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SaigonGuy
Citizen
Username: Sidrn
Post Number: 16
Registered: 6-2005
| | Posted on Wednesday, July 20, 2005 - 11:15 pm: |     |
1. AleSmith Brewing Co. San Diego, CA USA
2. Three Floyds Brewing Co. Munster, IN USA
3. Stone Brewing Co. San Diego, CA USA
4. Westvleteren Abdij St. Sixtus Westvleteren Belgium
5. Hair of the Dog Brewing Co. Portland, OR USA
6. De Dolle Brouwers Diksmuide Belgium
7. Kalamazoo Brewing Co. Kalamazoo, MI USA
8. Pizza Port (Solana Beach) Solana Beach, CA USA
9. Dogfish Head Brewery Milton, DE USA
10. Fuller, Smith & Turner London UK
11. Kuhnhenn Brewing Warren, MI USA
12. Geuzestekerij Drie Fonteinen Beersel Belgium
13. Minneapolis Town Hall Brewery Minneapolis, MN USA
14. Victory Brewing Company Downingtown, PA USA
15. New Glarus Brewing Company New Glarus, WI USA
16. Southampton Publick House Southampton, NY USA
17. Founders Brewing Company Grand Rapids, MI USA
18. Rogue Ales Newport, OR USA
19. Brasserie de l'Abbaye des Rocs Montignies-sur-Roc Belgium
20. Dieu du Ciel Montréal, Quebec Canada
21. Unibroue (Sleeman) Chambly, Quebec Canada
22. Barley Johns Brew Pub New Brighton, MN USA
23. Fish Brewing Company/
Leavenworth Beers Olympia, WA USA
24. Stoudts Brewing Co. Adamstown, PA USA
25. Old Dominion Brewing Co. Ashburn, VA USA
26. Troegs Brewing Company Harrisburg, PA USA
27. Smuttynose Brewing Company Portsmouth, NH USA
28. Goose Island Beer Company Chicago, IL USA
29. Dark Horse Brewing Company Marshall, MI USA
30. Bear Republic Brewing Company Healdsburg, CA USA
31. Great Lakes Brewing Company Cleveland, OH USA
32. Cantillon Brussels Belgium
33. Great Divide Brewing Company Denver, CO USA
34. Russian River Brewing Santa Rosa, CA USA
35. McKenzie Brew House Glen Mills, PA USA
36. DuClaw Brewing Company Abingdon, MD USA
37. Ayinger Aying Germany
38. Anchor Brewing Company San Francisco, CA USA
39. Allagash Portland, ME USA
40. Jolly Pumpkin Artisan Ales Dexter, MI USA
41. Triumph Brewing Company Princeton, NJ USA
42. Samuel Smith Yorkshire UK
43. Avery Brewing Company Boulder, CO USA
44. Sierra Nevada Brewing Company Chico, CA USA
45. Brasserie Fantôme Soy-Erezée Belgium
46. Brouwerij Het Anker Mechelen Belgium
47. New Belgium Brewing Company Fort Collins, CO USA
48. Pizza Port (Carlsbad) Carlsbad, CA USA
49. Flossmoor Station Restaurant & Brewery Flossmoor, IL USA
50. North Coast Brewing Company Fort Bragg, CA USA
Enjoy!
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Dave
Supporter
Username: Dave
Post Number: 6955
Registered: 4-1997
| | Posted on Wednesday, July 20, 2005 - 11:31 pm: | |
What's the source for the list and where is Guinness or John Courage? I'm guessing it's bottled beverages only. |
Earlster
Supporter
Username: Earlster
Post Number: 1195
Registered: 8-2003
| | Posted on Wednesday, July 20, 2005 - 11:33 pm: | |
Hhmm, so in this list are breweries from:
England, Canada, Belgium and lot's from the US.
I think there are a lot missing from other countries.
And what's up with 41. They make some bad brews, honestly. |
algebra2
Supporter
Username: Algebra2
Post Number: 3713
Registered: 5-2001
| | Posted on Thursday, July 21, 2005 - 8:58 am: | |
River Horse, Lambertville
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buzzsaw
Citizen
Username: Buzzsaw
Post Number: 2331
Registered: 5-2001
| | Posted on Thursday, July 21, 2005 - 9:44 am: | |
yes, where is guiness? |
Pizzaz
Supporter
Username: Pizzaz
Post Number: 2142
Registered: 11-2001
| | Posted on Thursday, July 21, 2005 - 10:03 am: | |
American
http://www.avbc.com/beers/beers.html |
SaigonGuy
Citizen
Username: Sidrn
Post Number: 17
Registered: 6-2005
| | Posted on Thursday, July 21, 2005 - 10:06 am: | |
The source is a Money magazine article. The ranking is from a recent survey conducted by the Web site, RateBeer.com.
