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COUNTRIES STATISTICS

  COUNTRY SCORE BEST BEER # OF BEERS
1. scotland 14.23 HARVIESTOUN OLA DUBH SPECIAL 12 139
2. usa 13.94 PORT BREWING / LOST ABBEY ANGEL'S SHARE 683
3. denmark 13.50 NØRREBRO NORTH BRIDGE EXTREME 207
4. belgium 13.43 STRUISE PANNEPOT RESERVA 2006 1095
5. england 13.41 DARK STAR IMPERIAL STOUT 358
6. sweden 13.29 NÄRKE KULTURBRYGGERI KAGGEN! STORMAKTS PORTER 261
7. norway 13.07 NØGNE Ø # 100 57
8. italy 12.88 le BALADIN XYAUYÙ FUMÉ 195
9. canada 12.70 DIEU DU CIEL! PÉCHÉ MORTEL 186
10. holland 12.60 DE MOLEN 1914 SSS 216
11. ireland 12.57 DUBLIN BEER COMPANY D'ARCY'S DUBLIN STOUT 21
12. wales 12.48 OTLEY O6-PORTER 13
13. switzerland 12.02 BFM ABBAYE SAINT BON-CHIEN 2010 1547
14. czechrepublic 11.97 KLASTERN ŽELIV GOTTSCHALK 68
15. newzealand 11.79 STEAM EPIC ARMAGEDDON I.P.A. 26
16. japan 11.60 ISEKADOYA BROWN ALE 14
17. finland 11.48 SINEBRYCHOFF PORTER IV 120
18. liechtenstein 11.40 LIECHTENSTEINER BRAUHAUS MALBU-BOCK 9
19. germany 11.26 ANDECHS KLOSTER DOPPELBOCK DUNKEL 918
20. france 11.16 LAMPÉE-BAUMGARTNER la BLANCHE DE RÉ 492
21. malaysia 11.10 GUINNESS ANCHOR BERHAD GUINNESS FOREIGN EXTRA STOUT 1
22. montenegro 10.85 TREBJESA NIKSICKO TAMNO 2
23. austria 10.85 HOFBRÄU KALTENHAUSEN EDELWEISS WEISSBIER HEFETRÜB 96
24. macau 10.79 MACAU BLOND ALE 1
25. argentina 10.75 ANTARES STOUT IMPERIAL 8
26. isleofman 10.74 OKELL'S AILE 3
27. greenland 10.69 GREENLAND CHRISTMAS ALE 2
28. nigeria 10.63 GUINNESS FOREIGN EXTRA STOUT 2
29. papuanewguinea 10.61 SOUTH PACIFIC PACIFIC LAGER 1
30. lithuania 10.61 AVILYS LITHUANIAN CHRISTMAS HONEY-BEER 3
31. togo 10.58 BB LOME EKU BAVARIA TYP EXPORT 3
32. madagascar 10.58 STAR THREE HORSES BEER PILSENER 1
33. sanmarino 10.56 SPRING AMARCORD LA TABACHÉRA 3
34. bulgaria 10.54 SHUMENSKO CHERVENO 7
35. singapore 10.52 MALAYAN ANCHOR BEER 2
36. palestine 10.52 TAYBEH GOLDEN 1
37. latvia 10.52 ALDARIS PORTERIS 3
38. guyana 10.52 BANKS DIH (BRAUTECH) PREMIUM 1
39. chile 10.41 KROSS 5 4
40. croatia 10.36 DARUVARSKA STAROCESKO 4
41. uganda 10.35 UGANDA PILSNER LAGER EXTRA STRONG 1
42. serbia 10.32 VRSACKA ZOFFMANN CRNO 4
43. spain 10.30 LLÚPOLS i LLEVATS GLOPS d'HIVERN 77
44. seychelles 10.29 SEYCHELLES EKU BAVARIA EXPORT 2
