In our annual reader survey, we asked you to list your favorite brewer in each of these categories. 2019 rank is listed in parenthesis, with breweries new to the list this year denoted with a +.
Favorite American IPA Brewer
1. Russian River (1)
2. Stone (2)
3. Sierra Nevada (4)
4. Bell’s(3)
5. Dogfish Head (8)
6. Lagunitas (9)
7. Tree House (7)
8. Firestone Walker (5)
9. Odell(12)
10. Breakside (+)
11. Fat Head’s (+)
12. Highland Park (+)
13. New Realm (+)
14. Founders (10)
15. Maine Beer (18)
16. Ballast Point (6)
17. Cigar City (14)
18. Green Flash (15)
19. Modern Times (+)
20. The Alchemist (11)
Favorite Hazy IPA Brewer
1. Tree House (1)
2. Sierra Nevada (2)
3. The Alchemist (4)
4. Other Half (6)
5. WeldWerks (5)
6. Trillium (3)
7. Monkish (11)
8. Hop Butcher (8)
9. Hill Farmstead (9)
10. Old Nation (7)
11. New Belgium (12)
12. Modern Times (10)
13. Vitamin Sea (+)
14. Bell’s (19)
15. Tired Hands (+)
16. Deschutes (+)
17. Parish (+)
18. Pinthouse (+)
19. Toppling Goliath (+)
20. Burial (+)