What makes a brewery your favorite brewery?

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Message FatPhil P beers 26061 º places 995 º 15:34 Wed 6/8/2016 No fuckups, and a bearable price. Hence Heller (Schlenkerla) and Het Anker (Gouden Carolus). (And more recently Kees, but I have to mail order those)
Message fly P beers 1490 º places 271 º 15:45 Wed 6/8/2016 hote goldes
Message malvrich beers 930 º places 5 º 18:00 Wed 6/8/2016 Originally posted by spacecoyote Strictly the beer. I just happen to have a new favorite brewery: http://www.lynnwoodgrill.com/lynnwood-brewing-concern/ I don’t even go to breweries but I’m going to this one. It happens to be very conveniently located to me which helps. Nothing of interest on their food menu. The beers, on the other hand are fantastic. I have tried a few in cans and all have been great. Not all are yet canned though and I simply must try more of their beers. It’s all about the beer.

Message StefanSD beers 2449 º places 57 º 18:08 Wed 6/8/2016 Who says you can have only one favorite brewery?
Message b3shine P beers 12184 º places 372 º 18:13 Wed 6/8/2016 Originally posted by Homer321 The shitters We’ve got a Hill Farmstead Homer, I see. Quality of beer, atmosphere, location, and staff are my 4 primary variables, followed by food (if it’s available).
Message italarican P beers 1548 º places 115 º 19:09 Wed 6/8/2016 The more I think about this, I realize it’s more the people and atmosphere that keep me visiting a place. Truthfully, we’re at a point where I can have great beer anytime. If I’m going out, it’s primarily to be with people I enjoy. Of course there’s a tipping point where if the beer is lousy and never changing, I wouldn’t visit very often. That being said, I’m likely to go to a relaxed, welcoming brewery with average beer more often than a chaotic, cold, or unwelcoming brewery with above average beer.
Message bnielsen13 beers 265 º places 1 º 19:12 Wed 6/8/2016 Atmosphere in the taproom helps, but the beer is the deciding factor as far as favorite brewery goes. Though my favorite place to hangout, may be a brewery that is not my favorite brewery.

Message Jow P beers 7344 º places 487 º 20:03 Wed 6/8/2016 My favorite current brewery is Grimm. They don’t have a taproom yet. But they put out new beers a few times a month and I always find them exciting and yummy. They probably lose a few points for hype making bottles and cans a bit tough to get but everything shows up on tap and is easy to get that way for me. Also Maine Beer and Allagash I get excited for all their new stuff. So to answer for me excitement + new cool stuff + availability.
Message UDBeernut beers 2883 º places 348 º 20:31 Wed 6/8/2016 the beer, the "scenery," the food
Message peepthesot beers 10 º places 6 º 21:04 Wed 6/8/2016 In general, what I look for in my favorite "craft" brewers is quality and consistency. As far as my ’local’ brewers, I look for beer that doesn’t taste like rookie homebrew. Finding local brewers who can meet _that_ simple criterion seems to be something of a challenge.