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5 Best/Favorite Breweries

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  1. Noonan425

    Noonan425 Initiate (0) Oct 1, 2010 Ohio

    Great Lakes
    Lagunitas
    Bear Republic
    Three Floyds
    Anderson Valley
     
    #41 Noonan425, Jan 14, 2014
  2. rhartogsq

    rhartogsq Initiate (0) Jun 18, 2010 Virginia

    Three Floyd's
    Cigar City
    Hill Farmstead
    Burley Oak
    Alesmith

    It's a rotating list.
     
    #42 rhartogsq, Jan 14, 2014
  3. MrOctober

    MrOctober Initiate (0) Feb 15, 2005 Vermont

    1. Hill Farmstead - best and most diverse all in one
    2. Russian River
    3. Founders
    4. Bell's
    5. Tough call , perhaps Dogfishead for diversity. They certainly try different stuff.
     
    #43 MrOctober, Jan 14, 2014
  4. Knee_Deep_Fan

    Knee_Deep_Fan Initiate (0) Nov 20, 2013 California

    Knee Deep
    Ballast Point
    Green Flash
    Stone
    Sierra Nevada

    Sorry to be all West Coast, but I honestly have not had much from Midwest to East...YET...
    And I haven't had any Alpine, YET. Going to SD a couple times this year and will have to check it out.
     
    #44 Knee_Deep_Fan, Jan 14, 2014
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  5. daw311

    daw311 Initiate (0) Jan 4, 2014 Virginia

    Stone
    Firestone Walker
    3 Floyd's
    Russian River
    Founders
     
    #45 daw311, Jan 14, 2014
  6. turbo622

    turbo622 Initiate (0) Sep 25, 2013 Indiana

    Three Floyds
    Pipeworks
    Bell's
    Stone
    Founders

    Hard to pick just 5. Could easily substitute a few more, though not for FFF or PW. Those are my two favorites at the moment.
     
    #46 turbo622, Jan 14, 2014
  7. rawfish

    rawfish Initiate (0) Dec 9, 2010 California

    Odell (Solid across the board, diverse and creative)
    Alpine (West coast hop mastery)
    Surly (I don't always get Surly, but when I do...)
    Alesmith (Sometimes the beers are too sweet but oh that mouthfeel)
    Firestone Walker (Like Odell, maybe better(?) but in California)
     
    #47 rawfish, Jan 14, 2014
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  8. jds8411

    jds8411 Initiate (0) Oct 12, 2008 California

    Sierra Nevada
    Stone
    Ballast Point
    Deschutes
    Lagunitas
     
    #48 jds8411, Jan 14, 2014
  9. Thickfreakness

    Thickfreakness Initiate (0) Oct 2, 2010 New York

    Founders
    The Bruery
    Dark Horse
    Firestone Walker
    Goose Island (coulda been Green Flash if those assholes didn't kill the Rayon Vert 4pks)
     
    #49 Thickfreakness, Jan 14, 2014
  10. vinny21bal

    vinny21bal Initiate (0) Feb 24, 2011 Illinois

    Three Floyd's
    Pipeworks
    Bruery
    New glarus
    Russian river
     
    #50 vinny21bal, Jan 14, 2014
  11. kguard

    kguard Pundit (820) Feb 19, 2013 Iowa

    Toppling Goliath
    New Glarus
    Surly
    Green Flash
    Three Floyds
    Then... Bells
     
    #51 kguard, Jan 14, 2014
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  12. darky

    darky Initiate (0) Apr 16, 2010 South Dakota

    No order:

    Schell's
    Brasserie Caracole
    Sierra Nevada
    St. Bernardus
    Surly

    Edit: De Struise should've been on this list.....
     
