2013 Beers of the Year

I didn't take photos of everything this year, but I did drink more beer. I've had more wonderful people to share with this year, as my project has expanded and caught on in my circle of close friends. More people I know appreciate beer these days, and I think that is a great thing. Many breweries have much to offer--not just in terms of robustness or complexity of flavor, but in the way they do business in the community:

Oskar Blues Can’d Aid Foundation Colorado Flood Relief Fund: Now through December 31, 2013 Oskar Blues Brewery will MATCH every dollar donated
Beer, Saints, and Good Deeds
Heavy Seas Brewery Gives Back to Nonprofits
50 Back gives 50% of profits to Veterans and their families
Iron Springs Pub & Brewery's “Give Back Tuesday” program
Samuel Adams Brewing the American Dream
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There were expected repeats this year, and will continue to be as I always come back to my favorites. As I expand my travels in 2014 I hope to have more opportunities to experience great new flavors in far-out places--all in the spirit of good brew, great company, and a positive mission. Drink on.
21st Amendment Brewery (San Francisco, CA) - Hell or High Watermelon, Fruit/Vegetable
Abbaye de Leffe S.A. (Dinant, Belgium) - Leffe Blonde, Belgian Pale Ale
Anadolu Efes Brewery (Istanbul, Turkey) - Efes Dark, Euro Dark Lager
Anchor Brewing (San Francisco, CA) - Anchor Steam Beer, Amber Ale
Anheuser-Busch (Saint Lewis, MO) - Redbridge, Gluten-Free
Anheuser-Busch (Saint Lewis, MO) - Shadow's Wild Black, Fruit/Vegetable
Anheuser-Busch (Saint Lewis, MO) - Wild Blue Blueberry Lager, Fruit/Vegetable
Avery Brewing Company (Boulder, CO) - Avery Indian Pale Ale
Bavaria Brouwerij (Lieshout, Netherlands) - Hollandia, Pale Lager
Bell's Brewery Inc. (Kalamazoo, MI) - Two Hearted Ale, American IPA
Bierbrouwerij De Koningshoeven B.V. (Berkel-Enschot, Netherlands) - La Trappe Quadrupel (Oak Aged), Quadrupee-style
Black Sheep Brewery PLC (Ripon, United Kingdom) - Holy Grail Ale, English Pale Ale
Boston Beer Company (Cincinnati, OH) - Angry Orchard Cider
Boulder Beer / Wilderness Pub (Boulder, CO) - Sweaty Betty Blonde, American Pale Wheat
Brasserie Caracole (Falmignoul, Belgium) - Nostradamus Belgian Brown Ale, Belgian Strong Dark Ale
Brasserie Dubuisson Frères sprl (Leuze-Pipaix, Belgium) - Scaldis, Belgian Strong Pale Ale
Brasserie Grain d'Orge (Brasserie Jeanne d'Arc SA) (Ronchin Lille, France) - Belzebuth, Belgian Strong Pale Ale
Brasserie Lefèbvre SA (Rebecq-Quenast, Belgium) - Blanche De Bruxelles / Manneken Pis Belgian White, Witbier
Brauerei Beck & Co. (Bremen, Germany) - Beck's Sapphire, German Pilsener
Brauerei Tucher Brau (Nürnberg, Germany) - Tucher Helles Hefe Weizen
Brewery Ommegang (Cooperstown, NY) - Ommegang Rare Vos, Belgian Pale Ale
Brooklyn Brewery (Brooklyn, NY) - Brooklyn Brown Ale
Brooklyn Brewery (Brooklyn, NY) - Brooklyn Lager
Brooklyn Brewery (Brooklyn, NY) - Brooklyn Summer Ale
Brouwerij Bavik (Harelbeke-Bavikhove, Belgium) - Petrus Aged Red, Flanders Oud Bruin-style
