Bell’s Two Hearted Ale was named number one in the 15th annual Best Beers in America survey, conducted by Zymurgy magazine. 
 
 Cheers for the Best Beers (And a New #1!) 
 
 Boulder, CO • June 19, 2017—The streak is over! After eight straight years of Russian River Brewing Company’s double IPA Pliny the Elder dominating the top spot, Bell’s Two Hearted Ale was named number one in the 15th annual Best Beers in America survey, conducted by Zymurgy magazine. 
 
 “As homebrewers, Zymurgy readers have more refined palates than most for tasting beer,” said Gary Glass, director, American Homebrewers Association. “The Best Beers in America survey reveals which beers are leaving the biggest impression on the minds—and mouths—of these discerning beer drinkers.” 
 
 Members of the American Homebrewers Association (AHA)—which publishes Zymurgy—were able to choose up to 20 of their favorite commercial beers available for purchase in the United States in an online voting system. 
 
 “This is an incredible honor for us. We got our start as homebrewers—that’s how my dad got going—so we really identify with the homebrewing community,” said Laura Bell, CEO, Bell’s Brewery, whose father, Larry, started the brewery in 1985 in Kalamazoo, Mich. “We take a lot of that spirit into what we do today.” 
 
 Top-Ranked Beers (T indicates Tie): 
 
 1. Bell’s Two Hearted Ale 
 
 2. Russian River Pliny the Elder 
 
 3. Founders Breakfast Stout 
 
 4. Three Floyds Zombie Dust 
 
 5. Bell’s Hopslam 
 
 T6. Founders KBS (Kentucky Breakfast Stout) 
 
 T6. The Alchemist Heady Topper 
 
 T8. Deschutes Fresh Squeezed IPA 
 
 T8. Sierra Nevada Celebration 
 
 10. Ballast Point Sculpin IPA 
 
 Top-Ranked Breweries: 
 
 1. Bell’s Brewery, Inc., Comstock, Mich. 
 
 2. Founders Brewing Co., Grand Rapids, Mich. 
 
 3. Russian River Brewing Co., Santa Rosa, Calif. 
 
 4. Sierra Nevada Brewing Co., Chico, Calif. and Mills River, N.C. 
 
 5. Stone Brewing, Escondido, Calif., Richmond, Va., and Berlin, Germany 
 
 6. Firestone Walker Brewing Company, Paso Robles, Calif. 
 
 7. Deschutes Brewery, Bend, Ore. 
 
 8. Dogfish Head Craft Brewery, Milton, Del. 
 
 9. Lagunitas Brewing Company, Petaluma, Calif. and Chicago, Ill. 
 
 10. Ballast Point Brewing, San Diego, Calif. 
 
 Top-Ranked Beer Portfolios (T indicates Tie): 
 
 1. Stone Brewing (31 beers) 
 
 2. Bell’s Brewery, Inc. (27 beers) 
 
 3. Firestone Walker Brewing Co. (25 beers) 
 
 4. Sierra Nevada Brewing Co. (24 beers) 
 
 T5. Dogfish Head Craft Brewery (22 beers) 
 
 T5. Lagunitas Brewing Company (22 beers) 
 
 T7. Boulevard Brewing Co. (21 beers) 
 
 T7. Founders Brewing Co. (21 beers) 
 
 9. Avery Brewing Co. (19 beers) 
 
 T10. New Glarus Brewing Co. (18 beers) 
 
 T10. Odell Brewing Co. (18 beers) 
 
 The complete list of Zymurgy’s Best Beers in America is available at HomebrewersAssociation.org. For homebrewers interested in replicating some of the winningest beers at home, the AHA also provides clone recipes in Zymurgy. 
 
 Contact: Jacob Streiter, on behalf of the American Homebrewers Association, (646) 695-7047 
 
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 ### ||||| A Finnish craft brewery has created a "problem-solving" beer that they hope could help Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin settle their issues "like adults". 
 
 In a humorous tribute to the forthcoming Helsinki summit, which will be held on Monday, RPS Brewing issued a limited-edition beer featuring a cartoon of the American and Russian leaders. 
 
 Slogans on the bottle included "Let's Settle This Like Adults" and "Making Lager Great Again". 
 
 Image: The slogans include 'Let's Settle This Like Adults' 
 
 The beer launched with just 10,000 bottles available and sold out within days. 
 
 The company also sent samples to the US and Russian embassies in Helsinki. 
 
 Image: CEO Samuli Huuhtanen said he wanted to share the art of problem solving 
 
 CEO Samuli Huuhtanen said: "Nobody knows problem solving better than us. 
 
 "With rock paper scissors, we have solved all kinds of problems and since we know everything there is to know about solving problems, we decided President Putin and Trump maybe needed to know this secret source of problem solving." 
 
 He added that "a couple of good beers can help any negotiations" and suggested the pair might want to pay a visit to a Finnish sauna to help seal the deal. 
 
 :: Donald Trump calls Queen 'fantastic' ahead of Vladimir Putin meeting 
 
 Image: President Putin and President met in Germany in July 2017 
 
 Mr Trump will travel to Helsinki from Scotland on Sunday ahead of the meeting with Mr Putin on Monday, where the pair are understood to be setting their own agenda for talks over breakfast. 
 
 It's the first time the two will meet in an official summit, but they have held bilateral talks at other international events. 
 
 Image: They've also used the tagline 'Making Lager Great Again' 
 
 The leaders' meeting comes as the investigation into alleged Russian meddling in the 2016 US presidential election charges a total of 25 Russians in connection. 
 
 It's not the first time a beer has been brewed in honour of Mr Trump, who does not drink. 
 
 Image: Beer fans cheers the brew in Helsinki 
 
 In 2017, a Ukrainian brewery created Trump, "an Imperial Mexican Lager with limes", which they said could "make you build a wall around your own heart". 
 
 The label featured a picture of the US leader, a man holding a sign saying "free Melania" and used the tagline "President of Divided States of America".
– A new king of beers has been crowned in Zymurgy magazine’s 15th annual Best Beers in America survey. Conducted by the American Homebrewers Association, the competition awarded Bell’s Brewery’s Two Hearted Ale first place, knocking reigning champ Pliny the Elder from Russian River Brewing Company out of the top spot for the first time in eight years, reports Brewers Association. Bell’s describes its winning IPA as "bursting with hop aromas ranging from pine to grapefruit." Here are the beers that made the top 10 list: Bell’s Two Hearted Ale Russian River Pliny the Elder Founders Breakfast Stout Three Floyds Zombie Dust Bell’s Hopslam 6. (tie) Founders KBS (Kentucky Breakfast Stout) 6. (tie) The Alchemist Heady Topper 8. (tie) Deschutes Fresh Squeezed IPA 8. (tie) Sierra Nevada Celebration 10. Ballast Point Sculpin IPA Check out the Brewers Association for a full list of brewery and beer portfolio winners.