On the 8^th day Grace The Spot created a beer list, and it was good.

Well, I can’t say this was easy. A few of these beers are pretty popular on some beer sites that I frequent, but a few of them are also there because they are sentimental to those who chose them. This is a list of the Top 100 Grace the Spot beers for 2010, the Grace The Spot Cold 100. Most of the beers have been selected by me, but a few other GtS writers took some time out to list 10 of their favorite brews. The reasons are personal. Beer is personal. It finds its way to the heart and soul of every lesbian. While some of the beers might be higher on the list for other lesbians, I have ranked in order of my choices. THESE ARE THE BEERS. I present hops, wheat, rye, yeast, water, and the tie that binds. I feel so close to this list that I have shed a tear on the computer screen.

(Editor’s note: Grace Chu will be posting more pictures of these fine brews throughout Memorial Day.)

THE COLD 100

 

1. Trappist Westvleteren 12, Brouwerij Westvleteren (Sint-Sixtusabdij van Westvleteren), 10.20% ABV

2. Pliny The Younger, Russian River Brewing Company, 11.00% ABV

3. The Abyss, Deschutes Brewery, 11.00% ABV

4. Pliny the Elder, Russian River Brewing Company, 8.00% ABV

5. Founders Kentucky Breakfast Stout, Founders Brewing Company, 11.20% ABV

6. Cantillon Blåbær Lambik, Brasserie Cantillon, 5.00% ABV

7. 05.05.05 Vertical Epic Ale, Stone Brewing Company, 8.5%

8. 90 Minute IPA, Dogfish Head Craft Brewery, 9.00% ABV

9. 120 Minute IPA, Dogfish Head Craft Brewery, 18.00% ABV

10. Dark Lord Imperial Stout, Three Floyds Brewing Co. / Brewery & Pub, 13.00% ABV

11. Trappist Westvleteren 8, Brouwerij Westvleteren (Sint-Sixtusabdij van Westvleteren), 8.00% ABV

12. Supplication, Russian River Brewing Company, 7.00% ABV

13. Black Tuesday, The Bruery, 19.50% ABV

14. Double Bastard Ale, Stone Brewing Company, 10.50% ABV

15. Wisconsin Belgian Red, New Glarus Brewing Company, 5.10% ABV

16. AleSmith IPA, AleSmith Brewing Company, 7.25% ABV

17. Darkness, Surly Brewing Company,10.30% ABV

18. AleSmith Speedway Stout, AleSmith Brewing Company, 12.00% ABV

19. Masala Mama India Pale Ale, Minneapolis Town Hall Brewery, 5.90% ABV

20. Bell’s HopSlam Ale, Bell’s Brewery, Inc., 10.00% ABV

21. St. Bernardus Abt 12, Brouwerij St. Bernardus, 10.50% ABV

22. La Fin Du Monde, Unibroue, 9.00% ABV

23. Founders Breakfast Stout, Founders Brewing Company, 8.30% ABV

24. Dreadnaught IPA, Three Floyds Brewing Co. / Brewery & Pub, 9.50% ABV

25. Stone Imperial Russian Stout, Stone Brewing Company, 10.50% ABV

26. Live Oak HefeWeizen, Live Oak Brewing Company, 4.10% ABV

27. Weihenstephaner Hefeweissbier, Brauerei Weihenstephan, 5.40% ABV

28. Furious, Surly Brewing Company, 6.20% ABV (Fox and Underfire’s Choice)

29. Two Hearted Ale, Bell’s Brewing Co., 7.10% ABV (Fox and Underfire’s Choice)

30.Aecht Shelnkerla Rauchbier Marzen, Brauerei Heller-Trum/Schlenkerla, 5.40% (Chu’s Choice)

