The new year brings with it resolutions for improving one’s self, but it also comes with a plethora of year-in-review lists.  Top plays in sports, biggest news stories, and Google’s Zeitgeist 2011 are all making the rounds. 

We decided to jump on the band wagon and create our own list.  We were originally going to compile a top 10 list of 2011 year in review lists but ultimately decided to stick with the beer theme.  So without further ado here are the top beer’s from Hapa’s 2011 Tuesday Tastings:

Pliny the Elder
– Russian River Brewing Company, Santa Rosa, CA
– Imperial IPA
– Tuesday Tasting Grade: A

Trout Hop Black IPA
– Grand Teton Brewing Company, Victor, ID
– American Black Ale (Black IPA)
– Tuesday Tasting Grade: A

Sublimely Self-Righteous Ale
– Stone Brewing Company, Escondido, CA
– American Black Ale (Black IPA)
– Tuesday Tasting Grade: A

T.R.E.A.T. Imperial Chocolate Pumpkin Porter
– Midnight Sun Brewing Company, Anchorage, AK
– Pumpkin Porter
– Tuesday Tasting Grade: A

Serpent’s Stout
– The Lost Abbey, San Marcos, CA
– Imperial Stout
– Tuesday Tasting Grade: A-

Sculpin IPA
– Ballast Point Brewing Company, San Diego, CA
– American IPA
– Tuesday Tasting Grade: A-

Stone 15th Anniversary Escondidian Imperial Black IPA
– Stone Brewing Company, Escondido, CA
– American Black Ale (Black IPA)
– Tuesday Tasting Grade: A-

Wake up Call Imperial Coffee Porter
– Grand Teton Brewing Company, Victor, ID
– Imperial Porter
– Tuesday Tasting Grade: A-

1554 Enlightened Black Ale
– New Belgium Brewing, Fort Collins, CO
– Belgian Dark Ale
– Tuesday Tasting Grade: A-