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COUNTRIES STATISTICS

  COUNTRY SCORE BEST BEER # OF BEERS
1. scotland 14.16 HARVIESTOUN OLA DUBH SPECIAL 12 93
2. usa 13.57 ALESMITH SPEEDWAY STOUT 507
3. denmark 13.42 MIKKELLER BEER GEEK BRUNCH WEASEL (ISLAY EDITION) 186
4. england 13.37 DARK STAR IMPERIAL STOUT 318
5. belgium 13.29 STRUISE PANNEPOT RESERVA 2006 970
6. norway 13.21 NØGNE Ø # 100 37
7. sweden 13.10 NÄRKE KULTURBRYGGERI KAGGEN! STORMAKTS PORTER 196
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. czechrepublic 12.10 KLASTERN ŽELIV GOTTSCHALK 63
13. holland 11.90 DE MOLEN 1914 SSS 166
14. italy 11.79 PANIL BARRIQUÉE (SOUR) 116
15. finland 11.69 SINEBRYCHOFF PORTER IV 89
16. japan 11.60 ISEKADOYA BROWN ALE 14
17. switzerland 11.58 BÄRE-BRÄU HOPFENBOMBE 1090
18. germany 11.30 ANDECHS KLOSTER DOPPELBOCK DUNKEL 723
19. newzealand 11.12 EMERSONS APA 22
20. malaysia 11.10 GUINNESS ANCHOR BERHAD GUINNESS FOREIGN EXTRA STOUT 1
21. argentina 11.06 ANTARES STOUT IMPERIAL 7
22. austria 11.05 HOFBRÄU KALTENHAUSEN EDELWEISS WEISSBIER HEFETRÜB 85
23. france 10.88 LAMPÉE-BAUMGARTNER la BLANCHE DE RÉ 437
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 10.69 OKELL'S DOCTOR OKELL'S IPA 2
28. greenland 10.69 GREENLAND CHRISTMAS ALE 2
29. slovakia 10.63 ZLATY BAZANT GOLDEN PHEASANT PREMIUM EXPORT 1
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. estonia 10.45 SAKU PORTER 4
42. kazakhstan 10.41 KARAGANDINSKOE TRADITSIONNOE 1
43. croatia 10.36 DARUVARSKA STAROCESKO 4
44. uganda 10.35 UGANDA PILSNER LAGER EXTRA STRONG 1
45. poland 10.34 ZYWIEC PORTER 19
46. kosovo 10.32 BIRRA PEJA PEJA PILSNER 2
47. seychelles 10.29 SEYCHELLES EKU BAVARIA EXPORT 2
48. trinidadandtobago 10.28 CARIB ROYAL LION EXTRA STOUT 3
49. spain 10.26 LLÚPOLS i LLEVATS GLOPS d'HIVERN 63
50. mongolia 10.26 ULAN BATOR BAADOG 2
51. dominicanrep 10.26 CERVECERIA NACIONAL DOMINICANA PRESIDENTE 2
52. puertorico 10.22 HATUEY LAGER BEER 1
53. nepal 10.22 MOUNT EVEREST EVEREST PREMIUM LAGER SPECIAL LIMITED EDITION 1
54. albania 10.22 BIRRA MALTO PREMIUM TIRANA PILS 1
55. thailand 10.21 BOON RAWD SINGHA GOLD 4
56. ukraine 10.18 LVIVSKA LVIVSKE PORTER 9
57. romania 10.16 URSUS CLUJ URSUS 3
58. newcaledonia 10.16 GRANDE BRASSERIE DE NOUVELLE-CALEDONIE NUMBER 1 ONE 1
59. laos 10.16 LAO BEER LAO LAGER 1
60. bolivia 10.16 BOLIVIANA NACIONAL PACEÑA CENTENARIO 1
61. barbados 10.16 BANKS LAGER 1
62. australia 10.11 COOPERS BEST EXTRA STOUT 33
63. virginislands 10.10 VIRGIN ISLANDS BLACKBEARD ALE 1
64. tahiti 10.10 BRASSERIE DE TAHITI HINANO 1
65. armenia 10.10 SHIRAK GYUMRI SHIRAK 3
66. jamaica 10.08 DESNOES & GEDDES DRAGON STOUT 3
67. chile 10.07 COMPANIA CERVECERIAS UNIDAS ESCUDO 2
68. cyprus 10.05 KEO BEER 2
69. jersey 10.03 ANN STREET MARY ANN BEST BITTER 1
70. ivorycoast 10.03 SOLIBRA FLAG SPECIALE 1
71. tunisia 9.98 SFBT CELTIA 2
72. suriname 9.97 SURINAAMSE DJOGO BIER 1
73. northernireland 9.97 THOMAS CAFFREY’S IRISH ALE DRAUGHT 1
74. malta 9.97 SIMONDS FARSONS CISK LACTO 3
75. macedonia 9.97 PRILEPSKA ZLATEN DAB 1