31. Old Eight Porter, Barley John’s Brewpub, 8.00% ABV

32. Firestone 13 – Anniversary Ale, Firestone Walker Brewing Co., 12.00% ABV

33. Bourbon County Stout, Goose Island, 13.00% ABV

34. Deus (Brut des Flandres), Brouwerij Bosteels, 11.50% ABV

35. Ayinger Celebrator Doppelbock, Privatbrauerei Franz Inselkammer KG / Brauerei Aying, 6.70% ABV

36. Fitger’s El Nino IPA, Fitger’s Brewhouse, 7.00% ABV

37. Raspberry Tart, New Glarus Brewing Company, 4.00% ABV

38. Duvel, Brouwerij Duvel Moortgat NV, 8.50% ABV

39. Bourbon Barrel Barleywine, Central Waters Brewing Company, 11.50% ABV

40. Worth Oatmeal Stout, Worth Brewing, ABV N/A.

41. Hop Rod Rye, Bear Republic Brewing Co., 8.00% ABV

42. Fantôme Saison, Brasserie Fantôme, 8.00% ABV

43. Blind Pig IPA, Russian River Brewing Company, 6.10% ABV

44. Oak Aged Yeti Imperial Stout, Great Divide Brewing Company, 9.50% ABV

45. Cantillon Lou Pepe – Kriek, Brasserie Cantillon, 5.00% ABV

46. Choklat (Imperial Stout), Southern Tier Brewing Company, 11.00% ABV

47. Flossmoor Wooden Hell, Flossmoor Station Restaurant and Brewery, 9.50% ABV

48. Avery Ellie’s Brown Ale, Avery Brewing Co., 5.80% (Fox’s Choice)

49. Ten Penny Ales Reserve, Olde Burnside Brewing Co., 9.3% ABV (Rooney’s Choice)

50. Victory Hop Wallop, Victory Brewing Co., 8.50%

51. Bell’s Amber Ale, Bell’s Brewing Co., 5.50% (Fox’s Choice)

52. Mephistopheles’ Stout, Avery Brewing Co., 15.10% ABV

53. Allagash White, Allagash Brewing Co., 5.20% ABV

54. Alaskan Smoked Porter, Alaskan Brewing Co., 6.50% ABV

55. Rogue Dead Guy Ale, Rogue Ales Brewery/Brewer’s on the Bay, 6.50% (Fox’s Choice)

56. Summit Winter Ale, Summit Brewing Co., 6.20% (Fox’s Choice)

57. Summit Horizon Red Ale¸ Summit Brewing Co., 5.70% (Fox’s Choice)

58. Kriekbier, Brouwerij Liefmans, 6.00% ABV

59. Avery Ellie’s Brown Ale, Avery Brewing Co., 5.80% (Fox’s Choice)

60. Stone Ruination IPA, Stone Brewing Company, 7.70% ABV

61. Reissdorf Kolsch, Brauerei Heinrich Reissdorf, 4.80% (Rooney’s Choice)

62. Carlsbad Chronic, Port Brewing Co., 5.80% ABV

63. Old Rasputin Russian Imperial Stout, North Coast Brewing Co., 9.00% ABV

64. Ithaca Brute, Ithaca Brewing Company, 6.50% ABV

65. Hop Suey, Port Brewing Co., 9.00% ABV

66. Older Viscosity, Port Brewing Co., 12.10% ABV

67. Racer 5, Bear Republic Brewing Co., 7.00% ABV

68. Eric’s Ale (Lips of Faith #3), New Belgium Brewing Co., 7.00% ABV

69. La Folie Wood Aged Beer, New Belgium Brewing Co., 6.0% ABV

70. Double White Ale, Southampton Publick House, 6.70% ABV

71. Hopsickle Imperial India Pale Ale, Moylan’s Brewery, 9.20% ABV

72. Dos Equis Amber Lager XX, Cervecería Cuauhtémoc Moctezuma, S.A. de C.V., 4.50%

73. Samuel Adams Boston Lager, Boston Beer Co., 4.75% (Rooney’s Choice)

74. Drifter Pale Ale, Widmer Brother’s Brewing Co., 5.70% (Fox’s Choice)

75. Great Dane Barleywine, Great Dane Pub and Brewing Co., 11.04% ABV

76. Thomas Jefferson Ale, TAPS Fish House and Brewery., 10.00% ABV

77. Negra Modelo, Grupo Modelo, S.A. de C.V., 5.40% (Fox’s Choice)

78. Samuel Adams Noble Hops, Boston Beer Co., 5.2% (Chu’s Choice)

79. Saison Deluxe, Southampton Publick House, 7.40% ABV

80. Magic Hat Odd Notion, Magic Hat Brewing Co., ABV’s vary (Rooney’s Choice)

81. TAPS 90-Shilling Scotch Ale, TAPS Fish House and Brewery, 8.20% ABV

82. El Rojo Diablo, Papago Brewing, 8.20% ABV

83. New Holland Black Tulip Tripel, New Holland Brewing Co., 9.00% ABV

84. Magic Hat Circus Boy, Magic Hat Brewing Co., 4.40% (Rooney’s Choice)

85. Taylor Jane’s Raspberry Ale, Gentle Ben’s Brewing Co., 4.53% ABV

86. Magic Hat #9, Magic Hat Brewing Co., 4.60% (Chu and Rooney’s Choice)

87. Duckstein Copper Gold, Holstein Brauerei Ag, 5.00% (Chu’s Choice)

88. Panty Peeler, Midnight Sun Brewing, 8.50%

89. India Brown Ale, Barley John’s Brewpub, 7.80% ABV

90. Brooklyn Black Chocolate Stout, Brooklyn Brewing Co., 10.10% ABV

91. Pipeline Porter, Kona Brewing Co., 5.40%

92. Brian’s Homebrew, Somewhere in Minnesota at Brian’s House? (Fox’s Choice)

93. Peroni Nastro Azzuro, Birra Peroni Industriale S.p.A., 5.10% ABV (Rooney’s Choice)

94. Carlsberg, Carlsberg Danmark A/S, 5.00% ABV (Maxwell’s Choice)

95. Tiger (Maxwell’s Choice)

96. Kronenbourg 1664, Brasserie Kronenbourg, ABV N/A (Maxwell’s Choice)

97. Grolsch, Grolsch Bierbrouwerij N.V., 5.00% ABV (Maxwell’s Choice)

98. Heineken, Nederland B.V., 3.30% ABV (Maxwell’s Choice)

99. Becks Light, Brauerei Beck & Co. (Rooney’s Choise)

100. Corona Light, Grupo Modelo S.A. de C.V., 4.10% ABV (Rooney’s Choice)