Comments on: And the best brewery in the country is . . . http://appellationbeer.com/blog/and-the-best-brewery-in-the-country-is/ Sat, 11 Feb 2012 03:38:58 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Stan Hieronymus http://appellationbeer.com/blog/and-the-best-brewery-in-the-country-is/comment-page-1/#comment-262673 Stan Hieronymus Wed, 18 Nov 2009 15:40:31 +0000 http://appellationbeer.com/blog/?p=2397#comment-262673 So if I delete the effen beer post then the Beantown Brews comment makes not sense. I'm amazed that somebody would think a link posted here would help sell beer just about anywhere. So if I delete the effen beer post then the Beantown Brews comment makes not sense.

I’m amazed that somebody would think a link posted here would help sell beer just about anywhere.

]]> By: Beantown Brews http://appellationbeer.com/blog/and-the-best-brewery-in-the-country-is/comment-page-1/#comment-262668 Beantown Brews Wed, 18 Nov 2009 15:16:15 +0000 http://appellationbeer.com/blog/?p=2397#comment-262668 And here I was about to post my own shameless plug... And here I was about to post my own shameless plug…

]]> By: effen beer http://appellationbeer.com/blog/and-the-best-brewery-in-the-country-is/comment-page-1/#comment-262528 effen beer Wed, 18 Nov 2009 00:34:01 +0000 http://appellationbeer.com/blog/?p=2397#comment-262528 If your're looking for another great brewery, look no further than effen brewery! It won the microbrewies showcase in Melbourne for best lager, and is an all natural craft brewed lager with no artificial colours or flavours, brewed with a blend of the finest Australian malts & New Zealand hops. Go to effengreatbloke.com to find out more cheers mates! If your’re looking for another great brewery, look no further than effen brewery! It won the microbrewies showcase in Melbourne for best lager, and is an all natural craft brewed lager with no artificial colours or flavours, brewed with a blend of the finest Australian malts & New Zealand hops.

Go to effengreatbloke.com to find out more

cheers mates!

]]> By: Stan Hieronymus http://appellationbeer.com/blog/and-the-best-brewery-in-the-country-is/comment-page-1/#comment-262325 Stan Hieronymus Mon, 16 Nov 2009 21:14:07 +0000 http://appellationbeer.com/blog/?p=2397#comment-262325 I agree with Bill that they are good breweries and Jeff's that ordering is silly. As to the consensus, it probably is worthy a post for somebody who wants to do the work. This list, the various ones from Men's Journal, Imbibe, DRAFT, etc. from periodicals. Then books like "The Beer Book" (DK last year), Ben McFarland's new book, "1001 Beers You Must Taste Before You Die," "Naked Pint," and probably a few others. Plus Rate Beer and Beer Advocate, of course. And whatever I forgot. I agree with Bill that they are good breweries and Jeff’s that ordering is silly.

As to the consensus, it probably is worthy a post for somebody who wants to do the work.

This list, the various ones from Men’s Journal, Imbibe, DRAFT, etc. from periodicals. Then books like “The Beer Book” (DK last year), Ben McFarland’s new book, “1001 Beers You Must Taste Before You Die,” “Naked Pint,” and probably a few others.

Plus Rate Beer and Beer Advocate, of course.

And whatever I forgot.

]]> By: Bill Aimonetti http://appellationbeer.com/blog/and-the-best-brewery-in-the-country-is/comment-page-1/#comment-262319 Bill Aimonetti Mon, 16 Nov 2009 20:37:14 +0000 http://appellationbeer.com/blog/?p=2397#comment-262319 This is a good group of breweries in my book. I agree that the numbering is silly since I would not put them in order anything like that. Having sampled multiple selections from all, there only a few that I would replace with breweries not listed. This is a good group of breweries in my book. I agree that the numbering is silly since I would not put them in order anything like that. Having sampled multiple selections from all, there only a few that I would replace with breweries not listed.

]]> By: Jeff Alworth http://appellationbeer.com/blog/and-the-best-brewery-in-the-country-is/comment-page-1/#comment-262306 Jeff Alworth Mon, 16 Nov 2009 18:09:48 +0000 http://appellationbeer.com/blog/?p=2397#comment-262306 Posting a list is harmless enough, but it's a pretty worthless exercise. These things are especially bad when the list authors pretend that the order means something. Paste Magazine has the authority to determine Sierra Nevada is 24 and Dogfish is #1. Does anyone take that seriously? The selection is fine, the numbering an absurdity that undermines the whole exercise. Incidentally, and this may be blog fodder for someone, does it seem like there's an emerging national consensus on the "best" American craft breweries? Why this group, and why such a consensus? An interesting (and not necessarily healthy) development. Posting a list is harmless enough, but it’s a pretty worthless exercise. These things are especially bad when the list authors pretend that the order means something. Paste Magazine has the authority to determine Sierra Nevada is 24 and Dogfish is #1. Does anyone take that seriously? The selection is fine, the numbering an absurdity that undermines the whole exercise.

Incidentally, and this may be blog fodder for someone, does it seem like there’s an emerging national consensus on the “best” American craft breweries? Why this group, and why such a consensus? An interesting (and not necessarily healthy) development.

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