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COUNTRIES STATISTICS

  COUNTRY SCORE BEST BEER # OF BEERS
1. scotland 14.19 HARVIESTOUN OLA DUBH SPECIAL 12 104
2. usa 13.65 PORT BREWING / LOST ABBEY ANGEL'S SHARE 533
3. denmark 13.46 MIKKELLER BEER GEEK BRUNCH WEASEL (ISLAY EDITION) 194
4. england 13.37 DARK STAR IMPERIAL STOUT 319
5. belgium 13.31 STRUISE PANNEPOT RESERVA 2006 984
6. norway 13.21 NØGNE Ø # 100 38
7. sweden 13.12 NÄRKE KULTURBRYGGERI KAGGEN! STORMAKTS PORTER 197
8. ireland 12.57 DUBLIN BEER COMPANY D'ARCY'S DUBLIN STOUT 21
9. canada 12.21 DIEU DU CIEL PÉCHÉ MORTEL 149
10. wales 12.20 CEREDIGION GWRACH DDU (BLACK WITCH) 5
11. liechtenstein 12.12 LIECHTENSTEINER BRAUHAUS MALBU-BOCK 5
12. holland 12.08 DE MOLEN 1914 SSS 179
13. czechrepublic 12.07 KLASTERN ŽELIV GOTTSCHALK 65
14. italy 11.85 PANIL BARRIQUÉE (SOUR) 121
15. switzerland 11.70 BÄRE-BRÄU HOPFENBOMBE 1205
16. japan 11.60 ISEKADOYA BROWN ALE 14
17. finland 11.55 SINEBRYCHOFF PORTER IV 101
18. germany 11.30 ANDECHS KLOSTER DOPPELBOCK DUNKEL 751
19. malaysia 11.10 GUINNESS ANCHOR BERHAD GUINNESS FOREIGN EXTRA STOUT 1
20. argentina 11.06 ANTARES STOUT IMPERIAL 7
21. france 10.94 LAMPÉE-BAUMGARTNER la BLANCHE DE RÉ 448
22. newzealand 10.93 EMERSONS APA 23
23. austria 10.87 HOFBRÄU KALTENHAUSEN EDELWEISS WEISSBIER HEFETRÜB 88
24. montenegro 10.85 TREBJESA NIKSICKO TAMNO 2
25. latvia 10.82 ALUS ALDARIS PORTERIS 2
26. macau 10.79 MACAU BLOND ALE 1
27. isleofman 10.74 OKELL'S AILE 3
28. greenland 10.69 GREENLAND CHRISTMAS ALE 2
29. slovakia 10.63 BANSKOBISTRICKY URPINER DRAUGHT DARK LAGER 3
30. nigeria 10.63 GUINNESS FOREIGN EXTRA STOUT 2
31. papuanewguinea 10.61 SOUTH PACIFIC PACIFIC LAGER 1
32. lithuania 10.61 AVILYS LITHUANIAN CHRISTMAS HONEY-BEER 3
33. togo 10.58 BB LOME EKU BAVARIA TYP EXPORT 3
34. madagascar 10.58 STAR THREE HORSES BEER PILSENER 1
35. sanmarino 10.56 SPRING AMARCORD LA TABACHÉRA 3
36. bulgaria 10.54 SHUMENSKO CHERVENO 7
37. singapore 10.52 MALAYAN ANCHOR BEER 2
38. serbia 10.52 VRSACKA ZOFFMANN CRNO 3
39. palestine 10.52 TAYBEH GOLDEN 1
40. guyana 10.52 BANKS DIH (BRAUTECH) PREMIUM 1
41. kazakhstan 10.41 KARAGANDINSKOE TRADITSIONNOE 1
42. croatia 10.36 DARUVARSKA STAROCESKO 4
43. uganda 10.35 UGANDA PILSNER LAGER EXTRA STRONG 1
44. poland 10.34 ZYWIEC PORTER 19
45. kosovo 10.32 BIRRA PEJA PEJA PILSNER 2
46. seychelles 10.29 SEYCHELLES EKU BAVARIA EXPORT 2
47. trinidadandtobago 10.28 CARIB ROYAL LION EXTRA STOUT 3
48. mongolia 10.26 ULAN BATOR BAADOG 2
