The Museum Turns 4 Years Old, Part 3: The "Cream of the Crop"

Last year I introduced a new feature called "Cream of the Crop". This was a fantasy exercise in which I attempted to choose which 20 taps I would start my collection over with. It was a very stressful exercise to have to choose only 20 taps. So now that I've added another 172 taps, it has become that much harder. This year I'll try the same exercise, but with 25 taps instead of 20.

Click through to discover my "Cream of the Crop"...
As a reminder, my criteria for determining which taps to keep boiled down to two factors: Rarity and Price. I applied this criteria as follows:

Rarity: How easy is the tap to acquire? Have I ever seen another, and if so how many? Am I likely to ever see the tap again?

Price: What does the historical price data look like for the tap? Could I afford to replace the tap, or would a tap that was once affordable now be out of reach?

The taps below are not ranked in any order. I've thrown in some estimated prices for fun, but realistically it's impossible to predict what taps will cost, although scarce taps often command a premium price. Once again the list is missing the names of some of the entries since I have not profiled them yet. And once again, I'll drop hints for those missing names to keep you guessing...

Dogfish Head - Steampunk

Rarity:  Very Rare
Estimated Price:  peaked at over $1500 earlier this year but has since dropped

Mickey's - Green Hornet

Rarity:  Scarce
Estimated Price:  $400

Six Rivers - Raspberry Lambic

Rarity:  Scarce
Estimated Price:  $400

Chameleon - Fire Side

Rarity:  Scarce
Estimated Price:  $400

Hodag - Premium Honey Wheat Ale

Rarity:  Scarce
Estimated Price:  $450

Anderson Valley Belk

Rarity:  Scarce
Estimated Price:  $400

Nick & Jim's Reverend Mudbone's

Rarity:  Scarce
Estimated Price:  $500

Charleston Lagerhead Lager

Rarity:  Scarce
Estimated Price:  $300

Panther - Three Stooges

Rarity:  Scarce
Estimated Price:  $500

Bluetongue

Rarity: Scarce
Estimated Price: $300










Lucette - Slow Hand

Rarity:  Scarce
Estimated Price:  $500

San Francisco Brewing

Rarity:  Scarce
Estimated Price:  $200











Hops Clearwater Mermaid

Rarity:  Scarce
Estimated Price:  $200













Rheingold Extra Dry

Rarity:  Scarce
Estimated Price:  $200










Jarre Creek Hefferwizzen

Rarity:  Scarce
Estimated Price:  $300










Fort Christian Hammerhead

Rarity:  Scarce
Estimated Price:  $250










Flying Mouse

Rarity:  Scarce
Estimated Price:  $300










Yards The Franklin

Rarity:  Scarce
Estimated Price:  $500










Parallel 49 Gypsy Tears

Rarity:  Scarce
Estimated Price:  $350











Here ends the taps I have already profiled on the site. The following taps have not yet been profiled, so their identity remains a secret for now, except for the hint I have dropped...

Features a ninja

Rarity:  Scarce
Estimated Price:  $250

Features a large ape

Rarity:  Scarce
Estimated Price:  $400

Features a bee and a moon

Rarity:  Scarce
Estimated Price:  $250

Features a hula girl

Rarity:  Scarce
Estimated Price:  $250

Features a dragon
Rarity:  Scarce
Estimated Price:  $225

Features a buzzard

Rarity:  Scarce
Estimated Price:  $400