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COUNTRIES STATISTICS

  COUNTRY SCORE BEST BEER # OF BEERS
1. usa 14.76 PORT BREWING / LOST ABBEY ANGEL'S SHARE 2105
2. england 14.40 DARK STAR IMPERIAL STOUT 1370
3. denmark 14.39 MIKKELLER BEER GEEK BRUNCH WEASEL (ISLAY EDITION) 861
4. scotland 14.35 HARVIESTOUN OLA DUBH SPECIAL 12 404
5. wales 14.15 POLLY'S Spur 56
6. romania 14.13 Bereta Descent 38
7. norway 14.05 NØGNE Ø # 100 212
8. estonia 14.01 PõHJALA Öö 139
9. sweden 13.94 NÄRKE KULTURBRYGGERI KAGGEN! STORMAKTS PORTER 661
10. ireland 13.91 THIRD BARREL When Life Gives You Hops 107
11. croatia 13.91 the GARDEN PALE ALE 60
12. serbia 13.82 3bir Memento Mori 55
13. latvia 13.62 LABIETIS Korinšu Mežonis 64
14. holland 13.62 DE MOLEN 1914 SSS 450
15. belgium 13.60 STRUISE PANNEPOT RESERVA (2006) 1534
16. switzerland 13.59 BFM ABBAYE de SAINT BON-CHIEN 2010 10646
17. italy 13.52 le BALADIN XYAUYÙ FUMÉ 601
18. canada 13.51 DIEU DU CIEL! PÉCHÉ BOURBON 379
19. northernireland 13.27 BOUNDARY More of A Phenomenon 49
20. japan 13.24 ISE KADOYA BROWN ALE 80
21. spain 13.19 la PIRATA Black Block Bourbon Aged 788
22. ukraine 13.12 Varvar Brew Carmine 28
23. poland 13.10 Funky Fluid DDH Triple Talus 162
24. hungary 13.10 HORIZONT Night Shift Vintage 2022 Double Baltic Porter Aged In Rhum Barrels 111
25. lithuania 13.07 Sakiški? Alus IMPERIAL STOUT 34
26. russia 12.95 AF BREW It’s Over 9000! Passion Fruit - Peach - Lime 112
27. czechrepublic 12.94 SIBEERIA Padrísimo 263
28. newzealand 12.84 8 WIRED iSTOUT 47
29. france 12.82 MONT SALÈVE la TZARINE 1199
30. greece 12.59 SEVEN ISLAND King Krush 78
31. slovenia 12.58 GREEN GOLD Oil Warz 33
32. iceland 12.48 ÖLVISHOLT LAVA 41
33. portugal 12.19 DOIS CORVOS TRIPEL BA PORT & WHISKY 74
34. bulgaria 12.10 Beer Bastards One More Night 14
35. austria 12.02 BEVOG Hagger Blend 0221 183
36. germany 11.98 ANDECHS KLOSTER DOPPELBOCK DUNKEL 1523
37. finland 11.94 SINEBRYCHOFF PORTER IV 164
38. liechtenstein 11.83 LIECHTENSTEINER BRAUHAUS CLUB BIER 03 BOCK STARK 21
39. chile 11.72 HANDWERK BREWERS ROTHHAMMER BRUTAL HOPS IPA 6
40. isleofman 11.69 OKELL'S AILE 3
41. mauritius 11.62 FLYING DODO NEIPA 20
42. montenegro 11.57 TREBJESA NIKSICKO PIVO 2
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 11.38 Cañadas de Malta Imperial Stout 63
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. cyprus 11.24 Radical Way Insurgent Mutiny 4
53. singapore 11.23 MALAYAN ANCHOR BEER 2
54. aland 11.22 STALLHAGEN (ÅLANDS) OKTOBERFESTBIER 11
55. togo 11.20 BB LOME EKU BAVARIA TYP EXPORT 5
56. bonaire 11.20 AT SEA BONAIRE BLONDE 1
57. bhutan 11.20 SER BHUM DRAGON STOUT 1
58. papuanewguinea 11.18 SOUTH PACIFIC PACIFIC LAGER 1