49. dominicanrep 10.26 CERVECERIA NACIONAL DOMINICANA PRESIDENTE 2
50. puertorico 10.22 HATUEY LAGER BEER 1
51. nepal 10.22 MOUNT EVEREST EVEREST PREMIUM LAGER SPECIAL LIMITED EDITION 1
52. albania 10.22 BIRRA MALTO PREMIUM TIRANA PILS 1
53. thailand 10.21 BOON RAWD SINGHA GOLD 4
54. spain 10.21 LLÚPOLS i LLEVATS GLOPS d'HIVERN 65
55. ukraine 10.18 LVIVSKA LVIVSKE PORTER 9
56. romania 10.16 URSUS CLUJ URSUS 3
57. newcaledonia 10.16 GRANDE BRASSERIE DE NOUVELLE-CALEDONIE NUMBER 1 ONE 1
58. laos 10.16 LAO BEER LAO LAGER 1
59. bolivia 10.16 BOLIVIANA NACIONAL PACEÑA CENTENARIO 1
60. barbados 10.16 BANKS LAGER 1
61. australia 10.11 COOPERS BEST EXTRA STOUT 33
62. virginislands 10.10 VIRGIN ISLANDS BLACKBEARD ALE 1
63. tahiti 10.10 BRASSERIE DE TAHITI HINANO 1
64. armenia 10.10 SHIRAK GYUMRI SHIRAK 3
65. jamaica 10.08 DESNOES & GEDDES DRAGON STOUT 3
66. chile 10.07 COMPANIA CERVECERIAS UNIDAS ESCUDO 2
67. cyprus 10.05 KEO BEER 2
68. jersey 10.03 ANN STREET MARY ANN BEST BITTER 1
69. ivorycoast 10.03 SOLIBRA FLAG SPECIALE 1
70. tunisia 9.98 SFBT CELTIA 2
71. suriname 9.97 SURINAAMSE DJOGO BIER 1
72. northernireland 9.97 THOMAS CAFFREY’S IRISH ALE DRAUGHT 1
73. malta 9.97 SIMONDS FARSONS CISK LACTO 3
74. macedonia 9.97 PRILEPSKA ZLATEN DAB 1
75. cameroon 9.97 BRASSERIES DU CAMEROUN GUINNESS FOREIGN EXTRA 4
76. antiguaandbarbuda 9.97 ANTIGUA CARIB LAGER 1
77. guatemala 9.96 CENTRO AMERICANA DORADA DRAFT 3
78. israel 9.92 DANCING CAMEL AMERICAN PALE ALE 3
79. venezuela 9.90 NACIONAL ANDES 2
80. taiwan 9.90 TAIWAN TOBACCO AND WINE BOARD TAIWAN BEER DRAFT 1
81. lesotho 9.90 MALUTI MOUNTAIN MALUTI PREMIUM LAGER 1
82. honduras 9.90 HONDURENA SALVA VIDA 2
83. ghana 9.90 ACCRA CLUB PREMIUM LAGER 1
84. cookislands 9.90 RAROTONGAN COOKS LAGER 1
85. luxembourg 9.85 DIEKIRCH GRANDE RESERVE 4
86. ethiopia 9.83 HARAR BEER 1
87. eritrea 9.83 ASMARA NON-ALCOHOLIC MALT BEVERAGE 1
88. elsalvador 9.83 LA CONSTANCIA PILSENER LAGER 1
89. bangladesh 9.83 CROWN HUNTER MALT BEVERAGE 1
90. azerbaijan 9.83 BAKI-CASTEL XIRDALAN 1
91. indonesia 9.79 BALI HAI BALI HAI 2
92. uruguay 9.76 FNC PILSEN 1
93. northkorea 9.76 TAEDONGGANG TAEDONGGANG BEER 1
94. nicaragua 9.76 COMPAÑIA CEVERCERA DE NICARAGUA TOÑA 1
95. moldova 9.76 EFES VITANTA CHISINAU BLONDA 1
96. mali 9.76 BRAMALI CASTEL BEER 1
97. hungary 9.76 BRAU UNION HUNGARIA SÖRGYARAK SOPRONI ASZOK 1
98. algeria 9.76 TANGO BIÈRE BLONDE 4
99. iceland 9.74 VIKING GYLLTUR / PREMIUM GOLD 4
