Best all around breweries?

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  1. jduffy21

    jduffy21 Initiate (0) May 6, 2008 Pennsylvania

    Just taking a poll...What are the best all around breweries out there? Breweries with the most variety and highest quality
     
    #1 jduffy21, May 31, 2014
  2. TheBrewo

    TheBrewo Initiate (0) Nov 11, 2010 New York

    Just had our first Fresh Squeezed from Deschutes, so they're fresh on the mind. Also Founders and Lagunitas.
     
    #2 TheBrewo, May 31, 2014
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  3. robear

    robear Initiate (0) May 24, 2014 Wisconsin

    Great Lakes, Deschutes, Odell, Great Divide, New Glarus, Stone, Toppling Goliath, Alesmith, Ballast Point... too many to mention. Founders, can't forget them.
     
    #3 robear, May 31, 2014
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  4. dennis3951

    dennis3951 Initiate (0) Mar 6, 2008 New Jersey

    "round up the usual suspects"
     
    #4 dennis3951, May 31, 2014
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  5. SammyJaxxxx

    SammyJaxxxx Initiate (0) Feb 23, 2012 New Jersey

    Firestone Walker has to be in the conversation
     
    #5 SammyJaxxxx, May 31, 2014
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  6. gatornation

    gatornation Grand High Pooh-Bah (10,388) Apr 18, 2007 Arizona
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    Odells and Boulevard
     
    #6 gatornation, May 31, 2014
  7. Treyliff

    Treyliff Grand Pooh-Bah (5,025) Aug 10, 2010 West Virginia
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    Founders, Firestone Walker, Deschutes, Great Lakes, Boulevard, Southern Tier
     
    #7 Treyliff, May 31, 2014
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  8. hoppytobehere

    hoppytobehere Pooh-Bah (2,046) Aug 10, 2012 District of Columbia
    Pooh-Bah

    Russian River, Odell, Firestone Walker, Bell's
     
    #8 hoppytobehere, May 31, 2014
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  9. turbotype

    turbotype Savant (1,035) Nov 5, 2013 California

    Bell's, Founders, Lagunitas, Stone, Great Lakes to name a few. They all have a broad selection and decent distribution.
     
    #9 turbotype, May 31, 2014
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  10. Redneckwine

    Redneckwine Initiate (0) Dec 3, 2013 Washington

    Deschutes. Deschutes all day long. I can't think of a brewery with a more outstanding, enjoyable spread all the way around.

    Honorable mention goes to SN.
     
    #10 Redneckwine, May 31, 2014
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  11. supafrozty

    supafrozty Initiate (0) Jun 22, 2013 New York

    I believe that Victory and Troegs have the potential to be runner-ups in this conversation.
     
    #11 supafrozty, May 31, 2014
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  12. Providence

    Providence Pooh-Bah (2,652) Feb 24, 2010 Rhode Island
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    Sierra Nevada
     
    #12 Providence, May 31, 2014
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  13. jRocco2021

    jRocco2021 Savant (1,083) Mar 13, 2010 Wisconsin

    No one fits the bill in my mind better than New Glarus. Tons of different styles with something for everyone, all reasonably priced, they do everything to a high degree of excellence, and its run by some of the nicest people you'll ever meet. Bonus points for one of the most beautiful breweries you can possibly go to.

    Runner up for me would be Sierra Nevada.
     
    #13 jRocco2021, May 31, 2014
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  14. Moose90

    Moose90 Initiate (0) Nov 25, 2012 Washington

    Only judging by my own experiences...

    1 – Odell
    2 – Lagunitas
    3 – Firestone Walker
    4 – Founders
    5 – Stone

    I'm not going to badmouth Deschutes because I do appreciate what they do, they make some great beers (hello Hop Henge), I just don't love their offerings like I do from those listed above.
     
    #14 Moose90, May 31, 2014
  15. KevSal

    KevSal Pooh-Bah (2,940) Oct 17, 2010 California
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    Firestone walker
     
    #15 KevSal, May 31, 2014
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  16. ToddSoonerFan

    ToddSoonerFan Initiate (0) Aug 23, 2013 Iowa

    Enjoying a Fresh Squeezed right now. Had a Hop In The Dark earlier. Tasty beers. All around. I will go with Founders until I taste a Deschutes Breakfast Stout. That FBS trumps a lot of beers and breweries, IMO.
     
    #16 ToddSoonerFan, May 31, 2014
  17. AirborneBeer

    AirborneBeer Zealot (570) Feb 5, 2013 Maryland
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    In no particular order - Firestone, Deschutes, & Hardywood.
     
    #17 AirborneBeer, May 31, 2014
  18. SidDuffman

    SidDuffman Initiate (0) Dec 22, 2013 California

    Deschutes, Lagunitas, Sierra Nevada
     
    #18 SidDuffman, May 31, 2014
  19. WeaponTheyFear

    WeaponTheyFear Initiate (0) Mar 9, 2008 Connecticut

    Wait, does SN or Lagunitas make anything other than IPAs?
     
    #19 WeaponTheyFear, May 31, 2014
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  20. trubeernick

    trubeernick Initiate (0) Aug 7, 2010 California

    Lagunitas, green flash, stone, sierra, local la beer would be smog city or strand
     
    #20 trubeernick, May 31, 2014
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