Breweries That Brew One Type or Style Better Than the Rest

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  1. spoonhawk

    spoonhawk Initiate (0) Dec 3, 2010 Iowa

    I was recently thinking about all of the great wheat beers that New Glarus brews -- Dancing Man Wheat, Imperial Weizen, Crack'd Wheat, and Laughing Fox. And I realized that as far as I am concerned, when it comes to wheat beers, New Glarus stands head and shoulders above the competition.

    They do not just produce one great wheat beer, they consistently produce top-tier wheat beers that are numerous orders of magnitude better than the the stuff being put out by their comptitors

    I was wondering if anyone else has come to a similar conclusion concerning another brewery and another style or type of beer? To word if in a more direct question:

    Do you think there are some breweries out there that consistently brew some style(s) or types(s) of beers better than the rest?

    (feel free to define style/type as loosely as you want)
     
    #1 spoonhawk, Jul 23, 2012
  2. azdback

    azdback Pooh-Bah (1,702) Apr 2, 2004 Arizona
    Pooh-Bah Trader

    Russian River Sours
    Stone IPA's
    Founders Barrel Aged anything
     
    #2 azdback, Jul 23, 2012
  3. champaynes

    champaynes Initiate (0) Dec 14, 2011 Texas

    As stated in other Beer Talk threads, I have not gotten the chance to try many of the beers most of you have. However, I don't think that necessarily waters down my opinion. There are plenty of college kids like me out there with college sized wallets and college town distributions.​
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    For me, any of the Great Divide Yeti's are impeccable. I have never had a bad experience with any of the variants on their classic Yeti. My favorite would be the Oak Aged though. I know it may not "count" as consistently brewing "differnt" beers, but I also know that a Chocolate Oak Aged Yeti is indeed a different beer from an Oak Aged or Espresso Oak Aged Yeti, and especially different from ​
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    It impresses me that the base of all these beers, the original Yeti, maintains it's profile with these variations. This just my $0.02 but I wanted to give some (well deserved) props to Great Divide. It is a near perfect Imperial Stout. I am aware some may quote this post and reference Dark Lord or Parabloa, and yeah I am fucking itching to try those, but right So I'll remain ecstatic when I find Oak Aged Yeti's in College Station.​

    Cheers as always fellas!​
     
    #3 champaynes, Jul 23, 2012
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  4. champaynes

    champaynes Initiate (0) Dec 14, 2011 Texas

    Edit: Don't know why the alignment came out like that. Also, before I receive anymore "you don't know shit" messages like I usually do...I know. Not to sound like an ass, but if you really want me to stop singing the praises of these "easy to find" breweries, feel free to send me those Parabolas and BA stouts, I promise I'll shut up! :slight_smile:
     
    #4 champaynes, Jul 23, 2012
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  5. copslovebeer

    copslovebeer Initiate (0) Mar 26, 2012 Minnesota

    Ya gott start somewhere bro! My first RIS was original Yeti from the "discount" rack at my local micro shop. Drink, enjoy, repeat. You keep attending college courses and youll eventually be able to afford the rare stuff!
     
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  6. scifan

    scifan Initiate (0) Aug 31, 2007 North Carolina

    Olde Hickory does an amazing job with imperial stouts. Their regular IS is awesome and Event Horizon is mind blowing.
     
    #6 scifan, Jul 23, 2012
  7. champaynes

    champaynes Initiate (0) Dec 14, 2011 Texas

    straight truth!
     
    #7 champaynes, Jul 23, 2012
  8. bifrost17

    bifrost17 Initiate (0) Dec 16, 2011 Washington

    For me it's hard to decide which is better for an every day stout, Yeti or Old Raspy.
     
    #8 bifrost17, Jul 23, 2012
  9. crvzafest

    crvzafest Initiate (0) Apr 9, 2006 California

    Alpine,

    Pure hoppiness, O'Briens IPA, Nelson, Duet, Expo, Bad boy, all great single and double ipa's.
     
    #9 crvzafest, Jul 23, 2012
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  10. TheBeerSnob

    TheBeerSnob Initiate (0) Jun 13, 2012

    Change this to American sour and I agree.
     
    #10 TheBeerSnob, Jul 23, 2012
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  11. Lutter

    Lutter Initiate (0) Jun 30, 2010 Texas

    Live Oak - Hefeweizen
     
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  12. 5thOhio

    5thOhio Pooh-Bah (1,571) May 13, 2007 South Carolina
    Pooh-Bah

    Well, the esteemed Michael Jackson said Great Lakes Dortmunder Gold was the best example of that style anywhere, so I'll take his word for it. And their Commodore Perry is a pretty good English IPA. Ditto for Eddie Fitz as exemplifying the profile of a porter, and Eliot Ness for a Vienna Lager.

    As I posted on another thread, guy I know put it this way: "Great Lakes doesn't experiment a lot, but if you want a beer that's spot on for the style, get a Great Lakes."
     
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  13. ShanePB

    ShanePB Initiate (0) Sep 6, 2010 Pennsylvania

    Victory - Pilseners (most are brewpub only)
    New Glarus - Fruit beers
    Bruery - Barrel aged goodies

    Just a few.
     
    #13 ShanePB, Jul 23, 2012
  14. pmoney

    pmoney Initiate (0) Apr 15, 2011 Illinois

    Goose Island - barrel aged stouts
    Cascade - sours
     
    #14 pmoney, Jul 23, 2012
  15. VncentLIFE

    VncentLIFE Initiate (0) Feb 16, 2011 North Carolina

    Great Lakes and lagers.
    3 Floyds works wonders with dry hopping.
    Ill second Olde Hickory and their barrels. I trust anything out of a barrel from them.
     
    #15 VncentLIFE, Jul 23, 2012
  16. SammyJaxxxx

    SammyJaxxxx Initiate (0) Feb 23, 2012 New Jersey

    3 Floyds-American Pale Ale
    Hard to beat Zombie dust and Alpha King
     
    #16 SammyJaxxxx, Jul 23, 2012
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  17. checktherhyme

    checktherhyme Savant (1,036) Apr 8, 2008 Washington

    Cascade- American Sours
    Lagunitas-IPAs
    New Glarus-Fruit Beers
    Hill Farmstead- Saisons
     
    #17 checktherhyme, Jul 23, 2012
  18. danieelol

    danieelol Initiate (0) Jun 15, 2010 Australia

    What else does "sour" mean? If you get a sour in Belgium it's usually called a lambic, gueuze, flanders red etc.
     
    #18 danieelol, Jul 23, 2012
  19. pschul4

    pschul4 Initiate (0) Jan 7, 2011 Illinois

    I agree with everyone saying Dan and Deb Carey know how to brew themselves a fruit beer
     
    #19 pschul4, Jul 23, 2012
  20. alexipa

    alexipa Initiate (0) Oct 7, 2011 Colorado

    Weihenstephaner Hefeweizens
     
    #20 alexipa, Jul 23, 2012
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