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COUNTRIES STATISTICS

  COUNTRY SCORE BEST BEER # OF BEERS
1. usa 14.70 PORT BREWING / LOST ABBEY ANGEL'S SHARE 2011
2. denmark 14.38 MIKKELLER BEER GEEK BRUNCH WEASEL (ISLAY EDITION) 826
3. england 14.34 DARK STAR IMPERIAL STOUT 1274
4. scotland 14.33 HARVIESTOUN OLA DUBH SPECIAL 12 374
5. wales 14.03 POLLY'S Spur 51
6. norway 14.01 NØGNE Ø # 100 203
7. estonia 13.98 PõHJALA Öö 133
8. croatia 13.89 the GARDEN PALE ALE 53
9. ireland 13.88 THIRD BARREL When Life Gives You Hops 102
10. sweden 13.87 NÄRKE KULTURBRYGGERI KAGGEN! STORMAKTS PORTER 629
11. romania 13.86 Bereta Retaliation 25
12. serbia 13.82 3bir Memento Mori 51
13. latvia 13.62 LABIETIS KAPRACIS 56
14. holland 13.57 DE MOLEN 1914 SSS 435
15. belgium 13.56 STRUISE PANNEPOT RESERVA (2006) 1495
16. switzerland 13.51 BFM ABBAYE de SAINT BON-CHIEN 2010 9324
17. italy 13.47 le BALADIN XYAUYÙ FUMÉ 571
18. canada 13.40 DIEU DU CIEL! PÉCHÉ BOURBON 363
19. japan 13.18 ISE KADOYA BROWN ALE 71
20. lithuania 13.17 Sakiški? Alus IMPERIAL STOUT 32
21. spain 13.09 la PIRATA Black Block Bourbon Aged 718
22. northernireland 13.03 BOUNDARY More of A Phenomenon 43
23. hungary 12.97 HORIZONT Night Shift Vintage 2021 Russian Imperial Stout Aged In Bourbon Barrels With Chocolate And Coffee 95
24. russia 12.95 AF BREW It’s Over 9000! Passion Fruit - Peach - Lime 112
25. poland 12.94 Funky Fluid DDH Triple Talus 143
26. czechrepublic 12.87 SIBEERIA Padrísimo 249
27. newzealand 12.84 8 WIRED iSTOUT 47
28. ukraine 12.66 LVIVSKA LVIVSKE PORTER 22
29. slovenia 12.58 GREEN GOLD Oil Warz 33
30. france 12.51 MONT SALÈVE la TZARINE 1050
31. iceland 12.48 ÖLVISHOLT LAVA 41
32. greece 12.38 SEVEN ISLAND Hazelnut Moctezuma Imperial Stout 71
33. portugal 12.19 DOIS CORVOS TRIPEL BA PORT & WHISKY 74
34. bulgaria 12.10 Beer Bastards One More Night 14
35. liechtenstein 11.99 LIECHTENSTEINER BRAUHAUS CLUB BIER 03 BOCK STARK 20
36. finland 11.92 SINEBRYCHOFF PORTER IV 163
37. austria 11.90 BEVOG Hagger Blend 0221 177
38. germany 11.89 ANDECHS KLOSTER DOPPELBOCK DUNKEL 1480
39. chile 11.72 HANDWERK BREWERS ROTHHAMMER BRUTAL HOPS IPA 6
40. isleofman 11.69 OKELL'S AILE 3
41. montenegro 11.63 TREBJESA NIKSICKO TAMNO 2
42. mauritius 11.62 FLYING DODO NEIPA 20
43. malaysia 11.53 GUINNESS ANCHOR BERHAD GUINNESS FOREIGN EXTRA STOUT 1
44. brazil 11.52 EVIL TWIN BREWING BRAZIL BRAZIL METRO MAN 72
45. greenland 11.43 GREENLAND CHRISTMAS ALE 2
46. mexico 11.36 Cañadas de Malta Imperial Stout 62
47. nigeria 11.35 GUINNESS NIGERIA FOREIGN EXTRA STOUT 3
48. macau 11.31 MACAU BLOND ALE 1
49. guernsey 11.31 WHITE ROCK SCAPEGOAT 1
50. argentina 11.26 ANTARES STOUT IMPERIAL 15
51. falkland 11.24 Falkland Beerworks Longdon Pride 1
52. singapore 11.23 MALAYAN ANCHOR BEER 2
53. aland 11.22 STALLHAGEN (ÅLANDS) OKTOBERFESTBIER 11
54. togo 11.20 BB LOME EKU BAVARIA TYP EXPORT 5
55. bonaire 11.20 AT SEA BONAIRE BLONDE 1
56. bhutan 11.20 SER BHUM DRAGON STOUT 1
57. papuanewguinea 11.18 SOUTH PACIFIC PACIFIC LAGER 1
58. sintmaarten 11.16 Pelikaan Brewery Mullet Bay 1
59. madagascar 11.16 STAR THREE HORSES BEER PILSENER 1
60. palestine 11.13 TAYBEH GOLDEN 1