76. cameroon 9.97 BRASSERIES DU CAMEROUN GUINNESS FOREIGN EXTRA 4
77. antiguaandbarbuda 9.97 ANTIGUA CARIB LAGER 1
78. guatemala 9.96 CENTRO AMERICANA DORADA DRAFT 3
79. israel 9.92 DANCING CAMEL AMERICAN PALE ALE 3
80. venezuela 9.90 NACIONAL ANDES 2
81. taiwan 9.90 TAIWAN TOBACCO AND WINE BOARD TAIWAN BEER DRAFT 1
82. lesotho 9.90 MALUTI MOUNTAIN MALUTI PREMIUM LAGER 1
83. honduras 9.90 HONDURENA SALVA VIDA 2
84. ghana 9.90 ACCRA CLUB PREMIUM LAGER 1
85. cookislands 9.90 RAROTONGAN COOKS LAGER 1
86. luxembourg 9.85 DIEKIRCH GRANDE RESERVE 4
87. ethiopia 9.83 HARAR BEER 1
88. eritrea 9.83 ASMARA NON-ALCOHOLIC MALT BEVERAGE 1
89. elsalvador 9.83 LA CONSTANCIA PILSENER LAGER 1
90. bangladesh 9.83 CROWN HUNTER MALT BEVERAGE 1
91. azerbaijan 9.83 BAKI-CASTEL XIRDALAN 1
92. indonesia 9.79 BALI HAI BALI HAI 2
93. uruguay 9.76 FNC PILSEN 1
94. northkorea 9.76 TAEDONGGANG TAEDONGGANG BEER 1
95. nicaragua 9.76 COMPAÑIA CEVERCERA DE NICARAGUA TOÑA 1
96. moldova 9.76 EFES VITANTA CHISINAU BLONDA 1
97. mali 9.76 BRAMALI CASTEL BEER 1
98. hungary 9.76 BRAU UNION HUNGARIA SÖRGYARAK SOPRONI ASZOK 1
99. algeria 9.76 TANGO BIÈRE BLONDE 4
100. iceland 9.74 VIKING GYLLTUR / PREMIUM GOLD 4
101. ecuador 9.74 KRÜGER LAGER 3
102. russia 9.69 BALTIKA 8 PSHENICHNOE 33
103. mauritius 9.68 MAURITIUS GUINNESS FOREIGN EXTRA STOUT 5
104. cambodia 9.68 CAMBREW ANGKOR BEER 1
105. bahamas 9.68 COMMONWEALTH KALIK 1
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. greece 9.61 CRAFT RED ALE 19
112. benin 9.61 SOBEBRA la BENINOISE 1
113. angola 9.61 PELA CUCA NOVA CUCA 1
114. egypt 9.60 (STRUBBE) PHARAONEN BIER 7
115. belarus 9.59 KRYNITSA ZHIGULEVSKOYE 11% 3
116. kenya 9.58 KENYA TUSKER EXPORT LAGER 5
117. syria 9.57 AL-CHARK AL-CHARK 2
118. myanmar 9.57 MANDALAY LAGER 2
119. faroe 9.57 FÖROYA BJóR ROCKALL BROWN ALE 2
120. hongkong 9.53 THE HONG KONG S.A.R. DRAGON'S BACK IPA 2
121. haiti 9.53 BRASSERIE NATIONALE PRESTIGE LAGER 1
122. colombia 9.51 BAVARIA POKER 4
123. srilanka 9.50 CEYLON LION STOUT / IMPORTED 8
124. fiji 9.49 FOSTER'S GROUP PACIFIC FIJI EXPORT BITTER 2
125. westernsamoa 9.45 SAMOA VAILIMA 1
126. philippines 9.45 SAN MIGUEL PALE PILSEN 1
127. burkinafaso 9.45 BRAKINA BEAUFORT 1
128. iran 9.41 IRAN BEHNOUSH DELSTER NA 2
129. zaire 9.37 SIMBA BIÈRE DU LION 2
130. botswana 9.37 KGALAGADI ST LOUIS LAGER 1
131. jordan 9.32 GENERAL INVESTMENT COMPANY PETRA BEER 8% 2
132. uzbekistan 9.28 SAMARQAND 1-SON PIVO ZAVODI GOLD PULSAR 12 1
133. stlucia 9.28 WINDWARD & LEEWARD PITON LAGER 1
134. georgia 9.28 KAZBEGI LAGER 2
135. lebanon 9.24 ALMAZA PILSENER 1
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. turkey 8.90 TAPS ISTANBUL KÖLSCH 16
140. slovenia 8.73 LASKO TERMALNI DESERT 6
141. mexico 8.58 ESPECIALIDADES CERVECERAS CASTA MORENA 17
142. namibia 8.12 HANSA URBOCK 5
143. cuba 8.09 BUCANERO CUBANERO FUERTE 9
144. portugal 8.03 UNICER-UNIÃO CRISTAL 10
145. southafrica 7.99 SABMILLER LION LAGER 12
146. brazil 7.98 BADEN BADEN RED ALE ESPECIAL 23
147. china 7.76 CARLSBERG CHINA DRAGON 8 10
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: 12.05TOTAL: 5842

