Beer Advocate's Top 20

I've had all but 3 in the top ten. Cbs and vanilla bean Dark Lord make my top ten list easy, but a few like westy 12 and heady should not be there imo. That's just me though. Pm if you really want something in the top 20, I have a lot on the list in my cellar...
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[Salvelinus]

Originally Posted by ChicagoWhiteSox

I've had all but 3 in the top ten. Cbs and vanilla bean Dark Lord make my top ten list easy, but a few like westy 12 and heady should not be there imo. That's just me though. Pm if you really want something in the top 20, I have a lot on the list in my cellar...
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Blasphemy! Kidding, drink what you like. I've had 4 of the top 20, with only 1 regularly available to me. I'd like to see the ratings bump beers get just for being rare and largely unavailable. If you're from the east and you trade your rare beers to get a pliny I doubt you're going to allow yourself to decide it sucks.

Originally Posted by Salvelinus

Blasphemy! Kidding, drink what you like. I've had 4 of the top 20, with only 1 regularly available to me. I'd like to see the ratings bump beers get just for being rare and largely unavailable. If you're from the east and you trade your rare beers to get a pliny I doubt you're going to allow yourself to decide it sucks.

I loved the beer, I just wouldn't put it on my list. There are a bunch of other Double IPA's I would put ahead of it, mainly beers from Three Floyds, Bells and founders.

There's a couple beers in the top 20 that are tap only, just so everyone knows. You'll have to go to RR to get Younger on tap, same thing with vanilla bean dark lord, you'll have to go to Three Floyds brewpub. I had it on tap last year at Dark Lord Day, and it still is my favorite beer of all time. Simply amazing.

[ktblunden]

Originally Posted by ChicagoWhiteSox

There's a couple beers in the top 20 that are tap only, just so everyone knows. You'll have to go to RR to get Younger on tap, same thing with vanilla bean dark lord, you'll have to go to Three Floyds brewpub. I had it on tap last year at Dark Lord Day, and it still is my favorite beer of all time. Simply amazing.

Yeah, one of these days I'll plan a trip to make the 8 hour drive up to Santa Rosa to hit up Russian River. I think they don't do growlers of Younger anymore though, due to demand.

[MNSmoker]

I've only had two out of the top 20. Pliny the Elder and The Abyss. Both were absolutely fantastic beers. Browsing through the Top 100, I've had about 15 on that list. A lot of beers on that list are seasonal or limited offerings, but some are readily available year-round beers that are easy to come by. I'd love to try every beer on that list, but I don't have the time or money to make that a reality.