Your Top 10 Ohio Beers

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  1. Josbor11

    Josbor11 Initiate (0) Dec 21, 2013 Ohio

    Had a good discussion with some guys at Fat Heads anniversary party last night about the top ten beers in Ohio. It really made me think about how many crazy good beers we make and also made me realize how many of them have unfortunately never seen the inside of a can or bottle. My list is below, not necessarily in order but for the most part the ones at the top are my elite offerings catered to my own taste preferences. Curious to see what others have on their list for the sake of seeking out new ones to try that I might be missing out on.

    1. Fat Heads Jungle Juiced Head Hunter
    2. Fat Heads Super Juicy JuJu
    3. Jackie O's BB Champion Ground
    4. Fat Heads Tweaked Out Hippy Sippy
    5. Columbus Double Dry Hopped Bodhi
    6. Hoof Hearted South of Eleven
    7. Fat Heads Four Roses BB Hippy Sippy
    8. Willoughby Nutsmashser
    9. Jackie O's BB Woodburner
    10. Columbus Creeper
     
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  2. williamDbar

    williamDbar Initiate (0) Jul 5, 2012 Ohio

    CBUS Super Fresh Hop
    CBUS Bodhi
    JO's 2016 BA Dark App
    JO's Dynamo Hum
    TD Rum Wulver
    JO's Berliner Weiss
    CBUS Creeper
    JO's Evelyn
    FH IBUsive
    FH Alpenglow

    In that order.
     
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  3. Mshull

    Mshull Initiate (0) Mar 26, 2013 Ohio

    1. Champion Ground
    2. Konkey dong
    3. Bodhi
    4. Nut smasher
    5. Juju
    6. Roller Blabe
    7. Ba blackout
    8. Bourbon black maple
    9. Oro negro
    10. Peanut butter cup porter
    So so many I have yet to try
     
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  4. Josbor11

    Josbor11 Initiate (0) Dec 21, 2013 Ohio

    Is that fresh hop the same as the one that Rozis had last year (Yakima I think) or is this something older from them? Still need to try some Jackie O's sours.
     
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  5. SaisonRichBiere

    SaisonRichBiere Pooh-Bah (2,033) Mar 23, 2011 Michigan
    Pooh-Bah

    In no particular order:

    Head Hunter
    BA Brick Kiln
    Truth
    Chillwave
    Edmund Fitzgerald
    Dortmunder Gold
    White Rajah
    Black Rajah
    Tunguska
    Old 21

    I've got a few more in the cellar. Gotta up my Ohio beer game!
     
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  6. lotgod

    lotgod Zealot (545) Jan 25, 2015 Ohio

    Apparently I've never had good Ohio beer :slight_frown:
    Living in Youngstown doesn't help my cause much either.

    Edit - We did have regular Bodhi on tap over this way 2 weeks ago, and it was delicious.
     
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  7. Josbor11

    Josbor11 Initiate (0) Dec 21, 2013 Ohio

    A good number of my favorites are usually tap only offerings at FH and limited Jackie O's bottles. Have you ever had BA Siberian Night? That probably would have been right on the cusp of my top 10 and should be easily available at most decent bottle shops I would imagine.
     
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  8. lotgod

    lotgod Zealot (545) Jan 25, 2015 Ohio

    I've got 2 bottles of that sitting in the cellar. I should crack one open.
     
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  9. lotgod

    lotgod Zealot (545) Jan 25, 2015 Ohio

    Sadly, the only Jackie O's limited stuff we get up here is BBDA. I have a few bottles of that, just haven't cracked them yet. Gotta arrange a trip to the brewery it seems.
     
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  10. djtothemoney

    djtothemoney Zealot (591) Nov 30, 2015 Ohio

    This is probably more of a what have you done for me lately rather than an all time, sorry.

    1) Triple Digit BBA Chickow! (Pappy and Heaven Hill... I'm going to lump them together because I'm rude)
    2) Hop Juju
    3) MadTree Galaxy High
    4) Jackie O's Bourbon Barrel Vanilla Coffee Dark Apparition (This is the only of the BB beers I've had, sorry)
    5) White Rajah
    6) Listermann Nutcase
    7) BA Siberian Night
    8) MadTree Motueka High
    9) MadTree Rubus Cacao
    10) Headhunter
     
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  11. williamDbar

    williamDbar Initiate (0) Jul 5, 2012 Ohio

    Yes! For whatever reason I can't edit it. But yes, Yakima Fresh Hop. Thanks!
     