59. sintmaarten 11.16 Pelikaan Brewery Mullet Bay 1
60. madagascar 11.16 STAR THREE HORSES BEER PILSENER 1
61. palestine 11.13 TAYBEH GOLDEN 1
62. niger 11.13 BRANIGER SPECIAL FÊTES 1
63. monaco 11.13 MONACO GRAND PRIX 1
64. guyana 11.13 BANKS DIH (BRAUTECH) PREMIUM 1
65. frenchguiana 11.13 BRASSERIE GUYANAISE JEUNE GUEULE WEÏTI 1
66. ncyprus 11.09 LION'S HEART PRIDE 1
67. hongkong 11.09 Gweilo Beer Neapolitan Ice Cream Sour 4
68. jersey 11.07 LIBERATION HERM ISLAND GOLD 2
69. guam 11.05 ISHII MINAGOF PALE ALE 1
70. sanmarino 11.03 TITANBRÄU ROSSA 2
71. grenada 11.03 WEST INDIES HAWK TRIPEL 2
72. uganda 11.02 UGANDA PILSNER LAGER EXTRA STRONG 1
73. transnistria 11.02 ZAO BENDERSKIY STARAYA KREPOST KLASSICHESKOE 1
74. gabon 11.02 SOBRAGA Régab 1
75. eswatini 11.02 Eswatini Beverages Castle Lager (Eswatini) 1
76. vanuatu 10.98 VANUATU PREMIUM BITTER 1
77. mozambique 10.98 CERVEJAS de MOçAMBIQUE LAURENTINA CLARA 1
78. luxembourg 10.98 Totenhopfen Brauhaus Lux Ale Original 12
79. israel 10.98 ALEXANDER BLACK 8
80. seychelles 10.97 SEYCHELLES EKU BAVARIA EXPORT 2
81. trinidadandtobago 10.95 CARIB ROYAL LION EXTRA STOUT 3
82. tibet 10.95 Tibet Lhasa Lhasa Beer 1
83. nepal 10.95 MOUNT EVEREST EVEREST PREMIUM LAGER SPECIAL LIMITED EDITION 1
84. gambia 10.95 BANJUL JUL BREW EXPORT 1
85. albania 10.95 BIRRA MALTO PREMIUM TIRANA PILS 1
86. slovakia 10.94 BANSKOBISTRICKY URPINER DRAUGHT DARK LAGER 18
87. mongolia 10.93 ULAN BATOR BAADOG 2
88. macedonia 10.93 PRILEPSKA Krali Marko (????? ?????) 2
89. turksandcaicos 10.91 TURKS HEAD LAGER 1
90. newcaledonia 10.91 GRANDE BRASSERIE DE NOUVELLE-CALEDONIE NUMBER 1 ONE 1
91. iraq 10.91 Alomran Reem 1
92. guadeloupe 10.91 BRASSERIE DU CORSAIRE CORSAIRE 1
93. bolivia 10.91 BOLIVIANA NACIONAL PACEÑA CENTENARIO 1
94. barbados 10.91 BANKS LAGER 1
95. andorra 10.91 ALPHA MONJO BOIG 4
96. thailand 10.88 BOON RAWD SINGHA GOLD 5
97. bosniaandherzegovina 10.88 BANJALUCKA NEKTAR 8
98. virginislands 10.87 VIRGIN ISLANDS BLACKBEARD ALE 1
99. tahiti 10.87 BRASSERIE DE TAHITI HINANO 1
100. kenya 10.86 KENYA TUSKER EXPORT LAGER 5
101. tajikistan 10.84 DUSHANBE SIM-SIM SVETLOE 1
102. ivorycoast 10.84 SOLIBRA FLAG SPECIALE 1
103. suriname 10.80 SURINAAMSE DJOGO BIER 1
104. srilanka 10.80 CEYLON LION STOUT / IMPORTED 7
105. reunion 10.80 BRASSERIE DE BOURBON BOURBON 1
106. paraguay 10.80 CERVEPAR PILSEN 1
107. capeverde 10.80 CERIS STRELA 1
108. antiguaandbarbuda 10.80 ANTIGUA CARIB LAGER 1
109. belize 10.77 BELIZE BELIKIN STOUT 3
110. taiwan 10.76 TAIWAN TOBACCO AND LIQUOR CORP TAIWAN BEER DRAFT 1
111. lesotho 10.76 MALUTI MOUNTAIN MALUTI PREMIUM LAGER 1
112. gibraltar 10.76 LEWIS STAGNETTO BUSHYS GIBRALTAR BARBARY BEER 1
