The Best Beer From Your State or Country?

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  1. Hanzo

    Hanzo Initiate (0) Feb 27, 2012 Virginia

    If you had to send one beer to a competition as a representation of the best product your state\country produces what would you send? Does not matter what style, but you only get one choice. Flat out, the best beer that comes out of your state\country.

    Rules: it can be a brewery only beer but nothing that is DONG and it cannot be a beer that can no longer be attained*.

    From Virginia I would send Williamsburg AleWerks Bitter Valentine

    It is listed as brewed once, but it was actually made twice and will be a seasonal beer made around Valentine's day each year.

    *basically don't post something that was brewed once ten years ago and was aged in barrels that previously held unicorn tears, I'd like to keep this where beers mentioned could one day be tried by most of us either by travel or reasonable trading.
     
    #1 Hanzo, Dec 27, 2012
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  2. RichD

    RichD Pooh-Bah (2,368) Mar 18, 2012 Rhode Island
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    #2 RichD, Dec 27, 2012
  3. Beerandraiderfan

    Beerandraiderfan Initiate (0) Apr 14, 2009 Nevada

    I've always avoided these threads because of the lack of competitive brews made in Nevada. . . until late 2012 that is.

    Hopalong Cassity-dipa (St. James Brasserie) is the best thing made in Nevada. Tastes like its fresh out of SD.

    Mayan Maybe-old ale (Great Basin) is the best bottled beer in Nevada. Vanilla, chocolate, honey, smoked malt, 10% abv rarely tastes so good at 11am.

    Both of these came out at the end of 2012.
     
    #3 Beerandraiderfan, Dec 27, 2012
  4. alelover

    alelover Savant (1,129) Aug 19, 2012 Michigan

    im going to go with FBS or a hopslam.
     
    #4 alelover, Dec 27, 2012
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  5. devlishdamsel

    devlishdamsel Initiate (0) Aug 1, 2009 Washington

    Definitely Fremont Summer solstice ale ( I really need to get my hands on more supposed rare beers from my state).
     
    #5 devlishdamsel, Dec 27, 2012
  6. TheStoutHound

    TheStoutHound Savant (1,172) Mar 3, 2012 Wisconsin
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    Wisconsin: Central Waters Bourbon Barrel Stout
     
    #6 TheStoutHound, Dec 27, 2012
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  7. leedorham

    leedorham Initiate (0) Apr 27, 2006 Washington

    There are no rare beers from WA.
     
    #7 leedorham, Dec 27, 2012
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  8. MADPolo

    MADPolo Initiate (0) Dec 19, 2012 Alabama

    Only going by what I've experienced in my general area of Florida - Peg's Cantina/Cycle Brewing RareR D.O.S.
     
    #8 MADPolo, Dec 27, 2012
  9. fuzzylogic

    fuzzylogic Initiate (0) Nov 16, 2008 Pennsylvania

    Victory Helios
     
    #9 fuzzylogic, Dec 27, 2012
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  10. hoppytobehere

    hoppytobehere Pooh-Bah (2,046) Aug 10, 2012 District of Columbia
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    DC Brau - On the Wings of Armageddon (IIPA)
     
    #10 hoppytobehere, Dec 27, 2012
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  11. tronto

    tronto Initiate (0) Dec 22, 2010 Kentucky

    From Louisville - Bo & Luke by Against the Grain
     
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  12. RichD

    RichD Pooh-Bah (2,368) Mar 18, 2012 Rhode Island
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    Well, luckily for you this isn't a rare beer thread. The rules are actually quite simple, what is the best beer from your state. Best is different from rarest
     
    #12 RichD, Dec 27, 2012
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  13. champ103

    champ103 Grand High Pooh-Bah (6,296) Sep 3, 2007 Texas
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    Lots from Texas, but if I had to chose just one, Live Oak HefeWeizen
     
    #13 champ103, Dec 27, 2012
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  14. smutty33

    smutty33 Pooh-Bah (2,172) Jun 12, 2009 Connecticut
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    New England Brewing holds the reign here(CT):

    Gandhi-Bot for sure,w/ Fuzzy Baby Ducks I.P.A. in a close 2nd.

    Cheers All.......
     
    #14 smutty33, Dec 27, 2012
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  15. BigCheese

    BigCheese Initiate (0) Jul 4, 2009 Massachusetts

    I'll cover all of NE:
    Mass: Hoponious Union, (some pretty things offerings are great too)
    CT: Ghandi Bot
    VT: Double Sunshine
    ME: Lunch
    NH: Smuttynose Baltic Porter
    RI: Um, Narragansett Summer?
     
    #15 BigCheese, Dec 27, 2012
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  16. leedorham

    leedorham Initiate (0) Apr 27, 2006 Washington

    Clearly, you are not the target audience for my post.
     
    #16 leedorham, Dec 27, 2012
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  17. mychalg9

    mychalg9 Pooh-Bah (2,123) Apr 8, 2010 Illinois
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    BCBS I reckon
     
    #17 mychalg9, Dec 27, 2012
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  18. CTBadger

    CTBadger Initiate (0) Nov 22, 2005 Connecticut

    I would have thought Heady for sure as the VT selection.

    As for CT I will stick with NEBCO but go with Imperial Stout Trooper.
     
    #18 CTBadger, Dec 27, 2012
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  19. RichD

    RichD Pooh-Bah (2,368) Mar 18, 2012 Rhode Island
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    I can't disagree with any of those except for RI, even though the Narragansett Summer and the brew I listed are brewed by the same person.

    However, I'd definitely give an honorable for Allagash White for Maine. Lunch is my favorite from Maine but Allagash White is up there too.
     
    #19 RichD, Dec 27, 2012
  20. tdmccarthy

    tdmccarthy Initiate (0) May 6, 2010 Illinois

    I'll go with Half Acre Daisy Cutter Pale Ale from Chicago. Tough call over GI Nightstalker and Half Acre Galaxy Double Daisy Cutter.
     
    #20 tdmccarthy, Dec 27, 2012
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