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19. (#12 Ale) Three Floyd's Alpha King Pale Ale Beer Advocate Rating: A (outstanding) based on 1255 reviews Rate Beer Rating: 100/100 overall and 100/100 to style based on 1556 reviews 6.0% ABV, 66 IBUs Soxtalk Voting - 29 points (Voted #1 by Sox1422) Alpha King is Three Floyds flagship beer. It is a big American Pale Ale that pours a deep amber with a creamy head. This ale is brewed with Centennial, Cascade, and Warrior hops giving it an intense citrus aroma and a crisp hoppy finish. Three Floyds Brewing is an American brewery founded in 1996 in Hammond, Indiana. It moved to its current location in Munster, Indiana, in 2000 and opened up the brewpub in November 2005. Three Floyds beers feature assertive hops flavor and bitterness. Production is 4,800 barrels a year.

20. (#13 Ale) Bell's Oberon Ale Beer Advocate Rating: B+ (very good) based on 1195 reviews Rate Beer Rating: 91/100 overall and 99/100 to style based on 1504 reviews 6% ABV, 28 IBUs Soxtalk Voting - 28 points Bell’s Oberon is an American wheat ale made with European ingredients. Belgium wheat malt and Czech Saaz hops provide a spicy, fruity balance to this seasonal ale. Bell's Brewery, Inc began in 1985 with a quest for better beer and a 15 gallon soup kettle. Since then, they’ve grown into a regional craft brewery that employs over 100 people over an 18 state area. The dedication to brewing flavorful, unfiltered, quality craft beers that started in 1985 is still with them today. Bell’s currently brews over 20 beers for distribution as well as many other small batch beers that are served at their pub in Kalamazoo. Their ongoing goal is to brew thoughtfully, creatively and artistically. They strive to bring an authentic and pleasant experience to all customers through their unique ales and beers.

I think that I may throw some more onto the list tonight. I think that having the list right before New Years Eve is actually a good idea.

Soooo, any of you guys take my advice on using Webb as a flex player? 195 Yds 0 Int - 31 Yds rush 1 TD

QUOTE (SoxFan1 @ Dec 28, 2010 -> 08:21 PM) I'll throw this in too: does anyone know where the hell I can get some Goose Island Bourbon Country Stout? I want to get some for my roommate's birthday but I can't find it anywhere. http://www.google.com/search?um=1&hl=e...sa=N&tab=if

Here's a hint from the top 10-15:

Alright. Five more.

21. (#14 Ale) New Glarus Spotted Cow Beer Advocate Rating: B (good) based on 478 reviews Rate Beer Rating: 49/100 overall and 88/100 to style based on 632 reviews 4.8% ABV, 15 IBUs Soxtalk Voting - 27 points (Voted #2 by GoSox05) Spotted Cow is a cask conditioned farmhouse ale. Cask conditioned ale has been the popular choice among brews since long before prohibition. We continue this pioneer spirit with our Wisconsin farmhouse ale. Brewed with flaked barley and the finest Wisconsin malts. We even give a nod to our farmers with a little hint of corn. Naturally cloudy we allow the yeast to remain in the bottle to enhance fullness of flavors, which cannot be duplicated otherwise. Expect this ale to be fun, fruity and satisfying. You know you're in Wisconsin when you see the Spotted Cow. Spotted Cow, and all New Glarus beers, are only sold in Wisconsin.

22. (#15 Ale) New Belgium 1554 Black Beer Advocate Rating: B+ (very good) based on 962 reviews Rate Beer Rating: 94/100 overall and 97/100 to style based on 1243 reviews 5.6% ABV, 21 IBUs Soxtalk Voting - 26 points Born of a flood and centuries-old Belgian text, 1554 Enlightened Black Ale uses a light lager yeast strain and dark chocolaty malts to redefine what dark beer can be. In 1997, a Fort Collins flood destroyed the original recipe our researcher, Phil Benstein, found in the library. So Phil and brewmaster, Peter Bouckaert, traveled to Belgium to retrieve this unique style lost to the ages. Their first challenge was deciphering antiquated script and outdated units of measurement, but trial and error (and many months of in-house sampling) culminated in 1554, a highly quaffable dark beer with a moderate body and mouthfeel. The beer is brewed with Target hops and Pale, Carapils, Black, Munich, and Chocolate malts.

