5 Best/Favorite Breweries

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  1. TayCO802

    TayCO802 Initiate (0) Jun 5, 2014 Colorado

    In no particular order
    1. Hill Farmstead (I was lucky enough to live in VT)
    2. Allagash- can do no wrong
    3. Maine Beer Company
    4. Founders
    5. Goose Island
     
    #181 TayCO802, Jun 27, 2014
  2. StrappingYoungLad

    StrappingYoungLad Initiate (0) Dec 10, 2013 Indiana

    1. Stone
    2. Boulevard (mainly Smokestack Series)
    3. Samuel Smith
    ^all untouchable and instant loyalty-buys

    4. Against the Grain (haven't had nearly enough of their beers but I've loved every one I've had and their...well...against-the-grain attitude is rad and constantly intriguing)
    5. Cutters (Best up-and-coming Indiana brewery for me. Haven't had a miss from them, and the General Brown and Floyd's Folly are nectar.)
     
    #182 StrappingYoungLad, Jun 27, 2014
  3. WesMantooth

    WesMantooth Grand Pooh-Bah (4,844) Jan 8, 2014 Ohio
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    Doing this @Greywulfken style and bumping my own thread. :grinning: Actually, I was trying to clean up the inbox, and was searching for something else when I noticed this one from back when I first activated my account. Obviously I still didn't know how to use the site yet because my last entry here was supposed to have one of these :stuck_out_tongue: behind it based on their popularity here (even though I do like several of their overpriced beers). It appears I deleted my real final answer in the process, which was Sierra Nevada at the time.

    A few hundred more beers later, I think I would stick with my list other than substituting Deschutes for Brooklyn. We didn't get their distro at the time. Even though Thirsty Dog is usually hanging with Great Lakes in representation of each style offering, I would probably throw Sixpoint in there with them for honorable mention. Still going by this: best being the number of different styles and the quality of each. I love Lagunitas, but still no lager.
     
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  4. juke_cleveland

    juke_cleveland Devotee (325) Sep 12, 2014 Indiana

    In no real order
    Founders
    Mikkeller
    Anchorage
    18th Street
    Maybe Omnipollo
     
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  5. Cameron_como

    Cameron_como Initiate (0) Jan 31, 2015 Missouri

    A bit of local/regional homerism, but:

    Boulevard
    Schlafly
    Perennial
    Log Boat
    4 Hands

    Also Firestone Walker
     
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  6. DNICE555

    DNICE555 Initiate (0) Aug 13, 2008 Connecticut

    1. Hill Farmstead
    2. Tree House
    3. New England Brewing
    4. Toppling Goliath (Haven't had any post Mike though)
    5. La Cumbre
     
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  7. PatriotsRule

    PatriotsRule Initiate (0) Sep 25, 2012 Massachusetts

    My Top 5 that you can always find in the fridge:

    Jack's Abby (MA)
    Trillium (MA)
    Night Shift (MA)
    Smuttynose (NH)
    Sixpoint (NY)
     
    #187 PatriotsRule, Jun 5, 2015
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  8. CraftBeerLos

    CraftBeerLos Zealot (682) Jul 18, 2014 North Carolina
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    Based on what I've had:

    1. Tree House (haven't had a non-world
    2. Lawson's Finest
    3. Jack's Abby
    4. New England Brewing
    5. Founders/Maine Beer

    Will probably make top 5 once I try:
    Hill Farmstead

    Not impressed:
    Trillium
     
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  9. Crim122

    Crim122 Initiate (0) Aug 4, 2014 North Carolina

    Based on what i've had

    CCB
    Westbrook
    Wicked Weed
    The Bruery
    NoDa

    Yeah I am sort of a regional homer.
     