45. trinidadandtobago 10.28 CARIB ROYAL LION EXTRA STOUT 3
46. poland 10.26 ZYWIEC PORTER 22
47. mongolia 10.26 ULAN BATOR BAADOG 2
48. dominicanrep 10.26 CERVECERIA NACIONAL DOMINICANA PRESIDENTE 2
49. australia 10.24 COOPERS BEST EXTRA STOUT 35
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. northernireland 10.19 CLANCONNEL McGRATH'S IRISH RED 2
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. kosovo 10.16 BIRRA PEJA PEJA PILSNER 3
60. bolivia 10.16 BOLIVIANA NACIONAL PACEÑA CENTENARIO 1
61. barbados 10.16 BANKS LAGER 1
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. cyprus 10.05 KEO BEER 2
67. jersey 10.03 ANN STREET MARY ANN BEST BITTER 1
68. ivorycoast 10.03 SOLIBRA FLAG SPECIALE 1
69. kazakhstan 10.00 KARAGANDINSKOE TRADITSIONNOE 2
70. tunisia 9.98 SFBT CELTIA 2
71. suriname 9.97 SURINAAMSE DJOGO BIER 1
72. malta 9.97 SIMONDS FARSONS CISK LACTO 3
73. macedonia 9.97 PRILEPSKA ZLATEN DAB 1
74. antiguaandbarbuda 9.97 ANTIGUA CARIB LAGER 1
75. guatemala 9.96 CENTRO AMERICANA DORADA DRAFT 3
76. myanmar 9.93 DAGON EXTRA STRONG 4
77. israel 9.92 DANCING CAMEL AMERICAN PALE ALE 3
78. venezuela 9.90 NACIONAL ANDES 2
79. taiwan 9.90 TAIWAN TOBACCO AND WINE BOARD TAIWAN BEER DRAFT 1
80. lesotho 9.90 MALUTI MOUNTAIN MALUTI PREMIUM LAGER 1
81. honduras 9.90 HONDURENA SALVA VIDA 2
82. ghana 9.90 ACCRA CLUB PREMIUM LAGER 1
83. cookislands 9.90 RAROTONGAN COOKS LAGER 1
84. luxembourg 9.85 DIEKIRCH GRANDE RESERVE 4
85. ethiopia 9.83 HARAR BEER 1
86. eritrea 9.83 ASMARA NON-ALCOHOLIC MALT BEVERAGE 1
87. elsalvador 9.83 LA CONSTANCIA PILSENER LAGER 1
88. bangladesh 9.83 CROWN HUNTER MALT BEVERAGE 1
89. azerbaijan 9.83 BAKI-CASTEL XIRDALAN 1
90. indonesia 9.79 BALI HAI BALI HAI 2
91. uruguay 9.76 FNC PILSEN 1
92. northkorea 9.76 TAEDONGGANG TAEDONGGANG BEER 1
93. nicaragua 9.76 COMPAÑIA CEVERCERA DE NICARAGUA TOÑA 1
94. moldova 9.76 EFES VITANTA CHISINAU BLONDA 1
95. mali 9.76 BRAMALI CASTEL BEER 1
96. algeria 9.76 TANGO BIÈRE BLONDE 4
97. ecuador 9.74 KRÜGER LAGER 3
98. mauritius 9.68 MAURITIUS GUINNESS FOREIGN EXTRA STOUT 5
99. cambodia 9.68 CAMBREW ANGKOR BEER 1
100. bahamas 9.68 COMMONWEALTH KALIK 1
101. greece 9.67 CRAFT RED ALE 19
102. tanzania 9.65 ASSOCIATED BREWERIES SERENGETI LAGER 3
103. southkorea 9.63 ORIENTAL OB LAGER SPECIAL 3