113. ghana 10.76 ACCRA CLUB PREMIUM LAGER 1
114. cookislands 10.76 COOKS LAGER 1
115. belarus 10.75 Malanka Homan: Batch #01 12
116. eritrea 10.73 ASMARA LAGER BEER 2
117. elsalvador 10.73 LA CONSTANCIA PILSENER LAGER 1
118. cayman 10.73 CAYMAN ISLANDS CAYBREW 1
119. bangladesh 10.73 CROWN HUNTER MALT BEVERAGE 1
120. aruba 10.73 BALASHI BALASHI 1
121. uruguay 10.69 FNC PILSEN 1
122. nicaragua 10.69 COMPAÑIA CEVERCERA DE NICARAGUA TOÑA 1
123. mali 10.69 BRAMALI CASTEL BEER 1
124. malawi 10.69 CARLSBERG MALAWI KUCHE KUCHE 1
125. curacao 10.69 ANTILLAANSE BROUWERIJ AMSTEL BRIGHT 1
126. northkorea 10.67 PONGHAK BEER 12 2
127. southafrica 10.66 BIERWERK AARDWOLF 19
128. zambia 10.65 ZAMBIAN BREWERIES MOSI LAGER 1
129. tunisia 10.65 SFBT CELTIA 2
130. pakistan 10.65 MURREE MURREE BEER 1
131. jamaica 10.65 DESNOES & GEDDES DRAGON STOUT 3
132. cambodia 10.65 CAMBREW ANGKOR BEER 1
133. bahamas 10.65 COMMONWEALTH KALIK 1
134. armenia 10.64 SHIRAK GYUMRI SHIRAK 5
135. peru 10.63 BACKUS & JOHNSTON MORENA 8
136. unitedarabemirates 10.62 AUJAN BARBICAN PREMIUM MALT 1
137. senegal 10.62 BRASSERIES de l'OUEST AFRICAIN la GAZELLE 1
138. panama 10.62 BARU PANAMA LAGER 1
139. benin 10.62 SOBEBRA la BENINOISE 1
140. angola 10.62 PELA CUCA NOVA CUCA 1
141. kosovo 10.60 BIRRA PEJA PEJA PILSNER 4
142. haiti 10.58 BRASSERIE NATIONALE PRESTIGE LAGER 1
143. laos 10.57 LAO BEERLAO LAGER 2
144. honduras 10.57 HONDURENA SALVA VIDA 2
145. westernsamoa 10.55 SAMOA VAILIMA 1
146. burkinafaso 10.55 BRAKINA BEAUFORT 1
147. dominicanrep 10.52 CERVECERIA NACIONAL DOMINICANA PRESIDENTE 3
148. egypt 10.51 AL AHRAM STELLA PREMIUM 6
149. botswana 10.51 KGALAGADI ST LOUIS LAGER 1
150. azerbaijan 10.51 Baltika-Baku Afsana Sert 4
151. lebanon 10.48 961 BEER KISSMEYER BREWMASTER'S SELECT 01 3
152. guatemala 10.48 CENTRO AMERICANA DORADA DRAFT 3
153. uzbekistan 10.47 SAMARQAND 1-SON PIVO ZAVODI GOLD PULSAR 12 1
154. stlucia 10.47 WINDWARD & LEEWARD PITON LAGER 1
155. malta 10.47 LORD CHAMBRAY BLUE LAGOON 12
156. indonesia 10.47 BALI HAI PREMIUM 2
157. georgia 10.45 Global Beer Georgia Kayaki 12
158. faroe 10.44 FÖROYA BJóR GULL EXPORT 8
159. australia 10.44 COOPERS BEST EXTRA STOUT 41
160. stvincent 10.43 ST. VINCENT HAIROUN 2
161. swaziland 10.40 SWAZILAND BREWERS CHRISTIE'S GOLD 1
162. kazakhstan 10.40 EFES KARAGANDA KARAGANDINSKOE TRADITSIONNOE 3
163. ethiopia 10.40 KOMBOLCHA ST. GEORGE AMBER BEER 4
164. puertorico 10.37 HATUEY LAGER BEER 2
165. venezuela 10.34 NACIONAL ANDES 3
166. dominica 10.33 DOMINICA KUBULI 1
167. costarica 10.32 COSTA RICA'S CRAFT BREWING LIBERTAS TROPICAL GOLDEN ALE 6
168. rwanda 10.31 RWANDA-BRALIRWA MÜTZIG 3