Brouwerij Palm N.V. (Steenhuffel, Belgium) - Palms Speciale Belge, Belgian Pale Ale
Brouwerij van Hoegaarden (Hoegaarden, Belgium) - Hoegaarden, Belgian White
Brouwerij Van Steenberge N.V. (Ertvelde, Belgium) - Gulden Draak 9000 Quad, Quadrupel-style
Brouwerij Van Steenberge N.V. (Ertvelde, Belgium) - Gulden Draak Belgian Ale, Belgian Strong Dark Ale
Browar Okocim S.A. (Carlsberg) (Brzesko, Poland) - Okocim Lager, Euro Pale Lager
Browar Okocim S.A. (Carlsberg) (Brzesko, Poland) - Okocim Porter
Buffalo Bill's Brewery (Hayward, CA) - Tasmanian Devil, Strong Ale
Bulmers Ireland (C&C Group)(Clonmel, County Tipperary, Ireland) - Magners Irish Pear Cider
Cerveceria Nacional Dominicana (Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic) - Presidente, Lager
Chimay Brewery ("Bières de Chimay") (Baileux, Belgium) - Chimay Grande Réserve (blue), Belgian Strong Dark Ale
Chimay Brewery ("Bières de Chimay") (Baileux, Belgium) - Chimay Première (red)
Chimay Brewery ("Bières de Chimay") (Baileux, Belgium) - Chimay Tripel (white)
Christian Moerlein Brewing Company (Cincinnati, OH) - Barbarossa, Munich Dunkel Lager-style Double Dark Lager
Christian Moerlein Brewing Company (Cincinnati, OH) - Northern Liberties IPA
Christian Moerlein Brewing Company (Cincinnati, OH) - OTR, American Pale Ale
Cigar City (Tampa, FL) - Jai Alai IPA
Cigar City (Tampa, FL) - Maduro Oatmeal Brown Ale
Coors Brewing Company (Golden, CO) - Blue Moon Rounder Belgian-Style Pale
Coors Brewing Company (Golden, CO) - Blue Moon Short Straw Farmhouse Red Ale
Coors Brewing Company (Golden, CO) - George Killian's Irish Red
Dogfish Head Brewery (Milton, DE) - Raison D'Être, Belgian Strong Dark Ale
Dundalk (Diageo) (Dundalk, County Louth, Ireland) - Smithwick's Imported Irish Red Ale
Duvel Moortgat Brewery (Brouwerij Duvel Moortgat) (Breendonk-Puurs, Belgium) - Duvel, Belgian Strong Pale Ale
Eel River Brewing Co. (Fortuna, CA) - Organic India Pale Ale
Fish Brewing (Olympia, WA) - Fish Tale Organic India Pale Ale
Florida Beer Company (Melbourne, FL) - Swamp Ape IPA, American Double/Imperial IPA
Founders Brewing Company (Grand Rapids, MI) - Founders Breakfast Stout, American Double/Imperial Stout
Founders Brewing Company (Grand Rapids, MI) - Founders Red's Rye PA
Funky Buddha Brewery (Oakland Park, FL) - Florida Hefeweizen, German Wheat
Funky Buddha Brewery (Oakland Park, FL) - Hop Gun IPA
Funky Buddha Brewery (Oakland Park, FL) - Piiti Porter
Funky Buddha Brewery (Oakland Park, FL) - Red Dawn Red Ale
Hollywood Organic Brewery (Hollywood, FL) - Hollywood Organic Brewery Belgium Ale
Hollywood Organic Brewery (Hollywood, FL) - Hollywood Organic Brewery IPA
Hollywood Organic Brewery (Hollywood, FL) - Hollywood Organic Brewery Pilsner
Hollywood Organic Brewery (Hollywood, FL) - Hollywood Organic Brewery Stout
Huyghe Brewery (Brouwerij Huyghe) - Delirium Nocturnum, Belgian Strong Dark Ale
Huyghe Brewery (Brouwerij Huyghe) - Delirium Tremens, Belgian Strong Pale Ale
Goose Island Beer Co. (Chicago, IL) - 312, American Pale Wheat Ale
Goose Island Beer Co. (Chicago, IL) - Père Jacques, Dubbel-style