100. ecuador 9.74 KRÜGER LAGER 3
101. russia 9.69 BALTIKA 8 PSHENICHNOE 33
102. mauritius 9.68 MAURITIUS GUINNESS FOREIGN EXTRA STOUT 5
103. cambodia 9.68 CAMBREW ANGKOR BEER 1
104. bahamas 9.68 COMMONWEALTH KALIK 1
105. greece 9.67 CRAFT RED ALE 19
106. tanzania 9.65 ASSOCIATED BREWERIES SERENGETI LAGER 3
107. southkorea 9.63 ORIENTAL OB LAGER SPECIAL 3
108. unitedarabemirates 9.61 AUJAN BARBICAN PREMIUM MALT 1
109. saudiarabia 9.61 MAHMOOD SAEED HILLSBURG REGULAR 2
110. panama 9.61 BARU PANAMA LAGER 1
111. benin 9.61 SOBEBRA la BENINOISE 1
112. angola 9.61 PELA CUCA NOVA CUCA 1
113. egypt 9.60 (STRUBBE) PHARAONEN BIER 7
114. belarus 9.59 KRYNITSA ZHIGULEVSKOYE 11% 3
115. kenya 9.58 KENYA TUSKER EXPORT LAGER 5
116. syria 9.57 AL-CHARK AL-CHARK 2
117. myanmar 9.57 MANDALAY LAGER 2
118. faroe 9.57 FÖROYA BJóR ROCKALL BROWN ALE 2
119. hongkong 9.53 THE HONG KONG S.A.R. DRAGON'S BACK IPA 2
120. haiti 9.53 BRASSERIE NATIONALE PRESTIGE LAGER 1
121. colombia 9.51 BAVARIA POKER 4
122. srilanka 9.50 CEYLON LION STOUT / IMPORTED 8
123. fiji 9.49 FOSTER'S GROUP PACIFIC FIJI EXPORT BITTER 2
124. westernsamoa 9.45 SAMOA VAILIMA 1
125. philippines 9.45 SAN MIGUEL PALE PILSEN 1
126. burkinafaso 9.45 BRAKINA BEAUFORT 1
127. iran 9.41 IRAN BEHNOUSH DELSTER NA 2
128. zaire 9.37 SIMBA BIÈRE DU LION 2
129. botswana 9.37 KGALAGADI ST LOUIS LAGER 1
130. jordan 9.32 GENERAL INVESTMENT COMPANY PETRA BEER 8% 2
131. uzbekistan 9.28 SAMARQAND 1-SON PIVO ZAVODI GOLD PULSAR 12 1
132. stlucia 9.28 WINDWARD & LEEWARD PITON LAGER 1
133. georgia 9.28 KAZBEGI LAGER 2
134. lebanon 9.24 ALMAZA PILSENER 1
135. estonia 9.11 SAKU PORTER 7
136. swaziland 9.10 SWAZILAND BREWERS CHRISTIE'S GOLD 1
137. peru 8.97 BACKUS & JOHNSTON MORENA 7
138. bosniaandherzegovina 8.97 BANJALUCKA NEKTAR 6
139. slovenia 8.73 LASKO TERMALNI DESERT 6
140. mexico 8.58 ESPECIALIDADES CERVECERAS CASTA MORENA 17
141. turkey 8.53 TAPS ISTANBUL KÖLSCH 24
142. china 8.30 CARLSBERG CHINA DRAGON 8 11
143. namibia 8.12 HANSA URBOCK 5
144. cuba 8.09 BUCANERO CUBANERO FUERTE 9
145. portugal 8.03 UNICER-UNIÃO CRISTAL 10
146. southafrica 7.99 SABMILLER LION LAGER 12
147. brazil 7.98 BADEN BADEN RED ALE ESPECIAL 23
148. vietnam 7.68 BGI FOSTER'S TIEN GIANG 5
149. costarica 7.48 FLORIDA BEBIDAS BAVARIA PREMIUM GOLD 5
150. india 7.37 COBRA SILVER LABEL 13
151. morocco 7.26 BRASSERIES du MAROC CASTEL BEER 7
152. zimbabwe 2.28 NATIONAL ZAMBEZI PREMIUM EXPORT LAGER 1
TOTAL: 152 COUNTRIESAVERAGE RATING: 12.09TOTAL: 6111