    #189 Crim122, Jun 5, 2015
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  10. TreeBear

    TreeBear Initiate (0) May 29, 2014 Oregon

    Based on what I drink on a somewhat regular basis-
    1. DeGarde
    2. Ale Apothecary
    3. Block 15
    4. Boneyard
    5. Firestone Walker
     
    #190 TreeBear, Jun 5, 2015
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  11. jparizo

    jparizo Initiate (0) Jan 16, 2011 Indiana

    1. 18th Street
    2. Three Floyds
    3. Oskar Blues
    4. Founders
    5. Stone
    It's tough to complete a top 5. I'd say after my top 2 there are about 1,000,000,000 breweries that I would hold close together. Actually, there might be a top 50 that are all pretty close. There are a lot of good breweries. That's a good thing, but makes us a little snobby. 5 years ago I'd drink a Fat Tire and be soooo happy. Now, when I go into the store or to a bar, look for a 'favorite' and am disappointed if it's not there. Not saying I wouldn't enjoy a Fat Tire still...
     
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  12. MostlyNorwegian

    MostlyNorwegian Pooh-Bah (2,236) Feb 5, 2013 Illinois
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    I find it easier to do a list of five I've been digging lately.
    Illuminated Brew Works
    Middle Brow
    Pollyanna
    Arcade
    Brewery Vivant
     
    #192 MostlyNorwegian, Jun 5, 2015
  13. Nmelione

    Nmelione Initiate (0) Dec 28, 2014 New Jersey

    1.Kane
    2.Carton
    3.Other Half
    4.Maine Beer Co
    5.Hill Farmstead
     
    #193 Nmelione, Jun 5, 2015
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  14. troygreer

    troygreer Initiate (0) Jan 22, 2006 Pennsylvania

    Crooked Stave
    Founders
    Firestone Walker
    The Bruery
    Oddside
     
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  15. JouerAvecLeFeu

    JouerAvecLeFeu Pooh-Bah (2,032) Apr 17, 2015 Washington
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    Whittling down to five wasn't easy...

    The Ale Apothecary
    Cascade
    De Garde
    Hair of the Dog
    Upright

    I like to keep it local.
     
    #195 JouerAvecLeFeu, Jun 5, 2015
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  16. Golfnski8

    Golfnski8 Initiate (0) Mar 18, 2014 Pennsylvania

    1. Hill Farmstead
    2. Trillium
    3. Russian River
    4. Tired Hands
    5. The Alchemist
     
    #196 Golfnski8, Jun 5, 2015
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  17. jhavs

    jhavs Grand Pooh-Bah (3,587) Apr 16, 2015 New York
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    List is influenced by where I live and my level of access to these breweries:
    1. Hill Farmstead
    2. Sixpoint
    3. Smuttynose
    4. Lagunitas
    5. Maine Beer. Co.
     
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  18. Hayden34

    Hayden34 Initiate (0) Aug 10, 2014 Georgia

    I'm a sucker for local breweries. In no particular order:

    1. Stone
    2. Orpheus
    3. Burnt Hickory
    4. Lagunitas
    5. Ballast Point
     
    #198 Hayden34, Jun 5, 2015
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  19. RichD

    RichD Pooh-Bah (2,318) Mar 18, 2012 Rhode Island
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    My top 5 favorite in order are

    Tree House
    Hill Farmstead
    Cantillon
    Firestone Walker
    Lawson's
     
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  20. UrbanCaveman

    UrbanCaveman Pooh-Bah (1,866) Sep 30, 2014 Ohio
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    Hmm. Good question.

    1.) Ayinger. I haven't tried anything they've done that I haven't stared at and said "wow" after the first sip or two.
    2.) Weihenstephaner / Schneider Weisse. I can't pick between them, so they'll co-own #2.
    4.) St. Bernardus. Almost on the Abt 12 and the Wit alone.
    5.) Schlenkerla. Everything of theirs I've tried has been magical.

    Great Lakes would have made this list, were it a year or two ago. Then they started dropping seasonals I loved left and right to churn out IPA variant after IPA variant, and I've noticed some variation of late in batches of Eliot Ness.
     
    #200 UrbanCaveman, Jun 5, 2015
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