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  12. Stinger80OH

    Stinger80OH Initiate (0) Nov 11, 2011 Ohio

    That's a poor excuse, being in Ytown that is. Vintage Estates in Boardman always has great Ohio beers, many of the ones listed in this post available .
     
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  13. Donco

    Donco Pooh-Bah (1,639) Aug 12, 2013 Pennsylvania
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    Can't believe no one has listed (regular) Wulver. Outstanding BA Wee Heavy...
     
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  14. Stinger80OH

    Stinger80OH Initiate (0) Nov 11, 2011 Ohio

    1. White Rajah
    2. Bodhi
    3. Head Hunter
    4. Nut Smasher
    5. PBCCP
    6. Champion Ground
    7. Black Rajah
    8. BBA Jackhammer
    9. BBA Battleaxe
    10. JO Really Nelson

    No order
     
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  15. sbh50

    sbh50 Crusader (428) Feb 6, 2015 Ohio
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    Possibly my favorite thread ever, anyway:
    Jackie O's BB Dark Apparition
    Jackie O's Wood Ya Honey Nutz
    MadTree BBCV Axis Mundi
    Jackie O's BB Black Maple
    Jackie O's BBCV Dark Apparition
    MadTree/Quaff Bros. Under my Plum
    Columbus Brewing Company Creeper
    MadTree Citra High
    Jackie O's Oro Negro
    Fathead's Hop Juju

    This may not be accurate but this is the best I could come up with at the time.
     
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  16. Beef_Curtains

    Beef_Curtains Initiate (0) Oct 14, 2013 Ohio

    Hop Juju
    Champion Ground
    BBA Dark App
    Head Hunter
    Bodhi
    White Rajah
    Wulver
    Rain Delay
    Nutsmasher
    Oro Negro
     
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  17. meanmutt

    meanmutt Grand Pooh-Bah (3,883) Feb 6, 2012 Ohio
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    Not in any particular order:

    Hop JuJu
    Blue Melvin
    Cranium
    White Rajah
    Irish Cream Chickow
    Maple Chickow
    Champion Ground
    Galaxy High
    Citra High
    Barrel Aged Coffee and Vanilla Axis Mundi
     
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  18. Wookiefist

    Wookiefist Initiate (0) Jul 25, 2013 North Carolina

    Youngstown has plenty of good Ohio beers Vintage estate and Chalet Premieir are to places I shop when I come back home. Not to mention most good drive thru's have a lot of good stuff.
     
    #18 Wookiefist, Apr 9, 2016
  19. PJ_

    PJ_ Zealot (662) Nov 13, 2014 Massachusetts
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    From my limited sample size these are my favs:

    Oro Negro
    Hop Juju
    Rum Oil
    Canis Mexicanus
    BA Woodburner
    Coffee Vanilla Dire Wolf
    Nut Smasher
    Bodhi
    Champion Ground
    Rum Line Dire Wolf
     
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  20. chrismattlin

    chrismattlin Pooh-Bah (1,663) May 10, 2014 Ohio
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    1) Jackie O's Oil of Aphrodite
    2) Jackie O's Bourbon Barrel Black Maple
    3) Madtree Gnarly Brown (Taps is playing in the background :flushed:)
    4) Thirsty Dog Wulver
    5) Madtree Rubus Cacao Aged in Bourbon & Red Wine Barrels (Best beer of '16)
    6) Madtree Galaxy High
    7) Urban Artifact Finn
    8) Brew Kettle El Lupulo Libre
    9) Rivertown Ville De Rivere Geuze
    10) Rivertown Ojos Negros

    In that order. Left out a couple "one-offs" which I doubt we'll see again.

    From the looks of everyone's list, it looks like us "southerners" need to venture north and vice-versa! That, or we need a Buckeye North-South Exchange!

    I really (REALLY!) wanna try some CBC hops, Dire Wolf, and Nut Smasher. Also, I've yet to come across any JO's sours; looking forward to Dynamo Hum later this year.
     
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