story!

 

This!

 

Deschutes/FW/Founders/et al. all good choices, of course, but I'll add the following. All done in their trademark uber-hopped style, but hot dang if they aren't all delicious.

Bear Republic:
-Hop Rod Rye
-Racer 5
-Red Rocket Ale
-Big Bear Black Stout

 

Your correct about gudenhoppy. My apologies. Off topic but if u ever get a chance to try bone head red from them jump at the chance. Its a phenomenal hoppy red, dare I say better than nugget nectar?

 

If you are from Wisconsin there is only one answer and that is NEW GLARUS-I consider them the greatest brewery on earth/
because they make the most amazing fruit beers on earth.I know I will get a lot of hate on that remark but that is how steadfast I am in that opinion

 

Maine Beer Co. basically brews everything all the time.

 

Don't get me wrong, I love New Glarus, they are probably my favorite brewery. Their year round line-up just isn't as diverse or deep as Lakefront's and that is the question at hand. New Glarus does have more variety and quality in their seasonals and Thumbprints which is what makes them so great

 

Sixpoint and Victory are pretty hard to beat in terms of year round lineup IMO. SN is up there too.

 

What about Oskar Blues????

 

My God, what a brutal question. Such a tough decision to make with such phenomenal beers available at all times.
I suppose my pick is Deschutes, maybe that would be the "homer" pick, but being so ubiquitous and fresh here it's a no brainer go-to of mine; I can't think of anything they make I don't enjoy.
Honorable mention: SN, hard to go wrong.

PS - I'd love to try Founders, Bells, and Victory* but there's no distro here.

* I've seen only a couple Victory beers in town (Hop Devil, Prima Pils, Golden Monkey) but they are ALWAYS old as dirt, and I just won't buy it, nor any old beer.