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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

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)

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MY STRONGEST BEERS

  BEER COUNTRY ALCOHOL %
1. BREWDOG TACTICAL NUCLEAR PENGUIN scotland 32
2. BOSTON BEER SAMUEL ADAMS UTOPIAS usa 25
3. DOGFISH HEAD WORLD WIDE STOUT usa 23.04
4. DOGFISH HEAD 120 MINUTE IMPERIAL IPA usa 21
5. JACOBSEN IMPERIAL BARLEY WINE denmark 19.1
6. BREWDOG TOKYO* scotland 18.2
7. DOGFISH HEAD WORLD WIDE STOUT usa 18
8. BOSTON BEER SAMUEL ADAMS TRIPLE BOCK usa 17.5
  MIKKELLER ? (BLACK) denmark 17.5
10. NØGNE Ø DARK HORIZON 1. EDITION norway 16
  SCHORSCHBRÄU SCHORSCHBOCK germany 16
12. BFM ABBAYE SAINT BON-CHIEN 2005 switzerland 15.5
13. DE MOLEN BOMMEN & GRANATEN holland 15.2
14. AVERY MEPHISTOPHELES STOUT usa 15.1
15. GRAIN d’ORGE (JEANNE D'ARC) BELZEBUTH france 15
  MIKKELLER X BIG TONY denmark 15
17. AVERY THE BEAST GRAND CRU usa 14.9
18. AVERY SAMAEL'S OAK-AGED ALE usa 14.5
19. HÜRLIMANN SAMICHLAUS BIER switzerland 14.2
  HAERLEMSCHE WINTER-BOCK holland 14.2

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 40%, Germany, 39.44% (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%
  • Since January 2010: Schoschbräu Schroschbock 40%, Germany, 39.44%

