And speaking of The Great Gun God Jeff...

Who so graciously linked to my last post (which contest is still open [operators are standing by!]; scroll down for the contest, I haven't yet figured out how hide portions of posts in extended entries in this here Blogsplat thing).

Anyway, Jeff linked to a press release by the Brewer's Association on the top 50 craft beer brewers by volume. And in the way of other bloggers who do these "bold the things you've done in this silly list" things, I thought it sounded like fun to bold the beers you've actually tried. So I did. You do the same, if you're so inclined.

Actually, I bolded the brewers whose beer I know I've tried, and italicized those I think I may have tried. Not sure on these, the names listed are the brewers' names, and I remember more the specific beer names and not all of those because many are sold in those "here's a buttload of different beers to try" packs. But anyway, sounds like fun so here goes

[NB: I don't really know how to format tables in html so I'm just doing commas]

Rank, Brewing Company, City, State
1: Boston Beer Co., Boston, MA [I think, but haven't checked, that is is the company that brews Samuel Adams]
2: Sierra Nevada Brewing Co., Chico, CA [Nectar Of The Gods]
3: New Belgium Brewing Co., Fort Collins, CO
4: Spoetzl Brewery, Shiner, TX
5: Pyramid Breweries Inc., Seattle, WA [Good stuff, though I've only tried their hefeweizen]
6: Deschutes Brewery, Bend, OR [I think I'd had at least one of their brews before but my buddy Brian introduced me to more of them]
7: Matt Brewing Co., Utica, NY
8: Boulevard Brewing Co., Kansas City, MO
9: Full Sail Brewing Co., Hood River, OR [Not marked before, Brian jogged my memory to mark this one I think I've tried]
10: Magic Hat Brewing Co., Burlington, VT
11: Alaskan Brewing Co., Juneau, AK
12: Harpoon Brewery, Boston, MA
13: Bell's Brewery, Inc., Galesburg, MI
14: Kona Brewing Co., Kailua-Kona, HI
15: Anchor Brewing Co., San Francisco, CA [Ahh, the first microbrew and still a great, and unique, one]
16: Shipyard Brewing Co., Portland, ME
17: Summit Brewing Co., Saint Paul, MN
18: Stone Brewing Co., Escondido, CA [Brewers of Arrogant Bastard Ale]
19: Abita Brewing Co., Abita Springs, LA
20: The Brooklyn Brewery, Brooklyn, NY
21: New Glarus Brewing Co., New Glarus, WI
22: Dogfish Head Craft Brewery, Milton, DE
23: Long Trail Brewing Co., Bridgewater Corners, VT
24: Gordon Biersch Brewing Co., San Jose, CA [Great]
25: Rogue Ales/Oregon Brewing Co., Newport, OR [Also great]
26: Great Lakes Brewing Co., Cleveland, OH
27: The Lagunitas Brewing Co., Petaluma, CA
28: Firestone Walker Brewing Co., Paso Robles, CA
29: SweetWater Brewing Co., Atlanta, GA
30: Flying Dog Brewing Co., Frederick, MD
31: BJ's Restaurant & Brewery, Huntington Beach, CA
32: Rock Bottom Brewery Restaurants, Louisville, CO
33: BridgePort Brewing Co., Portland, OR
34: Odell Brewing Co., Fort Collins, CO
35: Victory Brewing Co., Downingtown, PA
36: Mac and Jack's Brewery, Redmond, WA
37: Big Sky Brewing Co., Missoula, MT
38: Gordon Biersch Brewery Restaurants, Chattanooga, TN
39: Karl Strauss Brewing Co., San Diego, CA
40: Breckenridge Brewery, Denver, CO
41: Lost Coast Brewery and Cafe, Eureka, CA
42: Otter Creek Brewing Co., Middlebury, VT
43: Utah Brewers Cooperative, Salt Lake City, UT
44: North Coast Brewing Co., Fort Bragg, CA
45: Blue Point Brewing Co., Patchogue, NY
46: Boulder Beer Co., Boulder, CO
47: Pete's Brewing Co., San Antonio, TX [Pete's Wicked Ale: 'nuff said]
48: McMenamins Breweries, Portland, OR
49: Anderson Valley Brewing Co., Boonville, CA
50: The Saint Louis Brewery, Inc., St Louis, MO