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Abita is a sweeeeeeeeeeeet beer company in New Orleans.

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Abita is fun. Turbodog is a quirky but tasty beer to throw back on a summer day. You really can taste the spring water they use. I proudly display this poster a friend gave me in my living room:

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Also, in Austin Texas, Independence Brewery puts out some great stuff. They are very small and local, but if you visit from out of town, try their Fireman's No. 4.

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Yuengling (I love it so) is a little different, no? You can find it up and down the east coast now, at least from Philly to Tampa. Far more available than the Abitas and Goose Islands (good choices).

A good term for Yuengling might be a "super regional" beer.

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Speaking of "super regionals," Lienenkugel's anyone?

Seems like a couple of their beers (Sunset Wheat, Summer Shandy, Honeyweiss) have a really wide distribution. They get all the way south to Texas, as well as many of their other beers. How far East/West does it go.

I chuckled when I saw a 6 pack of Liene's Original at Whole Foods for 7 or 8 bucks. Anyways, I had their Red when I was back home, and it fell short of what I remembered.

Another "super regional" Is Red Hook nationwide? It's as far east as WI and as far south as TX.

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Another "super regional" Is Red Hook nationwide? It's as far east as WI and as far south as TX.

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You can get Red Hook on the east coast in bottles (ESB is common at better beer vendors), you don't often see it on tap.

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I take a lot of [censored] from my friends (and rightly so) for liking this beer called Fruli, because it's pretty gay. It's a strawberry Belgian wheat beer.

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Speaking of "super regionals," Lienenkugel's anyone?

Seems like a couple of their beers (Sunset Wheat, Summer Shandy, Honeyweiss) have a really wide distribution. They get all the way south to Texas, as well as many of their other beers. How far East/West does it go.

I chuckled when I saw a 6 pack of Liene's Original at Whole Foods for 7 or 8 bucks. Anyways, I had their Red when I was back home, and it fell short of what I remembered.

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I haven't been able to find it out here in DC yet, it is one of the things I miss about MN, especially the Sunset Wheat. it quickly became one of my favorites.

A local beer that I discovered this last spring wasSurly. They are a small, Minneapolis (Brooklyn Center) brewery that has only been around for a few years and has really started to take off recently. They make a lot of limited releases, including a very tasty coffee beer.

A unique thing is that -except when on tap- you can only get it in 16 oz cans. The owners chose this so you'll get a full pour into a pint glass.

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They brew this in Tampa now, at the old Schlitz Brewery.

Another good beer I like is a local midwest brew I received in a beer of the month offering. I didn't know a good style of beer and French went together.
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Another good beer and I guess it would be considered a super regional is Brooklynn Lager - it is widely available throughout Florida.