Beer - Not quite a Server Secret Weapon - but important

RateBeer has recently released their 2012 best breweries in the world list.  I don't drink beer for volume - those days are long gone - but will indulge for quality.  I have a handful of beer snob friends who also allow me to sample a fairly wide range as well as some great home brews.  I've included the Top 25 below (the list goes to 100).

I've had beer from 2, 3, 9, 11, 14, 15, 22, 23, and 25 of those listed below.  Add to it the other full list and I've sampled from 33, 35, 36, 43, 59, 63, 66, 72, 85, and 100.  They are making some really good beer in Michigan if you look at the list.  I'm going to have to do a beer tour there someday.

Number 25 on the list makes my "standby" beer that I keep on hand - Spotted Cow (when I can anyhow - it's only sold in Wisconsin, so I grab a few cases when I'm there visiting friends and family).  It is NOT my favorite beer, but a beer that a wide range of people will drink, and most will find it both agreeable and interesting.  My favorite beer on the planet?  Aventinus Weizen-Eisbock.  Beer Advocate agrees with me.  Yes it is $6 a bottle.  But one bottle will do.  Be warned if you don't heed that advice.  I'm a sucker for a good Weizenbock.  The company that makes Spotted Cow (New Glarus) makes another great beer - Imperial Weizen that while not on par with the Aventinus, is domestic and still outstanding.

	1	Three Floyds Brewing Company	Munster	Indiana	USA
	2	Founders Brewing Company	Grand Rapids	Michigan	USA
	3	Bells Brewery	Kalamazoo	Michigan	USA
	4	AleSmith Brewing Company	San Diego	California	USA
	5	Cigar City Brewing	Tampa	Florida	USA
	6	Hill Farmstead Brewery	Greensboro	Vermont	USA
	7	Stone Brewing Co.	Escondido	California	USA
	8	Russian River Brewing	Santa Rosa	California	USA
	9	De Struise Brouwers	Oostvleteren	-	Belgium
	10	Kuhnhenn Brewing	Warren	Michigan	USA
	11	Surly Brewing Company	Brooklyn Center	Minnesota	USA
	12	Brouwerij de Molen	Bodegraven	-	Netherlands
	13	Westvleteren Abdij St. Sixtus	Westvleteren	-	Belgium
	14	Great Divide Brewing Company	Denver	Colorado	USA
	15	Hair of the Dog Brewing Company	Portland	Oregon	USA
	16	Mikkeller	Copenhagen	-	Denmark
	17	Alpine Beer Company (CA)	Alpine	California	USA
	18	Firestone Walker Brewing Co.	Paso Robles	California	USA
	19	Dieu du Ciel	Montreal	Quebec	Canada
	20	Hoppin Frog Brewery	Akron	Ohio	USA
	21	Green Flash Brewing Co.	San Diego	California	USA
	22	Avery Brewing Company	Boulder	Colorado	USA
	23	Dogfish Head Brewery	Milton	Delaware	USA
	24	Southern Tier Brewing Company	Lakewood	New York	USA
	25	New Glarus Brewing Company	New Glarus	Wisconsin	USA