What's your most RESPECTED brewery?

Add me to the Sierra Nevada list. Super consistent quality across the board, very innovative in technique and they keep the prices fair relative to a lot of competitors. Its a little a thing buy I love that their everyday bombers are a FULL 24 oz (versus 22 oz for almost everyone else) and they price them the same cost per oz as 6-packs. NOBODY else does that...

 

De Garde.

The level of excellence they put out, at the price they put out is completely unmatched anywhere else in the world.

$8 for an Oak Aged Fruited Berliner 750ml. $10 for the imperial versions. Rarely put out things more than $15.

De Garde is number 1. And that's coming from an Okie.

 

Stone. I find the confluence of confidence, craftsmanship, quality, innovation and community spirit to be unique even in a field where these qualities are alive and celebrated often. It's just that Stone has all of them going for them. I also find "arrogance" to be a good quality as long as you can back it up, and Stone does indeed back it up.

 

Wow, shit.. Big win for you today.

 

Firestone Walker

 

I personally know a couple of the clown shoe guys, very down to earth humble dudes.

 

Speaking strictly from a homebrewer perspective it is Russian River and Jester King.

 

Deschutes!!

 

New Glarus. They do everything well and have for a long time.

 

New Glarus and Toppling Goliath.

 

I am surprised I only saw one other person put their vote in for them (correct me if I am wrong), but I have to also put my vote behind Boulevard. They are always creating solid, interesting new brews and their lineup is always really good. The quality is second to none, I haven't had a bad one yet. They do what they do for the love of beer, and really appreciate their fans.

 

Sierra Nevada.

 

New Glarus and Firestone-Walker for me.

 

Hill Farmstead. They don't brew anything that isn't well above average or world class.

 

Mine in Mexico are La Bru and Fauna. Very good beers, none of them are listed here in BA.

 

I emailed GLBC today and you are right...they will not be bottling Wright Pils this summer but it will be available at the brew pub. They assured me that it is not going to be retired and that they will probably bottle it again. The Wright Pils was my go to summer beer...so I'm a little bummed. It is one of their best beers.

 

Sierra Nevada, Clown Shoes and Deschutes

 

It is a terrific example of a Czech Pilsner and was a great go-to summer beer. I'm glad that it's not being retired, though. It would be an excellent candidate for canning (if Great Lakes ever gets into that).

 

Firestone Walker. They are such masters of the craft across so many styles. They know wild ales, barrel aged beers, hoppy beers, and have an every day drinking core lineup that kills it. They are fantastic all around and deserve (and receive) my respect.

 

I'll second that. Just really good stuff , and always a good time there. The people are great.

Sierra Nevada is another choice for continuously putting out good beer for so long and never dissapointing

Sixpoint, great beer consistently but equally important is they have some of the best customer service in the industry