Great Divide Brewing Company (Denver, CO) - Titan IPA
Great Divide Brewing Company (Denver, CO) - Yeti (Russian) Imperial Stout
Great Lakes Brewing Company (Cleveland, OH) - Great Lakes Eliot Ness, Vienna Lager
Great Lakes Brewing Company (Cleveland, OH) - Great Lakes Fitzgerald, American Porter
Green Flash Brewing Co. (San Diego, CA) - Green Flash West Coast IPA
Grolsch Bierbrouwerij N.V. (Enschede, Netherlands) - Grolsch Premium Lager
Grupo Modelo S.A. de C.V. (Mexico City, Mexico) - Modelo Especial, Lager
Grupo Modelo S.A. de C.V. (Mexico City, Mexico) - Modelo Negra, Munich Dunkel Lager
Guinness Ltd. (Dublin, Ireland) - Harp w/Guinness (black and tan)
Hacker-Pschorr Bräu GmbH (München, Germany) - Hacker-Pschorr Oktoberfest-Märzen, Märzen/Oktoberfest-style
Harpoon Brewery & Beer Hall (Boston, MA) - Harpoon IPA
Harpoon Brewery & Beer Hall (Boston, MA) - Harpoon Rich & Dan'r Rye IPA
Heavy Seas Beer (Baltimore, MD) - Black Canon, Black IPA
Highland Brewing (Asheville, NC) - Gaelic Ale, American Amber/Red
Hornsby's Pubdrafts Ltd. (Modesto, CA) - Hornsby's Hard Cider Amber Draft
Hudepohl-Schoenling Brewing Co. (Cincinnati, OH) - Hudy Delight, Lager
Humboldt Brewing Co. (Paso Robles, CA) - Humboldt Brown, Hemp Ale
Inlet Brewing Co. (Jupiter, FL) - Monk in the Trunk, American Amber/Red Ale
Jacob Leinenkugel Brewing Company (Chippewa Falls, WI) - Big Eddy Russian Imperial Stout
Jacob Leinenkugel Brewing Company (Chippewa Falls, WI) - Big Eddy Wee Heavy Scotch Ale
Jacob Leinenkugel Brewing Company (Chippewa Falls, WI) - Big Eddy Porter
Lagunitas Brewing Company (Petaluma, CA) - Lagunitas Cooper, Amber Ale
Lagunitas Brewing Company (Petaluma, CA) - Lagunitas Cappuccino, Stout
Lagunitas Brewing Company (Petaluma, CA) - Lagunitas IPA
Lagunitas Brewing Company (Petaluma, CA) - Lagunitas Maximus, American Double/Imperial IPA
Lagunitas Brewing Company (Petaluma, CA) - Lagunitas Little Sumpin', IPA
Lakefront Brewery, Inc. (Milwaukee, WI) - Fixed Gear Beer, American amber
Lakefront Brewery, Inc. (Milwaukee, WI) - New Grist Sorghum, Fruit/Vegetable
Lost Coast Brewery and Cafe (Eureka, CA) - Alley Cat, American Amber
Lost Coast Brewery and Cafe (Eureka, CA) - Indica IPA
MadTree Brewing Company (Cincinnati, OH) - Happy Amber
Magic Hat Brewing Company (South Burlington, VT) - Encore, IPA
Matthew Clark Cider (C&C Group) (Bristol, Gloucestershire) - Blackthorn Cider
Mission Brewery (San Diego, CA) - Shipwrecked Double (Imperial) IPA
Mt. Carmel Brewing Company (Cincinnati, OH) - Mt. Carmel Amber Ale
Mt. Carmel Brewing Company (Cincinnati, OH) - Mt. Carmel Blonde Ale
Mt. Carmel Brewing Company (Cincinnati, OH) - Mt. Carmel IPA
Mt. Carmel Brewing Company (Cincinnati, OH) - Mt. Carmel Nut Brown Ale
Mythos Breweries S.A. (Sindos, Greece) - Mythos Hellenic Lager, Euro Pale Lager
New Belgium Brewing Company (Fort Collins, CO) - Fat Tire Amber Ale
New Belgium Brewing Company (Fort Collins, CO) - Sunshine Wheat
New Belgium Brewing Company (Fort Collins, CO) - Trippel
North Coast Brewing Co. (Fort Bragg, CA) - Old Rasputin Imperial Stout
Orange Blossom Pilsner LLC (Orlando, FL) - Orange Blossom Pilsner