    #52 darky, Jan 14, 2014
  13. Juanlopez03

    Juanlopez03 Zealot (530) May 11, 2013 Nevada
    Trader

    From what I've had and in no particular order
    Russian river
    Firestone walker
    Goose island
    Deschutes
    Hair of the dog

    Honorable mention
    Lagunitas and north coast
     
    #53 Juanlopez03, Jan 14, 2014
  14. BrownAleMale

    BrownAleMale Initiate (0) Dec 14, 2011 Wisconsin

    Founders
    Revolution
    Lagunitas
    Smuttynose
    Cigar City
     
    #54 BrownAleMale, Jan 14, 2014
  15. JD_Bogerdy

    JD_Bogerdy Initiate (0) Jan 12, 2013 Florida

    Cigar City
    Hill Farmstead
    Founders
    Russian River
    Bruery, The
     
    #55 JD_Bogerdy, Jan 14, 2014
  16. TheGator321

    TheGator321 Initiate (0) May 29, 2013 Connecticut

    for 2013:

    NEBCO
    Jack's Abbey
    HF
    Tree house
    Cantillon ( i had 3 or 4 offerings this year and they're all great. )

    honorable mention to:

    Beer'd is 6th man on this list
    stone (enjoy by series)
    sierra nevada (devestation)
    wild beer co (modus operandi)
    off color (troublesome)
    omnipolo
    lagunitas
    the alchemist
     
    #56 TheGator321, Jan 14, 2014
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  17. tbaker397

    tbaker397 Initiate (0) Nov 9, 2013 West Virginia

    Goose - besides bcbs, theyre core offerings are solid
    Widmer - call me crazy, but the hefe and rotator series have really turned me around on these guys, you know...after drifter....
    Lagunitas - I drink hop stoopid for breakfast
    Stone - I do love my hops
    Victory - these guys came out of left for me with dirt wolf, love it and their other offerings
     
    #57 tbaker397, Jan 14, 2014
  18. fuzzylogic

    fuzzylogic Initiate (0) Nov 16, 2008 Pennsylvania

    Lagunitas
    Victory
    Bells
    Great Divide
    Great Lakes
     
    #58 fuzzylogic, Jan 14, 2014
  19. Providence

    Providence Pooh-Bah (2,376) Feb 24, 2010 Rhode Island
    Pooh-Bah Trader

    Breweries I have rarely, if ever, had anything bad from:

    Sierra Nevada
    Jack's Abby
    WeinstephanerStone
    Brooklyn
     
    #59 Providence, Jan 14, 2014
  20. cl3

    cl3 Savant (1,208) Aug 16, 2013 Wisconsin
    Trader

    Founders
    Bell's
    New Glarus
    Jolly Pumpkin
    Sierra Nevada
     
    #60 cl3, Jan 14, 2014
  21. Stu_Grimson

    Stu_Grimson Initiate (0) Dec 4, 2013 Michigan

    In no particular order

    Founders
    Brewery Vivant
    Shorts
    Bell's
    Dragonmead
     
    #61 Stu_Grimson, Jan 14, 2014
  22. NWer

    NWer Initiate (0) Mar 10, 2009 Washington

    My favorites (only 5? - this is tough).
    I avoid use of word "best":
    Fremont
    Russian River
    Hair of the Dog
    Deschutes
    Surly
     
    #62 NWer, Jan 14, 2014
  23. Rob315

    Rob315 Initiate (0) Mar 20, 2010 Kentucky

    Bells
    Founders
    Great Lakes
    Jolly Pumpkin
    Sierra Nevada

    Honorable Mention:
    Victory
    Rhinegeist
    DFH
     
    #63 Rob315, Jan 14, 2014
  24. lucasj82

    lucasj82 Initiate (0) Aug 13, 2009 Indiana

    Three Floyds
    Founders
    Sierra Nevada
    Dark Horse
    Stone
     
    #64 lucasj82, Jan 14, 2014
  25. WesMantooth

    WesMantooth Grand Pooh-Bah (4,748) Jan 8, 2014 Ohio
    Pooh-Bah Trader

    Good chance Lagunitas will make my list once I have had a few more styles. Sumpin' is one of my favortite beers.
     
