knightni Posted December 31, 2010 Author Share Posted December 31, 2010 6. (#6 Ale) Blue Moon Belgian White Ale Beer Advocate Rating: B- (worthy) based on 1311 reviews Rate Beer Rating: 47/100 overall and 52/100 to style based on 2040 reviews 5.4% ABV, 17 IBUs Soxtalk Voting - 61 points (Voted #1 by SoxFan1) Blue Moon, a Belgian-style witbier brewed by the Molson Coors Brewing Company in Golden, Colorado, was launched in 1995. In Canada it is marketed as a similar beer called Rickard's White and is brewed in Montreal, Quebec. Originally called Bellyslide Belgian White, it was created by Keith Villa, a brewer at Coors Field's Sandlot Brewery (the onsite brewery owned by the Molson Coors Brewing Company). The beer is orange-amber in color with a cloudy appearance because it is unfiltered. It is also spiced with coriander and orange peel in addition to the hops found in most beers. Blue Moon has a more pronounced orange flavor than many other beers of the style, and also has a slightly sweet flavor. The grain bill for Blue Moon includes malted barley, white wheat, and oats. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
knightni Posted December 31, 2010 Author Share Posted December 31, 2010 5. (#5 Ale) Leinenkugel's Sunset Wheat Beer Advocate Rating: B- (worthy) based on 824 reviews Rate Beer Rating: 41/100 overall and 72/100 to style based on 998 reviews 4.9% ABV, 13.5 IBUs Soxtalk Voting - 62 points (Voted #2 by dasox24) Sunset Wheat is a wheat ale brewed with orange and coriander. Cluster hops and a blend of wheat and pale malts are used in the brewing process. The beer was awarded the silver medal in the s006 Great American Beer Festival and the bronze medal in the 2006 and 2007 World Beer Cup in the Herb and Spice category. The Jacob Leinenkugel Brewing Company is a regional American beermaker based in Chippewa Falls, Wisconsin, United States. It was founded in that city in 1867 by Jacob Leinenkugel and John Miller. Miller (no relation to Miller Brewing) sold his stake in the company in 1884. Its products are colloquially known as Leinies. Leinenkugel is mainly distributed throughout the Midwestern United States. During Prohibition, the company produced near beer known as "Leino" as well as soda water. The company expanded from its local roots in the 1970s, introducing a light beer. Leinenkugel has become known for its craft beers, which it introduced in the 1980s. Miller Brewing, a subsidiary of SABMiller, bought the company in 1988. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
knightni Posted December 31, 2010 Author Share Posted December 31, 2010 4. (#4 Ale) Goose Island 312 Urban Wheat Beer Advocate Rating: B- (worthy) based on 395 reviews Rate Beer Rating: 33/100 overall and 51/100 to style based on 701 reviews 4.2% ABV, 20 IBUs Soxtalk Voting - 63 points (Voted #2 by bigruss22) 312 Urban Wheat is a wheat ale brewed by the Goose Island Brewery. Densely populated with flavor, 312’s spicy aroma of Cascade hops is followed by a crisp, fruity ale flavor delivered in a smooth, creamy body. This gives 312 a balance of flavor and refreshment that never fills you up and won’t let you down. In the English Style Summer Ale category, 312 was awarded the gold medal in 2010, 2007, and 2006, and the bronze medal in 2008 at the Great American Beer Festival. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
knightni Posted December 31, 2010 Author Share Posted December 31, 2010 3. (#3 Ale) Newcastle Brown Ale Beer Advocate Rating: B- (worthy) based on 1364 reviews Rate Beer Rating: 48/100 overall and 45/100 to style based on 2614 reviews 4.7% ABV, 25 IBUs Soxtalk Voting - 71 points (Voted #2 by SoxFan1, & #1 by Balta1701) Newcastle Brown Ale was originally created by Colonel J. Porter in 1925. The recipe, however, was adapted over a period of three years to create the flavour that is distinct to the beer today. When first exhibited, Newcastle Brown Ale swept the board at the prestigious 1928 International Brewery Awards. The gold medals from these awards are still featured on the label. The blue star logo was introduced to the Newcastle Brown Ale bottle in 1928, the year after the beer was launched. The five points of the star represent the five founding breweries of Newcastle. Newcastle Brown Ale is traditionally sold in England by the pint (20 fl oz, 568 ml) and more recently in 550 ml (19.4 fl oz, 0.97 pint) bottles. Typically the ale is consumed from a 12 fl oz Wellington glass. This allows the drinker to regularly top-up the beer and thereby maintain a frothy "head." In the United States, it is also sold in standard 12 fl oz (355 ml) bottles. In April 2010, Heineken USA introduced the Wellington glass, branded as the "Geordie Schooner," for Newcastle Brown Ale consumers in America. The pint glass features a nucleated base. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
