Best Widely Available beers?

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  1. SweetChicken

    SweetChicken Initiate (0) Nov 5, 2011 Massachusetts
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    So aside from Kona and drinks with umbrellas - what great craft beer is available in Hawaii?
     
    #41 SweetChicken, Jul 2, 2014
  2. edwado

    edwado Initiate (0) Jul 9, 2013 New Jersey

    No one has mentioned the great La fin Du Monde or Unibroue's beers-all excellent and widely available
     
    #42 edwado, Jul 2, 2014
  3. Hendry

    Hendry Pooh-Bah (1,831) Mar 8, 2013 Vermont
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    For an IPA, Stone Go To has earned my respect for a widely distributed beer.
     
    #43 Hendry, Jul 2, 2014
  4. SweetChicken

    SweetChicken Initiate (0) Nov 5, 2011 Massachusetts
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    Sculpin IPA
     
    #44 SweetChicken, Jul 2, 2014
  5. LakerLeith

    LakerLeith Initiate (0) Aug 11, 2013 California

    Stone, Lagunitas, New Belgium, Goose Island, Firestone Walker, and Sierra Nevada seem to be pretty available across the country... maybe even Deschutes and Ballast Point?
     
    #45 LakerLeith, Jul 2, 2014
  6. turbotype

    turbotype Savant (1,035) Nov 5, 2013 California

    Stone, Lagunitas and for half the country, Bell's.
     
    #46 turbotype, Jul 2, 2014
  7. stonewall2

    stonewall2 Initiate (0) Feb 27, 2007 Virginia

    let's discuss with this parameter "widely distributed" really means:

    1. the brewery has the capacity to keep up with demand from a great size geographic area so this is a huge brewery.
    2. the brewery has the economic means to jump through myriad regulatory hurdles thrown before it by a wide variety of states, so this is a huge brewery
    3. the brewery has either existed for a long enough period of time to accomplish 1 & 2 above or has the backing or ownership by an already existing national brewery chain. so again this is a huge brewery.

    so the question really is what's your favorite huge brewery?
     
    #47 stonewall2, Jul 2, 2014
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  8. keithmurray

    keithmurray Pooh-Bah (2,967) Oct 7, 2009 Connecticut
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    No love for the weihenstephaner family of beers?
    The hefe, dunkelweizen, Vitus, Korbinian and Original are all world class
     
    #48 keithmurray, Jul 2, 2014
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  9. halo3one

    halo3one Initiate (0) Jun 6, 2014 Georgia

    Firestone doesn't get to the south (GA, SC, NC, KY, TN, most of FL)
     
    #49 halo3one, Jul 2, 2014
  10. Seanhand_atl

    Seanhand_atl Initiate (0) Mar 29, 2014 Georgia

    Dogfish head
    Sierra Nevada
    New Belgium
    Goose island
    Stone
    Lagunita
     
    #50 Seanhand_atl, Jul 4, 2014
  11. Un-earthly

    Un-earthly Initiate (0) Jun 19, 2015 New York

    Southern tier has some of the best beers they are widely distributed. Ballast point, stone.
     
    #51 Un-earthly, Sep 7, 2015
  12. The_Snow_Bird

    The_Snow_Bird Grand Pooh-Bah (3,557) May 7, 2015 Michigan
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    Sierra Nevada
     
    #52 The_Snow_Bird, Sep 7, 2015
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  13. KSOZE

    KSOZE Initiate (0) Feb 10, 2015 Ohio

    Huge Founder's fanboy here, but I just tried New Holland's Mad Hatter with the new recipe and was blown away by how good it was. May be the best widely distributed (30+ states) IPA I've had in a long, long time.
     
    #53 KSOZE, Sep 7, 2015
  14. gatornation

    gatornation Grand High Pooh-Bah (10,388) Apr 18, 2007 Arizona
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    These breweries have decent distro and (some) looking to expand more
    Bells
    Blvd
    Deschutes
    Odells
    Ballast Point
    Founders
     
    #54 gatornation, Sep 7, 2015
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  15. sajaffe1

    sajaffe1 Initiate (0) Feb 16, 2013 Utah

    Deschutes
    Founders
    Great Divide
    Oskar Blues
    Sierra Nevada
    Weihenstephaner
     
    #55 sajaffe1, Sep 7, 2015
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  16. chuckgietzen

    chuckgietzen Initiate (0) Nov 10, 2014 Michigan

    Founders Dirty Bastard
    Bells Two Hearted
    Stone Ruination
    Rochefort 10
     
    #56 chuckgietzen, Sep 10, 2015
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  17. brother_rebus

    brother_rebus Pooh-Bah (2,512) Jul 28, 2014 Maine
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    Bud
     
    #57 brother_rebus, Sep 10, 2015
  18. Lucular

    Lucular Grand Pooh-Bah (4,367) Jun 20, 2014 Maryland
    BA4LYFE Society Pooh-Bah Trader

    Belgians!

    Rochefort
    St. Bernardus
    Chimay
    Westmalle
    Orval
    Duvel

    ...and many excellent offerings from breweries on this side of the pond such as Ommegang, Allagash, New Belgium, Boulevard, Unibroue, etc.
     
    #58 Lucular, Sep 10, 2015
  19. hophugger

    hophugger Grand Pooh-Bah (3,434) Mar 5, 2014 Virginia
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    Anything Stone or DFH
     
    #59 hophugger, Sep 10, 2015
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  20. costanzo_mike

    costanzo_mike Pooh-Bah (2,848) Jul 17, 2014 Massachusetts
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    Sierra Nevada, Lagunitas, Ballast Point all come to mind. Cant go wrong with most of those
     
    #60 costanzo_mike, Sep 10, 2015
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