5 Favorite Beers from Your State

Been meaning to make my way out to the western mass area to try those guys out! It's tough 'cause I don't have a car though (city living)!

 

Bells - Two Hearted
Kuhnhenn - BB4D
Founders - KBS
Founders - Dirty Bastard
Dark Horse - Pt5

 

So nothing from Newport Storm ?

 

Do you see any Newport Storm on the list?

 

Ok didnt know you werent a fan. Me personally, I dont think they do a good job of marketing and getting their beers out there. I know craft breweries arent supposed to be marketing masters but it just seems like they dont put much effort into letting people know about their products. I mean they should be in every RI liquor store easy to find and they are not really right there in your face like they should be.

 

Jersey isnt that great on the national scene yet. But I really like what River Horse is doing, so I'll put their Belgian Freeze Winter Ale and their Belgian Tripel up for scores.

 

Smuttynose Baltic Porter
Smuttynose Finest Kind
Moat Mountain Imperial Stout
Smuttynose Durty
Smuttynose Big A IPA

Guess we don't have as much variety in NH as I often think haha
Don't know what I would do without Smutty!

I need to get my hands on some CCB and Three Floyds stat! and Russian River of course

 

Top of the head...
Great Lakes Blackout Stout
Jackie O's Dark Apparition
Jackie O's Oil of Aphrodite
Willoughby Brewing Peanut Butter Cup Coffee Porter
Thirsty Dog Siberian Night

 

CCB/Funky Buddha/Blue Jacket - Snack Attack
CCB/Terrapin - Rum-Soaked White Oak Southern Slice
CCB - Double-Barrel Aged Hunahpu's Imperial Stout
CCB - Cafe Americana
CCB - Bourbon Barrel-Aged Big Sound Scotch Ale
Honorable Mention: Swamphead - Chipotle Smoke Signal

If we are not including one-off beers:

CCB - Cubano-Style Espresso Brown Ale
CCB - White Oak Jai Alai
CCB - Chicory Dickory Choc Brown Ale
CCB - Marshal Zhukov
CCB - Good Gourd

I will admit that my list is skewed because I haven't had any beers from Funky Buddha. I imagine that No Crust, MBCP, Last Snow, Wide Awake It's Morning, Nib Smuggler, and Morning Wood would all compete for places on the list

 

It's not that I'm not a fan really. Their flagship is solid. I just think those other 5 beers are better. But in general, I don't think we have anything special beer-wise in RI, certainly nothing when compared to other New England states.

 

1. SN Bigfoot
2. RR Concentration
3. Bruery Grey Monday
3. Speedway
4. FW double jack
5. Bruery Tart of Darkness

 

I agree but we do have the best AAL in the country even if its made in NY.

 

Narragansett's not a Rhode Island brewery. If they were, I'd of ranked their Bohemian Pils as our number one beer.

 

wicked weed - Bedeviled (Belgian triple)
Wicked weed - Freak IPA
Foothills - BBL People Porter
Green Man - Porter
Oskar Blues - TenFidy

Not in any order!
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Virginia
Alewerks Cafe Royale (Coffee Stout aged in Bourbon Barrels)
Alewerks Bitter Valentine Double IPA
Parkway Gent Bent Moutain IPA
Alewerks Grand Illumination American Barleywine
Devil's Backbone Eight Point IPA

 

Jack's Abby- BA Framinghammer
Night Shift- Ever Weiss
Wormtown- Be Hoppy
Mayflower- Oatmeal Stout
Jack's Abby- Mass Rising

 

North Carolina: (appears there is big difference between those that live in the western part of the state as to those who live in the eastern part of the state)

NoDa - Hop Drop N Roll
The Duck Rabbit - Baltic Porter
Foothills - Torch Pilsner
Carolina Brewing Company - Imperial Stout
Pisgah - Pale Ale

 

Wiseacre Ananda
Yazoo Sue
Wisacre Tiny Bomb
Memphis Made Humbucker
High Cotton ESB

 

Jester King Atrial Rubicite
Lakewood Bourbon Barrel Temptress
Freetail La Muerta
Jester King Boxer's Revenge
Real Ale Mysterium Verum Series

Tough to leave a few other classic standby's off (Buried Hatchet, Temptress, Live Oak Hefe, etc...)

 

as far as year-round offerings go (and not in any particular order):
New Glarus- Moon Man
Ale Asylum- Bedlam
Lakefront- IPA
Lakefront- Riverwest Stein
Lake Louie- Warped Speed Scotch Ale

 

Dark Horse - Crooked Tree
Bells - Hopslam
Founders - Breakfast Stout
Bells - Wheat Love
Shorts - Good Humans

 

Thomas Creek is my favorite South Carolina brewery. In no particular order:

Thomas Creek Red River Ale
Thomas Creek Chocolate Orange IPA
Thomas Creek Pump House Porter
Conquest Sacred Heart IPA
COAST 32/50 Kolsch

 

MA:
Trillium -Fort Point
Tree House - Julius
Jack's Abbey- Barrel Aged Framinghamer
Wormtown - Norm
Trillium - Pot & Kettle

 

Black Sheep Best Bitter
Ilkley Lotus
Leeds Pale
Timothy Taylor's Dark Mild
Timothy Taylor's Landlord

 

Texas!
Jester King Funk Metal
Lone Pint Yellow Rose
Jester King RU-55
Karbach BBA Hellfighter
Real Ale Kraken

Really tough to leave off other favorites by JK, Southern Star, and Saint Arnold's. In other words, we're pretty lucky in Texas in some ways.

