Unlike the Golden State Warriors, Bell's Two Hearted Ale pulled off the three-peat.

Bell's Bewery's celebrated IPA was once again named the best beer in America by the American Homebrewers Association, based on a reader survey of favorite beers in its Zymurgy magazine.

It's the third consecutive year Two Hearted Ale, which is 7% ABV and brewed with 100% Centennial hops, was named No. 1 in the survey. Russian River's Pliny the Elder, which had won the previous 7 years, ranks No. 2.

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Michigan had a number of beers rank in the Top 25. Founders Brewing Company, based in Grand Rapids, placed four beers in the Top 10: Kentucky Breakfast Stout at No. 4, Canadian Breakfast Stout at No. 6, All Day IPA tied at No. 7 and Breakfast Stout at No. 9.

Bell's Hopslam — a seasonal double IPA brewed with honey — also tied at No. 7. New Holland's Dragon's Milk, a year-round bourbon barrel-aged stout, finished tied for No. 16.

The AHA asks Zymurgy magazine readers to list their favorite beers commercially available in the United States in its annual survey and uses the responses to determine the rankings.

Bell's, Founders named top breweries

In the same survey's list of Top 25 breweries, Bell's and Founders finished 1st and 2nd, respectively.

It's the third consecutive year Michigan's two largest breweries accomplished the feat. In 2017, Founders passed Bell's, based in the Kalamazoo area, as Michigan's largest brewer.

Though Bell's remains an independent brewery, Founders sold a 30% stake to Spanish beer company Mahou San Miguel in 2014.

American Homebrewers Association's Top Breweries of 2019

1. Bell’s Brewery, Comstock, Mich.

2. Founders Brewing Company, Grand Rapids, Mich.

3. Russian River Brewing Company, Santa Rosa & Windsor, Calif.

4. Sierra Nevada Brewing Company, Chico, CA & Mills River, N.C.

5. Dogfish Head Craft Brewery, Milton, Del.

6. Tree House Brewing Company, Charlton, Mass.

7. The Alchemist, Stowe, Vt.

T-8. Deschutes Brewery, Bend, Ore.

T-8. Odell Brewing Company, Fort Collins, Co.

T-10. Firestone Walker Brewing Company, Paso Robles, Calif.

T-10. Stone Brewing, Escondido, Calif.

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