Top 5 breweries in Cali?

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  1. rgco

    rgco Initiate (0) Apr 2, 2012 California


    What???????????????????????????????? No way Bro, have you even slayed there super rare Zwickel Bock!
     
    #21 rgco, Aug 7, 2013
  2. Sev

    Sev Initiate (0) Jul 3, 2013 California

    Golden Road? really? why are people mentioning this place?

    It's average at best and it never moves off the shelves.
     
    #22 Sev, Aug 7, 2013
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  3. Xpotential

    Xpotential Devotee (341) Dec 27, 2007 California


    Welcome to Sarcastifornia!
     
    #23 Xpotential, Aug 7, 2013
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  4. Jugs_McGhee

    Jugs_McGhee Grand High Pooh-Bah (6,140) Aug 15, 2010 Texas
    Pooh-Bah Trader

    1.Lost Abbey
    2.Alesmith
    3.Alpine
    4.Russian River
    5.Lagunitas
     
    #24 Jugs_McGhee, Aug 8, 2013
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  5. yoitsarch

    yoitsarch Pundit (827) Nov 13, 2012 California

    1. Russian River
    2. Bruery
    3. Firestone Walker
    4. Lagunitas
    5. Stone
     
    #25 yoitsarch, Aug 8, 2013
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  6. Buck86

    Buck86 Initiate (0) Aug 8, 2011 Washington

    Russian River
    Bruery
    Firestone Walker
    Alpine
    Probably Lagunitas but several could take its spot (not been to Society yet, but I hear good things. Love Beachwood, Bootleggers, Port/LA etc etc)

    Not going to put the first 4 in any order because at any given time visiting any one of these places makes me very happy.
     
    #26 Buck86, Aug 8, 2013
  7. Carbon14

    Carbon14 Initiate (0) Sep 6, 2009 Maryland

    Russian River
    Firestone Walker
    Bruery
    Sierra Nevada
    Alpine
     
    #27 Carbon14, Aug 8, 2013
  8. StarRaptor

    StarRaptor Initiate (0) Jun 8, 2010 California

    Breweries I go to / drink often

    Firestone Walker
    Noble Ale Works
    Societe
    Ballast Point (Canned Sculpin)
    Beachwood
     
    #28 StarRaptor, Aug 8, 2013
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  9. StarRaptor

    StarRaptor Initiate (0) Jun 8, 2010 California

    Heal the Bay was quite the surprise
     
    #29 StarRaptor, Aug 8, 2013
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  10. dcgunman

    dcgunman Pooh-Bah (2,682) Jul 1, 2009 California
    BA4LYFE Society Pooh-Bah Trader

    Heal the Bay is by far GR's best IPA. Its still a top 20. Point the Way has moved up from top 50 to top 40. Still has a way to go. Maybe they should call it "Still A Way to Go" IPA
     
    #30 dcgunman, Aug 8, 2013
  11. AptosBeerDrinker

    AptosBeerDrinker Initiate (0) Aug 9, 2011 California

    Heal the Bay was the biggest surprise for me at the FW fest. I fully expected it to suck and it's quite good.
     
    #31 AptosBeerDrinker, Aug 8, 2013
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  12. HeavySpeedway

    HeavySpeedway Initiate (0) Jul 8, 2013 California

    Picking the top 5 California breweries reminds me of an old Bill Swerski's Superfans skit on SNL, in which they did a Jeopardy like game and asked the question "Ditka vs. Bulls". Chris Farley's character called such a matchup a horrible tragedy and stated that all the great nations of the earth should band together to prevent such a competition from ever taking place.
     
    #32 HeavySpeedway, Aug 8, 2013
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  13. nanobrew

    nanobrew Initiate (0) Dec 31, 2008 California

    Lost Abbey, their beer is the best...if you can get it
     
    #33 nanobrew, Aug 8, 2013
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  14. Miruguy

    Miruguy Zealot (631) Nov 22, 2010 California

     
    #34 Miruguy, Aug 9, 2013
  15. booglez

    booglez Initiate (0) Mar 18, 2008 California

    Interchangeable, IMO:
    Beachwood
    Alpine
    Kern
    RR
    Port
     
    #35 booglez, Aug 9, 2013
  16. Miruguy

    Miruguy Zealot (631) Nov 22, 2010 California

    No, just poking fun (I can't make it down there on Labor Day, so didn't try). I sure as shit shorted all my Nexternal shares though.
     
    #36 Miruguy, Aug 9, 2013
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  17. HoppingAlong

    HoppingAlong Initiate (0) Jul 31, 2013 California

    In no particular order (although this changes in my mind from month to month based on what I have been drinking):

    Bruery
    Societe
    Almanac
    AleSmith
    Ballast Point
     
    #37 HoppingAlong, Aug 10, 2013
  18. albertq17

    albertq17 Devotee (300) Oct 11, 2010 California

    Maybe the people are being sarcastic. Or perhaps they, like myself, enjoy the brewery and love the beer.
     
    #38 albertq17, Aug 11, 2013
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  19. OneBeertoRTA

    OneBeertoRTA Initiate (0) Jan 2, 2010 California

    We are CA, because of the size we get to name our top 10. We aren't Vermont or Iowa ffs...
     
    #39 OneBeertoRTA, Aug 11, 2013
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  20. HeavySpeedway

    HeavySpeedway Initiate (0) Jul 8, 2013 California

    Is Almanac the next "next thing"?

    The last three or four beers they've put out have been excellent, IMHO.
     
    #40 HeavySpeedway, Aug 11, 2013
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