Best WA Brewery?

Discussion in 'Pacific' started by BBThunderbolt, Feb 16, 2013.

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Best brewery in Washington?

  1. Black Raven

    14 vote(s)
    21.5%

  2. Fremont

    30 vote(s)
    46.2%

  3. Chuckanut

    2 vote(s)
    3.1%

  4. Big Time

    1 vote(s)
    1.5%

  5. Silver City

    4 vote(s)
    6.2%

  6. Schooner Exact

    0 vote(s)
    0.0%

  7. Naked City

    0 vote(s)
    0.0%

  8. Skookum

    1 vote(s)
    1.5%

  9. Anacortes

    0 vote(s)
    0.0%

  10. Other

    13 vote(s)
    20.0%
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  1. checktherhyme

    checktherhyme Savant (1,036) Apr 8, 2008 Washington

    Red Peak or Fremont gets my vote. Kind of a toss up.
     
    #21 checktherhyme, Feb 17, 2013
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  2. Smurf2055

    Smurf2055 Initiate (0) Nov 12, 2011 Washington

    Elysian gets my vote. Boundary Bay does a great job as well. Fremont and Black Raven will probably get a majority of the votes, and for good reason.
     
    #22 Smurf2055, Feb 17, 2013
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  3. yojimbo1

    yojimbo1 Initiate (0) Feb 26, 2012 Kansas
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    Red Peak was disqualified for me since they don't want me to have their beer.
     
    #23 yojimbo1, Feb 17, 2013
  4. checktherhyme

    checktherhyme Savant (1,036) Apr 8, 2008 Washington

    I understand that, but You can't deny how amazing their use of wild yeasts is though. Especially some of their barrel aged stuff.
     
    #24 checktherhyme, Feb 17, 2013
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  5. yojimbo1

    yojimbo1 Initiate (0) Feb 26, 2012 Kansas
    Trader

    How would I know?
     
    #25 yojimbo1, Feb 17, 2013
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  6. ramnuts

    ramnuts Initiate (0) Feb 16, 2009 Oregon

    No mention of Walking Man?
     
    #26 ramnuts, Feb 17, 2013
  7. NWer

    NWer Pooh-Bah (2,145) Mar 10, 2009 Washington
    Pooh-Bah

    Yesterday's news
     
    #27 NWer, Feb 17, 2013
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  8. sergeantstogie

    sergeantstogie Initiate (0) Nov 16, 2010 Washington

    I cant even find any info on Red Peak. Did someone shit the bed by divulging a precious secret?
     
    #28 sergeantstogie, Feb 17, 2013
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  9. woemad

    woemad Grand Pooh-Bah (5,601) Jun 8, 2003 Washington
    Pooh-Bah Trader

    Not all breweries sampled
    If forced guardedly choose Fremont
    No BR here
     
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  10. BBThunderbolt

    BBThunderbolt Grand High Pooh-Bah (7,846) Sep 24, 2007 Kiribati
    Pooh-Bah Trader

    Has you ever seen my head? It's freaking huge. There's a lot of top there.:grimacing:
     
    #30 BBThunderbolt, Feb 17, 2013
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  11. BBThunderbolt

    BBThunderbolt Grand High Pooh-Bah (7,846) Sep 24, 2007 Kiribati
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    Fuck, don't know how I forgot Henry! Had it at a tasting and the worst thing I can say is "FANTASTIC!".
     
    #31 BBThunderbolt, Feb 17, 2013
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  12. BBThunderbolt

    BBThunderbolt Grand High Pooh-Bah (7,846) Sep 24, 2007 Kiribati
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    Expansion of Black Raven
    Means dry-side will soon be favin'
    The goodness of Beaux
    You'll be more in the know
    Of a tasty beer haven
     
    #32 BBThunderbolt, Feb 17, 2013
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  13. NWer

    NWer Pooh-Bah (2,145) Mar 10, 2009 Washington
    Pooh-Bah

    Which head? :confused: Don't care to actually :grimacing:
     
    #33 NWer, Feb 17, 2013
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  14. csano

    csano Initiate (0) Sep 21, 2010 Washington
    Trader

    Reuben's should definitely be on that list...
     
    #34 csano, Feb 18, 2013
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  15. bgramer

    bgramer Initiate (0) Feb 10, 2006 Washington

    How was it that Reuben's Brews was left off this list? They've won multiple medals in the 7 months they've been open and that's competing against the rest of the country, not just in WA... and that is an impressive feat!
     
    #35 bgramer, Feb 18, 2013
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  16. NWer

    NWer Pooh-Bah (2,145) Mar 10, 2009 Washington
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    Success Terry!
     
    #36 NWer, Feb 18, 2013
  17. TheEarl

    TheEarl Initiate (0) Apr 10, 2012 Washington

    I'll second Reuben's.

    Black Raven, Fremont, Sound, and Old Schoolhouse are world-class but they seem to get their share of the love.
     
    #37 TheEarl, Feb 18, 2013
  18. Prufrockstar

    Prufrockstar Initiate (0) Jan 15, 2013 Washington

    I wonder what an "objective" analysis of this question would say. I mean, this site compiles beer ratings -- why not come up with some metric to judge the best brewery, and then look at the numbers?

    The tough part is just coming up with a metric that provides adequate weighting to the factors that are important to being "the best" brewery.

    My first rough stab at such a metric:
    Quality: Say, a weighted average of the following (possibly with a minimum # of ratings threshold):
    - average score of the top 5 beers (overall).
    - average score of the top five beers (by style).
    Consistency:
    - average score of all beers.
    - total number of beer ratings (as a proxy for the brewer's longevity).
    Output/creativity:
    - Total number of beers produced.
    - Number of styles produced.

    Not sure how much weight I'd give to each category, but I would be interested in seeing how such an approach would match up against a simple poll.
     
    #38 Prufrockstar, Feb 18, 2013
  19. oregone

    oregone Initiate (0) Jul 2, 2008 Oregon

    I voted for other.
    When something good and rare shows up, I'll go ahead and get specific.
     
    #39 oregone, Feb 18, 2013
  20. NWer

    NWer Pooh-Bah (2,145) Mar 10, 2009 Washington
    Pooh-Bah

    You need to get out more.
     
    #40 NWer, Feb 18, 2013
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