So I just picked up the latest Zymurgy Magazine because every July/August edition has the best beers lists. How awesome is that. Well I have a few things to say about some of the lists.
The first list is the Top-Ranked Beers list
| 1. Russian River Pliny the Elder - A knock out! |
| 2. Bell’s Two Hearted Ale |
| T3. Dogfish Head 90 Minute IPA |
| T3. Founders Kentucky Breakfast Stout |
| 5. Bell’s Hopslam |
| 6. Stone Arrogant Bastard - My Favorite |
| 7. Sierra Nevada Celebration |
| T8. Sierra Nevada Torpedo |
| T8. Stone Ruination - Delicious |
| 10. Sierra Nevada Pale Ale - Refreshing |
| 11. Stone Sublimely Self Righteous - No Words |
| 12. Sierra Nevada Bigfoot Barleywine |
| 13. Goose Island Bourbon County Stout |
| T14. Great Lakes Edmund Fitzgerald Porter |
| T14. Oskar Blues Dale’s Pale Ale |
| T16. Dogfish Head 60 Minute IPA - Delicious!!! |
| T16. New Glarus Belgian Red |
| 18. North Coast Old Rasputin - Great Imperial Stout |
| 19. Bell’s Expedition Stout |
| T20. Deschutes The Abyss - Chewy! |
| T20. Left Hand Milk Stout |
| T20. Odell IPA |
| T20. Samuel Adams Noble Pils |
| T20. Surly Furious |
| T20. Troegs Nugget Nectar |
| T26. Rogue Dead Guy Ale - Delicious |
| T26. Samuel Adams Boston Lager |
| 28. Anchor Steam - Great Beer |
| T29. Bear Republic Racer 5 |
| T29. Ommegang Three Philosophers |
| T29. Oskar Blues Ten Fidy |
| T29. Three Floyds Alpha King |
| T29. Three Floyds Dark Lord |
| T34. Avery Maharaja |
| T34. Dogfish Head Indian Brown |
| T34. Dogfish Head Palo Santo Marron |
| T34. Three Floyds Gumballhead |
| T38. Dogfish Head 120 Minute IPA |
| T38. Lost Abbey Angel’s Share |
| T38. New Belgium La Folie |
| T38. New Belgium Ranger |
| T38. Oskar Blues Old Chub |
| T43. Ballast Point Sculpin IPA |
| T43. Great Divide Yeti |
| T43. New Belgium 1554 |
| T43. Russian River Blind Pig |
| T43. Ska Modus Hoperandi |
| T48. Alesmith Speedway Stout |
| T48. Dark Horse Crooked Tree |
| T48. Green Flash West Coast IPA |
| T48. Summit EPA |
| T48. Victory Prima Pils |
I must say that I was not surprised to see Pliny the Elder winning again for the third year in the row. I must say that I was not surprised to see only a few Oregon breweries on this list but I was also surprised how low some of the Oregon breweries scored. I know that Oregon has the most breweries per capita and coming in at a whopping 93 breweries in the state! One reason I believe that more beers are not on this list are because a lot of the breweries do not commercialize their beers. This I believe most of the breweries do not want to go big like Samuel Adams(Boston Brewing) who just had their microbrewery status revoked because Sam Koch got a large head like Sam Caligione that arrogant prick.
Anyways as you can see I added in a few comments of the beers I have had and I need to get my hands on the rest. The Pliny I am unable to find around Portland. Anyone know where to get it?
New Seasons sometimes has Pliny in. The Belmont Station gets in about 8 cases per month which usually sell out in 1-3 days. Only 1 bottle per customer there.
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