President of Beers: #28

Liberator Doppelbock: Thomas Hooker Brewing Company, Bloomfield, Connecticut

By JOHN LOCANTHI
We're drinking the flagship craft beer from every state in the Union, counting down from 50-1, to find which is home to the President of Beers.

#28 Liberator Doppelbock: Thomas Hooker Brewing Company, Bloomfield, Connecticut

State: In-between the Tri-State area and the greater Boston metropolitan area, Connecticut is a hotbed for wealthy suburbanites and the people who serve them. The nutmeg state combines one of the highest per capita incomes with one of the greatest income disparities in the country. It also boasts one of the nation's premier country club cultures. But Connecticut's also given us proles such delightful distractions like hamburgers, lollipops, ESPN and WWF.

Brewery: Named after the founder of Connecticut, Thomas Hooker Brewing Company grew out of the brewing arm of the Trout Brook Brew Pub in 2003. The brewery has since quadrupled in brewing capacity and produced numerous award-winning beers.

Beer: Thomas Hooker's Liberator Doppelbock is an impressive beer. And I'm not just talking about the name. It currently boasts a 99/100 rating on RateBeer.com and a 94/100 on BeerAdvocate.

Difficulty of Obtaining in Oregon: Hard. Thomas Hooker does not distribute west of Eastern Pennsylvania and it is difficult to find a store that carries it and can ship it to Oregon.

Rating: 62.3. (The tie-breaking battle between New York's beaver and the sperm whale off the coast of Connecticut was over before it even started.)

Connecticut Beer Trail
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Samuel Adams’ Utopia - $150/750mL


Tutankhamun Ale - $75/500mL
While the price has dipped from its initial $7,686 value, we assure you that it is still a beer brewed for a king. An eligible suitor for the country club members' palates if e'er there was one.

Brewdog's Sink the Bismarck - $75/375mL
Another step in the battle to make the most alcoholic beer, Sink the Bismarck packs quite a wallop in dollar by volume. Also, it's 41% ABV is nothing to sneeze at.

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