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Old Mon Jun 13, 2011, 11:44am
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...My favorite regional right now is "Two Hearted Ale" (an IPA) out of Kalamazoo, Michigan. A close second is "Great Lakes Burning River Pale Ale" out of Cleveland. Both of these should be available at liquor stores throughout the Midwest, at least. My local standby is Summit Extra Pale Ale (St. Paul, MN). If you're an ale man, it is not quite up to the first two, but still very drinkable and a bit less bitter.
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Unfortuantely, this is not available in the stores here in Texas - well, at least not in North Texas. That's brewed by Bell's, isn't it? It's a very good IPA. I've had other Bell's brews that I've enjoyed, too.

I've had some of the Great Lakes brews, but can't remember if I've had this one, or not. Most of them have been pretty good. Again, we don't see those here.
Aha! We do get Summit Extra Pale Ale! This was my wife's favorite until I brought home Stone Ruination. Now, I have to keep the fridge stocked with enough Ruination for us both!
Yes, the "Two Hearted Ale" is brewed by Bell's.

Thanks for the recommendation on Stone Ruination. My local liquor store carries that, but I haven't tried it. It's from Cali, and I didn't think anything good could come from Cali... I'll have to give it a try.

BTW, does anyone else think the way many of these smaller breweries name their beers is annoyingly too clever? They seem to be in a contest to have the most dangerous name. It's just beer, after all.
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