Best Brews of the Year

Below are our favorite beers of the year listed. This is going to be a  list that changes. As we have new beers we will update it and reorganize it. Hopefully you can get out and give them a try.

- 2014 -

The Big Guy:

1. Pseudo Sue - Pale Ale - Toppling Goliath - Decorah IA
2. Haggard Joe - American Brown - Flat 12 Bierwerks - Indianapolis, IN
3. Saber Tooth Tiger - Imperial / Double IPA - Rhinegeist - Cincinnati, OH
4. Blushing Monk - Founders Brewing Co. - Grand Rapids MI
5. TIPA - IPA - Schlafly - St. Louis MO

El Duque 

O-Dawg:

Professor Beer: 
(Updated 2014-04-01)

1. Briar Patch Pinko - Russian Imperial Stout - Flat 12 Bierwerks - Indianapolis, IN
2. Saber Tooth Tiger - Imperial / Double IPA - Rhinegeist - Cincinnati, OH
3. Dark Lord (2010) - Russian Imperial Stout - Three Floyds Brewing Company - Munster, IN
4. Kentucky Breakfast Stout (KBS) (2012) - American Imperial / Double Stout - Founders Brewing Co. - Grand Rapids, MI
5. Behemoth (Barrel Aged) (2013) - American Barleywine - Three Floyds Brewing Company - Munster, IN

Brianna: It's only February, so there's been a limited number of new beers tried this year. It'll be interesting to see what stays on this list and what gets bumped as the year goes on.

1. Briar Patch Pinko- Russian Imperial Stout- Flat 12 Bierwerks
2. Box of Chocolate- Belgian Quad- Charleville Brewing Co.
3. Chocolate Wee Mac- Scottish Ale- Sun King Brewing Co.
4. Pere Jacques- Belgian Dubbel- Goose Island Beer Co.
5. Wine Barrel Noir- American Imperial/Double Stout- Prairie Artisan Ales

The Brewnibomber:

- 2013 -

The Big Guy:

1. Pappy Fog (barrel aged velvet fog)- Belgian Quad - Sun King - Indianapolis, IN
2. KBS - RIS - Founder's Brewing Co. - Grand Rapids, MI
3. Bo & Luke- Barrel-aged Smoked Imperial Stout Against the Grain Brewery- Louisville, KY
4. Doom - Bourbon Barrel Aged DIPA - Founder's Brewing Co. - Grand Rapids, MI
5. Deesko! - Berliner Weisse - Three Floyds - Munster, IN

El Duque:

1. Rye Da Tiger - Rye IPA - Three Floyds - Munster, IN 
2. KBS - RIS - Founder's Brewing Co. - Grand Rapids, MI
3. 1221 - RIS - Fountain Square Brewing Co. - Indianapolis, IN 
4. Geisterzug Gose - Freigeist Bierkulture - Stolberg, Germany
5. Cantillion Gueze - Brasserie Cantillion -Brussels, Belgium

O-Dawg:

1. Pliny the Elder - DIPA - Russian River Brewing Co. - Santa Rosa, CA
2. Pappy Fog - Velvet Fog aged in Pappy Van Winkle Bourbon Barrel - Indianapolis, IN
3. Batch 1 - BB Deadeye Stout aged 13 months - Triton Brewing - Indianapolis, IN
4. 1221 - RIS - Fountain Square Brewing Co. - Indianapolis, IN
5. King of Hop - Black IPA - Union Brewing Company - Carmel, IN

Professor Beer:

1. Velvet Fog - Belgian Quad - Sun King - Indianapolis, IN
2. Sour Reserve #4 - Gueuze - Upland Brewing Company - Bloomington, IN
3. Imperial Breakfast Magpie - Melomel - New Day Meadery - Indianapolis, IN
4. Dark Lord (2012) - Russian Imperial Stout - Three Floyds Brewing Company - Munster, IN
5. Tart of Darkness - Sour Ale - The Bruery - Placentia, CA

Brianna:

1. Rubaeus- Raspberry Fruit Beer- Founders Brewing Co. Grand Rapids, MI
2. W00t! Stout- American Imperial/Double Stout- Stone Brewing Co.- Escondido, CA
3. Wee-Mac Scottish Ale- Sun King Brewing Co.- Indianapolis, IN
4. Teddy Bear Kisses- American Imperial/Double Stout- Upland Brewing Co.- Bloomington, IN
5. Harold's Brown Ale- American Brown Ale- Fountain Square Brewing Co.- Indianapolis, IN

The Brewnibomber:

1. Bo & Luke- Barrel-aged Smoked Imperial Stout Against the Grain Brewery- Louisville, KY
2. Pinko (Pappy Van Winkle 23yr)- Barrel-aged Russian Imperial Stout- Flat 12- Indianapolis, IN
3. Dirt Wolf- Double IPA- Victory Brewing Co.- Downingtown, PA
4. Cucumber Kolsch (Gin Barrel-aged)- Barrel-aged Kolsch- Flat 12- Indianapolis, IN
5. Plant to Pint- Fresh Hop IPA- Port Brewing Co.- San Diego, CA