104. unitedarabemirates 9.61 AUJAN BARBICAN PREMIUM MALT 1
105. senegal 9.61 BRASSERIES de l'OUEST AFRICAIN la GAZELLE 1
106. saudiarabia 9.61 MAHMOOD SAEED HILLSBURG REGULAR 2
107. panama 9.61 BARU PANAMA LAGER 1
108. benin 9.61 SOBEBRA la BENINOISE 1
109. angola 9.61 PELA CUCA NOVA CUCA 1
110. egypt 9.60 (STRUBBE) PHARAONEN BIER 7
111. belarus 9.59 KRYNITSA ZHIGULEVSKOYE 11% 3
112. kenya 9.58 KENYA TUSKER EXPORT LAGER 5
113. syria 9.57 AL-CHARK AL-CHARK 2
114. faroe 9.57 FÖROYA BJóR ROCKALL BROWN ALE 2
115. hongkong 9.53 THE HONG KONG S.A.R. DRAGON'S BACK IPA 2
116. haiti 9.53 BRASSERIE NATIONALE PRESTIGE LAGER 1
117. colombia 9.51 BAVARIA POKER 4
118. srilanka 9.50 CEYLON LION STOUT / IMPORTED 8
119. fiji 9.49 FOSTER'S GROUP PACIFIC FIJI EXPORT BITTER 2
120. russia 9.48 BALTIKA 8 PSHENICHNOE 35
121. westernsamoa 9.45 SAMOA VAILIMA 1
122. philippines 9.45 SAN MIGUEL PALE PILSEN 1
123. burkinafaso 9.45 BRAKINA BEAUFORT 1
124. iran 9.41 IRAN BEHNOUSH DELSTER NA 2
125. zaire 9.37 SIMBA BIÈRE DU LION 2
126. botswana 9.37 KGALAGADI ST LOUIS LAGER 1
127. jordan 9.32 GENERAL INVESTMENT COMPANY PETRA BEER 8% 2
128. uzbekistan 9.28 SAMARQAND 1-SON PIVO ZAVODI GOLD PULSAR 12 1
129. stlucia 9.28 WINDWARD & LEEWARD PITON LAGER 1
130. georgia 9.28 KAZBEGI LAGER 2
131. iceland 9.27 ÖLVISHOLT LAVA 6
132. lebanon 9.24 ALMAZA PILSENER 1
133. brazil 9.23 BADEN BADEN RED ALE ESPECIAL 27
134. estonia 9.11 SAKU PORTER 7
135. swaziland 9.10 SWAZILAND BREWERS CHRISTIE'S GOLD 1
136. turkey 9.08 ANADOLU EFES EFES DARK BROWN 26
137. peru 8.97 BACKUS & JOHNSTON MORENA 7
138. bosniaandherzegovina 8.97 BANJALUCKA NEKTAR 6
139. southafrica 8.96 BIERWERK VLAKVARK 15
140. slovenia 8.73 LASKO TERMALNI DESERT 6
141. slovakia 8.67 BANSKOBISTRICKY URPINER DRAUGHT DARK LAGER 6
142. mexico 8.58 ESPECIALIDADES CERVECERAS CASTA MORENA 17
143. portugal 8.36 UNICER-UNIÃO CRISTAL 12
144. china 8.30 CARLSBERG CHINA DRAGON 8 11
145. namibia 8.12 HANSA URBOCK 5
146. cameroon 8.12 BRASSERIES DU CAMEROUN GUINNESS FOREIGN EXTRA 5
147. cuba 8.09 BUCANERO CUBANERO FUERTE 9
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. hungary 4.40 BORSODI BOROSTYÁN 6
153. zimbabwe 2.28 NATIONAL ZAMBEZI PREMIUM EXPORT LAGER 1
TOTAL: 153 COUNTRIESAVERAGE RATING: 12.29TOTAL: 7340