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World Map showing the countries from which I have already sampled
beers (in black). Click to enlarge.
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Countries distribution.

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MY MILESTONES

100th beer 10.87 JOHN MARTIN DOUGLAS SCOTCH ALE
200th beer 07.89 ?
300th beer 06.04.91 FEUER WEISSE
400th beer 09.92 ?
500th beer 06.93 ?
600th beer 27.09.93 BLACK MOUNTAIN CHILI BEER
700th beer 29.12.93 URVATOR
800th beer 14.04.94 COURAGE BULLDOG EXPORT ALE
900th beer 07.10.94 SCHUTZENBERGER la CUIVREE
1000th beer 17.11.95 UNIBROUE la FIN du MONDE
1100th beer 12.11.96 TEQUIEROS TEQUILA SPECIAL
1200th beer 12.07.97 WÄDI BRÄU HANF LADY WEIZENBIER
1300th beer 14.12.97 CANTILLON GUEUZE VIGNERONNE
1400th beer 04.03.98 ARTOIS STELLA BIÈRE DE NOËL
1500th beer 25.09.98 CANTILLON GRAND CRU OLD LAMBIC BRUOCSELLA 1900
1600th beer 21.04.99 WESTVLETEREN ST SIXTUS TRAPPISTES 8
1700th beer 15.11.99 VELKÉ POPOVICE VELKOPOPOVICKY KOZEL PREMIUM
1800th beer 09.04.00 les FRÈRES PAPINOT CALVINUS BLANCHE
1900th beer 22.09.00 CAPITOL CITY BLACK OUT STOUT
2000th beer 24.11.00 BROOKLYN MONSTER ALE 2000
2100th beer 06.02.01 HAIR OF THE DOG ADAM
2200th beer 17.05.01 BLACK OAK PALE ALE
2300th beer 25.07.01 HARVEY'S ELIZABETHAN ALE
2400th beer 12.12.01 ALTES TRAMDEPOT WEIHNACHTSBIER
2500th beer 06.04.02 DE ACHELSE KLUIS ACHEL
2600th beer 15.07.02 THEAKSTON OLD PECULIER
2700th beer 16.10.02 KROSTITZER UR-KROSTITZER
the big cleaning 24.03.03 45 duplicates deleted :-((
2800th beer 26.04.03 FROHSINN HELL
2900th beer 27.07.03 SANCERROISE ROSE BLANCHE
3000th beer 23.11.03 HOGS BACK A OVER T
3100th beer 29.02.04 FULLER'S VINTAGE ALE 1999
3200th beer 05.06.04 OC'ALE BLANCHE
3300th beer 25.08.04 MOYLAN'S MOYLANDER DOUBLE IPA
3400th beer 22.12.04 DUBUISSON BUSH PRESTIGE
3500th beer 01.04.05 FULLER'S VINTAGE ALE 2002
3600th beer 08.06.05 ORSO VERDE AMARANTA
3700th beer 22.10.05 FANTÔME BRISE-BONBONS
3800th beer 19.02.06 AVERY OLD JUBILATION ALE
3900th beer 01.06.06 MORTAL'S BEERS KOOL MORTAL
4000th beer 29.08.06 BELHAVEN INNIS & GUNN OAK AGED BEER 2005
4100th beer 16.11.06 SVYTURYS BALTIJOS
another big cleaning 29.12.06 72 duplicates deleted :-((
4100th beer 25.01.07 FELDSCHLÖSSCHEN GRAND CRU
4200th beer 27.04.07 ÖUFI WEIZENBOCK
4300th beer 21.07.07 WEIHENSTEPHAN TRADITION BAYRISCH DUNKEL
4400th beer 20.09.07 BREWDOG PARADOX GRAIN CASK
4500th beer 09.01.08 HANTVERKSBRYGGERIET BARONEN
4600th beer 29.02.08 BREWDOG PARADOX SPEYSIDE (batch 005)
4700th beer 24.05.08 SCHERLIBRÄU FRÜHLINGSBIER
4800th beer 09.08.08 FIREHOUSE AMERICAN PALE ALE
4900th beer 08.10.08 SHIPYARD ROYAL IPA
5000th beer 22.12.08 STRUISE PANNEPOT RESERVA 2006
5100th beer 14.02.09 BRASSEURS DE GAYANT ST. LANDELIN LA DIVINE
5200th beer 09.04.09 ÖLANDS ÖLÄNNINGEN
5300th beer 15.05.09 DUGGES HOLY COW!
5400th beer 15.07.09 MAGIE-BRÄU KLOSTERBRÄU
5500th beer 24.08.09 LINDEMANS KRIEK CUVEE RENE
5600th beer 20.10.09 VICTORY GOLDEN MONKEY
5700th beer 12.12.09 ÖUFI CHLAUSENBIER
5800th beer 26.01.10 UG-BRÄU UG-BITTER
5900th beer 18.04.10 RABEN DINKEL
6000th beer 19.05.10 THREE FLOYDS BEHEMOTH
6100th beer 07.07.10 DE MOLEN LUSTEN & LASTEN

Year New beers Total reviewed New countries
2000 288 ? 11 (El Salvador, Estonia, Guyana, Laos, Latvia, Namibia, Panama, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia and Zimbabwe)
2001 373 570 8 (Benin, Croatia, Nigeria, Palestine, Wales, Kazakhstan, St Lucia and Jersey)
2002 339 530 4 (Mali, Yugoslavia, Faroe Islands and Honduras)
2003 325 430 13 (Armenia, Taiwan, Uganda, Albania, Macedonia, Uzbekistan, Malta, Malaysia, Iceland, Mongolia, Togo, Hungary and Madagascar)
2004 384 441 10 (Myanmar, Lithuania, Bosnia, Antigua, Macau, Cameroon, Puerto Rico, Ghana, Syria, San Marino)
2005 344 371 4 (Seychelles, Algeria, Uruguay, Kosovo)
2006 407 433 11 (Chile, Lesotho, Fiji, Western Samoa, Swaziland, Botswana, Cook Islands, Bahamas, Iran, Ivory Coast, Isle of Man)
2007 410 420 5 (Bangladesh, Costa Rica, Greenland, North Korea, Cambodia)
2008 529 539 11 (Georgia, Moldova, Liechtenstein, Angola, Haiti, Nicaragua, Azerbaijan, Eritrea, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, Jordan)
2009 729 742 4 (Nepal, Ethiopia, Burkina Faso, Suriname)
2010 365 380 0