169. myanmar 10.31 DAGON EXTRA STRONG 4
170. saudiarabia 10.30 MAHMOOD SAEED HILLSBURG REGULAR 2
171. philippines 10.30 SAN MIGUEL RED HORSE STALLION 2
172. namibia 10.28 HANSA URBOCK 7
173. zimbabwe 10.27 DELTA GOLDEN PILSENER 2
174. syria 10.27 AL-CHARK AL-CHARK 2
175. cameroon 10.27 BRASSERIES DU CAMEROUN GUINNESS FOREIGN EXTRA 6
176. ecuador 10.19 KRÜGER LAGER 3
177. martinique 10.17 LORRAINE Malta 2
178. cuba 10.16 BUCANERO CUBANERO FUERTE 8
179. southkorea 10.14 ORIENTAL Cass Fresh 4
180. iran 10.13 IRAN BEHNOUSH DELSTER NA 2
181. zaire 10.10 SIMBA BIÈRE DU LION 2
182. tanzania 10.09 ASSOCIATED BREWERIES SERENGETI LAGER 3
183. jordan 10.07 GENERAL INVESTMENT COMPANY PETRA BEER 8% 2
184. china 10.04 TSINGTAO DRAGON 8 10
185. moldova 10.03 BEERMASTER JIGULEOVSKOE BLONDA 15
186. algeria 10.03 TANGO BIÈRE BLONDE 4
187. fiji 9.91 FOSTER'S GROUP PACIFIC FIJI EXPORT BITTER 3
188. morocco 9.90 BRASSERIES du MAROC CASTEL BEER 8
189. turkey 9.88 ANADOLU EFES EFES DARK BROWN 32
190. vietnam 9.86 BGI FOSTER'S TIEN GIANG 6
191. colombia 9.56 BAVARIA CLUB COLOMBIA NEGRA 7
192. india 9.53 KARAN BILIMORIA COBRA SILVER LABEL 13
TOTAL: 192 COUNTRIESAVERAGE RATING: 13.53TOTAL: 25442

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
24'000th beer 02/08/24 Prizm Legacy
25'000th beer 11/09/24 Cantillon Racine (2022)
25'100th beer 11/22/24 St Laurentius Hop Squeezer 14
25'200th beer 12/28/24 the Piggy Sunfire
25'300th beer 02/02/25 Sudden Death Welcome Back Freaks
25'400th beer 03/19/25 Oerlikon Juice Box

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 1751 1788 3 (eSwatini, Iraq and Tibet)
2024 1296 1356 0

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MY STRONGEST BEERS

  BEER COUNTRY ALCOHOL %
1. SCHORSCHBRÄU Schorschbock 57.7 (2023) germany 57.7
2. BREWDOG SINK THE BISMARCK scotland 41
3. CINQ 4000 FROZEN EPIZIO QUEEN STOUT switzerland 36
4. BREWDOG WATT DICKIE scotland 35
  REVELATION CAT FREEZE THE PENGUIN italy 35
6. BREWDOG TACTICAL NUCLEAR PENGUIN scotland 32
7. MIKKELLER ?? HEAVY BLACK denmark 31.1
8. SCHORSCHBRÄU ICE 30% germany 30
9. BOSTON BEER SAMUEL ADAMS UTOPIAS usa 25
10. FLEURAC OCTO-PYROCLASTIC BLACK IPA france 24
11. BLACKWELL BREWER'S RESERVE BIPOLAR FROSTITUTE switzerland 23.6
12. DOGFISH HEAD WORLD WIDE STOUT usa 23.04
13. UG BRÄU BERLINER W ICE-02 switzerland 22.4
14. DOGFISH HEAD 120 MINUTE IMPERIAL IPA usa 21
  BLACKWELL VANILLA POLUNOCNICA SWEET IMPERIAL STOUT switzerland 21
  LA DÉBAUCHE Sacred Heart X france 21
17. S&A INDIA ICE BOCK switzerland 20
  BLACKWELL SCHNAPSIDEE switzerland 20
  523 DECONSTRUCTED switzerland 20
20. THE BRUERY BLACK TUESDAY 2014 usa 19.7

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.
