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Get Out and Go Member
Joined: 13 Nov 2004 Posts: 2129 | TRs | Pics Location: Leavenworth |
Interesting to note (in the link to the link) that some of the top "craft breweries" are also listed in the top overall breweries in sales. Good representation by Deschutes and Sierra Nevada, both of which figure in my rotation. (Just enjoyed a Friday Night Torpedo by SN!)
Top Craft Breweries
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"Sometimes you're happy. Sometimes you cry.
Half of me is ocean. Half of me is sky."
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"These are the places you will find me hiding'...These are the places I will always go."
(Down in the Valley by The Head and The Heart)
"Sometimes you're happy. Sometimes you cry.
Half of me is ocean. Half of me is sky."
(Thanks, Tom Petty)
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Sore Feet Member
Joined: 16 Dec 2001 Posts: 6303 | TRs | Pics Location: Out There, Somewhere |
I have a hard time considering Sam Adams a craft beer company, but definitely good to see Deschutes and New Belgium represented on there.
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moonspots Happy Curmudgeon
Joined: 03 Feb 2007 Posts: 2456 | TRs | Pics Location: North Dakota |
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Sat Apr 13, 2013 5:50 am
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My current favorite is Ninkasi, "Total Domination" IPA. Most excellent!
"Out, OUT you demons of Stupidity"! - St Dogbert, patron Saint of Technology
"Out, OUT you demons of Stupidity"! - St Dogbert, patron Saint of Technology
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furthur Berry Bagger
Joined: 21 Sep 2006 Posts: 341 | TRs | Pics Location: onward and upward |
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furthur
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Sat Apr 13, 2013 8:17 am
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Best selling, so smart marketing and timely capture of public whim factors into this list.
But, Christmas isn't a holiday without our standby Sierra Nevada Celebration Ale. Yes, I'm a heathen.
Mainly, I want to plug (market) our excellent local brewer:
http://www.americanbrewing.com/
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Kesey
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Bedivere Why Do Witches Burn?
Joined: 25 Jul 2008 Posts: 7464 | TRs | Pics Location: The Hermitage |
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Bedivere
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Sat Apr 13, 2013 1:34 pm
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moonspots wrote: | My current favorite is Ninkasi, "Total Domination" IPA. Most excellent! |
Indeed, that's good stuff.
Sooooo many great little breweries around now. You can drink a different beer every night for a month and still have selection left over.
If any of you get the chance, visit Diamond Knot brewery down in Georgetown/SODO. Great food, excellent beer.
IMO, Sam Adams is not a craft brewery. They're one of the best mass-market brewers though. Red Hook started out as a craft brewery, as did Sierra Nevada and Deschutes but again, IMO, they've all outgrown that distinction. Doesn't mean they don't make really good beers though.
To me a craft brewery is a small operation where the owner is probably the brewmaster and they're still experimenting with different recipes and techniques and coming up with unique and limited offerings available only in local areas. Once they grow to the point where they have a standardized recipe or 5 that get wide distribution over half the country (or more) I don't see them as craft brewers any more. NTTIAWWT. Just a distinction of terminology.
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marta wildflower maven
Joined: 07 May 2003 Posts: 1761 | TRs | Pics
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Sat Apr 13, 2013 4:38 pm
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Quote: | Sooooo many great little breweries around now. You can drink a different beer every night for a month and still have selection left over |
I agree. There seems to be new breweries popping up everyday. There is a great selection both available bottled/canned and on top in the Seattle area. I don't get denoting Sam Adams as a craft beer. If they are going to include them - why not Pyramid or Red Hook?
I just got back from Tucson and there was an interesting mix on tap. Several from Tucson and Phoenix but also a good selection from Colorado. The only non - Rocky/Desert/East brews tended to be Deschutes, Stone and Sierra Nevada. My fave was Dragoon, a local Tucson brewery who did several in Saison style. All were very tasty.
Locally - Two Beers Evolution IPA is pretty good also.
