Was it a fill in the blanks survey or circle your favorite?
If this is a reference to him winning a Gold Glove despite having terrible range, you win the internet!
Fill in the blanks of your top twenty beers… No word bank lol
And most likely they’re famous due to the quality. I don’t see your point.
I just checked Chris Frey’s 2010 AHA demographic summary /forum/index.php?topic=2717.0 but there is no mention of the proportion of members east vs. west of the Mississippi. Anyone know this? The top 100 certainly seemed to express a West Coast bias.
Pliny-less in New England
More people who have different tastes who vote?
I love it. Freakin hilarious ! So, wondering what the Derek Jeter of Beers would be - maybe SA Boston Lager? No BMC - that would be the Utility Infielder of Beers (if that).
I love seeing Boulevard represent! Tank 7 is a truly great beer. 8)
+1
Really like this beer too.
I have to say that the list sums it for me. I might not necessarily have them in the same order, but there are some very stellar beers on the list.
I agree. And it actually surprised me to see it on there, since the list is so dominated by hoppy beers.
I’ve had Pliny. It was good. I’m not a big IPA guy so I can’t say it was the best. It was not on my list, as it’s not something I have access to nor would I likely drink it very often. Whatever. People love it. The people I shared it with loved it. This list is unscientific.
I’d be really interested in seeing a regional version of this. IMO Urban Chestnut makes some of the best beers I’ve ever had, but there’s no way they’d ever end up on that list.
That’s OK. Any other reasons though? Maybe some breweries are bigger and more well-distributed than others? No foreign beers in the Top 50 either. Does that seem likely?
Is Sierra Nevada Pale Ale really THAT good (multiple top 10’s) or does everyone just know it and is willing to throw it on there when filling out their list? Was Guinness really the 7th best beer in American just three years ago? And those 12 Rahr beers in the Top 50 that same year - seems legit!
cheers–
–Michael
Bell’s Two Hearted is very good, but I don’t know about number 2. There are a ton of very good ipas. Dark Horse Crooked Tree is very legit… Not on the list. Great Lakes Commador Perry is a great IPA, but GL is only available in 12 states.
I’m sure that distribution plays a role as does reputation. Most of the beers on the list aren’t available here in central NE although I did run into a Heady Topper last winter. Interesting thought about AHA membership being stronger in the West although I suspect that coincides with the number and quality of breweries there.
Nothing against Jeter but no way he’s been the best SS in the AL for several years (KC fan who might have a bias). He is a true pro.
There are a little over 30000 AHA members, and how many vote?
The Rahr thing was after the brewery had a roof collapse, IIRC.s It would not take many local AHA members to skew the results.
I think this is a key thing. Of course it is unscientific, but it’s kind of fun.
I have had pliny a bunch of times - it is a great beer. It is definitely in my list of best 1000000 beers and is certainly in the top 100%. 
Now that’s commitment, Tom!
Don’t we have this same argument every year? Isn’t the percentage who vote fantastically minimal?
What’s higher, the percentage that vote for best beers or the percentage that vote for the AHA board?
Urban Chestnut and The Civil Life make some of the best beers - but don’t tell anyone! We don’t want to run out of our supply here in Missouri!
they listed the number that voted last year in the magazine article, about 3000 or so.