Looks like my work is cut out for me.

http://beeradvocate.com/top_beers.php

So little time, so many beers (sigh).

Swish

We just did our Spring Beer Trade at work. Below is what was in the mixed case. We do this twice a year, one for Winter Seasonals and one for Spring. We get 24 people and I get the fun job of approving the selections. Each person then gets 24 different beers to try.

Lots of fun for sure. My case is just about gone already. My contribution was the Bluepoint Hoptical Illusion which I highly recommend but the top 2 were the Aprihop and the Nugget Nectar.

Flying Dog Woody Creek White
Belgian-style Wit
4.8%
http://www.flyingdogales.com/beer-woody-creek-white.asp

Bluepoint Hoptical Illusion
American-style IPA
6.3%
http://www.bluepointbrewing.com/beer_information.html

Major Tom's Pomegranite Wheat
Witbier
4.8%
http://www.fortcollinsbrewery.com/toms.html

Rare Rooster Summer Rye Ale
Rye Beer
4.8%
Extra Pale Ale with a subtle Rye flavor, this beer Pours a light orange-amber color with a thin light beige head. A refreshing summer beer.

Available at the Brewery from April - September
Avaiable in bottles - 2008

http://www.lancasterbrewing.com/ourbeer.html

Magic Hat hI.P.A
English Ale
6.8
http://www.magichat.net/
(no direct link, crazy flash animation page)

Tilburg's Dutch Brown Ale
Belgian Dark Brown Ale
5%
http://beeradvocate.com/beer/profile/184/9946/

Breckenridge Summer Bright
American Wheat Ale with Fruit
4.5%
http://www.breckbrew.com/beer/summerbright.html

Long Trail Belgian White
Belgian Witbier
4.7%
http://www.longtrail.com/home.html

Stoudt's Smooth Hoperator
Doppelbock
7%
http://www.stoudtsbeer.com/brewery_s...seasonals.html

Scandia Ale
Belgian-style Witbier
5%
http://www.summitbrewing.com/

Legacy Midnight Wit
Belgian style witbier
4.9%
http://www.legacybrewing.com/

"Midnight Wit is a Belgian-style white ale with a medium body and spicy, citrus overtones. The texture is silky, creamy, and refreshingly delightful. Brewed with European Pilsner malt, unmalted wheat, a blend of 5 different spices and then fermented with a classic Belgian yeast strain."

Style: Belgian Witbier
Alcohol: 4.90% ABV
IBU: 17
Hops: German, Czech
Malts: Belgian


Dogfish Head Aprihop
A serious India Pale Ale brewed with real apricots.
7%
http://www.dogfish.com/brewings/Seas...p/14/index.htm

Bell's Oberon Ale
American Pale Wheat Ale
5.8%
http://www.bellsbeer.com/index.php/brands.html

Troegs Nugget Nectar
Imperial Amber Ale
7.5%
http://www.troegs.com/beers_nugget%20nectar.htm

Boont Amber Ale
American Red Ale
5.8%
http://www.avbc.com/beers/amber.html

Smuttynose IPA
American IPA
6.6%
http://www.smuttynose.com/pages/beers.html

Anchor Porter
American Porter
5.6%
http://www.anchorbrewing.com/beers/anchorporter.htm

Hoegaarden Original White
Witbier
4.9%
http://www.hoegaarden.com/

The site is only in dutch or french though.

River Horse Double White
Witbier
7%
http://www.riverhorse.com/

Troegs Sunshine Pils
German Pilsner
5.3%
http://www.troegs.com/beers_sunshine.htm

Green Flash IPA
American IPA
7%
http://www.greenflashbrew.com/taproom.html

Dogfish Head 90 minute IPA
American Double / Imperial IPA
9%
http://www.dogfish.com/brewings/Year...A/11/index.htm

Weyerbacher Blanche
Witbier
5%
http://www.weyerbacher.com/cwo.php?id=7&page_id=9

Flying Fish Farmhouse Ale
Farmhouse Ale / Saison
4.6%
http://www.flyingfish.com/beers/seasonals.cfm

Some fine beers on this list! Nice to see Magic Hat and Long Trail on it!!!

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Originally Posted by Hyfi

We just did our Spring Beer Trade at work. Below is what was in the mixed case. We do this twice a year, one for Winter Seasonals and one for Spring. We get 24 people and I get the fun job of approving the selections. Each person then gets 24 different beers to try.

Lots of fun for sure. My case is just about gone already. My contribution was the Bluepoint Hoptical Illusion which I highly recommend but the top 2 were the Aprihop and the Nugget Nectar.

