By Julia Burke, Beer Editor BeerAdvocate, perhaps the most respected voice in the craft beer world, publishes a list of the “Top 50 American Breweries” as chosen out of 1,400 breweries and brewpubs across the United States. In 2007, a small Western New York brewery appeared on the list amidst the Russian Rivers and Stones of the world — Southern Tier Brewing Company in Lakewood, New York. Exciting as it was, the listing came as no surprise to the devoted band of followers Southern Tier has earned over the years — fans who will drink whatever Southern Tier brew is…