- 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
  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
  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. CELTIK DOUAR MEN ROHANE BLONDE france 6.5 2.4
  l'OLANIER LA JOYEUSE AMBRÉE france 7.5 2.4
9. KEERSMAEKER MORT SUBITE XTREME MANZANA belgium 4.2 2.8
  SILLY PINK KILLER belgium 5 2.8
11. BOSTON BEER OREGON ORIGINAL RASPBERRY WHEAT usa   3
12. 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
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 3 beers tasted per brewery is required.

RANK BREWERY SCORE COUNTRY # OF BEERS
Best Breweries
1. TREE HOUSE 16.07 usa 29
2. À TUE-TÊTE! 15.93 switzerland 51
3. HOPPY PEOPLE 15.92 switzerland 80
4. TRILLIUM 15.83 usa 32
5. l'APAISÉE 15.79 switzerland 84
6. FIFTYFIFTY 15.77 usa 15
7. 3 FONTEINEN 15.74 belgium 39
8. RUSSIAN RIVER 15.73 usa 14
9. NINE BROTHERS 15.64 switzerland 59
10. VERDANT 15.64 england 46
11. STRUISE 15.61 belgium 36
12. BFM 15.57 switzerland 170
13. DIEU DU CIEL! 15.54 canada 33
14. DE DOLLE 15.51 belgium 12
15. PORT BREWING / LOST ABBEY 15.46 usa 42
16. CANTILLON 15.45 belgium 45
17. MONKISH 15.35 usa 12
18. S&A 15.34 switzerland 125
19. ADROIT THEORY 15.30 usa 45
20. CHIEN BLEU 15.30 switzerland 26

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 15.73162 CAPTAIN LAWRENCE ROSSO e MARRONE
2 Porter - American 15.56104 MIKKELLER STELLA 1
3 Lambic - unblended 15.5622 GIRARDIN LAMBIC
4 Stout - Imperial 15.561083 DIEU DU CIEL! PÉCHÉ BOURBON
5 Lambic - Gueuze 15.5270 LINDEMANS GUEUZE CUVÉE RENÉ GRAND CRU 1994/2002
6 Flanders Red 15.4666 RODENBACH ALEXANDER
7 IPA - Imperial / Double 15.441225 NØGNE Ø # 100
8 IPA - Imperial / Double 15.201 tingel tangel BEER Invite Somebody Dangerous For A Beer
9 Sour - fruited 15.16399 À TUE-TÊTE! Double Noire Framboise
10 Sour - other 15.14484 BFM ABBAYE de SAINT BON-CHIEN 2010
11 IPA - Hazy / New England 15.11851 STIGBERGETS GBG BEER WEEK 2016
12 IPA - Black 15.04224 TO ØL BLACK MALT & BODY SALTS
13 Wheat Wine 15.0323 THREE FLOYDS HVEDEGOOP
14 Stout - Foreign 15.0146 DE DOLLE SPECIAL EXTRA EXPORT STOUT
15 American Strong Ale 14.98106 FIFTYFIFTY MASTER BART
16 Lichtenhainer 14.9714 Monpiër de Gherdëina Wild Lichtenhainer
17 Grape Ale 14.8961 LOVERBEER BEERBERA
18 Oud Bruin 14.8952 HAANDBRYGGERIET HAANDBAKK
19 Porter - Baltic 14.8797 AMAGER MIKKELLER / KISSMEYER DREI VON DÄNEN
20 ABT (Quadrupel) 14.8791 STRUISE SINT AMATUS OOSTVLETEREN 12
21 Sour - pastry/smoothie 14.8567 THE PIGGY Collab Piggy X Protokoll
22 Barley Wine 14.80348 PORT BREWING / LOST ABBEY ANGEL'S SHARE
