Your state's "Top 12" by style

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  1. DabblinWiscCraft

    DabblinWiscCraft Savant (1,044) Jul 5, 2011 Wisconsin

    So, TurkeyFeathers' post from the other day (http://www.beeradvocate.com/communi...state-brewed-beers-have-you-had.297502/unread) about how many of your state's top-rated beers you've had has got me thinking. I thought it would be fun--albeit a little time-consuming--to rate what I would consider the tastiest beers in my home state of Wisconsin from each of twelve major categories. Here's what I've come up with. What have you folks got? (And feel free to add any major category you feel I've snubbed...or expand within categories like you'll see I've done.)

    State: Wisconsin

    Amber/Red Ale: I'm going to expand right off the bat by dividing these between amber and red--Ambergeddon (Ale Asylum) and Fixed Gear (Lakefront)

    Barleywine: Brewer's Reserve Bourbon Barrel Barleywine (Central Waters)

    Brown Ale: Fat Squirrel (New Glarus)

    India Pale Ale: Another division, this time between single and double--Fantasy Factory (Karben4) and Scream IIPA (New Glarus)

    Pale Ale: Moon Man (New Glarus)

    Porter: Devil Over a Barrel (Tyranena)

    Stout: Brewer's Reserve Bourbon Barrel Stout (Central Waters)

    Belgian Ale (any style): Fatty Boombalatty Belgian Pale Ale (Furthermore)

    German Ale (any style): Canoe Paddler Kölsch (Jacob Leinenkugel)

    American Lager (any style): Miller High Life American Adjunct Lager (MillerCoors)

    German Lager (any style): Smoke Monster Rauchbier (Black Husky)

    Fruit/Vegetable Beer: Raspberry Tart (New Glarus)
     
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  2. PJ_

    PJ_ Zealot (650) Nov 13, 2014 Massachusetts
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    State: Georgia

    Amber/Red Ale: Reclaimed Rye (CC)
    Barleywine: Height of Civilization (Wild Heaven)
    Brown Ale: Ode to Mercy (Wild Heaven)
    India Pale Ale: Tropicalia (CC)
    Pale Ale: 420 (SweetWater)
    Porter: Koko Buni (CC)
    Stout: CR WnB, Regular WnB (Terrapin)
    Belgian Ale (any style): Feest Noel (Three Taverns)
    German Ale (any style): Athena (CC)
    American Lager (any style): Prince of Pilsen (Three Taverns)
    German Lager (any style): Moonray [I'm sure I'm alone on this one] (Terrapin)
    Fruit/Vegetable Beer: hmmmm...none
     
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  3. Greywulfken

    Greywulfken Grand Pooh-Bah (5,803) Aug 25, 2010 New York
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    I don't know how well I'll fare here since I've had 42 of my state's top 100, so some styles will be excluded, and some styles/beers I don't often return to will be included, but here you go...

    Imperial stout: Evil Twin Aún Más Café Jesús
    English barleywine: Brooklyn Brewing's Hand & Seal
    American IPA: Mo' Shuggie Soulbender
    American IPA with brett: Evil Twin Femme Fatale (insert Yuzu, Kabosu, or Sudachi) Pale
    DIPA: Billy Full-Stack IIPA
    Saison: Brooklyn Brewing's Sorachi Ace
    Pumpkin ale: Southern Tier's Pumking
    Quad: Ommegang's Three Philosophers
    BSPA: Ommegang's Gnomegang
    Baltic Porter: 3Beans
    RIS: Brooklyn Black Chocolate Stout
    Flanders Oud Bruin: Captain Lawrence Rosso E Marrone
     
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