In a world filled with uncertainty, it’s nice to know there are some things you can always count on. Among them is the joy of beer. It’s fun to try new brands and styles, but sometimes you want to cut out the middleman and get right to the good stuff. With the help of realbeer.com,Men’s Journal has tapped the best brews in ten different styles:
- IPA –Pliny the Elder (Russian River Brewing/Santa Rosa, CA)
- Stout –Deschutes the Abyss (Deschutes Brewery/Bend, OR)
- Blondes –Gnomegang (Ommegang/Cooperstown, NY)
- Pale Ale –Three Floyd’s Zombie Dust (Three Floyds Brewing Co./Munster, Indiana
- Wheat –Weihenstephaner Hefeweissbier (Bayerische Staatsbraurei Weilhenstaphan/Freising, Germany)
- Pilsner –Victory Prima Pils (Victory Brewing Co./Downingtown, PA)
- Ale/Porter –Rogue Hazelnut Brown Nectar (Rogue Ales/Newport, OR)
- Whiskey & Bourbon Barrel-Aged Stouts –John John Dead Guy Ale (Rogue Ales/Newport, OR)
- Red Ale/Amber –Karl Strauss Red Trolley Ale (Karl Strauss Brewing Co./San Diego, CA)
- Rye/Pumpkin Ale –Bear Republic Hop Rod Rye (Bear Republic Brewing Co./Healdsburg, CA)