Bhagwan's Best IPA from Big Time Brewery and Alehouse would be my favorite.
In the mid 80's I had a friend that owned a pub and one afternoon he called and said "I've got a new beer that I want you to try". It turned out to be Redhook's Ballard Bitter and although it's not the best it was my first. I ordered a keg for my New Years party when they were still in the old brewery in Fremont.
