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re: Your top 5 breweries

Posted on 7/12/12 at 3:41 pm to
Posted by Fratastic423
Baton Rouge
Member since Feb 2007
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Posted on 7/12/12 at 3:41 pm to
This topic is impossible. You could debate this for the rest of the week and never come to a consensus.

For shits and giggles here is who I have been drinking on recently since in no way will I be able to pick a top 5.

Sixpoint
Dogfish Head
Parish (I know its only one beer but I feel we talk so much about this place it should be in this conversation just on hype and buzz alone)
Victory
Southern Tier
Russian River

Now a What you can Actually buy in LA list:

Parish
Green Flash
Stillwater
Sierra Nevada
Anchor Brewing
Posted by BMoney
Baton Rouge
Member since Jan 2005
16832 posts
Posted on 7/12/12 at 3:43 pm to
quote:

no love for Avery....interesting


They were among my semi-finalists. Hell, there were a lot of breweries I considered, yet didn't make my list. Avery, Founders, Southern Tier, Sierra Nevada, Mikkeller, Lagunitas. A top dozen would have been a lot easier.
Posted by Fratastic423
Baton Rouge
Member since Feb 2007
5990 posts
Posted on 7/12/12 at 3:48 pm to
quote:

A top dozen would have been a lot easier.


But then you would still be cutting some out. I could probably name 50 great breweries that you would be fine with in a random top 5.
Posted by gmrkr5
NC
Member since Jul 2009
15145 posts
Posted on 7/12/12 at 3:59 pm to
quote:



I'll be going there also


parents were in Sonoma recently and they went to the brewpub. said it was some of the best beer they have ever had.
Posted by rutiger
purgatory
Member since Jun 2007
21939 posts
Posted on 7/12/12 at 4:00 pm to
I named a dozen off the top of my head easy and could probably name a dozen more.
Posted by TulaneTigerFan
Seattle
Member since Sep 2005
35856 posts
Posted on 7/12/12 at 4:02 pm to
Abita
NOLA
Sam Adams
Budweiser
Chimay
Posted by DEANintheYAY
LEFT COAST
Member since Jan 2008
31975 posts
Posted on 7/12/12 at 4:07 pm to
Bear Republic has a cool brew pub. Their brewery set up is crazy. There are pipes going across the ceiling of the pub to convey the cracked malt to the brewing area. Its a holdover from when they redesigned the brewery.

Great beer indeed.
Posted by gmrkr5
NC
Member since Jul 2009
15145 posts
Posted on 7/12/12 at 4:10 pm to
quote:

Great beer indeed.


my current favorite for sure. too bad we only get a couple of thier brews down here though.
Posted by BMoney
Baton Rouge
Member since Jan 2005
16832 posts
Posted on 7/12/12 at 4:23 pm to
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But then you would still be cutting some out. I could probably name 50 great breweries that you would be fine with in a random top 5.


True. I mean, here we are on page 3 without a Three Floyds mention.
Posted by Zappas Stache
Utility Muffin Research Kitchen
Member since Apr 2009
43204 posts
Posted on 7/12/12 at 4:27 pm to
Yes, impossible topic. I would just start listing the brewers that have many different styles of beer and all that I've tasted have been very good.

Brooklyn
Victory
Jester King
Lefthand
Bells

honorable mention
Unibroe
Ommengagng
I don't think these 2 do much besides belgian style. But they do it very well.

Of course I'm not even mentioning the great belgian brewers.....it just goes on and on....Lagunitas, Full Sail........
This post was edited on 7/12/12 at 4:29 pm
Posted by rds dc
Member since Jun 2008
21571 posts
Posted on 7/12/12 at 4:47 pm to
This is is tough question but I would go:

Founders
Bells
Dogfish Head
Stone
Live Oak

I have not had enough from RR, Lost Abbey, Three Floyds and others to accurately rank them. We are truly heading into the Golden Age of American brewing
Posted by Mr Fusion
The American Dream City
Member since Dec 2010
7462 posts
Posted on 7/12/12 at 5:12 pm to
I like this concept, I have limited experience to call them the best, but these are my favorites (in no particular order):

Spoetzl (Shiner)
Rahr
Abita
St. Arnold
Alaskan

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