61. niger 11.13 BRANIGER SPECIAL FÊTES 1
62. monaco 11.13 MONACO GRAND PRIX 1
63. guyana 11.13 BANKS DIH (BRAUTECH) PREMIUM 1
64. frenchguiana 11.13 BRASSERIE GUYANAISE JEUNE GUEULE WEÏTI 1
65. ncyprus 11.09 LION'S HEART PRIDE 1
66. jersey 11.07 LIBERATION HERM ISLAND GOLD 2
67. hongkong 11.05 Gweilo Beer Neapolitan Ice Cream Sour 3
68. guam 11.05 ISHII MINAGOF PALE ALE 1
69. sanmarino 11.03 TITANBRÄU ROSSA 2
70. grenada 11.03 WEST INDIES HAWK TRIPEL 2
71. uganda 11.02 UGANDA PILSNER LAGER EXTRA STRONG 1
72. transnistria 11.02 ZAO BENDERSKIY STARAYA KREPOST KLASSICHESKOE 1
73. gabon 11.02 SOBRAGA Régab 1
74. eswatini 11.02 Eswatini Beverages Castle Lager (Eswatini) 1
75. vanuatu 10.98 VANUATU PREMIUM BITTER 1
76. mozambique 10.98 CERVEJAS de MOçAMBIQUE LAURENTINA CLARA 1
77. luxembourg 10.98 Totenhopfen Brauhaus Lux Ale Original 12
78. israel 10.98 ALEXANDER BLACK 8
79. slovakia 10.97 BANSKOBISTRICKY URPINER DRAUGHT DARK LAGER 19
80. seychelles 10.97 SEYCHELLES EKU BAVARIA EXPORT 2
81. trinidadandtobago 10.95 CARIB ROYAL LION EXTRA STOUT 3
82. nepal 10.95 MOUNT EVEREST EVEREST PREMIUM LAGER SPECIAL LIMITED EDITION 1
83. gambia 10.95 BANJUL JUL BREW EXPORT 1
84. albania 10.95 BIRRA MALTO PREMIUM TIRANA PILS 1
85. mongolia 10.93 ULAN BATOR BAADOG 2
86. macedonia 10.93 PRILEPSKA Krali Marko (????? ?????) 2
87. turksandcaicos 10.91 TURKS HEAD LAGER 1
88. newcaledonia 10.91 GRANDE BRASSERIE DE NOUVELLE-CALEDONIE NUMBER 1 ONE 1
89. guadeloupe 10.91 BRASSERIE DU CORSAIRE CORSAIRE 1
90. bolivia 10.91 BOLIVIANA NACIONAL PACEÑA CENTENARIO 1
91. barbados 10.91 BANKS LAGER 1
92. andorra 10.91 ALPHA MONJO BOIG 4
93. thailand 10.88 BOON RAWD SINGHA GOLD 5
94. bosniaandherzegovina 10.88 BANJALUCKA NEKTAR 8
95. virginislands 10.87 VIRGIN ISLANDS BLACKBEARD ALE 1
96. tahiti 10.87 BRASSERIE DE TAHITI HINANO 1
97. kenya 10.86 KENYA TUSKER EXPORT LAGER 5
98. tajikistan 10.84 DUSHANBE SIM-SIM SVETLOE 1
99. ivorycoast 10.84 SOLIBRA FLAG SPECIALE 1
100. suriname 10.80 SURINAAMSE DJOGO BIER 1
101. srilanka 10.80 CEYLON LION STOUT / IMPORTED 7
102. reunion 10.80 BRASSERIE DE BOURBON BOURBON 1
103. paraguay 10.80 CERVEPAR PILSEN 1
104. capeverde 10.80 CERIS STRELA 1
105. antiguaandbarbuda 10.80 ANTIGUA CARIB LAGER 1
106. belize 10.77 BELIZE BELIKIN STOUT 3
107. taiwan 10.76 TAIWAN TOBACCO AND LIQUOR CORP TAIWAN BEER DRAFT 1
108. lesotho 10.76 MALUTI MOUNTAIN MALUTI PREMIUM LAGER 1
109. gibraltar 10.76 LEWIS STAGNETTO BUSHYS GIBRALTAR BARBARY BEER 1
110. ghana 10.76 ACCRA CLUB PREMIUM LAGER 1
111. cookislands 10.76 COOKS LAGER 1
112. eritrea 10.73 ASMARA LAGER BEER 2
113. elsalvador 10.73 LA CONSTANCIA PILSENER LAGER 1
114. cayman 10.73 CAYMAN ISLANDS CAYBREW 1
115. bangladesh 10.73 CROWN HUNTER MALT BEVERAGE 1
116. aruba 10.73 BALASHI BALASHI 1
117. cyprus 10.72 KEO BEER 2
118. uruguay 10.69 FNC PILSEN 1
119. nicaragua 10.69 COMPAÑIA CEVERCERA DE NICARAGUA TOÑA 1
120. mali 10.69 BRAMALI CASTEL BEER 1
121. malawi 10.69 CARLSBERG MALAWI KUCHE KUCHE 1
122. curacao 10.69 ANTILLAANSE BROUWERIJ AMSTEL BRIGHT 1
123. armenia 10.69 SHIRAK GYUMRI SHIRAK 4
124. belarus 10.68 Malanka Homan: Batch #01 11
125. northkorea 10.67 PONGHAK BEER 12 2