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MY STRONGEST BEERS

  BEER COUNTRY ALCOHOL %
1. BREWDOG SINK THE BISMARCK scotland 41
2. BREWDOG TACTICAL NUCLEAR PENGUIN scotland 32
3. BOSTON BEER SAMUEL ADAMS UTOPIAS usa 25
4. DOGFISH HEAD WORLD WIDE STOUT usa 23.04
5. DOGFISH HEAD 120 MINUTE IMPERIAL IPA usa 21
6. JACOBSEN IMPERIAL BARLEY WINE denmark 19.1
7. BREWDOG TOKYO* scotland 18.2
8. DOGFISH HEAD WORLD WIDE STOUT usa 18
9. MIKKELLER BIG WORST BARLEY WINE denmark 17.6
10. BOSTON BEER SAMUEL ADAMS TRIPLE BOCK usa 17.5
  MIKKELLER BLACK (PEATED EDITION) denmark 17.5
  MIKKELLER BLACK denmark 17.5
13. NØGNE Ø DARK HORIZON 1. EDITION norway 16
  SCHORSCHBRÄU SCHORSCHBOCK germany 16
15. BFM ABBAYE SAINT BON-CHIEN 2005 switzerland 15.5
16. DE MOLEN BOMMEN & GRANATEN holland 15.2
17. AVERY MEPHISTOPHELES STOUT usa 15.1
18. THREE FLOYDS DARK LORD RUSSIAN IMPERIAL STOUT usa 15
  GRAIN d’ORGE (JEANNE D'ARC) BELZEBUTH france 15
  MIKKELLER X BIG TONY denmark 15

The following beers are out of production:

  • Samuel Adams Triple Bock (1994-1997)
  • Jeanne D'Arc Belzebuth (1997-2002)
  • Hürlimann Samichlaus Dark (1980-1997)

Of course there are some beers that I never tried with a very high alcoholic strength:
  • Schorschbräu Schorschbock 43%, Germany, 43.38% (May 2010)
  • Brewdog Sink The Bismarck, Scotland, 41% (February 2010)
  • Schorschbräu Schorschbock 40%, Germany, 39.44% (January 2010)
  • Schoschbräu Eisbock, Germany, 30.86% (2008)
  • Südstern XXL, Germany, 27.6% (2009)
  • Struise Double Black, Belgium, 26% (2008)
  • Mühlfelder Stärkstes Bier der Welt, Germany, 25,4% (2006)
  • Bos Solar Eclipse Imperial Stout, USA, 22.5% (2005)
  • DuClaw Colossus, USA, 21.92% (2006)

History of the 'title' holders:
  • In 1953: Eku 28, 11%
  • In 1980: Hürlimann Samichlaus, 14%
  • In 1994: Samuel Adams Triple Bock, 17.5%
  • In June 1999: Dogfish Head World Wide Stout, 18%
  • In 1999: Samuel Adams Millennium, 20%
  • In feb. 2002: Samuel Adams Utopias MMII, 25%
  • In 2003: Hair of The Dog Dave, 29%
  • In 2008: Schoschbräu Eisbock, 30.86%
  • In November 2009: BrewDog Tactical Nuclear Penguin, 32%
  • In January 2010: Schoschbräu Schroschbock 40%, Germany, 39.44%
  • In February 2010: Brewdog Sink The Bismarck, Scotland, 41%
  • Since May 2010: Schoschbräu Schroschbock 43%, Germany, 43.38%