Guiness is one of my personal favorites. I'm just as surprised as you are that it's not on there. |
Pizzaz
Supporter
Username: Pizzaz
Post Number: 2143
Registered: 11-2001
| | Posted on Thursday, July 21, 2005 - 10:09 am: | |
Brewers Association (July is all American) 
http://www.beertown.org/events/
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Arsenal
Citizen
Username: Arsenal
Post Number: 11
Registered: 8-2004
| | Posted on Friday, July 22, 2005 - 4:20 pm: | |
Agree with Earlster. No way not one German, Austrian or Czech beer, for example, makes the list. Way to many USA beers. |
Dave
Supporter
Username: Dave
Post Number: 6988
Registered: 4-1997
| | Posted on Friday, July 22, 2005 - 5:08 pm: | |
Ayinger is German |
SaigonGuy
Citizen
Username: Sidrn
Post Number: 19
Registered: 6-2005
| | Posted on Friday, July 22, 2005 - 5:59 pm: | |
I'm not agreeing completely with the list. However, I believe that many of the survey participants are Americans with easier access to US beers. In addition, it seems like the list if primarily of small crafted brewers. |
Mayor McCheese
Supporter
Username: Mayor_mccheese
Post Number: 427
Registered: 7-2004
| | Posted on Saturday, July 23, 2005 - 3:18 am: | |
I always have to laugh at lists like this. Not because those brewers aren't great, but because none of the best selling most popular brewers are ever on these lists. For instance: Bud. As far as the US goes, Bud is probably the #1 best selling most popular beer brewer. But when was the last time you saw bud on top of a list of best brewers.
As far as beer is concerned, I always have to place beers in three categories; dark, medium, and light. And for me that means Guinness, Bass, and Boddingtons. MMM.... delicious. Although this list does have a few honorable mentions. |
Earlster
Supporter
Username: Earlster
Post Number: 1203
Registered: 8-2003
| | Posted on Saturday, July 23, 2005 - 10:14 am: | |
Mayor, when was the last time you saw Mc Donalds on a list of best foods? 
Oopps, I missed that Ayinger is on there, but then that's not the best German brewer anyway. |
Jay
Citizen
Username: Jaymon
Post Number: 251
Registered: 10-2004
| | Posted on Saturday, July 23, 2005 - 1:55 pm: | |
Kudos to who mentioned River Horse in Lambertville and another plug to Old Shipyard Ale from Kennebunkport, Maine - I think I need me a beer right NOW!! |
Stuart0628
Citizen
Username: Stuart0628
Post Number: 86
Registered: 2-2003
| | Posted on Saturday, July 23, 2005 - 4:22 pm: | |
Triumph is on this list while Gordon Biersch is omitted?
I won't go so far as Earlster in saying they're "bad", but they ain't world class. Gordon Biersch runs a wonderful chain of brewpubs out west, with a few locations elsewhere in the country. I know they are not going to buy out Gaslight and set up shop here, but a guy can dream, can't he? |
mwoodwalk
Citizen
Username: Mwoodwalk
Post Number: 376
Registered: 9-2001
| | Posted on Saturday, July 23, 2005 - 10:30 pm: | |
I have to backup McCheese here (to a point). Even if you think that Bud is the "McD's" of Beer, I submit that there are nevertheless several other successful brewers that make excellent beer.
For instance, having tried many many beers over the years, I still find that the Samuel Adams family of brews has several EXCELLENT choices, my favorite among them is Boston Ale (coming close behind are their various seasonal brews, esp. the one that comes out each winter). Yuengling, too, I think is a very good beer (albeit not among my absolute favorites). I think this is akin to the snobbery that affects other areas of our culture, where it is thought somehow that if too many people like something, it must be unremarkable and unworthy of special praise. Odd phenomenon, wouldn't you say?
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Stuart0628
Citizen
Username: Stuart0628
Post Number: 87
Registered: 2-2003
| | Posted on Sunday, July 24, 2005 - 9:04 am: | |
Agreed on Sam Adams.
Budweiser's success has more to do with a marketing machine than taste excellence. If a brewer makes it big because they taste good, I'm all for that. That doesn't apply to Bud or Miller, IMHO. |
Arnomation
Citizen
Username: Arnomation
Post Number: 277
Registered: 7-2003
| | Posted on Sunday, July 24, 2005 - 9:15 am: | |
Bud is probably the #1 best selling most popular beer brewer. But when was the last time you saw bud on top of a list of best brewers.
I was never able to figure that one out. It must be the marketing because I really don't like Bud at all and only drink it if it's the only thing available. And even then I don't drink much of it. |
Arnomation
Citizen
Username: Arnomation
Post Number: 278
Registered: 7-2003
| | Posted on Sunday, July 24, 2005 - 9:18 am: | |
That doesn't apply to Bud or Miller
I don't think Miller tastes like much of anything. I like it on a on a hot day because it tastes like water |
mwoodwalk
Citizen
Username: Mwoodwalk
Post Number: 378
Registered: 9-2001
| | Posted on Sunday, July 24, 2005 - 9:38 pm: | |
So long as we're talking about the "Big Three" American beers, I have to say that, every once in a while, a Coors original (in the yellow label) is pretty good. But maybe its just me.
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