Top Ten Favorite Breweries of All Time

[Skywalker]

I started this thread because I couldn't pinpoint my top favorite beers of all time.

Plus, this give us an opportunity to share information about our favorites with other beer lovers!

Here are mine (in no particular order):

1. Sierra Nevada
2. New Belgium
3. Deschutes
4. Stone
5. Rogue
6. Lost Coast
7. Lagunitas
8. Bear Republic
9. North Coast
10. Russian River

Have fun and feel free to share information!!!:tu

PS - Feel free to list more than ten, if you want to!;)

[mosesbotbol]

Is Anchor a brewery? They should be most lists in the grand sense.

[Skywalker]

Is Anchor a brewery? They should be most lists in the grand sense.

Very much so!!!:tu

They were in my top 11.;)

[kaisersozei]

I started this thread because I couldn't pinpoint my top favorite beers of all time.

Plus, this give us an opportunity to share information about our favorites with other beer lovers!

Here are mine (in no particular order):

1. Sierra Nevada
4. Stone
5. Rogue


Have fun and feel free to share information!!!:tu



Removed breweries I have either not sampled (Russian River,) or don't care for (Lagunitas,) and will add:

Avery
Bell's
Ommegang
Dogfish Head
Victory
Founder's
Castle Hollow :tu

To keep it at Ten.

[BeerAdvocate]

Great post, Skywalker. Heres mine:

1. Lagunitas
2. Boulevard
3. St Bernardus
4. Rochefort
5. Sierra Nevada
6. Founders
7. Bells
8. Bear Republic
9. Goose Island
10. New Belgium

[landhoney]

1. Cantillon
2. Drie Fonteinen
3. Fantome
4. Russian River
5. Rodenbach
6. De Dolle
7. Jolly Pumpkin
8. Cigar City
9. Hanssens
10. Westvleteren

Not in any particular order (except Cantillon at the top).

[markem]

Several of my favorite breweries are no longer in business or bought up and rebranded. They are definitely in the all time list but certainly not in the list of current faves.

[awsmith4]

My top 10 changes frequently but for today

(in no particular order)

1. Founders
2. Terrapin
3. Bells
4. Sweetwater
5. Southern Tier
6. Duck-Rabbit
7. Rochefort
8. Dogfish Head
9. Bear Republic
10. Ayinger

[hammondc]

Dogfish Head
Stone
Lagunitas
Victory
Bells
Founders
Moylans
Duck Rabbit
Ska Brewing
Oskar Blues

[cricky101]

In no real order:

1. Surly
2. Founder's
3. Paulaner
4. Rogue
5. Sierra Nevada
6. Founders
7. Bell's
8. Hacker-Pschorr
9. Summit
10. Lagunitas

[icehog3]

1. Guinness
2. Three Floyds
3. Goose Isalnd
4. Founders
5. Anchor
6. Bells

[Skywalker]

1. Guinness
2. Three Floyds
3. Goose Isalnd
4. Founders
5. Anchor
6. Bells

You get four more wishes!

Did we already mention the missing four?:sh

[Bill86]

Stones, DFH, Three Floyds, Rochefort.....haven't had enough breweries I REALLY like to give a full top 10.

I mean Avery, Schlafly, Sierra nevada are decent but nothing I would put in a top 10 for me at least.

[MajorCaptSilly]

1. Flying Dog
2. Sierra Nevada
3. Rogue


MCS

[T.G]

Here are mine (in order of preference):

1. Sudwerk
2. Sierra Nevada
3. New Belgium
4. Deschutes
5. Stone
6. Rogue
7. Lost Coast
8. Lagunitas
9. Bear Republic
10. North Coast



Fixed that for you. ;)

[Skywalker]

Fixed that for you. ;)

Thanks for catching that, Adam!!!:tu

[T.G]

Thanks for catching that, Adam!!!:tu

Anytime! :tu

[icehog3]

You get four more wishes!

Did we already mention the missing four?:sh

I couldn't think of 4 more to list off the top of my head, Darrell. I am sure when I put some thought into it I can think of at least 4 more. :)

[ChicagoWhiteSox]

1) Three Floyds
2) Bell's
3) Founders
4) Goose Island
5) Dogfish Head
6) Victory
7) Port
8) Boulevard
9) Sierra Nevada
10) Green Flash

[Tyler]

Great idea Darrell. This also gives me more brews to look at as I can sample various beers from the breweries. I wish I had a list at the moment but hopefully by this time next year I will.

[Skywalker]

I couldn't think of 4 more to list off the top of my head, Darrell. I am sure when I put some thought into it I can think of at least 4 more. :)

Stop drinking beer long enough and the list will follow!:D

[hammondc]

Avery

You need some Maharaja....

[kaisersozei]

You need some Maharaja....

Mephistopheles, the Beast, the Reverend, Hog Heaven, and Samael's would also probably fit in his wheelhouse :dr