In the age of fake news, we’re all experts. Best (worst?) of all, we’re fueled by the democratizing power of a tiny computer we can hold in our hand. Average Janes and Joes across the country may ultimately have little to do with what happens in their state and national capitols, but we can't overlook the sway they have in whatever self-curated communities they create.

This changes our perception. In a world with no experts or all experts, what is "right" and "wrong" or "fake" and "real" constantly changes depending on who you’re talking to, and that means that purely objective information is up for debate. And if information comes in a list, even if defined parameters are set, we’ve set ourselves up for a battle of wits.

Last week, the Brewers Association, which represents thousands of American "small and independent" beer businesses from coast-to-coast, released its annual record of the top-producing breweries in the country under the title "Top 50 Breweries of 2016."

Uh-oh.