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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
6200th beer 29.08.10 BRAUEREI.SH/BRAUAGE du GARAGE à la PLAGE WM-WEIZEN
6300th beer 20.10.10 DINKELACKER WULL BIERE VOLLBIER HELL
6400th beer 17.11.10 FAEX ADOR
6500th beer 25.12.10 la GASTALDIA AMERICAN PALE ALE
6600th beer 11.02.11 PORT BREWING HOT ROCKS LAGER
6700th beer 11.04.11 DARK HORSE SAPIENT ALE
6800th beer 26.05.11 BRAUFACTUM INDRA
6900th beer 29.06.11 LAMBRATE SANT AMBROEUS
7000th beer 19.08.11 CIGAR CITY SEA BASS
7100th beer 09.10.11 BENEDIX KLOSTERBRÄU
7200th beer 25.11.11 RIEGELE DOPPEL WEIZENBOCK
7300th beer 14.01.12 L'AGRIVOISE la SANS DESSUS DESSOUS

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 765 784 1 (Senegal)
2011 777 778 0

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MY STRONGEST BEERS

  BEER COUNTRY ALCOHOL %
1. BREWDOG SINK THE BISMARCK scotland 41
2. REVELATION CAT FREEZE THE PENGUIN italy 35
3. BREWDOG TACTICAL NUCLEAR PENGUIN scotland 32
4. DE PROEF MIKKELLER HEAVY BLACK belgium 31.1
5. BOSTON BEER SAMUEL ADAMS UTOPIAS usa 25
6. DOGFISH HEAD WORLD WIDE STOUT usa 23.04
7. DOGFISH HEAD 120 MINUTE IMPERIAL IPA usa 21
8. JACOBSEN IMPERIAL BARLEY WINE denmark 19.1
9. BREWDOG TOKYO* scotland 18.2
10. DOGFISH HEAD WORLD WIDE STOUT usa 18
  BREWDOG ABSTRAKT AB:02 scotland 18
12. DE PROEF MIKKELLER BIG WORST BARLEY WINE belgium 17.6
13. BOSTON BEER SAMUEL ADAMS TRIPLE BOCK usa 17.5
  DE PROEF MIKKELLER BLACK (WHISKY EDITION) belgium 17.5
  DE PROEF MIKKELLER BLACK (PEATED EDITION) belgium 17.5
  DE PROEF MIKKELLER BLACK belgium 17.5
17. NØGNE Ø DARK HORIZON 1. EDITION norway 16
  BIRRA DEL BORGO SEDICIGRADI italy 16
  SCHORSCHBRÄU SCHORSCHBOCK germany 16
20. BFM ABBAYE SAINT BON-CHIEN 2005 switzerland 15.5

Of course there are some beers that I never tried with a very high alcoholic strength:
  • Brewdog the End of History, Scotland, 55% (July 2010)
  • Schorschbräu Schorschbock 43%, Germany, 43.38% (May 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%
  • In May 2010: Schoschbräu Schroschbock 43%, Germany, 43.38%
  • Since July 2010: Brewdog the End of History, Scotland, 55%

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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 MIKKELLER BEER GEEK BRUNCH WEASEL (ISLAY EDITION) norway 10.9 19.2
  NØGNE Ø # 100 norway 10 19.2
  DE MOLEN 1914 SSS holland 9.99 19.2
  WESTVLETEREN ABT 12 belgium 10.8/11.0 19.2
8. THREE FLOYDS DREADNAUGHT IMPERIAL IPA usa 9.5 18.8
  PORT BREWING / LOST ABBEY ANGEL'S SHARE OAK BARREL usa 12.5 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
  BFM ABBAYE SAINT BON-CHIEN 2010 switzerland 11 18.8
  le BALADIN XYAUYÙ FUMÉ italy 13.5 18.8
  DE MOLEN MOUT & MOCCA 2 holland 10 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 PROEF MIKKELLER STELLA 1 belgium 8.4 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. BFM 16.95 switzerland 40
2. PORT BREWING / LOST ABBEY 16.83 usa 26
3. STRUISE 16.76 belgium 20
4. NØGNE Ø 16.64 norway 21
5. DE MOLEN 16.55 holland 52
6. GREAT DIVIDE 16.42 usa 10
7. DE PROEF 16.39 belgium 89
8. DE DOLLE 16.34 belgium 12
9. AMAGER 16.30 denmark 22
10. CIGAR CITY 16.24 usa 8
11. STONE 16.22 usa 11
12. BREWDOG 16.22 scotland 49
13. SOUTHERN TIER 16.19 usa 25
14. 3 FONTEINEN 16.15 belgium 15
15. RUSSIAN RIVER 16.09 usa 7
16. DIEU DU CIEL! 16.09 canada 14
17. THREE FLOYDS 16.05 usa 7
18. NÄRKE KULTURBRYGGERI 16.01 sweden 8
19. ABBAYE DES ROCS 16.00 belgium 7
20. ALESMITH 15.96 usa 9

RANK BREWERY SCORE COUNTRY # OF BEERS
Worst Breweries
1. FELDSCHLÖSSCHEN 6.28 switzerland 58
2. l'OLANIER 6.84 france 3
3. SNC SCA BNA 6.84 france 3
4. PIEDBOEUF 6.94 belgium 3
5. AMBEV 6.95 brazil 9
6. SAVERNE 7.41 france 16
7. BORSODI 7.41 hungary 3
8. CELTIK 7.60 france 3
9. BRAUNSCHWEIG 7.67 germany 8
10. SWAN 7.70 australia 3