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MY FAVOURITE BEERS

People who have one favourite beer do not like beer at all.
- unknown -

RANK BEER COUNTRY ALCOHOL % POINTS
1. STRUISE PANNEPOT RESERVA 2006 belgium 10 19.6
2. PORT BREWING / LOST ABBEY ANGEL'S SHARE usa 12.5 19.2
  NÄRKE KULTURBRYGGERI KAGGEN! STORMAKTS PORTER sweden 9 19.2
  NØGNE Ø # 100 norway 10 19.2
  DE MOLEN 1914 SSS holland 9.99 19.2
  MIKKELLER BEER GEEK BRUNCH WEASEL (ISLAY EDITION) denmark 10.9 19.2
  WESTVLETEREN ABT 12 belgium 10.8/11.0 19.2
8. THREE FLOYDS DREADNAUGHT IMPERIAL IPA usa 9.5 18.8
  GREAT DIVIDE OAK AGED YETI usa 9.5 18.8
  BELL'S BATCH 6000 ALE usa 10.5 18.8
  ALESMITH SPEEDWAY STOUT usa 12 18.8
  NØRREBRO NORTH BRIDGE EXTREME denmark 9.6 18.8
  DIEU DU CIEL PÉCHÉ MORTEL canada 9.5 18.8
  WESTVLETEREN EXTRA 8 belgium 8 18.8
  WESTMALLE TRIPEL belgium 9 18.8
  STRUISE CUVEE DELPHINE belgium 13 18.8
  RODENBACH ALEXANDER belgium 6 18.8
  ELLEZELLOISE HERCULE la BIÈRE des COLLINES belgium 9 18.8
  DUBUISSON BUSH PRESTIGE belgium 13 18.8
  DUBUISSON BUSH MILLENIUM CUVEE 2000 belgium 13 18.8
  DE DOLLE STILLE NACHT RESERVA 2000 belgium 12 18.8
  CAULIER PANNEPOT belgium 10 18.8
  ARTEVELDE BIÈRE du CORSAIRE CUVÉE SPÉCIALE belgium 9.4 18.8

Beers I haven't tried that are rumored to be very good :

  • Three Floyds Oak Aged Dark Lord Imperial Stout, USA
  • Alesmith Barrel Aged Speedway Stout, USA
  • Bell's Bourbon Barrel Double Cream/Expedition Stout, USA
  • Surly Darkness, USA
  • Russian River Pliny the Younger, USA
  • Kuhnhenn Raspberry Eisbock, USA
  • Cigar City Hunahpus Imperial Stout, USA

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BOV'S WORST BEERS

RANK BEER COUNTRY ALCOHOL RATING
1. BRASSEURS SAVOYARDS LA CORDÉE BRUNE france 10 0
2. HUYGHE FLORIS CHOCOLAT GARDENBEER belgium 3.0/4.2 0.8
  BLACK MOUNTAIN CAVE CREEK CHILI BEER usa 4.7 0.8
  GARCIA CHILI BEER usa 4.7 0.8
5. BALTIKA SANKT-PETERBOURG russia 3.8 1.2
6. CELTIK DOUAR MEN ROHANE AMBREE france 6.5 2
7. HUYGHE CACTUS belgium 4.2 2.4
  CELTIK DOUAR MEN ROHANE BLONDE france 6.5 2.4
  l'OLANIER LA JOYEUSE AMBRÉE france 7.5 2.4
10. KEERSMAEKER MORT SUBITE XTREME MANZANA belgium 4.2 2.8
  SILLY PINK KILLER belgium 5 2.8
12. BOSTON BEER OREGON ORIGINAL RASPBERRY WHEAT usa   3
13. PALM SALITOS belgium 5.9 3.2
  GRAIN d’ORGE (JEANNE D'ARC) ST MARTIN france 3.7 3.2
  SNC SCA BNA KINGSBRÄU france 4.7 3.2
  VELTINS V+ germany 2.9 3.2
  ZEUNERTS MUNKBO GLÖGG sweden 11 3.2
  MOLARD BLONDE switzerland   3.2
  SIMBA TEMBO zaire   3.2
20. BEIJING YANJING BEIJING china 4 3.5
  ANNOEULLIN RIJSEL’S BIER france 8.2 3.5
  CASTELAIN KORMA CUVEE de GERGOISE france 5 3.5
  PINKUS MÜLLER SPECIAL germany 5.2 3.5
  MOHAN MEAKIN GOLDEN EAGLE india 4.5 3.5
Non alcoholic beers are not listed here, it would be unfair...

Beers I haven't tried that are rumored to be very bad :

  • Anheuser-Busch Natural Ice, USA
  • Anheuser-Busch Natural Light, USA
  • Carlton & United Empire Lager, Australia
  • City Camo genuine Ale, USA
  • Heilemann B-40 Bull Max, USA
  • Jezek Tmave, Czech Rep.
  • Michelob Ultra, USA
  • Miller Milwaukees Best, USA
  • Modelo Corona Light, Mexico
  • Modelo Especial, Mexico
  • Pabst General Generic Beer, USA
  • Pabst Ice, USA
  • Salva Vida , Honduras
  • Stepan Razin Studencheskoye , Russia

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BOV'S BEST/WORST BREWERIES

Don't take this too seriously. For each of those breweries, it is possible that I missed the best or the worst of their beers. But in any cases, this could be a good indication. A minimum of 2 beers tasted per brewery is required.

