205 Different Beers Since Sep

You should have waited til you hit 300—would've had more "oomph."
BTW I'm @ 378 different beers since June. It's a fun ride to be on!
Cheers!

 

Since we're measuring our e-peens here, I'm at 311 unique brews (that I remembered enough to notate).

 

I don't know that I have a top rated brewery, but I have my clear favorites: Russian River, Sierra Nevada, Deschutes, Firestone Walker, Stone, Boulevard, Ommegang, Unibroue, Founders, Alpine, Lagunitas, The Bruery, Fremont (local), Brasserie Dupont, Brouwerij Het Anker. I'll basically try anything from any of these breweries without hesitation.

My top rated beers right now are Pliny the Elder, KBS, and Parabola. I haven't had a Pliny in a while, but a fresh batch just blew into town, might grab a couple to revisit it. Last night I had another all-time favorite, Saison-Brett, and it wasn't quite as good as I'd remembered. Still a great beer, but it didn't blow me away like last time.

 

Congrats on the new hobby. You will find a lot of different answers. For a while me and UCLABrewN84 had a good battle going but right now he is kicking my ass this year. Its fun to see how you compare to buddies or make it a game as well.

I did 776 new beers last year, for 2012 up to 200 I think.

Cheers!

 

Thanks for the inferiority complex!

 

My dad can beat up your dad.

 

I encourage any craft beer drinker to look into the app, "Untappd", if they haven't already. It is essentially a social network for serious beer drinkers. If you are like me, you will love being able to log and record information on all the brews you drink. You can upload a picture, rate & review, and also add friends and see what they are drinking. It is amazing and convenient. It has become my own personal beer journal, and a tool I use almost everyday. You can log on from your phone or home computer and quickly see what you've tasted or what you want to taste. I can't say enough good things about it!

http://untappd.com/

 

And if you have it already, feel free to add me: "mikevickers"

 

Not my intention. Slow and steady wins the race.

Cheers!

 

I just did.

Cheers!

 

My dad can drink more different beers than your dad.

 

According to Untappd, I've had 411 unique since Nov 5th. Yikes! Some are full beers, some are samples at a fest or tasting.

Here's the link for my Untappd if anyone wants to add me: http://untappd.com/user/DSlim71

 

Another newer source for BA's is Instagram. Lots of people posting under #craftbeer, #beer, #BA etc...another good way (using photos) to keep track of your ticking.

p.s. follow me!

 

That's pretty good- but start going to festivals and you can kick that number waaay up.

 

Some buddies and I created a google doc to keep track of how many beers we've tried and we're pretty competitive about it. I've had ~500 since october. OP is absolutely right you learn tons doing this.

Reds are bad IMO

 

Summer 2010-summer2011 was probably my busiest stretch and at one point I had over 365 full reviews in a year span. I never actually tried to race/tick, I just reviewed 1-2 beers on a nightly basis because I was still living at home, employed (right after college), with nothing much else to do at night. No reviewing at festivals, most tastings or small sample sizes. I am up to about 900 reviews since July 2009 and well over 1000 beers tried since I turned 21. I slowed down a lot because I mixed-a-six my way out of affordable 12oz beers to try at most local bottle shops. I don't have the $ to begin consuming most of the imports, bombers or 750mls and reviews have slowed down drastically in the last 3-4 months. Now I am enjoying more six/twelve packs again and it really is a nice feeling. Saving a ton of money also feels nice.

 

I use Untappd too, 380 in the last 1 year and 1 week. Much easier than full reviews of each beer!

add me too: http://untappd.com/user/bradyisthirsty

 

I only note a beer if it's a proper pour, sips and tastes don't count for me.

I'm at about 950 over the last 3 years, I didn't keep track during the first year as a BA, kind of pointless IMO when you're just trying to establish a baseline for everything.