126. southafrica 10.66 BIERWERK AARDWOLF 19
127. zambia 10.65 ZAMBIAN BREWERIES MOSI LAGER 1
128. tunisia 10.65 SFBT CELTIA 2
129. pakistan 10.65 MURREE MURREE BEER 1
130. jamaica 10.65 DESNOES & GEDDES DRAGON STOUT 3
131. cambodia 10.65 CAMBREW ANGKOR BEER 1
132. bahamas 10.65 COMMONWEALTH KALIK 1
133. unitedarabemirates 10.62 AUJAN BARBICAN PREMIUM MALT 1
134. senegal 10.62 BRASSERIES de l'OUEST AFRICAIN la GAZELLE 1
135. panama 10.62 BARU PANAMA LAGER 1
136. benin 10.62 SOBEBRA la BENINOISE 1
137. angola 10.62 PELA CUCA NOVA CUCA 1
138. kosovo 10.60 BIRRA PEJA PEJA PILSNER 4
139. peru 10.58 BACKUS & JOHNSTON MORENA 7
140. haiti 10.58 BRASSERIE NATIONALE PRESTIGE LAGER 1
141. laos 10.57 LAO BEERLAO LAGER 2
142. honduras 10.57 HONDURENA SALVA VIDA 2
143. westernsamoa 10.55 SAMOA VAILIMA 1
144. burkinafaso 10.55 BRAKINA BEAUFORT 1
145. dominicanrep 10.52 CERVECERIA NACIONAL DOMINICANA PRESIDENTE 3
146. egypt 10.51 AL AHRAM STELLA PREMIUM 6
147. botswana 10.51 KGALAGADI ST LOUIS LAGER 1
148. azerbaijan 10.51 Baltika-Baku Afsana Sert 4
149. lebanon 10.48 961 BEER KISSMEYER BREWMASTER'S SELECT 01 3
150. guatemala 10.48 CENTRO AMERICANA DORADA DRAFT 3
151. uzbekistan 10.47 SAMARQAND 1-SON PIVO ZAVODI GOLD PULSAR 12 1
152. stlucia 10.47 WINDWARD & LEEWARD PITON LAGER 1
153. malta 10.47 LORD CHAMBRAY BLUE LAGOON 12
154. indonesia 10.47 BALI HAI PREMIUM 2
155. faroe 10.44 FÖROYA BJóR GULL EXPORT 8
156. australia 10.44 COOPERS BEST EXTRA STOUT 41
157. stvincent 10.43 ST. VINCENT HAIROUN 2
158. swaziland 10.40 SWAZILAND BREWERS CHRISTIE'S GOLD 1
159. kazakhstan 10.40 EFES KARAGANDA KARAGANDINSKOE TRADITSIONNOE 3
160. ethiopia 10.40 KOMBOLCHA ST. GEORGE AMBER BEER 4
161. puertorico 10.37 HATUEY LAGER BEER 2
162. venezuela 10.34 NACIONAL ANDES 3
163. dominica 10.33 DOMINICA KUBULI 1
164. costarica 10.32 COSTA RICA'S CRAFT BREWING LIBERTAS TROPICAL GOLDEN ALE 6
165. rwanda 10.31 RWANDA-BRALIRWA MÜTZIG 3
166. myanmar 10.31 DAGON EXTRA STRONG 4
167. saudiarabia 10.30 MAHMOOD SAEED HILLSBURG REGULAR 2
168. philippines 10.30 SAN MIGUEL RED HORSE STALLION 2
169. namibia 10.28 HANSA URBOCK 7
170. zimbabwe 10.27 DELTA GOLDEN PILSENER 2
171. syria 10.27 AL-CHARK AL-CHARK 2
172. cameroon 10.27 BRASSERIES DU CAMEROUN GUINNESS FOREIGN EXTRA 6
173. ecuador 10.19 KRÜGER LAGER 3
174. martinique 10.17 LORRAINE Malta 2
175. cuba 10.16 BUCANERO CUBANERO FUERTE 8
176. southkorea 10.14 ORIENTAL Cass Fresh 4
177. iran 10.13 IRAN BEHNOUSH DELSTER NA 2
178. zaire 10.10 SIMBA BIÈRE DU LION 2
179. tanzania 10.09 ASSOCIATED BREWERIES SERENGETI LAGER 3
180. jordan 10.07 GENERAL INVESTMENT COMPANY PETRA BEER 8% 2
181. china 10.04 TSINGTAO DRAGON 8 10
182. moldova 10.03 BEERMASTER JIGULEOVSKOE BLONDA 15
183. algeria 10.03 TANGO BIÈRE BLONDE 4
184. fiji 9.91 FOSTER'S GROUP PACIFIC FIJI EXPORT BITTER 3
185. morocco 9.90 BRASSERIES du MAROC CASTEL BEER 8
186. vietnam 9.86 BGI FOSTER'S TIEN GIANG 6
187. turkey 9.86 ANADOLU EFES EFES DARK BROWN 31
188. georgia 9.74 NATAKHTARI BEER 7
189. colombia 9.56 BAVARIA CLUB COLOMBIA NEGRA 7
190. india 9.53 KARAN BILIMORIA COBRA SILVER LABEL 13
TOTAL: 190 COUNTRIESAVERAGE RATING: 13.44TOTAL: 23313

