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June 22, 2008
the funny thing about forums
is that eventually, someone will start a thread titled, "what's your favorite beer/brewery?" and invariably it will be filled by people who come close to liking good beer but seem to only scratch the surface.
lots of "sierra nevada!" which is great, but there are better, or "ayinger" which is definitely more german than sierra nevada, but still probably not all that great by the time it makes the journey to the US (though since it's the interwebs, the posters could be german, but i doubt it).
i've witnessed this phenomenon on two forums that i visit (er, headphones and shaving, since you asked. yes, i'm weird.).
so... what's your favorite brewery?
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props to the dude in the shaving forum who said "mine, i make a mean dubbel".
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Defunct: Fullerton HofBrau. Made the best damn Bock I've had, hand down.
Active: I don't have one. Ayinger makes some great stuff buts all tame. A lot of locals know how to pour hops on but have yet to master malt. I would love to have said Gordon Beirsch SF. They lost their best brewer some years ago and now make tea. That's right boys and girls, infusion mash for Cherman Beer.