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The Highest Rated Beer from Every State

Posted on 7/21/15 at 9:01 am
Posted by BugAC
St. George
Member since Oct 2007
52787 posts
Posted on 7/21/15 at 9:01 am
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Not sure if this list was posted, but it's pretty well done. Ghost is the Louisiana beer.
Posted by TigerHam85
59-024 Kamehameha Highway
Member since Nov 2009
31493 posts
Posted on 7/21/15 at 9:09 am to
I was highly disappointed in Big Bad Baptist in Utah. There were a couple local beer that were much better than that one.
Posted by Matisyeezy
End of the bar, Drunk
Member since Feb 2012
16624 posts
Posted on 7/21/15 at 9:20 am to
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highly disappointed in Big Bad Baptist


wut
Posted by TigerHam85
59-024 Kamehameha Highway
Member since Nov 2009
31493 posts
Posted on 7/21/15 at 9:28 am to
I'm not saying it was bad, but it in no way, shape or form deserves the hype IMO. It was the thinnest stout I've ever had. Had it at the brewery, then bought a bottle to try it again and the same result.

They had a couple IPAs I'd rank higher and I put their brown ale on par with it.
Posted by Pettifogger
Capitol Hill Autonomous Zone
Member since Feb 2012
79181 posts
Posted on 7/21/15 at 9:52 am to
Ah it's a little old. Was wondering how Transmigration of Souls beat Tropicalia in GA
Posted by Rickety Cricket
Premium Member
Member since Aug 2007
46883 posts
Posted on 7/21/15 at 9:59 am to
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then bought a bottle to try it again

If you were able to purchase a bottle on demand, then it's understandable why the beer would be sub-par.
Posted by Dandy Lion
Member since Feb 2010
50249 posts
Posted on 7/21/15 at 10:27 am to
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Southampton Peconic County Reserve Ale

quote:

Heady Topper

Thursday will see me acquiring and ingesting these ´brebajes´.
Posted by No8Easy2
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Member since Mar 2014
11666 posts
Posted on 7/21/15 at 10:32 am to
its not a bad list, would have been cool to see 2nd & 3rd's
but we all know these lists are always subjective. It is all a matter of opinion of what YOU like.
but reading it i noticed that about a 1/4 of the list was IPA's so with freshness being key
my question is how long after the bottling date would you purchase an IPA?

Posted by Rouge
Floston Paradise
Member since Oct 2004
136798 posts
Posted on 7/21/15 at 10:38 am to
while atrial is a wonderful offering, i think they should place a production minimum on "best beer" lists

atrial is so hard to get
Posted by TigerHam85
59-024 Kamehameha Highway
Member since Nov 2009
31493 posts
Posted on 7/21/15 at 10:41 am to
Well, in Utah every beer over 4% abv can only be bottled. So everything I searched for was readily available. Therefore, Utah is a shitty state.
Posted by LSUGrad00
Member since Dec 2003
2428 posts
Posted on 7/21/15 at 10:47 am to
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while atrial is a wonderful offering, i think they should place a production minimum on "best beer" lists



I agreed, hell South Carolina's is Four Roses BA Mexican Cake.

Arkansas' best beer is rated 3.77... lol
This post was edited on 7/21/15 at 10:49 am
Posted by hogfly
Fayetteville, AR
Member since May 2014
4640 posts
Posted on 7/21/15 at 10:51 am to
That Arkansas beer is awful. Nothing from diamond bear is worth a shite.

Best Arkansas beers that are actually canned or bottled:
Lost 40 APA
Ozark Beer Co. APA.
Ozark Beer Co, Golden Belgian.
Fossil Cove La Brea Brown
This post was edited on 7/21/15 at 10:53 am
Posted by BugAC
St. George
Member since Oct 2007
52787 posts
Posted on 7/21/15 at 10:55 am to
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but we all know these lists are always subjective. It is all a matter of opinion of what YOU like.


Well obviously. I found this list more in line with my thinking.
Posted by BottomlandBrew
Member since Aug 2010
27092 posts
Posted on 7/21/15 at 12:31 pm to
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we all know these lists are always subjective. It is all a matter of opinion of what YOU like


Most top American beer lists lean heavily towards IPAs and higher gravity stouts/porters. Rarity gets you a few points in high demand markets. You'd be hard pressed to find most of those beers taking up shelf space.

Hops or roasty grains + alcohol - supply = high score
Posted by LSUBoo
Knoxville, TN
Member since Mar 2006
101919 posts
Posted on 7/21/15 at 12:36 pm to
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my question is how long after the bottling date would you purchase an IPA?


I'd purchase and drink within 3 months of the date.
Posted by hogfly
Fayetteville, AR
Member since May 2014
4640 posts
Posted on 7/21/15 at 12:41 pm to
This is somewhat flawed as well due to the fact that BA has a lot of beers on the site that don't have official BA ratings assigned to them. I don't know if a beer has to have a certain number of reviews or a certain distribution area in order to get an official rating or what.

All of the Arkansas beers I listed have reviews with scores (and a higher average review than the one they picked) on the site, but they don't have an official BA score.

Basically, they went with a Diamond Bear (easily the worst brewery in the state) because their beers are the only ones with official BA ratings.
This post was edited on 7/21/15 at 12:42 pm
Posted by tduecen
Member since Nov 2006
161244 posts
Posted on 7/21/15 at 12:45 pm to
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I don't know if a beer has to have a certain number of reviews or a certain distribution area in order to get an official rating or what.
150 I believe
Posted by BugAC
St. George
Member since Oct 2007
52787 posts
Posted on 7/21/15 at 12:57 pm to
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my question is how long after the bottling date would you purchase an IPA?


I think 5/6 months is the shelf life for most IPA's before they start turning.
Posted by rutiger
purgatory
Member since Jun 2007
21117 posts
Posted on 7/21/15 at 12:59 pm to
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quote:
my question is how long after the bottling date would you purchase an IPA?


I think 5/6 months is the shelf life for most IPA's before they start turning.


Nope. 3 months. Obviously each beer is different, ive found some thatve tasted good after 6 months and some fall off after 6 weeks.
Posted by Jax-Tiger
Port Saint Lucie, FL
Member since Jan 2005
24740 posts
Posted on 7/21/15 at 1:24 pm to
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my question is how long after the bottling date would you purchase an IPA?


Pet peave is breweries that don't date the bottles. For this reason, I drink very few bottled IPAs. Many of the small breweries in Oregon don't date their bottles. I'm pretty selective about where I buy beer. Even on draft, I go to places that have a high turnover rate on their beer. I've been burned when I've ordered an IPA in a restaurant and either it wasn't fresh, or they had not cleaned their tap lines.

Same with bottles. Don't buy an IPA from a gas station...
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