Nominate Best Craft Beer of 2015
We are getting ready for our flagship poll of the year, Best Craft Beer. Right now we are accepting nominations. Even though you will want to comment on social media, please comment in our comment section below. Basically here’s the criteria we’ve formulated. Nominations will be closed on December 4, 2015 and any subsequent nominations will be write in votes that will be reviewed and tallied.
Qualifications
- A craft beer that has gone from “limited, taproom/brewery only” to draft distribution in 2015.
- A craft beer that has had limited draft distribution in a craft brewers home market that has been repackaged, bottled or canned and sent into wider distribution in 2015.
- A craft beer that has debuted as a bottled or canned product in 2015.
What won’t count
- A bottled or canned craft beer that has been on the market had it’s name changed in 2015.
- Any thing in the Goose Island/InBev craft division family.
- Complaints.
Tips
- A super hyped trade beer with only 20 ticks on BeerAdvocate most likely won’t gain traction in this poll. If it does, it looks bad on the brewery unfortunately, as people realize there is no way a beer only 20 people tried got 4,000 votes.
- An executive decision will be made by The Full Pint staff if a medium sized brewery such as Firestone Waker gets multiple nominations. We will pick one of two or more.
- Just because you tried KBS this year doesn’t make it a new beer.
- Our Best Craft Beer of 2015 will draw a lot of attention from our current readers as well as new readers sent our way from participating breweries. If you would like to sponsor this poll, please get in touch with us so we can plan something cool.
December 11, 2015 @ 7:52 pm
Carson’s Brewery Evansville Indiana Demonic Double IPA
December 11, 2015 @ 4:16 pm
Tap It Brewery Three on the Tree, No Soul, SNAFU.
December 11, 2015 @ 1:23 pm
Sip of Sunshine by Lawson’s Liquids
December 11, 2015 @ 11:22 am
Sadlers all beers , Worcester sorcerer the panicle
December 8, 2015 @ 9:54 am
Firefly Hollow – Cone Flakes
November 28, 2015 @ 2:26 pm
Sandude Brewery, Turlock, CA
Started bottling 12oz 6 packs to go along with their 22oz glass and draft. Favorites: Woody Brown, Shades of Amber, Suntan Blonde, and Double IPA. Expanded distribution and greatly increased sales. Notably was the best selling craft beer at the ten day Stanislaus County Fair.
November 28, 2015 @ 2:18 pm
MadTree – Shade .. blackberry gose
November 25, 2015 @ 2:58 pm
Cismontane Hop Dumpster (would go Cali IPA, but it’s a taproom/growler only option)
November 24, 2015 @ 3:10 pm
Fort Point Beer KSA, Westfalia, Villager, Park (Started packaging in cans this year). Fantastic beer out of SF, CA.
November 21, 2015 @ 8:20 am
Tropical & Juicy – The Hop Concept
November 20, 2015 @ 2:18 pm
Tree House Green is the best beer I have ever had.
November 19, 2015 @ 12:40 pm
Karl Strauss Mosaic Session
November 19, 2015 @ 9:08 am
Odell Tree Shaker Imperial Peach IPA went from limited 750mL into a 12 oz 4 pk seasonal offering
November 18, 2015 @ 8:16 pm
Societe The Coachman
November 18, 2015 @ 12:24 pm
Roundhouse Brewery – Gingawheat
Platform Beer Co. – Esther 2015
Land-Grant Brewing – Beard Crumbs
Warped Wing – Ermal’s
November 18, 2015 @ 12:13 pm
Surly Todd the Axeman
November 18, 2015 @ 11:37 am
Trillium Uppercase
Casey Brett Loves Citra
Lagunitas High Westified
November 18, 2015 @ 11:31 am
Philipsburg Brewing Company, MT
Tramway Rye Pale Ale
Razzu Raspberry Wheat
Haybag American Hefeweizen
Otter Water Session Pale Ale
November 18, 2015 @ 11:06 am
Treehouse – Haze (Double IPA)
Harpoon – UFO
Jack’s Abby – Excess IPL
Milwaukee Brewing Company – Hop Happy (IPA)
November 18, 2015 @ 11:02 am
21st Amendment Toaster Pastry
November 18, 2015 @ 10:59 am
What about Sierra Nevada Oktoberfest – Brauhaus Riegele Collaboration?
November 18, 2015 @ 10:35 am
Perrin No Rules
November 18, 2015 @ 6:01 am
Buckledown Belt and Suspenders IPA
November 17, 2015 @ 9:40 pm
Lagunitas CitruSinensis Pale Ale
Lagunitas Wet Hopped Sucks
Almost any Rare Barrel
November 17, 2015 @ 6:16 pm
Council Beatification, all of them.
Ballast Point? Nope
Lagunitas? Nope (HighWestified woulda, but, nope)
Firestone Walker? Nope.
November 18, 2015 @ 9:06 am
Your passion is appreciated. Those beers were all made by a craft brewery in 2015 so they are eligible for nomination.
November 17, 2015 @ 2:25 pm
Wicked Weed’s Pernicious IPA
November 17, 2015 @ 2:10 pm
Knee Deep Lupulin River (i think it came out this year?)
November 17, 2015 @ 1:47 pm
“A craft beer that has had limited draft distribution in a craft brewers home market that has been repackaged, bottled or canned and sent into wider distribution in 2015.”
I’d suggest Alpine Beer’s Pure Hoppiness IPA.
November 17, 2015 @ 1:20 pm
Lagunitas High West Imperial Coffee Stout
Lagunitas Born Yesterday
Lagunitas Hot Side sour Mashed Daytime
November 17, 2015 @ 12:04 pm
Sketchbook Snowy Owl
Temperance Smittytown
November 17, 2015 @ 12:03 pm
Modern Times – City of the Sun and/or Protocosmos
Mother Earth – Hop Diggity
Avery – Raja
Ballast Point – Calm before the Storm
November 17, 2015 @ 11:48 am
Squatters Brewing- Hop Rising Imperial IPA
FunkWerks Brewing- Saison
Prost Brewing Marzen Oktoberfest
November 17, 2015 @ 11:45 am
From Dan:
Avery Liliquoi
Oskar Blues IPA
Firestone Walker Helldorado
Saint Archer Mosaic IPA
Pizza Port Kook
Deschutes Pinedrops IPA
Boulevard The Calling IPA
Allagash Cuvee d’Industrial
New Belgium/Ben and Jerry’s Salted Caramel Brownie Ale
AleSmith Hall of Fame Imperial San Diego Pale Ale .394
Cycle Brewing Pallet 1
Cigar City Florida Man DIPA
Bell’s 30th Anniversary Ale
Founders reDANKulous Imperial Red IPA
Stone Delicious IPA
Ballast Point Grapefruit Sculpin
November 17, 2015 @ 11:27 am
Jack’s Abby Excess IPL (coming out in cans in December; continuously available in taproom currently, came out in 2015)