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Posted on 09/14/2006 11:35:43 AM PDT by Abathar
Where is the best beer in America?
According to Men's Journal magazine, it's in Paso Robles, Calif.
The magazine ranked Firestone Walker Pale Ale as the best beer in America, followed by Dogfish Head 60 Minute IPA, which is produced in Milton, Del.
Rounding out the top five are Stoudt's Pils, of Adamstown, Pa.; Russian River Temptation Ale, of Santa Rosa, Calif.; and Avery Mephistopheles' Stout, of Boulder, Colo.
It has chosen what the editors call the top 25 craft brews that this country has to offer.
The company said its editors put their "sensitive palettes to the test" and have determined the most flavorful microbrews, also judging on the basis of it being refreshing while appealing to a variety of different tastes.
Men's Journal's third annual survey of the Best Beers in America is featured in its October issue.
Paying for Coors Light is like paying for tap water.
In my college days, good beer was whatever brand happened to be the cheapest by the case in whatever store we ended up stumbling into. After you've drunk five or six you don't much notice the taste anyway.
First round's on me!
"It's all brewed in the 10th Street plant in Milwaukee, as far as I know."
The following is from the Leinenkugel website under 5th generation history:
The sale of the brewery to Miller gave Leinenkugel's the opportunity to share its heritage, quality products, and love for the Indianhead area of Wisconsin with more beer enthusiasts. Instead of falling along the wayside, as so many other small breweries have, Leinenkugel's has been able
to expand and update the Chippewa Falls brewery and
brew a family of beers for a variety of tastes. Leinenkugel's also purchased a small brewery in
Milwaukee in 1995 and named it
Leinenkugel's 10th Street Brewery.
(This brewery's facility is used to
make Leinenkugel's Special Ale and
helps handle the increasing demand
for Leinenkugel's specialty brews.
"I'm still pissed that they quit making Amber Light (my favorite beer ever)"
Living in NC, I am not able to enjoy any of the Leinenkugel products, but a few month ago I tried some Yuengling Light Lager at a party and have kept it in my Fridge ever since. It's always nice to be able to find something you enjoy on the shelves at the local supermarket.
Stoudt's makes a lot of really good beers. They're American Pale Ale is one of my favorites. The Dogfish Head 60 minute IPA has an alcohol content over 9%, iirc. They have a nice brewpub in Rehoboth Beach. As for the others, I'm surprised anything by Sam Adams made the list.
Geez, guess Im not worthy of a Beer ping.. ;o)
I thought you were on the wagon!
LOL
I'll have to try it if I can find it.
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Sometimes, I wish I was'nt a recovering alcoholic.
I quit drinkin' in 1985 and THEN a few years later, they have the beer renaissance in this counrty! (grumble, grumble)
1 it isn't American and
2 someone has heard of it.
You didn't really believe these would be beers you have actually heard of did you?
LOL!!! Raise your glass to Independence - a beer as free as Texas!
From the Independence site:Inspired by the unlikely heroes of Texas who had the courage, tenacity and self-reliance to go into the wild in search of something better. Independence Pale Ale is a tribute to unlikely heroes - ordinary men and women who were willing to take a stand. It's for the battle cry of Gonzales, "Come and take it!" It's for Angelina Eberly, the inn keeper who saved Austin with a single cannon shot.
Let's face it, they kick ass.
At the very least, now you have an "Official Beer of Second Amendment Sisters"!
And the Liberty Belles, and all feisty women and men the nation 'round.
= )
Funny, I thought you were too.
No, I just vowed not to drink and drive.
Apr 25, 2005 - Molson Coors has acquired Ontario-based craft brewer Creemore Springs Brewery. With the renewed growth in sales of craft beer and competition from higher-priced beer such as Stella Artois, this appears to be an entry for Molson Coors into the high-end category.
http://www.realbeer.com/news/articles/news-002546.php
You're right. I did see this a while ago, but I wouldn't consider this one example as "buying out craft breweries."
Coors is actually doing quite well with its Blue Moon line, so much so that some beer drinkers actually think it's a beer from Belgium. But I guess fooling people isn't good enough. Now they too are moving into the craft beer industry.
I'm glad you reminded me about this since I've been thinking of doing a story about the big breweries buying into the craft industry. A-B recently purchased 35% of Goose Island in Chicago and there are a few more examples, especially by A-B. The reasoning behind this is quite interesting.
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