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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. 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
7. 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
  • Three Floyds 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
  • Lost Abbey the Angel's Share, 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 17.63 denmark 36
2. GREAT DIVIDE 17.41 usa 8
3. BFM 17.41 switzerland 30
4. STRUISE 17.18 belgium 13
5. DE DOLLE 17.10 belgium 12
6. SOUTHERN TIER 16.87 usa 14
7. ALESMITH 16.72 usa 6
8. NØGNE Ø 16.69 norway 14
9. STONE 16.56 usa 9
10. ABBAYE DES ROCS 16.52 belgium 7
11. BREWDOG 16.48 scotland 23
12. RUSSIAN RIVER 16.44 usa 5
13. BELL'S 16.41 usa 7
14. NÄRKE KULTURBRYGGERI 16.35 sweden 7
15. HARVIESTOUN 16.34 scotland 6
16. TROIS DAMES 16.32 switzerland 24
17. 3 FONTEINEN 16.20 belgium 10
18. DOGFISH HEAD 16.16 usa 10
19. CANTILLON 16.15 belgium 15
20. ØLFABRIKKEN 15.99 denmark 11

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. FELDSCHLÖSSCHEN 7.13 switzerland 27
9. SWAN 7.15 australia 3
10. KIELCE 7.15 poland 3