BOV'S FAVOURITE STYLES

RANK STYLE SCORE # OF BEERS MY FAVOURITE BEER FOR THIS STYLE
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1 Imperial Stout 16.08141 DE MOLEN 1914 SSS
2 Black IPA 15.8914 DIEU DU CIEL! la PÉNOMBRE
3 Imperial/Double IPA 15.8984 NØGNE Ø # 100
4 Flemish Sour 15.7168 RODENBACH ALEXANDER
5 Lambic - unblended 15.476 GIRARDIN LAMBIC
6 Lambic - Gueuze 15.1837 LINDEMANS GUEUZE CUVÉE RENÉ GRAND CRU 1994/2002
7 American Strong Ale 15.1641 DOGFISH HEAD PALO SANTO MARRON
8 Foreign Stout 14.9718 DE DOLLE SPECIAL EXTRA EXPORT STOUT
9 India Pale Ale 14.96199 NØGNE Ø INDIA PALE ALE
10 ABT (Quadrupel) 14.9624 WESTVLETEREN ABT 12
11 Baltic / Imperial Porter 14.9542 DE PROEF MIKKELLER STELLA 1
12 Barley Wine 14.77112 PORT BREWING / LOST ABBEY ANGEL'S SHARE
13 Scotch Ale 14.6441 À l'ABRI de la TEMPÊTE CORNE de BRUME
14 Abbey Tripel 14.51138 STRUISE PANNEPOT RESERVA 2006
15 American Pale Ale 14.3998 TROIS DAMES PACIFIC NORTH WEST COAST PALE ALE
16 Old Ale / English Strong Ale 14.39142 HARVIESTOUN OLA DUBH SPECIAL 12
17 Belgian Strong Ale 14.20460 ARTEVELDE BIÈRE du CORSAIRE CUVÉE SPÉCIALE
18 Porter 14.17111 ØLFABRIKKEN PORTER
19 Stout / Dry Stout 14.05142 MIKKELLER MIKKELLER BEER GEEK BREAKFAST DRAFT VERSION
20 Abbey Dubbel 13.9686 WESTVLETEREN EXTRA 8
21 Traditional Ale 13.9345 HAIR OF THE DOG ADAM HEARTY OLD WORLD ALE
22 Irish Ale 13.8825 MAGIC HAT BOB'S 1ST ALE / HUMBLE PATIENCE
23 Doppelbock 13.7570 SVANEKE BORNHOLMER SWEET MARY
24 Brown Ale 13.6468 DE PROEF MIKKELLER JACKIE BROWN
25 Smoked 13.51105 BELL'S BATCH 5000 ALE
26 Premium Bitter / ESB 13.47104 PURITY MAD GOOSE
27 Lambic - Faro 13.409 3 FONTEINEN STRAFFE WINTER
28 Berliner Weisse 13.308 PROFESSOR FRITZ BRIEM 1809 BERLINER STYLE WEISSE
29 Scottish Ale 13.2919 BÄRE-BRÄU WACHOLDER ROTBRÄU
30 Sweet Stout 13.2836 LOST COAST EIGHT-BALL STOUT
31 Altbier 13.2764 FERDINAND SCHUMACHER ALT
32 Schwarzbier 13.2269 SHORT'S SUSTENANCE BLACK BEER
33 Heller Bock/Maibock 12.9861 ZEHENDNER MÖNCHSAMBACHER WEIHNACHTSBOCK
34 Lambic - Fruit 12.9688 3 FONTEINEN HOMMAGE
35 Belgian Witbier 12.93157 LAMPÉE-BAUMGARTNER la BLANCHE DE RÉ
36 Dunkler Bock 12.8599 BOSTON BEER WORLD HOMEBREW CONTEST LONGSHOT BOCK
37 Weizenbock 12.8229 ALESMITH WEIZENBOCK
38 Belgian Ale 12.75328 DIEU DU CIEL! DERNIÈRE VOLONTÉ
39 Bitter 12.73102 OXFORDSHIRE PRIDE of OXFORD
40 California Common 12.604 LAITILAN WIRVOITUSJUOMATEHDAS KESÄ
41 Mild Ale 12.5820 DE MOLEN REVELATION CAT WHOLE MILK MILD
42 Special Grain 12.4558 BIRRIFICIO TICINESE BAD ATTITUDE HOBO
43 English Pale Ale 12.4265 REDOAK ORGANIC PALE ALE
44 Kölsch 12.4245 FREIBURGER BIERMANUFAKTUR KLOSTERBIER FRANZISKUS
45 American Wheat 12.3229 AMARCORD RISERVA SPECIALE
46 Zwickelbier / Kellerbier / Landbier 12.3194 KAISER BRÄU VELDENSTEINER ZWICK'L
47 Kristall Weizen 12.2720 BINDING SCHÖFFERHOFER WEIZENBIER KRISTALLWEIZEN
48 German Hefeweizen 12.13269 FISCHERSTUBE UELI HEFE-WEIZEN
49 Bière de Garde 12.0667 DUYCK REFLETS DE FRANCE BIERE DE GARDE DU NORD
50 Spice/Herb/Vegetable 11.97227 ‘t IJ VLO
51 German Dunkelweizen 11.8352 MAISEL MAISEL'S WEISSE DUNKEL
52 Golden/Blond/Cream Ale 11.81178 BATH ALES WILD HARE
53 Vienna/Märzen/Oktoberfest 11.76226 GUTKNECHT'S HAMMER-BIER MÄRZEN-BIER
54 Amber Ale 11.73132 HALE'S ALES O'BRIEN'S HARVEST ALE
55 American Dark Lager 11.7316 LEINENKUGEL MAPLE BROWN
56 Eisbock 11.6410 BFM CUVÉE ALEX LE ROUGE EISBOCK
57 Dortmunder/Helles/Premium Lager 11.59345 ESKILSTUNA ARTOS MODERNA LAGER
58 Dunkel 11.52200 ZIEGELHOF RAURACHER BRÄU DUNKEL
59 Pilsner 11.16451 VICTORY PRIMA PILS
60 Pilsner 10.001 FANØ EVIL TWIN BEFORE
61 Malt Liquor / European Strong Lager 9.83130 DE PROEF MIKKELLER DRAFT BEAR
62 Fruit Beer 9.51204 AMAGER EVIL TWIN SOFT XMAS aka PRETTY PLEASE with A CHERRY on TOP
63 Pale Lager 8.77899 CRICKET HILL EAST COAST LAGER
64 Low Alcohol 6.39109 SØGAARDS BEER HERE INFANT ØL

