Scott

I love Dogfish beers — their IPAs are bananas. I’ll definitely check out your other recommendations. Lord Chesterfield Ale sounds awesome!

Anyway, I was perusing your site and saw your MVB listing and thought I’d add my own for your consideration, ( even though I can only comment on Sierra Nevada from your listing ~ excellent IPA and Porter) and in case you and Ben and Soren ever drop in on the East Coast.

Dogfish~ These guys make some of the finest craft beer ever such as:
Midas Touch- Somewhere between wine and mead, Midas will please the chardonnay and beer drinker alike.Sweet but dry. Based on a 2,700 year old recipe.

Bitch’s Brew~ a tribute beer to Miles Davis tour de Force recording and a beer so different and good it’ll knock your tits off. It’s a a fusion of three threads imperial stout and one thread honey beer with gesho root.

Bass Ale~ simply incomparable and made so far to the east it’s actually a British Ale. : – >

Yuengling ( Chinese Beer made in Pottsville, PA)~ The beer company that Boston Brewing actually wanted to be but wasn’t.

Yuengling Amber Lager~ hoppy and rich with warm notes of honey , caramel and bittersweet finish. Awesome.

Lord Chesterfield Ale~ a true IPA, very dry , with a semi~sweet quality reminscent of chardonnay wine.

Williams Brewing Company

Froach ~ Scottish Heather Ale really different and delicious )~ they have numerous versions and the recipes are VERY old and delicious but my favorite is Alba( is the gaelic word for Scotland ) and is made with pine needles as a flavoring, Kelpie made with Seaweed and Ebulum made with Elderberries.

Be well. And thanks for the laughs.( I needed them since I was reminiscing about my ex-GF ( particularly since I was looking up assholes…lol)( have YOU ever used parentheses inside parentheses before ? ):-> )
>bwahahahahahaha

BruceBowenDeathKick, haha @ Sam Adams. Their stuff is better than Coors, which is everywhere out here. That said, my cat could spit up something that’s better than Coors. I always try a lot of Oregon stuff at the Great American Beer Festival (greatest event on earth) and am always impressed with it.

the last unitard, I haven’t had a Dead Guy Ale in a while, but that’s a good one.

Jake, I have to update this list, definitely. I started out with beers I really like. Honestly, I think Fat Tire is terribly overrated. I liked it for a while, but now I think it tastes kind of stale and weirdly chocolatey. Their Skinny Dip is a decent light beer, although I liked Loft better and they haven’t made that for a couple years.

Malicious Sophist, they do have awesome beers out there — no argument here. I’ll have to do a Pacific Northwest beer tour in the next couple years.

Keith, I totally forgot to add Odell’s IPA — that’s another one of my favorites. I don’t think I’ve had Great Divide’s Fresh Hop Ale — will definitely look for it.

Based on your list, I’d seek out Odell’s IPA. Brewed in Fort Collins and its my No. 1 beer. More balance than Mojo or Titan with a nice flavorful kick. And if you can find it, try Sierra Nevada’s Harvest Ale or Great Divide’s Fresh Hop Ale in the Fall.

Others to try:
Anything that the Surly Brewery has put out. “Bender” and “Furious” are the result of brewers making beer they wanted to drink rather than trying to be a particular style of beer. http://www.surlybrewing.com
They may be getting some national distribution soon.

I don’t know if Summit has made it very far out of the state yet, but their Extra Pale Ale is the beer of choice for many here in the Twin Cities. Kind of the standard you fall back on when you’re at a bar that doesn’t have some crazy new thing to try.

While Colorado does have a decent selection of brews, Snowman being my favorite, Oregon and Washington is definitely where the beer scene is. Rogue, Deschutes, Bridgeport, Standing Stone, Iron Horse, and on, and on, and on…

Slainte