23. (#16 Ale) Allagash White Beer Advocate Rating: A- (excellent) based on 980 reviews Rate Beer Rating: 94/100 overall and 99/100 to style based on 1097 reviews 5.5% ABV, 17 IBUs Soxtalk Voting - 24 Points ( Voted #1 by BigSqwert) Allagash White is a Belgian White (witbier) brewed by the Allagash Brewing Company. It is spiced with orange peel and coriander. Founded in 1994 by Rob Tod, Allagash sold its first batch of beer in the summer of 1995. Tod had been working in breweries around the U.S. and recognized a void in the craft brewing movement. While both German and British styles had become prevalent throughout the country, Belgian-style beers were very difficult to find. He established a small 15 barrel brewery initially and began brewing Allagash White, modeled after Belgian Wit beer. This style of beer gets its unique flavor from the use of wheat in place of barley as well as the addition of Curaçao orange peel, coriander and other spices.

24. (#8 Lager) Rogue Dead Guy Beeradvocate overall rating (1.998 reviews): B+ (“Very Good”) RateBeer overall rating (2.469 ratings): 92/100 overall; 99/100 to style 6.6% abv Soxtalk Voting - 23 Points (Ranked #1 by GoSox05) Gratefully dedicated to the Rogue in each of us. In the early 1990s Dead Guy Ale was created as a private tap sticker to celebrate the Mayan Day of the Dead (November 1st, All Souls Day) for Casa U Betcha in Portland, Oregon. The Dead Guy design proved popular and was incorporated into a bottled product a few years later with Maierbock as the elixir. Strangely, the association with the Grateful Dead is pure coincidence. Dead Guy is a German-style Maibock made with Rogue's proprietary "PacMan" ale yeast. It is deep honey in color with a malty aroma, rich hearty flavor and a well balanced finish. Dead Guy is created from Northwest Harrington, Klages, Maier Munich and Carastan malts, along with Perle and Saaz Hops. Best With: This amber colored ale pairs nicely with brothy soups, salted almonds, game birds and seafood. This brew also offers a nice companion to cheeses and fruits. Rogue Dead Guy ale won Gold Medals in 2003 and 2008 at the World Beer Championships.

25. (#17 Ale) Samuel Adams Cherry Wheat Beer Advocate Rating: B- (worthy) based on 1011 reviews Rate Beer Rating: 32/100 overall and 53/100 to style based on 1480 reviews 5.4% ABV, 23 IBUs Soxtalk Voting - 21 Points Samuel Adams Cherry Wheat® follows the centuries old American tradition of brewing beer with native ingredients, in this case Michigan cherries as well as a touch of honey. The sweet fruitiness of the cherries is balanced against the crisp, cereal note from the malted wheat and the subtle citrus flavor from the Noble hops. The end result is a sweet, refreshing beer that is light on the palate but long on complexity. Introduced in 1995 as a summer seasonal brew, Samuel Adams Cherry Wheat® developed a large enough following to be introduced as a year round style. Its distinct cherry character has made it one of the most unique and well liked styles of Samuel Adams® beer ever. Cherries are added at two different points during the brewing process. Once during the mash and again during finishing.

You haven't seen anything yet, Slav. I'm not a beer drinker and even I recognize that there are a couple more questionable choices coming up.

I watched many games last season in particular where he could not throw his curve ball for a strike if he had to. He relied solely on his fastball, which at times, topped out at 92, was straight as an arrow, and got hit around the park quite a bit. If his regression over the last few seasons was an aberration, then, I'll be the first guy in line to recant my statement that Bobby is better off somewhere else for his salary. Until then, I will continue to say, that it was for the best for him to move on, and he was not worth what the Sox would have had to pay him.