Flying Dog Woody Creek White
Belgian-style Wit
4.8%
http://www.flyingdogales.com/beer-woody-creek-white.asp

Bluepoint Hoptical Illusion
American-style IPA
6.3%
http://www.bluepointbrewing.com/beer_information.html

Major Tom's Pomegranite Wheat
Witbier
4.8%
http://www.fortcollinsbrewery.com/toms.html

Rare Rooster Summer Rye Ale
Rye Beer
4.8%
Extra Pale Ale with a subtle Rye flavor, this beer Pours a light orange-amber color with a thin light beige head. A refreshing summer beer.

Available at the Brewery from April - September
Avaiable in bottles - 2008

http://www.lancasterbrewing.com/ourbeer.html

Magic Hat hI.P.A
English Ale
6.8
http://www.magichat.net/
(no direct link, crazy flash animation page)

Tilburg's Dutch Brown Ale
Belgian Dark Brown Ale
5%
http://beeradvocate.com/beer/profile/184/9946/

Breckenridge Summer Bright
American Wheat Ale with Fruit
4.5%
http://www.breckbrew.com/beer/summerbright.html

Long Trail Belgian White
Belgian Witbier
4.7%
http://www.longtrail.com/home.html

Stoudt's Smooth Hoperator
Doppelbock
7%
http://www.stoudtsbeer.com/brewery_s...seasonals.html

Scandia Ale
Belgian-style Witbier
5%
http://www.summitbrewing.com/

Legacy Midnight Wit
Belgian style witbier
4.9%
http://www.legacybrewing.com/

"Midnight Wit is a Belgian-style white ale with a medium body and spicy, citrus overtones. The texture is silky, creamy, and refreshingly delightful. Brewed with European Pilsner malt, unmalted wheat, a blend of 5 different spices and then fermented with a classic Belgian yeast strain."

Style: Belgian Witbier
Alcohol: 4.90% ABV
IBU: 17
Hops: German, Czech
Malts: Belgian


Dogfish Head Aprihop
A serious India Pale Ale brewed with real apricots.
7%
http://www.dogfish.com/brewings/Seas...p/14/index.htm

Bell's Oberon Ale
American Pale Wheat Ale
5.8%
http://www.bellsbeer.com/index.php/brands.html

Troegs Nugget Nectar
Imperial Amber Ale
7.5%
http://www.troegs.com/beers_nugget%20nectar.htm

Boont Amber Ale
American Red Ale
5.8%
http://www.avbc.com/beers/amber.html

Smuttynose IPA
American IPA
6.6%
http://www.smuttynose.com/pages/beers.html

Anchor Porter
American Porter
5.6%
http://www.anchorbrewing.com/beers/anchorporter.htm

Hoegaarden Original White
Witbier
4.9%
http://www.hoegaarden.com/

The site is only in dutch or french though.

River Horse Double White
Witbier
7%
http://www.riverhorse.com/

Troegs Sunshine Pils
German Pilsner
5.3%
http://www.troegs.com/beers_sunshine.htm

Green Flash IPA
American IPA
7%
http://www.greenflashbrew.com/taproom.html

Dogfish Head 90 minute IPA
American Double / Imperial IPA
9%
http://www.dogfish.com/brewings/Year...A/11/index.htm

Weyerbacher Blanche
Witbier
5%
http://www.weyerbacher.com/cwo.php?id=7&page_id=9

Flying Fish Farmhouse Ale
Farmhouse Ale / Saison
4.6%
http://www.flyingfish.com/beers/seasonals.cfm

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Originally Posted by Hyfi

We just did our Spring Beer Trade at work. Below is what was in the mixed case. We do this twice a year, one for Winter Seasonals and one for Spring. We get 24 people and I get the fun job of approving the selections. Each person then gets 24 different beers to try.

Lots of fun for sure. My case is just about gone already. My contribution was the Bluepoint Hoptical Illusion which I highly recommend but the top 2 were the Aprihop and the Nugget Nectar.

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...since it's a seasonal beer. You have quite a few good ones on your list, but many I've never tasted. A local guy does that mixed case thing around the holidays, and I bought in for the first time. It cost me $30 but I was completely underwhelmed by what I got in mine. There were some duplicates and many were total crap. I'd say half were decent and the rest...forget about it. Needless to say, I won't be joining that group again.

Since I'm part-owner of a PA beer distributor, I'm thinking of doing my own next holiday season, and I'll get only 'good' beer, or at least better than that other guy got.

Swish

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Originally Posted by Duds

Some fine beers on this list! Nice to see Magic Hat and Long Trail on it!!!

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Yeah, I pushed for the Long Trail and used Double Bag last year. I have spent many hours sitting in the Long Trail brewery when on Ski Trips to Mountain Top and Woodstock areas. They just started shipping down here within the last year.

Many of Magic Hat beers are odd to say the least but there are a few I like. The HiPA is one of the last beers I have left in my case.

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Originally Posted by Swish

http://beeradvocate.com/top_beers.php

So little time, so many beers (sigh).

Swish

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And once you're done with that site, take a spin over here:

http://www.ratebeer.com/