country level (ie number n of countries with at least n beers tasted) 35
number of countries with at least 1000 beers tasted 6
number of countries with at least 500 beers tasted 10
number of countries with at least 100 beers tasted 20

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

Detailled map of Africa
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Countries distribution.

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MY MILESTONES

100th beer 10/87 John Martin Douglas Scotch Ale
500th beer 06/93 ?
1000th beer 11/17/95 Unibroue la Fin du Monde
1500th beer 09/25/98 Cantillon Grand Cru Old Lambic Bruocsella 1900
2000th beer 11/24/00 Brooklyn Monster Ale 2000
2500th beer 04/06/02 De Achelse Kluis Achel
the big cleaning 03/24/03 45 duplicates deleted :-((
3000th beer 11/23/03 Hogs Back A Over T
3500th beer 04/01/05 Fuller's Vintage Ale 2002
4000th beer 08/29/06 Belhaven Innis & Gunn Oak Aged Beer 2005
big cleaning II 12/29/06 72 duplicates deleted :-((
4500th beer 01/09/08 Hantverksbryggeriet Baronen
5000th beer 12/22/08 Struise Pannepot Reserva 2006
6000th beer 05/19/10 Three Floyds Behemoth
7000th beer 08/19/11 Cigar City Sea Bass
8000th beer 10/30/12 Jester King Black Metal
9000th beer 11/03/13 BFM 4x4
10'000th beer 12/06/14 BrewDog Mikkeler Nogne O Black Tokyo Horizon
11'000th beer 09/27/15 Einstok Toasted Porter
12'000th beer 07/05/16 Moor Amoor
13'000th beer 06/09/17 Soorser Bier Soo.magisch
14'000th beer 04/07/18 Kiserleti Nyul Feher Nyul APA
15'000th beer 09/29/18 Strange Roots Grand Blü
16'000th beer 04/30/19 Oud Beersel Bersalis Sourblend
17'000th beer 11/09/19 Bibibir 23 Zero Sei
18'000th beer 08/10/20 Bier Factory Rapperswil Erdbier
19'000th beer 05/08/21 Westbrook Maple Syrup Bourbon OFYMD (2020)
20'000th beer 12/21/21 De Garde the Purple
21'000th beer 06/14/22 Banskobystrický Urpiner Premium 12°
22'000th beer 11/29/22 Pomona Island Per Ardua Ad Astra
23'000th beer 06/23/23 Nordsud Wit
23'100th beer 07/12/23 Quantique Bull
23'200th beer 08/05/23 Roscha Sissa Hopf
23'300th beer 08/25/23 Volta Bräu Kaleidoskop