I put five in the books. I plan another five tomorrow at least.

26. (#9 Lager) Shiner Bock Beeradvocate overall rating (776 reviews): C+ (“Decent”) RateBeer overall rating (1,242 ratings): 21/100 overall; 50/100 to style 4.4% abv Soxtalk Voting - 18 points Spoetzl was founded in 1909, and claims to be the oldest independent brewery in Texas. A group of businessmen incorporated Shiner Brewing Association and placed Herman Weiss in as the company's first brewmaster. In 1914 a German immigrant brewer named Kosmas Spoetzl co-leased with Oswald Petzold with an option to buy in 1915. Spoetzl had attended brewmaster's school and apprenticed for three years in Germany, worked for eight years at the Pyramids Brewery in Cairo, Egypt, and then worked in Canada. He moved to San Antonio in search of a better climate for his health, bringing with him a family recipe for a Bavarian beer made from malted barley and hops. During Prohibition, Kosmas Spoetzl kept the brewery afloat by selling ice and making "near beer." After Prohibition only five of the original 13 Texas breweries were still intact. When the Prohibition laws were repealed larger beer plants, such as Anheuser-Busch, moved to Texas making life harder on the smaller independent breweries, but Spoetzl kept things small and simple never going more than 70 miles for business. In the 1970s and 1980s the brewery's Shiner Beer and Shiner Bock had less than 1 percent of the Texas market. In 1983 Spoetzl produced 60,000 barrels of beer; in 1990 only 36,000. Sales improved after Carlos Alvarez of San Antonio acquired the brewery in 1989: Production grew to 100,000 barrels in 1994, and over the next ten years, production nearly tripled. The company has 66 employees. Spoetzl's flagship beer. Bock has been brewed since 1913, almost as long as the Spoetzl Brewery has been in business. However, it wasn't until a few decades ago that Shiner began producing Bock year-round. Bock was considered a Lent beer, and therefore was only made around that season. Today 80% of the beer made at the Spoetzl Brewery is Bock.

27. (#10 Lager) Red Stripe Beeradvocate overall rating (790 reviews): C+ (“Decent”) RateBeer overall rating (1587 ratings): 10/100 overall; 63/100 to style Soxtalk Voting - 17 points Red Stripe is a Jamaican lager beer whose logo is a bold, diagonal red stripe. It is brewed Desnoes and Geddes Limited, originally a soft drink manufacturer incorporated on July 31, 1918, by Kingston, Jamaica natives Eugene Peter Desnoes and Thomas Hargreaves Geddes. In its current formulation Red Stripe is 4.7% alcohol by volume. The first Red Stripe was brewed in the Surrey Brewery in 1928 as an ale that was too heavy to suit local preferences. The current lager formulation was first produced in 1938. In 1985, the brand was first imported to the United States with poor initial results. Red Stripe recovered and rode the popularity of dance hall reggae in the early 1990s to well over a million cases of annual distribution. Red Stripe is a significant sponsor of reggae, ska, and other music events. In 1993, 51 percent ownership in Desnoes & Geddes Limited was purchased by Guinness Brewing Worldwide, now Diageo, an acquisition that has significantly increased the international distribution of Red Stripe and Dragon Stout.

28. (#18 Ale) Goose Island Harvest Ale Beer Advocate Rating: B+ (very good) based on 274 reviews Rate Beer rating: 93/100 overall and 99/100 to style based on 297 reviews 5.7% ABV, 35 IBUs Soxtalk Voting - 16 points Harvest Ale is a seasonal beer brewed in the fall. Brewed in honor of the Harvest season this copper colored ESB (Extra Special Bitter) is made with Cascade hops and the richest Midwestern malts. A fruity American hop aroma and a toasty malt character make Goose Island Harvest Ale an extra special beer worthy of your devotion.