    #65 WesMantooth, Jan 14, 2014
  26. nalarsen

    nalarsen Initiate (133) Nov 18, 2013 California

    Firestone
    Russian River
    Three Floyds
    Sierra Nevada
    The Bruery
     
    #66 nalarsen, Jan 14, 2014
  27. APBT91

    APBT91 Initiate (0) Apr 12, 2013 North Carolina

    lagunitas
    founders
    green flash
    NoDa
    ballast point

    this was extremely hard for me, I cant make a list of 5 without feeling like I cheated a brewery I really like, this is as close as I can get to being satisfied out of a list of 5.

    honorable mentions:
    OMB
    Sierra Nevada
    Oskar Blues
    Bells
    Foothills
     
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  28. JasonLovesBeer

    JasonLovesBeer Initiate (0) Mar 27, 2013 Canada (BC)

    For better or worse, these are my top picks for what goes into the cellar:

    Cantillon
    Hair of the Dog
    The Bruery
    Deschutes
    Logsdon

    I know that what we cellar isn't the question, but my fresh beer choices revolve around growler fills locally from breweries most on here won't have heard of. I might catch hell for saying this, but making a pretty good IPA isn't all that difficult. There's a handful locally I am totally satisfied by.
     
    #68 JasonLovesBeer, Jan 20, 2014
  29. DustinSWB

    DustinSWB Initiate (0) May 4, 2013 Florida

    Ommegang
    Lost Abbey
    Firestone Walker
    Flying Fish
    Hardywood
     
    #69 DustinSWB, Jan 20, 2014
  30. TheOneTC

    TheOneTC Zealot (718) Aug 23, 2013 Massachusetts
    Trader

    Founders
    Lagunitas
    Sierra Nevada
    Hill Farmstead
    Long Trail
     
    #70 TheOneTC, Jan 20, 2014
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  31. GuitarIPA

    GuitarIPA Savant (1,205) Mar 24, 2013 Connecticut

    In no particular order:

    1 Victory
    2 Founders
    3 Sierra Nevada
    4 Green Flash
    5 Maine

    Honorable Mention - Sixpoint, Lagunitas

    High Hopes - Hill Farmstead, can't wait to get my hands on some.
     
    #71 GuitarIPA, Jan 20, 2014
  32. OMsweetOM

    OMsweetOM Initiate (0) Feb 1, 2011 California

    Alphabetically:

    Ballast Point
    Beachwood
    Boneyard
    Deschutes
    Firestone
     
    #72 OMsweetOM, Jan 20, 2014
  33. the_trystero

    the_trystero Initiate (0) Mar 19, 2013 California

    Easy, no arguments, the best, not favorite 5, but thee best, no questions asked, no doubts provided:

    Cantillon
    Russian River
    Bruery
    Prairie
    Almanac

    Yep.
     
    #73 the_trystero, Jan 20, 2014
  34. 1424IpA

    1424IpA Initiate (0) Nov 2, 2012 California

    firestone
    russian river
    lagunitas
    beachwood
    boneyard
     
    #74 1424IpA, Jan 20, 2014
  35. AHeaston8

    AHeaston8 Initiate (0) Dec 9, 2013 Ohio

    Lagunitas

    Great Lakes

    Three Floyds

    Great Divide

    Bell's

    Honorable Mentions: Dogfish Head, Sierra Nevada, Stone's
     
    #75 AHeaston8, Jan 20, 2014
  36. RickS95

    RickS95 Pooh-Bah (1,678) Mar 19, 2004 Indiana
    Pooh-Bah

    Sierra Nevada
    Unibroue
    Stone
    Founders
    3 Floyds
     
    #76 RickS95, Jan 20, 2014
  37. SLOCruzin

    SLOCruzin Zealot (568) Sep 30, 2013 California
    Trader

    Firestone Walker
    Russian River
    Sante Adairius
    Almanac
    Prairie
    Just missed the cut: Lagunitas, Stone, The Bruery
     
    #77 SLOCruzin, Jan 20, 2014
  38. philsunset

    philsunset Initiate (0) Oct 3, 2013 Michigan

    Founders
    Three Floyd's
    Kuhnhenn
    Bells
    Unibroue
     
    #78 philsunset, Jan 20, 2014
  39. sbart518

    sbart518 Initiate (0) Nov 11, 2009 Pennsylvania

    Firestone Walker
    Founders
    Tired Hands
    Russian River
    Victory

    My Kevin McHale is probably Sante Adairius Rustic Ales

    ...or something like that.
     
    #79 sbart518, Jan 20, 2014
  40. jrnyc

    jrnyc Pooh-Bah (2,916) Mar 21, 2010 New York
    Pooh-Bah Trader

    Stone
    Peekskill
    Lagunitas
    Ballast Point
    Alpine
     
    #80 jrnyc, Jan 20, 2014
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