23 IPA - Brut 14.6953 MAGIC ROCK LIL'SOLEIL
24 Belgian Dark Strong Ale 14.64197 STRUISE PANNEPOT RESERVA (2006)
25 Berliner Weisse 14.64243 BLACKWELL DRAHTESEL
26 Saison 14.59663 FANTÔME SAISON
27 Gose 14.57212 DE MOLEN ANGST & BEVEN
28 Gose 14.5598 SMUTTYNOSE ROBUST PORTER
29 IPA - American 14.491823 NØGNE Ø INDIA PALE ALE
30 Scotch Ale / Wee Heavy 14.4983 À l'ABRI de la TEMPÊTE CORNE de BRUME
31 Bière de Champagne / Bière Brut 14.4221 BFM Le Brut de Bon-Chien (2017)
32 Stout - Sweet 14.34198 LOST COAST EIGHT-BALL STOUT
33 Old Ale / English Strong Ale 14.29223 HARVIESTOUN OLA DUBH SPECIAL 12
34 Lambic - Fruited 14.27154 CANTILLON Grenache Noir (2021)
35 IPA - Belgian 14.2665 DIEU DU CIEL! DERNIÈRE VOLONTÉ
36 IPA - White 14.22113 ANCHORAGE GALAXY WHITE IPA
37 Porter 14.16345 ØLFABRIKKEN PORTER
38 Abbey Tripel 14.15282 ORVAL ORVAL
39 Belgian Golden Strong Ale 14.13479 DE DOLLE STILLE NACHT RESERVA 2000
40 Brown Ale - American 14.12128 523 3 OF A KIND: ABA EDITION HOPS ADRIANO'S BROWN
41 India Pale Lagers / Imperial Pils 14.11129 BÄRE-BRÄU HOPFENBOMBE
42 Pale Ale - American 14.101265 TROIS DAMES PACIFIC NORTH WEST COAST PALE ALE
43 Bock - Eisbock 14.0530 BFM PROCRASTINATOR 2
44 Stout / Dry Stout 14.03591 MIKKELLER BEER GEEK BREAKFAST
45 IPA - Session 13.94378 523 SUPER CRISP - GALAXY
46 Sahti / Gotlandsdricke / Koduõlu 13.9317 NÄRKE KULTURBRYGGERI FIMBULVINTER
47 Grätzer / Grodziskie 13.9114 La Morobbiotta Grodsiskie Tribute
48 Traditional Ale 13.88101 HAIR OF THE DOG ADAM HEARTY OLD WORLD ALE
49 Abbey Dubbel 13.78130 WESTVLETEREN EXTRA 8
50 California Common 13.7742 EL CABALLERO HELL
51 Bock - Doppelbock 13.74152 SVANEKE BORNHOLMER SWEET MARY
52 Smoked / Rauchbier 13.72314 S&A BURNED
53 Premium Bitter / ESB 13.68182 PURITY MAD GOOSE
54 IPA - English 13.59110 ØLFABRIKKEN RUG IPA
55 Lambic - Faro 13.4812 LAMBIEK FABRIEK YOUNG & WILD FONTAN-ELLE
56 Patersbier / Enkel / Extra 13.476 Galibier Mini Monk
57 Schwarzbier 13.45153 SHORT'S SUSTENANCE BLACK BEER
58 Wheat Ale 13.39249 TO ØL BLOSSOM
59 Cream Ale 13.3632 JAMESBräu AMARILLO CREAM ALE (2015)
60 Brown Ale - English 13.36184 S&A HOPPY BROWN
61 Czech Dark Lager 13.3114 LOD Monarchie
62 Bock - Hell / Maibock 13.30145 ZEHENDNER MÖNCHSAMBACHER WEIHNACHTSBOCK
63 Mild Ale 13.2662 DE MOLEN WHOLE MILK MILD
64 Weizen - Weizenbock 13.2693 ALESMITH WEIZENBOCK
65 Altbier 13.25137 FERDINAND SCHUMACHER ALT
66 Belgian Witbier 13.23509 LAMPÉE-BAUMGARTNER la BLANCHE DE RÉ
67 Irish Ale 13.18148 CINQ 4000 BIÈRE de ZINAL HERETIC RED
68 Kölsch 13.04131 FREIGEIST BRAULAGER LOVELY MINX WIESS
