best of 2011: beer
here’s a new addition to my yearly lists. at first, we joked about trying to somehow compile a list of all the beer we tried this year, much less our favorite. while we are constantly trying new and extremely tasty brews, these are definitely “up-there” (whatever that may mean).
Honorable Mentions: Wildcat IPA - Snoqualmie Falls (Snoqualmie, WA), High Tide Fresh Hop - Port Brewing (San Marcos, CA), Pale Ale - Caldera (Ashland, OR), Hop Stoopid - Lagunitas (Petaluma, CA), Fat Bastard Scotch Ale - Silver City (Silverdale, WA), Celebration - Sierra Nevada (Chico, CA), Vortex IPA - Fort George (Astoria, OR), Hop Crisis - 21st Amendment (San Fransisco, CA)
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(10) Daggerfalls IPA - Sockeye (Boise, ID)
(9) Double Jack - Firestone Walker (Rosa Robles, CA)
(8) Sublimely Self-Righteous - Stone (Escondido, CA)
(7) Boundary Bay IPA - Boundary Bay (Bellingham, WA)
(6) Blue Dot - Hair of the Dog (Portland, OR)
(5) Racer 5 - Bear Republic (Cloverdale, CA)
(4) Tricerahops - Ninkasi (Eugene, OR)
(3) Hop Venom - Boneyard (Bend, OR)
(T2) Evoultionary IPA / Trailhead ISA - Two Beers (Seattle, WA)
(1) Cowiche Canyon Organic Fresh Hop Ale - Fremont (Seattle, WA)