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
2012 834 839 3 (Dominica, Andorra, Monaco)
2013 1007 1030 2 (Cayman Islands, San Marino)
2014 970 975 4 (Mozambique, St. Vincent & the Grenadines, Zambia, Aruba)
2015 1230 1244 3 (Pakistan, Transnistria, French Guiana)
2016 1164 1168 5 (Belize, Rwanda, Gambia, Cape Verde, Tajikistan)
2017 1229 1241 11 (Grenada, Turks and Caicos, Gibraltar, Bonaire, Vanuatu, Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus, Bhutan, Niger, Curaçao, Malawi, Paraguay)
2018 1784 1786 2 (Guam, Guernsey)
2019 1754 1757 0
2020 1299 1310 1 (Falkland Islands)
2021 1489 1503 0
2022 2116 2133 2 (Sint Maarten and Gabon)
2023 - - 0

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MY STRONGEST BEERS

  BEER COUNTRY ALCOHOL %
1. BREWDOG SINK THE BISMARCK scotland 41
2. CINQ 4000 FROZEN EPIZIO QUEEN STOUT switzerland 36
3. BREWDOG WATT DICKIE scotland 35
  REVELATION CAT FREEZE THE PENGUIN italy 35
5. BREWDOG TACTICAL NUCLEAR PENGUIN scotland 32
6. MIKKELLER ?? HEAVY BLACK denmark 31.1
7. SCHORSCHBRÄU ICE 30% germany 30
8. BOSTON BEER SAMUEL ADAMS UTOPIAS usa 25
9. FLEURAC OCTO-PYROCLASTIC BLACK IPA france 24
10. BLACKWELL BREWER'S RESERVE BIPOLAR FROSTITUTE switzerland 23.6
11. DOGFISH HEAD WORLD WIDE STOUT usa 23.04
12. UG BRÄU BERLINER W ICE-02 switzerland 22.4
13. DOGFISH HEAD 120 MINUTE IMPERIAL IPA usa 21
  BLACKWELL VANILLA POLUNOCNICA SWEET IMPERIAL STOUT switzerland 21
15. S&A INDIA ICE BOCK switzerland 20
  BLACKWELL SCHNAPSIDEE switzerland 20
  523 DECONSTRUCTED switzerland 20
18. THE BRUERY BLACK TUESDAY 2014 usa 19.7
19. THE BRUERY Black Tuesday usa 19.4
  CULINA-BRÄU Nocino switzerland 19.4

Of course there are some beers that I never tried with a very high alcoholic strength:
  • Schorschbräu Schorschbock 57% finis coronat opus, Germany, 57.7% (September 2011)
  • 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)
  • Struise Black Damnation VI Messy, Belgium, 39% (June 2011)
  • Schorschbräu Schorschbock 32%, Germany, 32% (June 2009)
  • Schorschbräu Schorschbock 31% Black Edition, Germany, 31% (November 2010)
  • Schoschbräu Eisbock, Germany, 30.86% (2008)

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: Schorschbräu Schorschbock 40%, Germany, 39.44%
  • In February 2010: Brewdog Sink The Bismarck, Scotland, 41%
  • In May 2010: Schorschbräu Schorschbock 43%, Germany, 43.38%
  • In July 2010: Brewdog the End of History, Scotland, 55%
  • In September 2011: Schorschbräu Schorschbock 57% finis coronat opus, Germany, 57.7%
  • In September 2020: BrewDog/Schorschbräu Strength in Numbers, Scotland, 57.8%
  • Please note: t'Koelschip Start the Future (2013, 60%) is a distilled, high alcohol product with some beer added. Brewmeister Armageddon (October 2012) was a fake (allegedly 65% and in fact only about 15%). Brewmeister Snake Venom (October 2013) is reaching 67.5% by adding ethanol, so does not compete. See also here for additional information