BOV'S FAVOURITE STYLES

RANK STYLE SCORE # OF BEERS MY FAVOURITE BEER FOR THIS STYLE
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1 Imperial Stout 16.3287 MIKKELLER BEER GEEK BRUNCH WEASEL (ISLAY EDITION)
2 Imperial/Double IPA 16.2343 NØGNE Ø # 100
3 Flemish Sour 15.5648 RODENBACH ALEXANDER
4 Lambic - unblended 15.476 GIRARDIN LAMBIC
5 Lambic - Gueuze 15.1430 LINDEMANS GUEUZE CUVÉE RENÉ GRAND CRU 1994/2002
6 ABT (Quadrupel) 15.1319 WESTVLETEREN ABT 12
7 American Strong Ale 15.0830 DOGFISH HEAD PALO SANTO MARRON
8 Foreign Stout 15.0416 DE DOLLE SPECIAL EXTRA EXPORT STOUT
9 India Pale Ale 14.84113 NØGNE Ø INDIA PALE ALE
10 Abbey Tripel 14.64112 STRUISE PANNEPOT RESERVA 2006
11 Baltic / Imperial Porter 14.6132 THISTED LIMFJORDS PORTER DOUBLE BROWN STOUT
12 Scotch Ale 14.4129 ALESMITH J.P. GRAY'S WEE HEAVY SCOTCH ALE
13 Barley Wine 14.4176 BELL'S BATCH 6000 ALE
14 Old Ale / English Strong Ale 14.35119 HARVIESTOUN OLA DUBH SPECIAL 12
15 American Pale Ale 14.3263 TROIS DAMES PACIFIC NORTH WEST COAST PALE ALE
16 Irish Ale 14.2116 MAGIC HAT BOB'S 1ST ALE / HUMBLE PATIENCE
17 Belgian Strong Ale 14.09410 ARTEVELDE BIÈRE du CORSAIRE CUVÉE SPÉCIALE
18 Porter 14.0289 ØLFABRIKKEN PORTER
19 Abbey Dubbel 13.9876 WESTVLETEREN EXTRA 8
20 Stout / Dry Stout 13.93106 DE MOLEN 1914 SSS
21 Traditional Ale 13.9236 HAIR OF THE DOG ADAM HEARTY OLD WORLD ALE
22 Scottish Ale 13.7914 BÄRE-BRÄU WACHOLDER ROTBRÄU
23 Premium Bitter / ESB 13.6779 PURITY MAD GOOSE
24 Brown Ale 13.4247 MIKKELLER JACKIE BROWN
25 Doppelbock 13.3245 SVANEKE BORNHOLMER SWEET MARY
26 Sweet Stout 13.3135 LOST COAST EIGHT-BALL STOUT
27 Altbier 13.1448 FERDINAND SCHUMACHER ALT
28 Lambic - Faro 13.038 VAN DER LINDEN DUIVELSBIER
29 Smoked 13.0259 BELL'S BATCH 5000 ALE
30 Schwarzbier 12.9856 BIRRIFICIO DI COMO MALTHUS ALL BLACK
31 Belgian Witbier 12.96131 LAMPÉE-BAUMGARTNER la BLANCHE DE RÉ
32 Heller Bock/Maibock 12.9448 ZEHENDNER MÖNCHSAMBACHER WEIHNACHTSBOCK
33 Dunkler Bock 12.9082 BOSTON BEER WORLD HOMEBREW CONTEST LONGSHOT BOCK
34 Lambic - Fruit 12.7879 3 FONTEINEN HOMMAGE
35 Weizenbock 12.7021 ALESMITH WEIZENBOCK
36 Bitter 12.6084 OXFORDSHIRE PRIDE of OXFORD
37 Mild Ale 12.5714 NYNÄSHAMNS PUMPVIKENS PåSKÖL
38 Belgian Ale 12.56273 LEYERTH URTHEL NOVICIUS VERTUS
39 English Pale Ale 12.4344 REDOAK ORGANIC PALE ALE
40 California Common 12.403 LAITILAN WIRVOITUSJUOMATEHDAS KESÄ
41 Kölsch 12.3035 FREIBURGER BIERMANUFAKTUR KLOSTERBIER FRANZISKUS
42 American Wheat 12.2924 OTTER CREEK SUMMER WHEAT ALE
43 Zwickelbier / Kellerbier / Landbier 12.2767 KAISER BRÄU VELDENSTEINER ZWICK'L
44 Kristall Weizen 12.1717 SCHÖFFERHOFER WEIZENBIER WEIZENBIER KRISTALLWEIZEN
45 German Hefeweizen 12.15208 FISCHERSTUBE UELI HEFE-WEIZEN
46 Special Grain 12.1233 SCHREMS ROGGEN BIO
47 Bière de Garde 11.9564 DUYCK REFLETS DE FRANCE BIERE DE GARDE DU NORD
48 German Dunkelweizen 11.9239 MAISEL MAISEL'S WEISSE DUNKEL
49 Vienna/Märzen/Oktoberfest 11.76168 ÅLANDS STALLHAGEN OKTOBERFESTBIER
50 American Dark Lager 11.7316 LEINENKUGEL MAPLE BROWN
51 Golden/Blond/Cream Ale 11.62137 BATH ALES WILD HARE
52 Berliner Weisse 11.604 BERLINER-SCHULTHEISS ORIGINAL BERLINER WEISSE
53 Dortmunder/Helles/Premium Lager 11.58289 NYNÄSHAMNS LANDSORT LAGER
54 Dunkel 11.55161 ZIEGELHOF RAURACHER BRÄU DUNKEL
55 Spice/Herb/Vegetable 11.53154 ‘t IJ VLO
56 Amber Ale 11.44106 HALE'S ALES O'BRIEN'S HARVEST ALE
57 Eisbock 11.258 KULMBACHER EISBOCK
58 Pilsner 11.00383 VICTORY PRIMA PILS
59 Malt Liquor / European Strong Lager 9.71120 MIKKELLER DRAFT BEAR
60 Fruit Beer 9.27150 NEW GLARUS WISCONSIN BELGIAN RED
61 Pale Lager 8.77842 ANHEUSER-BUSCH MICHELOB HONEY LAGER
62 Low Alcohol 6.2692 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. VAN STEENBERGE 12.95 belgium 38
3. MIKKELLER 15.24 denmark 36
  PROEF 13.84 belgium 36
5. LOCHER 10.93 switzerland 33
  KRONENBOURG 9.22 france 33
7. ALTES TRAMDEPOT 11.44 switzerland 32
8. BFM 15.34 switzerland 30
9. UNIBROUE 14.08 canada 29
  DU BOCQ 13.29 belgium 29
11. BOSTON BEER 12.78 usa 27
  HEINEKEN SWITZERLAND 9.17 switzerland 27
  FELDSCHLÖSSCHEN 8.71 switzerland 27
14. BÄRE-BRÄU 14.89 switzerland 26
15. LEFEBVRE 13.70 belgium 25
16. TROIS DAMES 14.88 switzerland 24
17. BREWDOG 15.04 scotland 23
18. FISCHER 9.13 france 22
19. NILS OSCAR 13.70 sweden 21
20. FAISEURS DE BIERE 14.16 switzerland 20

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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