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Our “Top Five” are our go-to beers if we are going to the liquor store in our hometown in south central Kansas. These beers will always be beers you can buy in a bottle or can in a liquor store—no crowlers, growlers or squealers will be included.
William A. White’s Current Top Five (what…? It’s Summer)
1. Wizard of Hops, Central Standard Brewing Company (Wichita, KS), 6.8% ABV – American IPA
2. Space Race, Salt City Brewing Company (Hutchinson, KS), 6% ABV – NEIPA
3. Warbeard Irish Red, Walnut River Brewing Company (El Dorado, KS) , 5.5% ABV – Irish Red
4. Day Pass, Walnut River Brewing Company (El Dorado, KS) 4.1% ABV – Session IPA
5. 8-Bit Pale Ale, Wichita Brewing Company (Wichita, KS) 5.2% ABV – Pale Ale
Clementine Paddleford’s Current Top Five (Summer means nothing to me)
1. Valley View Vanilla Porter, Wichita Brewing Company (Wichita, KS), 5.8% ABV
2. Warbeard Irish Red, Walnut River Brewing Company (El Dorado, KS), 5.5% ABV
3. Buffalo Sweat Oatmeal Cream Stout, Wichita Brewing Company (Wichita, KS), 5.0% ABV
4. Lefthand Milk Stout, Lefthand Brewing Company (Longmont, CO), 6.0% ABV
5. Barred Owl Scottish Export, Sandhills Brewing (Hutchinson, KS), 5.5%