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MY FAVOURITE BEERS

People who have one favourite beer do not like beer at all.
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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
  DIEU DU CIEL! PÉCHÉ BOURBON canada 9.5 19.2
8. THREE FLOYDS DREADNAUGHT 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 de 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
  MIKKELLER STELLA 1 denmark 8.4 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
  STRUISE (CAULIER) PANNEPOT belgium 10 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

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

  • Three Floyds Barrel Aged Dark Lord Imperial Stout, USA
  • Alesmith Barrel Aged Speedway Stout, USA
  • Russian River Pliny the Younger, USA
  • Bell's Black Note Stout, USA
  • Alesmith Kopi Luwak Speedway Stout, USA
  • Founder's CBS, USA
  • Cigar City Zhukov's Final Push, 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 FLORISGAARDEN 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 FLORISGAARDEN 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+ LEMON germany 2.9 3.2
  MUNKBO GLÖGG sweden 11 3.2
  HORDEUM NOIRE MÉTÉORE switzerland 5.4 3.2
  MOLARD BLONDE switzerland   3.2
  SIMBA TEMBO zaire   3.2
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 3 beers tasted per brewery is required.

RANK BREWERY SCORE COUNTRY # OF BEERS
Best Breweries
1. TREE HOUSE 15.96 usa 23
2. À TUE-TÊTE! 15.80 switzerland 36
3. TRILLIUM 15.79 usa 28
4. HOPPY PEOPLE 15.75 switzerland 55
5. 3 FONTEINEN 15.74 belgium 39
6. RUSSIAN RIVER 15.64 usa 12
7. NINE BROTHERS 15.64 switzerland 59
8. STRUISE 15.61 belgium 36
9. l'APAISÉE 15.59 switzerland 49
10. VERDANT 15.59 england 38
11. FIFTYFIFTY 15.51 usa 12
12. DE DOLLE 15.51 belgium 12
13. BFM 15.50 switzerland 154
14. PORT BREWING / LOST ABBEY 15.46 usa 42
15. DIEU DU CIEL! 15.42 canada 30
16. S&A 15.34 switzerland 125
17. PRAIRIE ARTISAN ALES 15.29 usa 26
18. GREAT DIVIDE 15.29 usa 13
19. CASCADE 15.28 usa 15
20. ADROIT THEORY 15.28 usa 43

RANK BREWERY SCORE COUNTRY # OF BEERS
Worst Breweries
1. PIEDBOEUF 7.70 belgium 7
2. INBEV BRASIL 7.75 brazil 7
3. l'OLANIER 7.83 france 3
4. SNC SCA BNA 7.83 france 3
5. SAVERNE 7.90 france 24
6. BRAUNSCHWEIG 8.20 germany 8
7. CELTIK 8.37 france 3
8. BRASSERIE ARTISANALE DE PORRENTRUY 8.38 switzerland 8
9. SWAN 8.43 australia 3
10. KIELCE 8.43 poland 3

