25. Harvest Ale (Goose Island)- I’m not sure why I loved this so much, but I bought six pack after six pack for weeks in the fall.
24. 471 IPA (Breckenridge Brewery)- Extreme floral and citrus, and for a 9% IPA it goes down too smooth (careful with this one).
23. Hoptimum (Sierra Nevada Brewing Company)- Great label, better beer.
22. Loose Cannon (Clipper City Brewing Company)- I haven’t found a beer of this breweries I don’t like, but this is my favorite of its offerings.
21. Black Chocolate Stout (Brooklyn Brewery)- Give this beer some age and you won’t regret it.
20. Hop Karma (Terrapin Beer Company)- My favorite brown ale by far.
19. Jewbelation Fourteen (Shmaltz Brewing Company)- This entire series was incredible, I recall this being my favorite.
18. Vrienden (New Belgium Brewing)- New Belgium’s sour program is amazing.
17. Noble Rot (Dogfish Head Brewing Company)- One of the most interesting, thought-provoking beers I’ve ever tried.
16. Foruitous (Yazoo Brewing Company)- My “hometown” brewery. I could have picked a few from their lineup, but its rare a brewery can take something that went wrong and make it incredible.
15. Prima Pils (Victory Brewing Company)- Probably my favorite lager (I’m working on that part of my beer appreciation)
14. Oude Gueuze (Hannsens Artisanaal bvba)- Perfect example of the style, super complex.
13. Bam Bière (Jolly Pumpkin Artesian Ales)- All Jolly Pumpkin beers are incredibly unique; you can’t go wrong with any of them…especially this one.
12. Jack & Ken’s Ale (Sierra Nevada Brewing Company)- This was my favorite of the anniversary series, but they were all great.
11. Hopslam Ale (Bell’s Brewery)- I have to say the more years I have this the less I dig it, but it’s still amazing.
10. Caldera IPA (Caldera Brewing Company)- An incredible west coast IPA, and its in cans which makes it even better.
9. Aprihop (Dogfish Head Craft Brewery)- I have had some of these that were just good, but when it’s fresh its great.
8. 15th Anniversary Escondidian Imperial Black IPA (Stone Brewing Company)- Black IPA or CDA…whatever it is, this style is hit or miss for me and this beer is killer.
7. Petrus Aged Pale (Brouwerij Bavik)- Quickly becoming on of my go-to beers, super sour!
6. Burton Baton (Dogfish Head Craft Brewery)- I’m not the biggest fan of 90-minute, but the blend and wood makes it amazing in Burton.
5. Bitter American (21st Ammendment Brewery)- The perfect summer beer for a hophead like me.
4. Gonzo Imperial Porter (Flying Dog Brewery)- Flying Dog definitely did HST proud with this one.
3. Cascade Kriek Ale (Cascade Brewing)- HOLY SOUR!!!
2. Sweetwater IPA (Sweetwater Brewing Company)- I probably have purchased more of this beer than any other on the market; in my eyes, a perfect IPA.
1. La Folie (New Belgium Brewing)- This was my introduction to sours, and really changed how I thought about beer.
Here’s to 25 more years of great beer! What did I miss that would be on your list?
The first thing a beer lover will notice walking into Baba’s: No tap handles! Personally, I think a better selection is more important then taps.