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wolfs Member
Joined: 07 Oct 2004 Posts: 302 | TRs | Pics
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Sat Apr 13, 2013 4:47 pm
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If you want seriously niche beer (they call themselves a nanobrewery) go check out NW Peaks in Ballard (just off Leary, not far from Maritime and TJs). Growlers only no bottles (or just one bottle option at least). I like their mountain theme.
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Z Erratic
Joined: 28 Jan 2008 Posts: 797 | TRs | Pics Location: Greater Orondo area |
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Wed Jul 24, 2013 7:17 pm
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jason wrote: | beer, yuk. ale, mmmmmmmmmm... |
All ales are beer, but not all beers are ales.
"Einstein stating that nothing can travel faster than the speed of light, is as a blind man stating that nothing can travel faster than the speed of sound" 1979
They don't make years like they used to.
"Einstein stating that nothing can travel faster than the speed of light, is as a blind man stating that nothing can travel faster than the speed of sound" 1979
They don't make years like they used to.
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mgd Member
Joined: 27 May 2003 Posts: 3143 | TRs | Pics Location: Full Moon Saloon |
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mgd
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Wed Jul 24, 2013 7:26 pm
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My favorite beer...not listed.
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captain jack Serving suggestion
Joined: 25 May 2004 Posts: 3389 | TRs | Pics Location: Upper Fidalgo |
Washington is a great place to live right now if you like good beer.
Craft breweries are popping up everywhere.
Washington, with 161, is second only to California, 300, as far as who has the most craft breweries right now.
Most of the country thinks a Growler is a bear, not a reusable container for drinking fresh beer in an environmentally responsible way.
This SHOULD be beer central, most of the good hops grown in the U.S. are from Eastern Washington. Combine that with local barley, and insanely good water, you have the makings for world class beer.
Local favorites for me would include;
LaConner IPA ( La Conner)
NoLi Born and Raised (Spokane)
Harmon Expedition (Tacoma)
Scuttlebutt Hoptopia (Everett)
American Brewing Flying Monkey (Edmonds)
Georgetown Lucille (Seattle)
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RichP Member
Joined: 13 Jul 2006 Posts: 5634 | TRs | Pics Location: here |
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Wed Jul 24, 2013 8:29 pm
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The Whoop Ass Double IPA from Silver City Brewing Co in Silverdale in my fav but it's hard to find in Seattle.
I agree that we live in a fantastic beer area.
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RayD the griz ate my pass
Joined: 20 Aug 2005 Posts: 1763 | TRs | Pics Location: Vacaville |
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Thu Jul 25, 2013 9:31 am
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More in my neck of the woods, from North Coast Brewing in Fort Bragg we have this nectar:
don't believe everything you think
don't believe everything you think
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Z Erratic
Joined: 28 Jan 2008 Posts: 797 | TRs | Pics Location: Greater Orondo area |
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Thu Jul 25, 2013 9:38 am
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Wonder if BigSteve drinks that?
"Einstein stating that nothing can travel faster than the speed of light, is as a blind man stating that nothing can travel faster than the speed of sound" 1979
They don't make years like they used to.
"Einstein stating that nothing can travel faster than the speed of light, is as a blind man stating that nothing can travel faster than the speed of sound" 1979
They don't make years like they used to.
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stever Member
Joined: 25 Jun 2006 Posts: 201 | TRs | Pics
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stever
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Thu Jul 25, 2013 11:36 am
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I can't believe no one has mentioned the multiple award winning Black Raven Brewing and beers in Redmond.
SR
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Schenk Off Leash Man
Joined: 16 Apr 2012 Posts: 2372 | TRs | Pics Location: Traveling, with the bear, to the other side of the Mountain |
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Thu Jul 25, 2013 3:01 pm
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The list was based upon sales volume...not on taste.
It is apparent that sales volume is not necessarily a good indicator of taste and quality.
Nature exists with a stark indifference to humans' situation.
Nature exists with a stark indifference to humans' situation.
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