Your Top Beers of 2012

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  1. masterhoa

    masterhoa Devotee (314) Jun 15, 2011 California
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    PP Tide Change
    Enjoy By
    Smuttynose Baltic Porter
    FW16
    BA Speedway
     
  2. BrownNut

    BrownNut Initiate (0) Jul 11, 2011 Florida

    1.SN Ruthless Rye
    2. SN Narwhal
    3. Gigantic - Axes of Evil
    4. CCB Cucumber Saison (I think a small batch was made in 2011, but no bottles till this year)
     
  3. sukwonee

    sukwonee Initiate (0) Dec 13, 2011 Washington

    Ruination 10th Anniversary
    Collage
    Imperial Biscotti Break
    Golden Blend
    Uncle Jacobs
     
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  4. starrdogg

    starrdogg Initiate (0) Jun 21, 2010 District of Columbia

    After tonight I would like to add Hill Farmstead Juicy to my list please!
     
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  5. robwater

    robwater Initiate (0) Jan 14, 2012 Colorado

    FW Parabola
    Deschutes Black Butte XXIV
    Dry Dock Signature Series Bligh's Barleywine
    BCBS
    CCB Good Gourd
     
  6. PoopChute69

    PoopChute69 Initiate (0) Oct 24, 2012 Poland

    1.) Frangelic Mountain Brown *brushes shoulders off*
    2.) Crooked Stave BB Sentience
    3.) Olvalde Auroch's Horn - aged on rhubarb (batch 1)
    4.) Olvalde Brynhildr's Gift
    5.) Ruination 10th Anniversary
     
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  7. Roger85

    Roger85 Pundit (965) Aug 24, 2012 Illinois

    Stone Enjoy By and 10th Anny Ruination- both were ridiculous.
    Bells This One Goes to 11
    SN Narwhal
     
  8. PoopChute69

    PoopChute69 Initiate (0) Oct 24, 2012 Poland

    I'm amazed how many of you don't know how to read.
     
  9. MasterSki

    MasterSki Grand Pooh-Bah (4,848) Dec 25, 2006 Canada (ON)
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    Alpine Double Nelson (T25)
    Pizza Port Dusk Till Dawn
    FW PvW Velvet Merkin
    GI Clybourn D-Day
    HF Society & Solitude #5/Walden (toss-up)

    Honorable mentions:
    Revolution Bean Gene
    FFF Cognac Dark Lord de Muerte
     
  10. DarthKostrizer

    DarthKostrizer Initiate (0) May 13, 2011 California

    1) Churchill's finest hour
    2) Bootlegger's imperial black Phoenix
    3) Speedway Nutella
    4) Imperial biscotti break
    5) Southampton black raspberry
     
  11. DarthKostrizer

    DarthKostrizer Initiate (0) May 13, 2011 California


    Just a FYI the kern winter is their 5th anniversary
     
  12. TheSaboteur

    TheSaboteur Initiate (0) Sep 20, 2010 Nebraska

    Love child #2
    Narwhal
    Super IPA
    Wookey Jack
    Shenanigans
    Resin
    Palate wrecker
    Enjoy by

    Who knows...I'm prob not even remembering my actual top 5.
     
  13. nrs207

    nrs207 Initiate (0) Sep 8, 2011 Pennsylvania

    HF S&S #5
    Stone Enjoy By
    HF What Is Enlightenment?
    HF Civil Disobedience 4.5
    3F Golden Blend

    Possibly some replacements. Have a few new Bruery beers left to try.
     
  14. Revenant

    Revenant Initiate (0) Aug 8, 2012 Minnesota

    1.Surly Bandwagon
    2.Surly Brett Liquor
    3.Indeed's Day Tripper
    4.Ovalde Farm's The Auroch's Horn Aged on Rhubarb
    5.Lift Bridge Hop Dish

    Yeah I'm a bit of a homer but it is important to keep it local whenever possible, and lately my home state has been delivering the goods.

    Honorable mentions
    Indeed's Midnight Rider
    Lips of Faith Peach Porch Lounger (Not sure if this is a new beer this year but my first time trying it)
    Surly Syx (Awesome beer but not sure if it is eligible on account of it being a one off)
    Lips of Faith Tart Lychee (See Peach Porch Lounger)
     
  15. finado

    finado Initiate (0) Jul 6, 2009 Minnesota

    WOW!!! I must live in the wrong part of the country (MN) cause I think I've seen maybe one of the ones listed.
     
  16. UCLABrewN84

    UCLABrewN84 Initiate (0) Mar 18, 2010 California

    In order based on my reviews:

    1. Port Churchill's Finest Hour 2012
    2. Drake's Hyperion Sour
    3. Beachwood System Of A Stout
    4. To Ol Goliat
    5. TIE - Ken Schmidt/Iron Fist/Stone Mint Chocolate Imperial Stout
    5. TIE - The Bruery White Chocolate
     
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  17. DaveAnderson

    DaveAnderson Initiate (0) Jan 11, 2011 Minnesota

    In no particular order,

    The Meddler (Odell)
    The Riwakan Dead (Toppling Goliath)
    Cucumber Saison (Cigar City)
    Midnight Ryder (Indeed)
    Serendipity (New Glarus)
     
  18. DaveAnderson

    DaveAnderson Initiate (0) Jan 11, 2011 Minnesota

    Honorable mention:
    This One Goes To 11 (Bells)
    Gotlandsdricka (Jester King)
     
  19. johnkale

    johnkale Initiate (0) Dec 19, 2009 Wisconsin

    From what I discovered in Madison (ok, just at Star Liquor really):

    Lakefront Wisconsinite
    Lagunitas Daytime
    CW La Petite Mort (still need to try some 1414)
    Dark Horse Kmita Kolsch
    Sixpoint Apollo
     
  20. BeerThirty

    BeerThirty Initiate (0) Mar 7, 2012 California
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    2010 BA Decadence
    Track 5
    Track 7
    Track 10
    Toronado 25th anniversary
     
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