RANK BREWERY SCORE COUNTRY # OF BEERS
Best Breweries
1. MIKKELLER 17.85 denmark 40
2. BFM 17.74 switzerland 32
3. GREAT DIVIDE 17.37 usa 9
4. STRUISE 17.32 belgium 15
5. DE DOLLE 17.10 belgium 12
6. SOUTHERN TIER 16.85 usa 16
7. BREWDOG 16.85 scotland 26
8. TROIS DAMES 16.84 switzerland 28
9. ALESMITH 16.72 usa 6
10. NÄRKE KULTURBRYGGERI 16.59 sweden 8
11. NØGNE Ø 16.59 norway 15
12. 3 FONTEINEN 16.58 belgium 12
13. STONE 16.56 usa 9
14. ABBAYE DES ROCS 16.52 belgium 7
15. THREE FLOYDS 16.47 usa 6
16. RUSSIAN RIVER 16.47 usa 6
17. PORT BREWING / LOST ABBEY 16.42 usa 12
18. BELL'S 16.41 usa 7
19. HARVIESTOUN 16.34 scotland 6
20. DOGFISH HEAD 16.16 usa 10

RANK BREWERY SCORE COUNTRY # OF BEERS
Worst Breweries
1. CARDINAL 6.15 switzerland 19
2. AMBEV 6.18 brazil 9
3. l'OLANIER 6.21 france 3
4. SNC SCA BNA 6.21 france 3
5. PIEDBOEUF 6.31 belgium 3
6. SAVERNE 6.87 france 15
7. CELTIK 7.04 france 3
8. SWAN 7.15 australia 3
9. KIELCE 7.15 poland 3
10. IL FORNO 7.15 switzerland 3

BOV'S FAVOURITE STYLES

RANK STYLE SCORE # OF BEERS MY FAVOURITE BEER FOR THIS STYLE
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1 Imperial Stout 16.2798 MIKKELLER BEER GEEK BRUNCH WEASEL (ISLAY EDITION)
2 Imperial/Double IPA 16.2544 NØGNE Ø # 100
3 Flemish Sour 15.6951 RODENBACH ALEXANDER
4 Lambic - unblended 15.476 GIRARDIN LAMBIC
5 Lambic - Gueuze 15.2232 LINDEMANS GUEUZE CUVÉE RENÉ GRAND CRU 1994/2002
6 ABT (Quadrupel) 15.1319 WESTVLETEREN ABT 12
7 American Strong Ale 15.0632 DOGFISH HEAD PALO SANTO MARRON
8 Foreign Stout 14.9117 DE DOLLE SPECIAL EXTRA EXPORT STOUT
9 India Pale Ale 14.90128 NØGNE Ø INDIA PALE ALE
10 Baltic / Imperial Porter 14.6634 THISTED LIMFJORDS PORTER DOUBLE BROWN STOUT
11 Barley Wine 14.5782 PORT BREWING / LOST ABBEY ANGEL'S SHARE
12 Abbey Tripel 14.53120 STRUISE PANNEPOT RESERVA 2006
13 Scotch Ale 14.5233 ALESMITH J.P. GRAY'S WEE HEAVY SCOTCH ALE
14 Old Ale / English Strong Ale 14.35123 HARVIESTOUN OLA DUBH SPECIAL 12
15 American Pale Ale 14.3165 TROIS DAMES PACIFIC NORTH WEST COAST PALE ALE
16 Irish Ale 14.1319 MAGIC HAT BOB'S 1ST ALE / HUMBLE PATIENCE
17 Belgian Strong Ale 14.09416 ARTEVELDE BIÈRE du CORSAIRE CUVÉE SPÉCIALE
18 Porter 14.0790 ØLFABRIKKEN PORTER
19 Stout / Dry Stout 13.93109 MIKKELLER BEER GEEK BREAKFAST
20 Abbey Dubbel 13.9277 WESTVLETEREN EXTRA 8
21 Traditional Ale 13.9037 HAIR OF THE DOG ADAM HEARTY OLD WORLD ALE
22 Scottish Ale 13.7914 BÄRE-BRÄU WACHOLDER ROTBRÄU
23 Premium Bitter / ESB 13.6380 PURITY MAD GOOSE
24 Brown Ale 13.4349 MIKKELLER JACKIE BROWN
25 Doppelbock 13.3348 SVANEKE BORNHOLMER SWEET MARY
26 Sweet Stout 13.3135 LOST COAST EIGHT-BALL STOUT
27 Altbier 13.2053 FERDINAND SCHUMACHER ALT
28 Smoked 13.1265 BELL'S BATCH 5000 ALE
29 Lambic - Faro 13.038 VAN DER LINDEN DUIVELSBIER
30 Belgian Witbier 13.02136 LAMPÉE-BAUMGARTNER la BLANCHE DE RÉ
31 Schwarzbier 13.0159 BIRRIFICIO DI COMO MALTHUS ALL BLACK
32 Heller Bock/Maibock 12.9251 ZEHENDNER MÖNCHSAMBACHER WEIHNACHTSBOCK
33 Dunkler Bock 12.8786 BOSTON BEER WORLD HOMEBREW CONTEST LONGSHOT BOCK
34 Lambic - Fruit 12.7879 3 FONTEINEN HOMMAGE
35 Weizenbock 12.7021 ALESMITH WEIZENBOCK
36 Bitter 12.6487 OXFORDSHIRE PRIDE of OXFORD
37 Belgian Ale 12.60283 ALVINNE EXTRA RESTYLED
38 Mild Ale 12.5714 NYNÄSHAMNS PUMPVIKENS PåSKÖL
39 English Pale Ale 12.5247 REDOAK ORGANIC PALE ALE
40 California Common 12.403 LAITILAN WIRVOITUSJUOMATEHDAS KESÄ
41 American Wheat 12.3325 OTTER CREEK SUMMER WHEAT ALE
42 Kölsch 12.2838 FREIBURGER BIERMANUFAKTUR KLOSTERBIER FRANZISKUS
43 Zwickelbier / Kellerbier / Landbier 12.2770 KAISER BRÄU VELDENSTEINER ZWICK'L
44 Kristall Weizen 12.2720 SCHÖFFERHOFER WEIZENBIER WEIZENBIER KRISTALLWEIZEN
45 Berliner Weisse 12.245 UG-BRÄU BERLINER
46 German Hefeweizen 12.16223 FISCHERSTUBE UELI HEFE-WEIZEN
47 German Dunkelweizen 11.9742 MAISEL MAISEL'S WEISSE DUNKEL
48 Bière de Garde 11.9665 DUYCK REFLETS DE FRANCE BIERE DE GARDE DU NORD
49 Vienna/Märzen/Oktoberfest 11.78183 ÅLANDS STALLHAGEN OKTOBERFESTBIER
50 Special Grain 11.7639 SCHREMS ROGGEN BIO
51 American Dark Lager 11.7316 LEINENKUGEL MAPLE BROWN
52 Dunkel 11.60174 ZIEGELHOF RAURACHER BRÄU DUNKEL
53 Golden/Blond/Cream Ale 11.59146 BATH ALES WILD HARE
54 Dortmunder/Helles/Premium Lager 11.59295 NYNÄSHAMNS LANDSORT LAGER
55 Spice/Herb/Vegetable 11.55163 ‘t IJ VLO
56 Amber Ale 11.54110 HALE'S ALES O'BRIEN'S HARVEST ALE
57 Eisbock 11.258 KULMBACHER EISBOCK
58 Pilsner 11.07396 VICTORY PRIMA PILS
59 Malt Liquor / European Strong Lager 9.72124 MIKKELLER DRAFT BEAR
60 Fruit Beer 9.24161 NEW GLARUS WISCONSIN BELGIAN RED
61 Pale Lager 8.80864 GUTKNECHT'S HAMMER-BIER LAGER
62 Low Alcohol 6.2995 ÖLANDS GÅRDSBRYGGERI SEGERSTAD PALE ALE LÄTTÖL

