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Old 03-29-2011, 11:38 AM   #1
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Default Top Ten Favorite Breweries of All Time

I started this thread because I couldn't pinpoint my top favorite beers of all time.

Plus, this give us an opportunity to share information about our favorites with other beer lovers!

Here are mine (in no particular order):

1. Sierra Nevada
2. New Belgium
3. Deschutes
4. Stone
5. Rogue
6. Lost Coast
7. Lagunitas
8. Bear Republic
9. North Coast
10. Russian River


Have fun and feel free to share information!!!

PS - Feel free to list more than ten, if you want to!
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Old 03-29-2011, 11:46 AM   #2
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Is Anchor a brewery? They should be most lists in the grand sense.
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Old 03-29-2011, 11:46 AM   #3
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Is Anchor a brewery? They should be most lists in the grand sense.
Very much so!!!

They were in my top 11.
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Old 03-29-2011, 11:48 AM   #4
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I started this thread because I couldn't pinpoint my top favorite beers of all time.

Plus, this give us an opportunity to share information about our favorites with other beer lovers!

Here are mine (in no particular order):

1. Sierra Nevada
4. Stone
5. Rogue


Have fun and feel free to share information!!!
Removed breweries I have either not sampled (Russian River,) or don't care for (Lagunitas,) and will add:

Avery
Bell's
Ommegang
Dogfish Head
Victory
Founder's
Castle Hollow

To keep it at Ten.
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Old 03-29-2011, 12:02 PM   #5
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Default Re: Top Ten Favorite Breweries of All Time

Great post, Skywalker. Heres mine:

1. Lagunitas
2. Boulevard
3. St Bernardus
4. Rochefort
5. Sierra Nevada
6. Founders
7. Bells
8. Bear Republic
9. Goose Island
10. New Belgium
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Old 03-29-2011, 01:21 PM   #6
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Default Re: Top Ten Favorite Breweries of All Time

1. Cantillon
2. Drie Fonteinen
3. Fantome
4. Russian River
5. Rodenbach
6. De Dolle
7. Jolly Pumpkin
8. Cigar City
9. Hanssens
10. Westvleteren

Not in any particular order (except Cantillon at the top).
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Old 03-29-2011, 01:45 PM   #7
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Default Re: Top Ten Favorite Breweries of All Time

Several of my favorite breweries are no longer in business or bought up and rebranded. They are definitely in the all time list but certainly not in the list of current faves.
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Old 03-29-2011, 02:43 PM   #8
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Default Re: Top Ten Favorite Breweries of All Time

My top 10 changes frequently but for today

(in no particular order)

1. Founders
2. Terrapin
3. Bells
4. Sweetwater
5. Southern Tier
6. Duck-Rabbit
7. Rochefort
8. Dogfish Head
9. Bear Republic
10. Ayinger
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Old 03-29-2011, 03:09 PM   #9
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Default Re: Top Ten Favorite Breweries of All Time

In no real order:

1. Surly
2. Founder's
3. Paulaner
4. Rogue
5. Sierra Nevada
6. Founders
7. Bell's
8. Hacker-Pschorr
9. Summit
10. Lagunitas
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Dogfish Head
Stone
Lagunitas
Victory
Bells
Founders
Moylans
Duck Rabbit
Ska Brewing
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1. Guinness
2. Three Floyds
3. Goose Isalnd
4. Founders
5. Anchor
6. Bells
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1. Guinness
2. Three Floyds
3. Goose Isalnd
4. Founders
5. Anchor
6. Bells
You get four more wishes!

Did we already mention the missing four?
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You get four more wishes!

Did we already mention the missing four?
I couldn't think of 4 more to list off the top of my head, Darrell. I am sure when I put some thought into it I can think of at least 4 more.
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I couldn't think of 4 more to list off the top of my head, Darrell. I am sure when I put some thought into it I can think of at least 4 more.
Stop drinking beer long enough and the list will follow!
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Stones, DFH, Three Floyds, Rochefort.....haven't had enough breweries I REALLY like to give a full top 10.

I mean Avery, Schlafly, Sierra nevada are decent but nothing I would put in a top 10 for me at least.
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1. Flying Dog
2. Sierra Nevada
3. Rogue


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Here are mine (in order of preference):

1. Sudwerk
2. Sierra Nevada
3. New Belgium
4. Deschutes
5. Stone
6. Rogue
7. Lost Coast
8. Lagunitas
9. Bear Republic
10. North Coast
Fixed that for you.
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Fixed that for you.
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