69 Bock - Dunkel 13.02173 LUZERNER BIER BRAUER (LuBB) BOCKBIER
70 Scottish Ale 12.9233 BÄRE-BRÄU WACHOLDER ROTBRÄU
71 Bitter 12.91157 OXFORDSHIRE PRIDE of OXFORD
72 Belgian Pale Ale 12.87493 EXTRAOMNES ZEST
73 Pale Ale - English 12.85193 KEES SPRING BLOSSOM
74 Spice / Herb / Vegetable 12.83903 ‘t IJ VLO
75 Special Grain 12.76228 BIRRIFICIO TICINESE BAD ATTITUDE HOBO
76 Fruit Beer 12.72529 EVIL TWIN SOFT XMAS aka PRETTY PLEASE with A CHERRY on TOP
77 Bière de Garde 12.7188 DYSTOPIAN The Last Saison 2019 - Barrel Aged Chateauneuf
78 Amber Ale 12.64543 HALE'S ALES O'BRIEN'S HARVEST ALE
79 Zwickelbier / Kellerbier / Landbier 12.55173 KAISER BRÄU VELDENSTEINER ZWICK'L
80 Belgian Brown Ale 12.53105 GRAIN D'ORGE AUBEL BRUNE
81 Czech Pilsner 12.51150 BREWDOG FAKE LAGER
82 Golden / Blond Ale 12.39632 ALTES TRAMDEPOT NIPPON ALE
83 Weizen - Kristallweizen 12.3224 BINDING SCHÖFFERHOFER WEIZENBIER KRISTALLWEIZEN
84 Weizen - Hefeweizen 12.31502 ? FEUER WEISSE
85 Dortmunder / Helles / Premium Lager 12.28716 MIKKELLER BEDOW SUMMER PILSNER
86 Amber Lager 12.23251 S:T ERIKS SKÖRDEÖL
87 Vienna 12.2176 BREW AGE Malzstrasse
88 Märzen / Oktoberfest 12.20281 BUECHIBÄRGERBIER HEISS BLICK PLACEBO MÄRZEN
89 International Dark Lager 12.04228 ZIEGELHOF RAURACHER BRÄU DUNKEL
90 Pilsner 12.02706 VICTORY PRIMA PILS
91 Weizen - Dunkelweizen 11.7693 MAISEL MAISEL'S WEISSE DUNKEL
92 Münchner Dunkel 11.5697 UG BRÄU MÜNCHENER
93 American Adjunct Lager 9.97150 DE GARDE F.A.I.L.
94 Malt Liquor / European Strong Lager 9.79166 BRAUKUNST BERN Irish Whisky Lager
95 International Pale Lager 9.281018 BREWDOG THIS. IS. LAGER.
96 American Light Lager 8.7873 Qrew Q Lite
97 Low Alcohol 8.61217 NORTH BREWING Field Recordings
98 Radler / Shandy 7.16138 BOURGANEL aux MYRTILLES de L'ARDÈCHE
99 Radler / Shandy 5.501 Funky Fluid Gelato: Banana

MOST BEERS TASTED FROM A BREWERY

RANK BREWERY SCORE COUNTRY # OF BEERS
1. MIKKELLER 14.82 denmark 238
2. BREWDOG 14.66 scotland 187
3. BFM 15.65 switzerland 170
4. BLACKWELL 15.18 switzerland 167
5. WHITEFRONTIER 15.16 switzerland 154
6. CINQ 4000 15.06 switzerland 142
7. ALTES TRAMDEPOT 13.28 switzerland 126
8. S&A 15.44 switzerland 125
9. DE MOLEN 14.96 holland 124
10. TROIS DAMES 14.66 switzerland 117
11. TO ØL 14.82 denmark 115
12. UHB 14.18 switzerland 107
13. BARBIÈRE 14.65 switzerland 93
14. FELDSCHLÖSSCHEN 9.34 switzerland 90
15. Qrew 14.90 switzerland 84
  l'APAISÉE 15.96 switzerland 84
  DEGENBIER 15.11 switzerland 84
18. 523 15.45 switzerland 83
19. HOPPY PEOPLE 16.10 switzerland 80
20. EVIL TWIN 14.91 usa 76

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