29. (#19 Ale) Three Floyd's Gumballhead Beer Advocate Rating: A- (excellent) based on 974 reviews Rate Beer Rating: 98/100 overall and 100/100 style based on 1019 reviews 5.5% ABV, 28 IBUs Soxtalk Voting - 15 points An American Wheat Ale, Gumballhead is named in honor of the underground comic book cat created by Rob Syers. Initially a seasonal summer beer, now brewed year round due to demand. This beer helped redefine American Wheat Beers. Brewed with Amarillo Hops and a generous portion of American red wheat, Gumballhead has a complex hop aroma with notes of grapefruit, lemon zest, marmalade and peach. These flavors combined with low bitterness make Gumballhead a refreshing American Wheat Beer that doesn’t suck. Three Floyds Brewing Company LLC was founded in 1996 by brothers Nick and Simon with their father Mike Floyd. The original brewery was built by Nick and Simon in a run down warehouse located in Hammond, Indiana. The first beers brewed by the brothers were designed to be a departure from the fairly bleak craft brewing scene in the region. Nick and Simon brewed intense balanced beers that were and still remain “not normal” by conventional standards.

30. (#20 Ale) Smithwick's Ale Beer Advocate Rating: B (good) based on 578 reviews Rate Beer Rating: 51/100 overall and 70/100 to style based on 1436 reviews 4.5% ABV, 48 IBUs Soxtalk Voting - 12 points Smithwick's (pronounced smiticks) is an Irish red ale style beer from Kilkenny in Ireland. Smithwick’s was originally brewed in St. Francis Abbey Brewery in Kilkenny, known as 'Smithwicks Brewery' until c.2000. The brewery is situated on the site of a Franciscan abbey where monks had brewed ale since the 14th century, and has ruins of the original abbey on its grounds. It is Ireland’s oldest operating brewery, founded by John Smithwick in 1710 on land owned by the Duke of Ormonde.[2] It is the major ale producer in Ireland. It was purchased from Walter Smithwick in 1965 by Guinness and is now, along with Guinness, part of Diageo. Smithwick's as most people know it today was originally created as a special brew for the first Kilkenny Beer Festival, later called Smithwicks No. 1 and now just Smithwicks. The head brewer in those days was Ron Girdham. Smithwick’s for the domestic market is brewed in Kilkenny and the higher strength export variety is brewed in Dundalk. Smithwick's is listed in the top five best tasting beers by the McHale beer rating club of Ireland.

I really am getting this going. Thanks to everyone who sent in lists and a very special thank you to FlaSoxxJim and Hogan for helping me with a topic that I know little to nothing about. There are 20 Ales, 10 Lagers, and a host of honorable mentions. So, without further ado, here we go.

Long ago, the Bears had a chance to draft Champ Bailey. They traded that pick to Washington and used the picks from Wash for Cade McNown and D'Wayne Bates. EDIT: Sorry, got my draft day stories mixed.

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Dec 27, 2010 -> 09:28 PM) He was? The problem I had with him was that I expected him to be hurt for 20+ games a year, if not full seasons, and so far I've been right about that. Yes. He was hated in Cleveland and considered to be a locker room cancer in Utah. http://www.sportsviews.com/blog/49991/The_...cers_in_the_NBA

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Dec 27, 2010 -> 09:21 PM) It can also destroy a team. Carlos Boozer was supposed to be a disruptive cancer. I haven't heard a peep about him yet.

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Dec 27, 2010 -> 09:01 PM) Who out there that the Bulls are targeting can win six titles? Winning solves chemistry. Guys like Steven Jackson and OJ Mayo aren't winning anyone titles. My point is, that most pro athletes have big egos and the only thing that helps a majority of the time is winning. A good SG can go a long way to help improve the Bulls and make them title contenders. Attitude counts, but winning fixes many bad or questionable attitudes and reputations. (A.J., Rodman, McMahon, Artest, Carl Everett)