BOV'S FAVOURITE STYLES

RANK STYLE SCORE # OF BEERS MY FAVOURITE BEER FOR THIS STYLE
click on the name to see my top 20 for this style
1 Brett / Wild Ale 15.62127 CAPTAIN LAWRENCE ROSSO e MARRONE
2 Stout - Imperial 15.56940 DIEU DU CIEL! PÉCHÉ BOURBON
3 Porter - American 15.5392 MIKKELLER STELLA 1
4 Lambic - Gueuze 15.4865 LINDEMANS GUEUZE CUVÉE RENÉ GRAND CRU 1994/2002
5 Lambic - unblended 15.4620 GIRARDIN LAMBIC
6 IPA - Imperial / Double 15.401075 NØGNE Ø # 100
7 Flanders Red 15.3558 RODENBACH ALEXANDER
8 Sour - fruited 15.21309 À TUE-TÊTE! Double Noire Framboise
9 IPA - Hazy / New England 15.12660 STIGBERGETS GBG BEER WEEK 2016
10 Sour - other 15.11428 BFM ABBAYE de SAINT BON-CHIEN 2010
11 IPA - Black 15.07215 TO ØL BLACK MALT & BODY SALTS
12 Lichtenhainer 14.9813 Monpiër de Gherdëina Wild Lichtenhainer
13 Stout - Foreign 14.9845 DE DOLLE SPECIAL EXTRA EXPORT STOUT
14 American Strong Ale 14.94102 FIFTYFIFTY MASTER BART
15 Sour - pastry/smoothie 14.9150 THE PIGGY Collab Piggy X Protokoll
16 Porter - Baltic 14.8895 AMAGER MIKKELLER / KISSMEYER DREI VON DÄNEN
17 Wheat Wine 14.8820 THREE FLOYDS HVEDEGOOP
18 ABT (Quadrupel) 14.8782 STRUISE SINT AMATUS OOSTVLETEREN 12
19 Grape Ale 14.8143 LOVERBEER BEERBERA
20 Oud Bruin 14.8049 HAANDBRYGGERIET HAANDBAKK
21 Barley Wine 14.78321 PORT BREWING / LOST ABBEY ANGEL'S SHARE
22 IPA - Brut 14.6837 MAGIC ROCK LIL'SOLEIL
23 Belgian Dark Strong Ale 14.60190 STRUISE PANNEPOT RESERVA (2006)
24 Berliner Weisse 14.60220 BLACKWELL DRAHTESEL
25 Berliner Weisse 14.5988 SMUTTYNOSE ROBUST PORTER
26 Saison 14.57632 FANTÔME SAISON
27 Gose 14.53183 DE MOLEN ANGST & BEVEN
28 IPA - American 14.511657 NØGNE Ø INDIA PALE ALE
29 Scotch Ale / Wee Heavy 14.4577 À l'ABRI de la TEMPÊTE CORNE de BRUME
30 Old Ale / English Strong Ale 14.30219 HARVIESTOUN OLA DUBH SPECIAL 12
31 Stout - Sweet 14.30180 LOST COAST EIGHT-BALL STOUT
32 IPA - Belgian 14.2462 DIEU DU CIEL! DERNIÈRE VOLONTÉ
33 IPA - White 14.21108 ANCHORAGE GALAXY WHITE IPA
34 Bière de Champagne / Bière Brut 14.1818 MIKKELLER "12"" WINALE"
35 Porter 14.15334 ØLFABRIKKEN PORTER
36 Abbey Tripel 14.15266 WESTMALLE TRIPEL
37 Lambic - Fruited 14.15147 3 FONTEINEN HOMMAGE
38 Belgian Golden Strong Ale 14.13468 DE DOLLE STILLE NACHT RESERVA 2000
39 Brown Ale - American 14.12117 523 3 OF A KIND: ABA EDITION HOPS ADRIANO'S BROWN
40 Pale Ale - American 14.101143 TROIS DAMES PACIFIC NORTH WEST COAST PALE ALE
41 India Pale Lagers / Imperial Pils 14.09119 BÄRE-BRÄU HOPFENBOMBE
42 IPA - Session 13.97333 523 SUPER CRISP - GALAXY
43 Stout / Dry Stout 13.97545 MIKKELLER BEER GEEK BREAKFAST
44 Grätzer / Grodziskie 13.9611 Tap4 Grodzisk
45 Bock - Eisbock 13.9127 BFM PROCRASTINATOR 2
46 Sahti / Gotlandsdricke / Koduõlu 13.9016 NÄRKE KULTURBRYGGERI FIMBULVINTER
47 Traditional Ale 13.8794 HAIR OF THE DOG ADAM HEARTY OLD WORLD ALE
48 Abbey Dubbel 13.75123 WESTVLETEREN EXTRA 8
49 California Common 13.7242 EL CABALLERO HELL
50 Smoked / Rauchbier 13.68296 S&A BURNED
51 IPA - English 13.66100 ØLFABRIKKEN RUG IPA
52 Premium Bitter / ESB 13.64173 PURITY MAD GOOSE
53 Bock - Doppelbock 13.55135 SVANEKE BORNHOLMER SWEET MARY
54 Lambic - Faro 13.4812 LAMBIEK FABRIEK YOUNG & WILD FONTAN-ELLE
55 Schwarzbier 13.40147 SHORT'S SUSTENANCE BLACK BEER