MOST BEERS TASTED FROM A BREWERY

RANK BREWERY SCORE COUNTRY # OF BEERS
1. DE PROEF 14.41 belgium 89
2. FELDSCHLÖSSCHEN 8.59 switzerland 58
3. DE MOLEN 14.98 holland 52
4. BREWDOG 14.82 scotland 49
5. HUYGHE 10.87 belgium 48
6. ALTES TRAMDEPOT 11.89 switzerland 44
7. LOCHER 11.30 switzerland 40
  BFM 15.51 switzerland 40
9. VAN STEENBERGE 12.99 belgium 39
10. TROIS DAMES 14.63 switzerland 35
11. KRONENBOURG 9.22 france 33
12. DU BOCQ 13.27 belgium 32
13. HEINEKEN SWITZERLAND 9.35 switzerland 31
14. BOSTON BEER 12.82 usa 30
15. UNIBROUE 14.08 canada 29
16. PORT BREWING / LOST ABBEY 15.91 usa 26
  BÄRE-BRÄU 14.89 switzerland 26
18. SOUTHERN TIER 15.44 usa 25
  SLOTTSKÄLLAN 13.66 sweden 25
  SIGTUNA 13.87 sweden 25

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. HOPPIN' FROG FROSTED FROG CHRISTMAS ALE
4. AYING AYINGER CELEBRATOR
5. OLD DOMINION MILLENNIUM SPECIALTY ALE
6. SCHNEIDER AVENTINUS WEIZEN-EISBOCK
7. CHARLEVOIX DOMINUS VOBISCUM AMBREE
8. ETTALER CURATOR DOPPELBOCK
9. AVERY OUT OF BOUNDS STOUT
10. MIKKELLER BLACK

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