slym2none
"Lazy extract brewer."
Stick with me here, hopefully I can get across what I am thinking!
I see all these great beers that aren't really available nationwide unless you find someone to trade with (Heady, Pliny, 3F ZD, Lawson's Finest, etc.) but I also see cryptic "the grass is always greener" quips, so I am wondering - what are the best local beers in each major (or even minor) area of craft brewing? Since I am in NC, I can't get Pliny or Heady very easily, but I can get Wicked Weed stuff and most everything I have tried has been phenomenally good. I've had NoDa's "Hop, Drop, 'n Roll" when it was in the can less than a week.
To point - what are your area's best beers that you can say "Well, I might never have had PtE, but I bet you've never had..."
I will go with a few I know (and can remember):
Wicked Weed's "Pernicious" - a truly great IPA, and it just won a silver medal at one of the big beer fests! WW has LOTS of good brews - the Tyrant red IPA, the offshoot Tyranny red DIPA, and I've tried a couple of sours but don't know the names. I want more WW stuff, but some of them are just out of my price range, too!
I recently had an IPA from Lone Rider out of Raleigh called "Hoppy Kai Yay!" and thought it was the best beer from that company I've ever had.
Aviator Brewing Co. has a few good beers, but I really like their Hop Head Red (although I think they have renamed it since I had it).
Foothills Brewing makes a lot of really decent beer, but I was really impressed with their "Jade" IPA.
I know I am forgetting a few, but I can always come back... so, let me here where you are and what is exceptionally good there!
I see all these great beers that aren't really available nationwide unless you find someone to trade with (Heady, Pliny, 3F ZD, Lawson's Finest, etc.) but I also see cryptic "the grass is always greener" quips, so I am wondering - what are the best local beers in each major (or even minor) area of craft brewing? Since I am in NC, I can't get Pliny or Heady very easily, but I can get Wicked Weed stuff and most everything I have tried has been phenomenally good. I've had NoDa's "Hop, Drop, 'n Roll" when it was in the can less than a week.
To point - what are your area's best beers that you can say "Well, I might never have had PtE, but I bet you've never had..."
I will go with a few I know (and can remember):
Wicked Weed's "Pernicious" - a truly great IPA, and it just won a silver medal at one of the big beer fests! WW has LOTS of good brews - the Tyrant red IPA, the offshoot Tyranny red DIPA, and I've tried a couple of sours but don't know the names. I want more WW stuff, but some of them are just out of my price range, too!
I recently had an IPA from Lone Rider out of Raleigh called "Hoppy Kai Yay!" and thought it was the best beer from that company I've ever had.
Aviator Brewing Co. has a few good beers, but I really like their Hop Head Red (although I think they have renamed it since I had it).
Foothills Brewing makes a lot of really decent beer, but I was really impressed with their "Jade" IPA.
I know I am forgetting a few, but I can always come back... so, let me here where you are and what is exceptionally good there!