56 Brown Ale - English 13.37178 S&A HOPPY BROWN
57 Wheat Ale 13.34223 TO ØL BLOSSOM
58 Cream Ale 13.3329 JAMESBräu AMARILLO CREAM ALE (2015)
59 Czech Dark Lager 13.3114 LOD Monarchie
60 Altbier 13.27132 FERDINAND SCHUMACHER ALT
61 Bock - Hell / Maibock 13.27140 ZEHENDNER MÖNCHSAMBACHER WEIHNACHTSBOCK
62 Weizen - Weizenbock 13.2684 ALESMITH WEIZENBOCK
63 Mild Ale 13.2160 DE MOLEN WHOLE MILK MILD
64 Belgian Witbier 13.21477 LAMPÉE-BAUMGARTNER la BLANCHE DE RÉ
65 Patersbier / Enkel / Extra 13.205 SPENCER TRAPPIST ALE
66 Irish Ale 13.12139 CINQ 4000 BIÈRE de ZINAL HERETIC RED
67 Kölsch 12.94123 FREIGEIST BRAULAGER LOVELY MINX WIESS
68 Bock - Dunkel 12.94162 LUZERNER BIER BRAUER (LuBB) BOCKBIER
69 Bitter 12.89155 OXFORDSHIRE PRIDE of OXFORD
70 Belgian Pale Ale 12.86480 EXTRAOMNES ZEST
71 Pale Ale - English 12.85186 KEES SPRING BLOSSOM
72 Scottish Ale 12.8331 BÄRE-BRÄU WACHOLDER ROTBRÄU
73 Spice / Herb / Vegetable 12.75849 ‘t IJ VLO
74 Special Grain 12.67209 BIRRIFICIO TICINESE BAD ATTITUDE HOBO
75 Fruit Beer 12.67491 EVIL TWIN SOFT XMAS aka PRETTY PLEASE with A CHERRY on TOP
76 Amber Ale 12.57503 HALE'S ALES O'BRIEN'S HARVEST ALE
77 Bière de Garde 12.5382 DYSTOPIAN The Last Saison 2019 - Barrel Aged Chateauneuf
78 Belgian Brown Ale 12.44100 GRAIN D'ORGE AUBEL BRUNE
79 Zwickelbier / Kellerbier / Landbier 12.44161 KAISER BRÄU VELDENSTEINER ZWICK'L
80 Czech Pilsner 12.39138 BREWDOG FAKE LAGER
81 Golden / Blond Ale 12.35579 ALTES TRAMDEPOT NIPPON ALE
82 Weizen - Kristallweizen 12.3023 BINDING SCHÖFFERHOFER WEIZENBIER KRISTALLWEIZEN
83 Weizen - Hefeweizen 12.28480 ? FEUER WEISSE
84 Amber Lager 12.13232 S:T ERIKS SKÖRDEÖL
85 Dortmunder / Helles / Premium Lager 12.13649 MIKKELLER BEDOW SUMMER PILSNER
86 Märzen / Oktoberfest 12.10267 BUECHIBÄRGERBIER HEISS BLICK PLACEBO MÄRZEN
87 Vienna 11.9969 BREW AGE Malzstrasse
88 International Dark Lager 11.91218 ZIEGELHOF RAURACHER BRÄU DUNKEL
89 Pilsner 11.88655 VICTORY PRIMA PILS
90 Weizen - Dunkelweizen 11.7690 MAISEL MAISEL'S WEISSE DUNKEL
91 Münchner Dunkel 11.4490 UG BRÄU MÜNCHENER
92 American Adjunct Lager 9.74142 DE GARDE F.A.I.L.
93 Malt Liquor / European Strong Lager 9.72162 BRÜLL! BIER LYCAN VOLLMOND
94 International Pale Lager 9.13980 BREWDOG THIS. IS. LAGER.
95 American Light Lager 8.6371 BRAUSYNDIKAT POPCORN
96 Low Alcohol 8.35195 NORTH BREWING Field Recordings
97 Radler / Shandy 7.03133 BOURGANEL aux MYRTILLES de L'ARDÈCHE

MOST BEERS TASTED FROM A BREWERY

RANK BREWERY SCORE COUNTRY # OF BEERS
1. MIKKELLER 14.86 denmark 226
2. BREWDOG 14.66 scotland 183
3. BLACKWELL 15.19 switzerland 161
4. BFM 15.58 switzerland 154
5. CINQ 4000 15.04 switzerland 141
6. WHITEFRONTIER 15.19 switzerland 134
7. S&A 15.44 switzerland 125
8. DE MOLEN 14.95 holland 123
9. ALTES TRAMDEPOT 13.23 switzerland 118
10. TROIS DAMES 14.63 switzerland 116
11. TO ØL 14.82 denmark 113
12. UHB 14.18 switzerland 107
13. FELDSCHLÖSSCHEN 9.33 switzerland 89
14. 523 15.45 switzerland 83
15. EVIL TWIN 14.91 usa 76
16. DEGENBIER 15.15 switzerland 74
17. OLD SCHOOL 14.50 switzerland 73
18. BARBIÈRE 14.74 switzerland 72
19. AMAGER 15.19 denmark 69
20. la NÉBULEUSE 14.22 switzerland 66

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