 

Ohio!

Great Lakes Blackout Stout
Columbus IPA
Fat Head's Head Hunter
Thirsty Dog Siberian Night
Columbus Bodhi

Not necessarily in that order....

 

Toppling Goliath X 5

 

Apocalypse Brew Works - Butchertown Brown (they made it when they first open and refuse to make it now)
Country Boy - Forkin Gourd and Amos Moses
West Sixth - Amber
Bluegrass Brewing Company - Organic Altbier (Haven't made it since like 2008)
Against the Grain - 70K
(theres more but its hard to pick them all, Blue stallion makes some good traditional german style beers and Lore makes one or 2 beers I like but I won't consider them since they only bottle their beer and do not sell it at their shop or on draft. And yes I picked 6 beers)

 

Southern Tier - Choklat
Sixpoint - 3Beans
Sixpoint - Hi-Res
Captain Lawrence - Hops N' Roses
Ommegang - Three Philosophers

 

For me Michigan:

Bells Black Note (still may fav BBA but Batch 9000 is a close second)
Founders Porter (had one last night for the first time in a long time an forgot how amazing this was)
Bells Two Hearted
Atwater Dirty Blonde
Zaison from Brewery Vivant-Which if you haven't had this and are a fan of Saisons...you're missing out big time.

Good mix here...covers all seasons for me!

 

I got a four pack of the next batch. Thinking that they would do their due diligence and they didn't disappoint

 

Looking at my reviews...

Darkness
Wet
Abrasive
Czar Jack
Rum King

 

Three Floyd's Dark Lord
Three Floyd's Zombie Dust
Flat 12 Walk About IPA
Sun King Wee Mac
Brugge Tripel De Ripple

 

This is an always changing list but right now at this exact second...

 

CCB Life is Like...
Funky Buddha Wide Awake It's Morning
Brew Bus Last Stop
Funky Buddha No Crusts
CCB White Oak Jai Alai

 

NEBCO: Fuzzy Baby Ducks
NEBCO: Coriolis
NEBCO: Gandhi Bot
NEBCO: Imperial Stout Trooper
Two Roads: Igor's Dream

 

State: Michigan

In no particular order:

Mitten Brewing Co. - Peanut And Crackerjack Porter: Probably my favorite peanut/peanut butter infused porter. It's brewed with real peanut butter, which just complements the nice, bitter roasted quality from the beer itself. Rather sessionable for a Porter too. (Tap room only)

Founders - KBS: Obligatory Michigander beer of choice. 2011 was the best year for this, I hope all of you BAs out there managed to score some bottles! (limited tap/bottle release)

Brewery Vivant - Wine Hand: Wine Hand was from this years Wood Aged Beer Fest, it was the standard Farm Hand that had been aged in white wine barrels for upwards of 12 months. The oak wood and white wine really took and added to what is a typically boring beer in my opinion. It was almost like drinking a sour with a white grape finish! e (only available on tap/during festival)

OddSide Ales - Citra Pale Ale: My go to Pale Ale, the grapefruit, lemon and orange notes are strong enough to complement the hoppy finish on this guy, not overpower it. Perfect for hanging out in summer, lounging on the beach or just for any occasion. I'd love to see this come out in cans! My contender for "Oberon Killer". (available in bottle)

Harmony Brewing Co. - Fiddlestix IPA: To tie up my list, I have to go with the brewery right around the corner from my house. Fiddlestix is honestly one of my favorite IPAs I've had in quite some time, 7.0% ABV leads me to only have a few at a time, but I could drink it all day if I felt like being useless. Strong bitterness on the front leads to a grassy, floral hop finish.

HONORABLE MENTION
Harmony Brewing Co. - Grapefruit Moon: The word shandy can be a dirty word around here I know, but in summer, I love to smash growler's full of Harmony's Grapefuit/IPA Shandy. Made with hand squeezed grapefruit juice and the aformentioned Fiddlestix, I can't get enough of the stuff.

 

Four of my top five would probably be from Jester King, so I'll try to spread the love.

Jester King Atrial Rubicite
Jester King Boxer's Revenge
Real Ale Four Squared
Saint Arnold Endeavour
Freetail Yo Soy Ün Berliñer

I know I have barely scratched the surface of the TX offerings, because I live so far south.

 

Hmm, I did post in here before, but I'll just post again since I think my list is a bit different this time:

1.) Kuhnhenn DRIPA (this beer fresh on tap is surreal)
2.) Founder's Porter
3.) Short's Publican Porter (one of the best Porter's out there imo)
4.) Bell's Hopslam
5.) Founder's Kentucky Breakfast Stout (had an older one for the first time and loved it, very much so hoping to score KBS day tix this year!)

 

Massachusetts
In no particular order......

Ipswich- Oatmeal Stout
Jack's Abby- Kiwi Rising
Berkshire Brewing- Coffehouse Porter
Mayflower- Winter Oatmeal Stout
Slumbrew- Yankee Swap