Favorite Washington brewery (2021) nomination thread.

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  1. BBThunderbolt

    BBThunderbolt Grand High Pooh-Bah (7,846) Sep 24, 2007 Kiribati
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    We did this a couple years ago, and, what with baseball and NASCAR being done for the year, I am bored. Here's how it works: list, in no particular order, in this thread your FAVORITE 4 Washington breweries. Maybe your favorites are also the "best", or maybe it's just a funky little brewery in your neighborhood that you enjoy. Wutevs. 4 breweries, not 5, you're gonna have to make a Sophies Choice here. At the end of next weekend, I'll total up the nominations, and start a voting thread.

    Wander
    Georgetown
    North Fork
    Iron Goat
     
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  2. drone

    drone Savant (1,224) Jun 17, 2013 Oregon
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    Fremont
    Floodland
    Chuckanut
    Cloudburst

    Extraordinarily difficult. I have to include an honorable mentions list, if only because I could probably swap these breweries in depending on my mood: Stoup, Bale Breaker, Georgetown, and Holy Mountain.
     
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  3. Reidrover

    Reidrover Grand Pooh-Bah (4,886) Jan 14, 2003 Oregon
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    Chuckanut
    Chuckanut
    Chuckanut
    Grains of Wrath
     
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  4. 66jzmstr

    66jzmstr Pundit (960) Jul 17, 2005 Washington

    Holy Mountain
    Cloudburst
    Reuben’s
    Chuckanut
    Fair Isle
     
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  5. John_M

    John_M Grand High Pooh-Bah (6,849) Oct 25, 2003 Washington
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    This is a lot easier than the Oregon "best of "

    Fremont
    Chuckanut
    Reubens
    Georgetown
     
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  6. TheBungyo

    TheBungyo Pooh-Bah (2,037) Dec 1, 2004 Washington
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    Machine House
    Seapine
    Otherlands
    Stoup
    Old Schoolhouse (apparently I can't count)

    Honorable mention: Structures and Wander.

    There are a lot of breweries I used to love but they doubled down on bullshit trends way too hard.
     
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  7. sharpski

    sharpski Grand Pooh-Bah (3,100) Oct 11, 2010 Oregon
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    Reuben’s
    Fremont
    Diamond Knot (I just read Terry’s post and am feeling nostalgic)
    Bale Breaker
     
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  8. Ma9573

    Ma9573 Initiate (0) Feb 21, 2017 California
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    Fremont - dark here
    Mirage - hops
    Structures - hops
    Fast Fashion - hops
     
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  9. BBThunderbolt

    BBThunderbolt Grand High Pooh-Bah (7,846) Sep 24, 2007 Kiribati
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    I've never even heard of Mirage. Was gonna say the same for Fast Fashion, but I've reviewed 1 of their (very average )murkbombs.
     
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  10. PerfectPorter

    PerfectPorter Zealot (571) Jul 30, 2010 Oregon

    Perry Street
    Whistle Punk
    Stoup
    Holy Mountain

    Honorable mentions:

    Bale Breaker
    The Hidden Mother
    Machine House
    Fremont
    Reuben's
     
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  11. rrock44

    rrock44 Pooh-Bah (2,137) Oct 27, 2009 Washington
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    Based on who I buy from the most (because I like them the most? Maybe. More like that is what is available to me)…

    Georgetown
    Fremont
    Bale Breaker
    White Bluffs

    honorable mention:
    Rueben’s
    Aslan
     
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  12. distantmantra

    distantmantra Pooh-Bah (2,954) May 23, 2011 Washington
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    Floodland
    Mirage
    Fair Isle
    Chuckanut
     
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  13. PerfectPorter

    PerfectPorter Zealot (571) Jul 30, 2010 Oregon

    Grains of Wrath should really be in there, but they're in Portland now too and I didn't include them in the Best Oregon Breweries thread either. Chuckanut and Great Notion will be/are in both states too. I'd put them in their OG states.
     
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  14. BBThunderbolt

    BBThunderbolt Grand High Pooh-Bah (7,846) Sep 24, 2007 Kiribati
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    For the purposes of this tournament, vote for WA BASED breweries. For examples: Chuckanut, while distributing to OR, and soon opening a taproom there, does all their brewing in Burlington now, so are a WA brewery. Grape Lotion, while having/soon to have breweries in multiple states, would still be considered an OR brewery, and not eligible for this rodeo.
     
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  15. westlaunboy

    westlaunboy Pundit (882) Mar 31, 2010 Washington
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    Holy Mountain
    Seapine
    Fair Isle
    Fremont

    Realllly wanted to include Machine House, but I'll stick to the four brewery limit.
     
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  16. Ma9573

    Ma9573 Initiate (0) Feb 21, 2017 California
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    Few years ago I would not have thought twice about putting Cloudburst or Reubens or Georgetown in there for hops, but honestly have not been impressed lately. Mirage has been the best in the region by far for me, and I had a few really good Fast Fashion IPAs so just threw them in there lol
     
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  17. jason_nwx

    jason_nwx Pooh-Bah (2,571) Sep 12, 2012 Oregon
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    Reuben's
    Georgetown
    Chuckanut
    Fremont
     
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  18. vurt

    vurt Grand Pooh-Bah (4,504) Apr 11, 2004 Oregon
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    Two entries:

    Mrs. vurt sez:
    Reubens
    Bale Breaker
    Georgetown
    Grains of Wrath

    vurt sez:
    Chuckanut
    Fremont
    Reubens
    Machine House
     
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  19. westlaunboy

    westlaunboy Pundit (882) Mar 31, 2010 Washington
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    I don't want to derail this thread, but I've never understood the Georgetown love. Not to say they're bad by any means, but they wouldn't be anywhere close to my top 4 in pretty much any state, let alone WA. Maybe because I didn't grow up with it?

    I've only had maybe a half dozen of their beers (you can probably guess which ones), and never had one I thought was a particularly above-average version of its style. And this isn't a criticism of them not hype-chasing either--as you can probably tell by my top 4, I'm not really into the the hazy or pastry thing.

    Anyone got any tips? Is there something I'm missing?
     
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  20. BBThunderbolt

    BBThunderbolt Grand High Pooh-Bah (7,846) Sep 24, 2007 Kiribati
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    They make a series of excellent IPAs/ Pales that are readily available and reasonably priced. They make and distribute one of the few widely available packaged Porters in the state.
    They have an interesting and varied brewery only taplist.
    They have very well done wilds and sours available at the brewery in bottles.
    Manny's pale is damn near everywhere in WA, a hell of an accomplishment.
    The brewery isn't even 20 yet, so not really any beer drinkers have grown up with it.

    Here's a piece on the history of the brewery: https://www.seattlemet.com/news-and-city-life/2012/11/mannys-mannys-everywhere-december-2012
     
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