MOST BEERS TASTED FROM A BREWERY

RANK BREWERY SCORE COUNTRY # OF BEERS
1. HUYGHE 10.87 belgium 48
2. MIKKELLER 15.24 denmark 40
3. VAN STEENBERGE 12.95 belgium 38
4. LOCHER 11.17 switzerland 37
5. PROEF 13.84 belgium 36
6. ALTES TRAMDEPOT 11.43 switzerland 35
7. KRONENBOURG 9.22 france 33
8. BFM 15.47 switzerland 32
9. HEINEKEN SWITZERLAND 9.47 switzerland 31
10. UNIBROUE 14.08 canada 29
  DU BOCQ 13.29 belgium 29
12. TROIS DAMES 15.06 switzerland 28
  FELDSCHLÖSSCHEN 8.87 switzerland 28
14. BOSTON BEER 12.78 usa 27
15. BÄRE-BRÄU 14.89 switzerland 26
  BREWDOG 15.15 scotland 26
17. LEFEBVRE 13.70 belgium 25
18. DE MOLEN 14.46 holland 24
19. FISCHER 9.13 france 22
20. NILS OSCAR 13.70 sweden 21

THE MOST OVERRATED BEERS IN THE WORLD (imho)

based on comparison between my ratings and ratings from www.ratebeer.com for beers scoring >3.5
RANK BEER
1. BOSTEELS DEUS
2. BOSTON BEER SAMUEL ADAMS UTOPIAS
3. OLD DOMINION MILLENNIUM SPECIALTY ALE
4. SCHNEIDER AVENTINUS WEIZEN-EISBOCK
5. CHARLEVOIX DOMINUS VOBISCUM AMBREE
6. BIEROPHOLIE S
7. ETTALER CURATOR DOPPELBOCK
8. AVERY OUT OF BOUNDS STOUT
9. MIKKELLER BLACK
10. VAN STEENBERGE CORSENDONK PATER

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