Top 5 Beers +One

1. Perrin - No Rules (2016)
2. Goose Island - Bourbon County Regal Rye (2015)
3. Goose Island - Bourbon County Brand Stout
4. Odd Side Ales - Hazel's Nuts
5. Hoof Hearted - Dragon saddle

The beer that got me into craft was Bell's Two-hearted ale. That one holds a special place in my craft beer heart. Cheers!

 

How was it?

 

It was quite good, but a bit rough around the edges. So I am putting a couple in the cellar, hoping that it smooths out a bit.
Cheers!

 

In no special order
DFH 60 Min IPA
Stone IPA
Boston Lager
SN Pale Ale
Sarnac Pale Ale

Beer that got me in to craft beer, oddly enough, was homebrewed Summer Ale by Brewer's Best. Needed a hobby, hardly liked beer but desperately needed something to do, tried it, drank the beer, fell in love with brewing and craft beer.

 

Prairie - OK-Si
Jester King - Montmorency vs Balatan
Parish Brewing - Ghost in the Machine
Deschutes - Abyss
The Brew Kettle - White Rajah

+1: Rochester Mill's IPA was probably my first exposure to craft that I actually appreciated. Its a great Michigan beer that often flies under the radar and doesnt get much fan-fare.

 

In no particular order, and going with beers reasonably accessible in my area:

Singlecut Softly Spoken Magic Spells
Trillium Coffee Pot and Kettle
Notch The Standard (Double decocted Pils)
Grey Sail Captain's Daughter
Timothy Taylor's Landlord

My first legal beer was a Lagunitas IPA. Ahh youth...

 

HF Everett
HF Citra
Victory Uncle Teddy's Bitter
Troegs Troegenator

only 4.

 

I learned at the spry age of 21 that I did not like the corn forward flavors of macro brews. I dabbled in grabbing random bottles for a mix a six, but the real beer that opened my eyes to what good beer could taste like was Old Rasputin.

1. Tree House Good Morning
2. Tree House King Julius
3. Bourbon County Vanilla Rye
4. Trillium DDH Congress St
5. Hill Farmstead Double Citra

Quite the IPA heavy list, but living in New England we're bombarded with them here.

 

1. Ayinger Celebrator Dopplebock
2. Lagunitas Lil Sumpin Sumpin Ale
3. North Coast Old Rasputin
4. Boulevard Tank 7
5. Sierra Nevada Celebation Ale

No plus one for me, Old Raspy got me in to craft, still my favorite Imperial Stout. Although, SN Narwhal is giving Old Raspy a run for my money.

 

nice! cool that you were able to try it. its hard to come by even living in Colorado. They bottled another barleywine that is still really good- "Release the hounds" but nowhere near as amazing as Royal Oil.

 

Enjoy By
Prairie Apple Brandy Bomb
Stone Emperial IPA (14th Anniversary)
FFF Perched Atop the Denim Throne
Alpine Nelson
(Just off of the top of the dome)

+1 The White Hag Irish IPA (Fleadh Ale). Only available in Ireland. Had it in Dublin. This is the beer that basically got me into homebrewing, craft beer, and eventually landed me in a brewery a few years later. Ironically their brewmaster is an ex-pat from my hometown, too!

 

Always tough making a list like this. In no particular order:

- Darkness
- Parabola
- Pliny
- Rochefort 10
- AB Noir

The blame for +1 would probably have to go to Sam Adams

 

- BCBCS
- BCBS
- Brandy Barrel Hunahpu
- Rare Scooop
- Bourbon County Vanilla Rye

- Sierra Nevada Pale Ale got me into craft beer

 

In no particular order:

Westbrook Mexican Cake
TreeHouse Alter Ego
Prairie BOMB
Against the Grain Citra Ass Down
Noda Hop Drop and Roll

The beer that first got me into craft was Terrapin Hopsecutioner... Loved the hops and was what really opened my eyes beyond Coors Light, etc.

 

Rodenbach Alexander
Abt 12 St bernardus
Mikkeller Frelsner triple bock
Prairie Vanilla Noir
Kuhnhenn Rasberry Eisbock
The Bruery Cuvree
......actually any beer that is in my glass would be one

 

1)BCBS
2)TH Green
3) Hammer of the Beast
4) BA Ten Fidy
5) Pliny

Beer that started it all - Surly Furious

 

5 is not doable. Here are ten.
1. KBBS
2. BVDL
3. Derivation 5
4. A Deal with the Devil
5. Decoherence
6. BAVSS
7. Vanilla Rye
8. ManBearPig
9. BA Vanilla Shake
10. Framboise du Fermier

And two that got me into craft:
Old Rasputin
Two Hearted

 

Forgot my plus one- Hop JuJu. How can you make this one better? Put it in a 16 oz can.

 

Definitively ranking favorites is impossible for me, so here are five beers I really dig in this moment in time.

1. Abraxas (2015) - Perennial Artisan Ales
2. Bomb! - Prairie Artisan Ales
3. Bourbon County Brand Stout (2016) - Goose Island
4. Saison du Fermier (Foedre) - Side Project
5. Zombie Dust - 3 Floyds Brewing Co

And the beer that got me into craft was Bell's Amber Ale in college.

 

My top five beers is a tough one, but I'll try.
1. Chocolate Rain, never disappoints
2. A Night to end all dawns (coconut)
3. Sosus
4. Bomb, so consistent
5. Julius

I have to give equal credit to two beers for getting me into craft beer. The first is Boston Lager and the second is Petes Wicked Ale. Not sure if Petes Wicked Ale is made anymore. First mind blowing beer was Obsidian Stout in 1994, still solid Imo.