Oskar Blues Grill & Brew (Lyons, CO) - Oskar Blues Dale's Pale Ale
Oskar Blues Grill & Brew (Lyons, CO) - Oskar Blues Old Chub, Scotch Ale
Oskar Blues Grill & Brew (Lyons, CO) - Oskar Blues G'knight, Double Red IPA
Red Brick Brewing Company (Atlanta, GA) - Red Brick Porter
Red Brick Brewing Company (Atlanta, GA) - Red Brick Ale Brown
Revolution Brewing Company (Chicago, IL) - A Little Crazy, Belgian pale ale
Revolution Brewing Company (Chicago, IL) - Eugene Porter
Rivertown Brewing Co. (Cincinnati, OH) - Rivertown Winter Ale
Rogue Ales (Newport, OR) - Rogue American Amber/Red Ale
Rogue Ales (Newport, OR) - Rogue Dead Guy, Maibock / Helles Bock-style
Rogue Ales (Newport, OR) - Rogue Hazelnut Brown Nectar Ale
Rogue Ales (Newport, OR) - Rogue Pumpkin Patch, Fruit/Vegetable
Rogue Ales (Newport, OR) - Voodoo Doughnut Chocolate Peanut Butter & Banana Ale, Fruit/Vegetable
Samuel Smith (Tadcaster, North Yorkshire) - Samuel Smith Imperial Stout
Samuel Smith (Tadcaster, North Yorkshire) - Samuel Smith India Ale
Samuel Smith (Tadcaster, North Yorkshire) - Samuel Smith Nut Brown
Samuel Smith (Tadcaster, North Yorkshire) - Samuel Smith Oatmeal Stout
Samuel Smith (Tadcaster, North Yorkshire) - Samuel Smith Organic Apricot, Fruit/Vegetable
Samuel Smith (Tadcaster, North Yorkshire) - Samuel Smith Organic Chocolate Stout
Sierra Nevada Brewing Co. (Chico, CA) - Kellerweis Hefeweizen
Smuttynose Brewing Company (Portsmouth, NH) - Smuttynose Finestkind IPA
Southern Tier Brewing Company (Lakewood, NY) - Southern Tier 2XIPA, American Double/Imperial IPA
Southern Tier Brewing Company (Lakewood, NY) - Southern Tier Pumking, Fruit/Vegetable
Spoetzl Brewery (Shiner, TX) - Shiner Black Lager
Spoetzl Brewery (Shiner, TX) - Shiner Bock
Spoetzl Brewery (Shiner, TX) - Shiner FM 966 Farmhouse Ale
Spoetzl Brewery (Shiner, TX) - Shiner Holiday Cheer
Spoetzl Brewery (Shiner, TX) - Shiner Kosmos Reserve
Spoetzl Brewery (Shiner, TX) - Shiner Oktoberfest
Spoetzl Brewery (Shiner, TX) - Shiner Ruby Redbird, Fruit/Vegetable
Spoetzl Brewery (Shiner, TX) - Shiner Ryes & Shine, Rye Ale
SweetWater Brewing Company (Atlanta, GA) - SweetWater Blue, fruit/vegetable
Terrapin Beer Company (Athens, GA) - Terrapin Hopsecutioner IPA
Terrapin Beer Company (Athens, GA) - Terrapin Rye Pale Ale
The Caledonian Brewery Company Limited (Edinburgh, United Kingdom) - New Castle Founder's Ale, English Pale Ale
The Caledonian Brewery Company Limited (Edinburgh, United Kingdom) - New Castle Werewolf, Irish Red Ale
Uinta Brewing Company (Salt Lake City, UT) - Hop Notch IPA
Upland Brewing Company (Bloomington, IN) - Dragonfly Upland, American IPA
Valley Vineyards Winery (Cellar Dweller Craft Beers) (Morrow, OH) - Cellar Dweller Shawsome, black IPA
Vermont Hard Cider Company, LLC (Middlebury, Vermont) - Woodchuck Hard Cider
Victory Brewing Company (Downingtown, PA) - Golden Monkey, tripel
Victory Brewing Company (Downingtown, PA) - HopDevil, IPA
Warsteiner Brauerei (Warstein , North Rhine-Westphalia) - Premium Dunkel, Munich Dunkel Lager
World Brews (Novato, CA) - Four in Hand, American IPA



Have a Happy New Year!