[pissant]

While Deschutes is a fine NW brewery, I would not even put it into the top 10.

[Fiji Hill]

Stone is one of my favorites. Another good brewery is St. Stan’s in Modesto, Calif. When I’m in Pittsburgh, I enjoy drinking Iron City.

[IrishPennant]

There is a pretty good triple hop yeasting in the closet under my stairway right now...could be one of my best breweries this year (but then again, I thought the last brew was the best as well).

[Psycho_Bunny]

Hales Ale. Their yeast is the best I've ever tasted. Slightly bready and sweet. I asked them for a pitch of it and they happily gave it to me.

Kept it going for a year and a half. Best beer ever.

[erman]

everybody in Texas knows this one..... as far as the others.... knock yourselves out. I'm staying at home cause if it's any better than Shiner Bock, Blonde, Hefenweizen or Black Lager.... I'd have a problem.... walking.

[smokingfrog]

Got your beer and women on separate threads tonight I see.

I have to be true to Texas and go with the Spoetzl Brewery.

Cheers!

[Palin Republic]

>While Deschutes is a fine NW brewery, I would not even put it into the top 10.

I'm sipping on Deschutes' Hop Trip right now. It's disappointing.

North Coast Red Seal FTW.

[Kevmo]

The best brewery in America is the home brewery.

[Global2010]

I just started enjoying Brews.
(actually had not drank beer for five years untill the Portland International Brewfest, I went for the fact it was a Dog freindly event and left as a wanna taste all brews)

I went to a lil Brew place Hopps just outside of Eugene Oregon (right next to our hotel) and they had a cool deal. A tray of samples. The vanilla bean was different and the um I think it was Red something Ale was tasty.

I really like Dechutes (sic) out of the (new to my palate) to me Ales.

And Drop Top Ale (widmer) is a ok.

I do know this I could never ever drink a piss can of beer like Bud/Coors ect after getting a taste of brewed Ales.

In our own backyard we have Rogue Ales, which being new to the taste game I have yet to try.

And I do mean taste as in flavor, I am not into the drinking a whole one I like being a sampler. : )

[BlueDragon]

The Firestone Double Barrel, if you run across it on tap, is a must try. Very clean. Think--- New Belgium Fat Tire but much better balanced, a bit more depth of malt & hops, not as sweet...very clean for an "amber" sort, it should go mainstream, though I doubt it would be the same and as good if it did.

The bottled product isn't near as good. Too heavy, sort-of harsh even, compared to the keg beer.

Firestone also makes a prize winning IPA that is heaven for hop-heads.

Paso Robles, California, surrounded by wine vintners out the ying-yang...

The Firestone building bears some small resemblance to the Deshutes building, though my impression is based upon glancing at the Firestone one while passing by on the 101.

this angle, not so much...

[GOP_Raider]

Beer Ping!

A low to medium ping list aimed at all of us who, well, love our beer…

FReepmail rzeznikj at stout or GOP_Raider to be added or struck from the list…

[Falconspeed]

Anchor Steam – San Francisco

Red Tail – Mendocino, CA

[This_far]

You’ll may hate/disregard this...

Carlings Brewery on the shores of Lake Cochituate, Natick Ma. (you said brewery, not beer)

The building had a corner, facing the lake and route 9 which was two corners glassed, with a large waterfall. In that corner was a (?) stainless steel vat (huge). It looked like a space ship at the time. (very early conspiracy theories since the Natick Labs were only a few miles away... or at least that what we kids were told)

They had tours. My Cub Scout troop took one, or two... Fathers (and Mothers! — samples).

Walking along the rail road tracks to the State Park, one might often find a case of Black Label which had been thrown over the fence... (alway took it home to Dad...)

When the brewery closed, it was idle for awhile and then (AIR) became an electronics firm. They scrapped the vat.

Will always remember the early days. Thanks for bringing back the memory.

[my tastes have grown beyond Mabel btw]

[Pardeeville Liberator]

The New Glarus Brewing Company New Glarus Wisconsin
Spotted Cow

[martin_fierro]

Discuss.

[knews_hound]

Pinging the homebrewers for comments.

Personally, I prefer Touch Tone Brewery.

But then, I'm biased since I own it :)



On or off the Homebrewers Ping List, let me know.

Cheers,

knewshound

Homebrewing 1A (Homebrewing for beginners)

Homebrewing 101 (for experienced Homebrewers)

[socal_parrot]

I had dinner at the Wasatch Brewery in Park City, UT the other night. While I don't drink, I think their Polygamy Porter deserves mention just for their ad campaign, "Bring Some Home to the Wives".

[mad_as_he$$]

http://www.greatbasinbrewingco.com/

[BluH2o]

Goose Island IPA is the best pale ale I’ve found to date.

[mysterio]

Bookmark.

[wastedyears]

It's like a party in your mouth.