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I'm a huge fan of Belgians... my favorite drink ever having been of a Konigshoven dubbel from a tap (!!). Not something stocked anywhere really, it was a great treat.
My favorite brewery is Dogfish Head. Based out of Deleware. Everything they make is phenomenal. IPAs are generally disgusting to me, but their 120minute IPA (something like $10 for a 12oz bottle) is heaven! They are always coming out with new brews and none have ever dissapointed.
Meanwhile, I live in Portland, Oregon which has more micro-brewers than anywhere in the world but Belgium. Although many of them tend to be on the more bitter side (not my favorite), many of them are amazing in their own right. Rogue is probably the most famous, and if I'm in that rare mood for bitter and strong, they never fail.
It's amazing to me that after years of being the laughing stock of the world beer drinking community, the United States now produces some of the best (if not THE best) beer in the world (depending on your taste). Go us!
It's also sad that Budweiser and Pabst are still the only "beers" that most people know.. but that is slowly changing =)
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