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Bing Crosby had it right when he sang “Let’s Start The New Year Right” but unfortunately for 2017 I didn’t listen too well. Luckily this year has been a year of change and a year of learning but it just took a while to get it right. I finally left my job of 8 years that was slowly killing me and started with a new amazing company, I moved from NJ to PA, bought a new house, rescued a new dog, and of course drank a shit load of incredible brews.

As far as learning goes, I learned that I can no longer do a somersault without injuring my back, I learned that 70% of famous men are sexual assaulters (is that a word?), I learned that Something To Wrestle (www.mlwradio.com/something-to-wrestle-with-bruce-prichard.html) is the best podcast out there, and most importantly I learned that hard work actually does pay off especially when you least expect it.

Despite all that, the world is still absolute dogshit but luckily it’s for reasons beyond my control but hopefully my yearly “Best Beers Of” list will help you start 2018 off the right way... with a brewski in your hand and a bastard in your heart. Oh, and there were too many beers to just do 10 so we’re going long-form on this one! Without further adieu, I give you 2017′s best beers consumed by yours truly in no particular order:

1) Tired Hands - Refreshing (10/10)

2) Aeronaut - Double Hop Hop (10/10)

3) Central Coast - Juicebox Hero (10/10)

4) Trillium - Dialed In (10/10)

5) Hidden River - New World / Retrospect (10/10)

6) Dogfish Head - Beer For Breakfast (10/10)

7) Cascade - Noyaux 2014 (10/10)

8) Cerebral - Time Crystals (9.5/10)

9) Stickman - Breakfast For Dummies (9.5/10)

10) Sole Artisan Ales - Citra Nerd (9.5/10)

11) Bissell Brothers - Swish (9.5/10)

12) Tired Hands - Why Laugh When You Can Cry? (9.5/10)

13) Kane - Mosaic Punch (9.5 / 10)

14) Stone / Abnormal Beer Co. / Paul Bischeri & Patrick Martinez - Neapolitan Dynamite (9.5/10)

15) Magnify - Citrapollo (9.5/10)

16) Triple Crossing - Falcon Smash! (9.5/10)

17) Prairie Artisan Ales - Christmas BOMB! (9.5/10)

18) Finback - Echelon (9.5/10)

19) CuSHWA - Dank Pursuit (9.5/10)

20) Kane - Sneak Box (9.5/10)

21) Dark City - F.O.M.O. (9.5/10)

22) Stone - Xocoveza Charred (9.5/10)

23) Bolero Snort - Crooked LaBulls (9.5/10)

24) Pizza Boy - Sunny Side Up (9.5/10)

25) Funky Buddha - Maple Bacon Coffee Porter (9.5/10)