5 Best/Favorite Breweries

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  1. Noonan425

    Noonan425 Zealot (550) 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 (600) 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 (2,652) 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 (1,244) Aug 16, 2013 Wisconsin
    Trader

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