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#beerclub Survey Results

A while ago I conducted a survey of #beerclub participants. I was working on processing the results, and got busy and didn’t get back to it. Until now!

Favorite Beers

We had 179 beers that were mentioned in the survey responses. Of those 179 beers, it was a tight race for the top ten. So tight in fact, that almost every spot had a tie with at least two beers. Rather than making judgement calls, I included all of the tied beers and that’s why there are 22 beers listed in #beerclub’s top 10 list.

Tied for 10th Place
Ale Asylum – Bedlam
Bell’s Brewery – Hopslam
Central Waters – Peruvian Morning
Central Waters  – Fourteen Fourteen
Founders Brewing – Breakfast Stout
Founders Brewing – KBS
Lagunitas – Wilco Tango Foxtrot
Lakefront Brewery – Riverwest Stein
Milwaukee Brewing – Louie’s Demise
New Glarus – Moon Man
Oskar Blues Brewing – Ten Fidy
Surly Brewing – Furious
Three Floyds – Alpha King

Tied for 7th Place
Bell’s Brewery – Two Hearted Ale
Russian River Brewing – Pliny the Elder
Three Floyds – Gumballhead

Tied for 3rd Place
Bear Republic Brewing Racer 5
Left Hand Brewery Milk Stout
Oskar Blues Brewing G’Knight
Three Floyds Zombie Dust

Tied for 1st Place
Dogfish Head – 90 Minute IPA
Oskar Blues Brewing – Dales Pale Ale

Favorite Beer Bar

Tie between Roman’s Pub and The Bomb Shelter.

Demographic Information

In addition to the beers that were #beerclub’s favorites, I asked for information about the drinkers who participate in #beerclub. The results were interesting:

How much beer do you drink?

How much beer do you drink?

How many new beers do you try in a month?

How many new beers do you try in a month?

How long have you been drinking craft beer?

How long have you been drinking craft beer?

What is your favorite beer style?

What is your favorite beer style?

Have you ever homebrewed?

Have you ever homebrewed?

I’ll leave interpretation up to you, but it looks like we have beer drinkers of all stripes participating in #beerclub with us. Based on these results, we’ll be trying some new things with #beerclub in 2013. Stay tuned to this blog and the twitter handle @hashtagbeerclub for more.

#beerclub’s Favorites

A few weeks ago during the weekly #beerclub chat, the topic of the American Homebrewer’s Association2012 Best Beers in America” came up. There was some discussion about if it was too west coast focused, or if they focused too much on rare beers. That’s a discussion perhaps for another post in the future, but I decided that #beerclub should give the list thing a go. We have a lot of knowledgeable beer drinkers in our ranks, there’s no reason we couldn’t come up with a list that we could call our own.

So, I’m asking for you to fill out a survey. Give me a list of your favorite beer related things and I’ll compile them for a future blog post and discussion. I’ll use your answers to compile the list. I’ll also compile a list of #beerclub’s favorite bars, Wisconsin beers, breweries, and other relevant information.

In addition to listing your favorite things, I am also giving you the opportunity to give me some feedback about #beerclub. I’m working on revitalizing the blog with the Beer 101 series I’ve started, and I have some other ideas for future posts that you should keep an eye out for. I’m putting more effort into the #beerclub, but this group is more than just me. We need your input for the group to live up to its fullest potential. This survey is your opportunity to give me feedback that will make the club a better group for everyone.

As a thanks for your assistance, I’m offering a prize. If you include your twitter handle in the survey, I’ll do a drawing for this set of Lakefront Brewery pint glasses.

That’s it. Go forth and answer some beer related questions. It might take you some time to come up with your answers, so I recommend you have a beer within reach before you start.

#beerclub’s favorites survey 

I’ll leave the survey open until August 6th. Please fill it out and have some fun doing so.