Midwest vs West vs East Coast Breweries?

I vote for West Coast

 

Lagunitas is decent but it seems that it's overly saccarine. Green Flash did not impress me at all, in fact I found it an incredible disappointment. I'm eager to try the other West Coast beers, but I realize there is a reason they haven't made it my way as of yet, and I believe it's because they won't live up to the reputation they have built up on this forum and others. Wisconsin alone has many solid breweries that I would stack up against any other. I'd love to be proven wrong, but it hasn't happened yet. If you don't like what I'm saying, send me something that will convince me otherwise : ).

 

West Coast really doesn't need voter fraud to win this one, but thanks for trying.

 

Midwest

They call me Homer

 

I vote the USA, period!
Was this exercise in 'mine's bigger'n yours' really needed?

If it's good, it's good, no matter coast or country.

 

Definitely midwest, I vote midwest

 

First, I thought Illinois, Indiana, and Michigan were "Great Lakes" states. Why are you including them with the Midwest?

Second, you list a bunch of West Coast breweries, most of whose beers are distributed to the Midwest, and compare them with a bunch of Midwest/Great Lakes breweries, most of whose beers are not distributed outside their local market. So as you might imagine, there are probably a lot—and I mean a truly mind-boggling number—of West Coast breweries you've probably never even heard of, let alone tasted beer from. The three main West Coast states have nearly 800 breweries among them. You're comparing apples and oranges here.

 

So you're canceling out yemenmocha's double vote then?

 

I say Midwest because of versatility.. but I'll obviously come off as a biased homer.. but I can easily make the case if I had too though..

I have love for breweries all over the country though.. there's no right or wrong answer and this will always be a friendly debate on this site..

 

I say Midwest not homerism either its just theres more to beers than ales and I've yet to have a really good lager from out west not that they don't exist im sure but I feel the midwest while we may lack in the IPA category a bit we are more well rounded. We just aren't hyped as much by people who aren't from here because where not exactly the same kind of travel destination that the west coast is.

 

Seriously?

Okay, here's how I'll engage with this...

Doing a compare and contrast tonight with West Coast and Midwest IPAs:

Midwest: Ska Modus Hoperandi, Founders Red's Rye P.A., Tallgrass Ethos: great richness, malt to balance hops, pine with some grapefruit, straight bitterness.

West Coast: Sculpin, Lagunitas, Alesmith IPA: Tropical fruits, flowery bouquets in the nose, rounded bitterness.

Is either "better"? Well, I coud have picked lesser breweries for comparison... But among the top tier: not better, just different. Long live the difference!

 

Oh, you like the beers around you best? Please, tell me more...

 

I think that with every Hop_King post.

 

Too trolly...

 

On BA we're considered "Great Lakes".. but in the grand scheme of things we're considered "Midwest" outside of the craft beer world..

 

West coast is the best coast.

 

Interesting. Lagunitas, Russian River and Stone are some of my favorites. But, from my experience, Russian River brewery is extremely snobby and self absorbed. On the other hand, Lagunitas is 180 degrees opposite. They are relaxed, cool and friendly. I'm hoping to get Stone sometime this winter.
BTW, my vote: In general, no area makes better beer than west coast.

 

Don't lie to yourselves. West.

 

Let's try different borders: Left Sector runs on a diagonal from the New Mexico/Arizona/Mexico border to the N. Dakota/Minnesota/Manitoba border. Center Sector uses a line from the Mississippi/Louisiana border to the PA/NY border at Lake Erie. The Right Sector goes to the coast. Now who's best?