Modern craft-breweries have definitely shaken up the brewing industry. It would be difficult to think of a time in the last 50 years when a single brewery offered it's customers such choice. The only beers that Siren brew regularly are the large mats on the left hand side, most of the others appeared only once in the year. I'm very lucky that Siren chose to put it's brewery just up the road from where I live meaning that I can (and do) visit their tap-room and try all these different brews over the course of a year.
For the record, my particular favourites this year were,
1. Low Side - A collaboration with Finback from New York, a hazy IPA with real class, delicious.
2. Hop Fizz - A "Brut IPA" made exceptionally dry and very hoppy indeed, lovely.
3. Affogato - A coffee flavoured beer that had a mouth-feel like chocolate and coffee ice cream.
4. Lucky DIPA - Classic double IPA territory here, great balance and flavours from the hops used
5. Ten Dollar Shake - Uber New England style IPA, a real fruit-bomb.
Most of the "Suspended in" series were pretty decent too, although looking at this list I see quite a few I never sampled, must try harder next year!
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