The chart shows the first 7 brands in each answer. 88 further recommendations sit below that line, and 29 brands appear nowhere else — they were never named in the top 7 of any single answer. 27 of those were named exactly once. The most persistent of them are Newcastle Brown Ale, Saison Dupont, Anderson Valley Brewing Co., Angry Orchard, Bravus — none frequent enough to reach the chart, all real recommendations a drinker was given. The tail is the finding: below the leaders this category has no consensus at all, and the brands filling that space are not the ones any incumbent is watching.
Newcastle Brown Ale · Saison Dupont · Anderson Valley Brewing Co. · Angry Orchard · Bravus · Bravus Brewing Company · Dogfish Head 60 Minute IPA · Downeast Craft Cider · Goose Island Golden Ale · Goose Island IPA · High Noon · Kirin · Lawson's Finest Liquids · Left Hand Brewing Co. · Leinenkugel's Summer Shandy · Maine Beer Company · Miller · Narragansett · Oskar Blues Brewery · Pabst Blue Ribbon · Partake · Saint Archer Gold · Samuel Smith's · Surreal Brewing Company · The Bruery · Tree House · Truly · Voodoo Ranger IPA · White Claw