knightni Posted December 31, 2010 Author Share Posted December 31, 2010 2. (#2 Ale) Guinness Stout Beer Advocate Rating: B+ (very good) based on 1462 reviews Rate Beer Rating: 85/100 overall and 84/100 to style based on 1462 reviews 5% ABV, 40 IBUs Soxtalk Voting - 75 points (Voted #1 by FlaSoxxJim) Guinness is a popular Irish dry stout that originated in the brewery of Arthur Guinness (1725–1803) at St. James's Gate, Dublin. Guinness is directly descended from the porter style that originated in London in the early 18th century and is one of the most successful beer brands worldwide. A distinctive feature is the burnt flavour which is derived from the use of roasted unmalted barley (though this is a relatively modern development since it did not become a part of the grist until well into the 20th century). For many years a portion of aged brew was blended with freshly brewed product to give a sharp lactic flavour (which was a characteristic of the original Porter). Although the palate of Guinness still features a characteristic "tang", the company has refused to confirm whether this type of blending still occurs. The thick creamy head is the result of the beer being mixed with nitrogen when being poured. It is popular with Irish people both in Ireland and abroad and, in spite of a decline in consumption since 2001, is still the best-selling alcoholic drink in Ireland where Guinness & Co. makes almost €2 billion annually. There are several different styles of Guinness, but the most common is the Extra Stout. Guinness Original/Extra Stout: 4.2 or 4.3% ABV in Ireland and the rest of Europe, 4.1% in Germany, 4.8% in Namibia and South Africa), 5% in the United States and Canada, and 6% in Australia and Japan. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
knightni Posted December 31, 2010 Author Share Posted December 31, 2010 1. (#1 Ale) New Belgium Fat Tire Ale Beer Advocate Rating: B (good) based on 1388 ratings Rate Beer Rating: 52/100 overall and 75/10 to style based on 1879 ratings 5.2% ABV, 18.5 IBUs Soxtalk points - 85 (Voted #2 by BigSqwert) Fat Tire is an American Amber Ale. Named in honor of New Belgium’s founder Jeff’s bike trip through Belgium, Fat Tire Amber Ale marks a turning point in the young electrical engineer’s home brewing. Belgian beers use a far broader palette of ingredients (fruits, spices, esoteric yeast strains) than German or English styles. Jeff found the Belgian approach freeing. Upon his return, Jeff created Fat Tire and Abbey Belgian Ale, (assuming Abbey would be his big gun). He and his wife, Kim traveled around sampling their homebrews to the public. Fat Tire’s appeal quickly became evident. People liked everything about it. Except the name. Fat Tire won fans is in its sense of balance: toasty, biscuit-like malt flavors coasting in equilibrium with hoppy freshness. The beer is brewed with Willamette, Goldings, and Target hops and Pale, C-80, Munich, and Victory malts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
knightni Posted December 31, 2010 Author Share Posted December 31, 2010 Honorable Mentions: Bard's 90 Shilling by O'Dell's Moosehead Founders Breakfast Stout Schneider Aventinus Franziskaner - Spaten Landshark Sweetwater 420 Dos Equis Special Lager Redbridge Stone of Destiny Ale, by Lia Fai Lowenbrau Thomas Hardy Ale Flossmoor Station - Collaborative Evil Samuel Smith's Oatmeal Stout Struise Pannepot - De Struise Brown Shugga' - Lagunitas Grosch Dogfish Head 90 Minute IPA Leopold Brothers' Oatmeal Stout Chimay Red Label, by Chimay Ranger IPA Curieux – Allagash Magic Hat #9 Dale's Pale Ale - Oskar Blues Yuengling Lager Heineken Lager Maudite, by Unibroue Southern Pecan Nut Brown Ale Zywiec Spaten Optimator Sam Adams Chocolate Bock New Glarus - Fat Squirrel Amstel Light Corsendonk Christmas Ale Ommegang Hennepin Hopdevil Ale - Victory Pacifico Hacker-Pschorr Weisse Three Floyds Robert The Bruce Dundee's IPA Dynamo Copper Lager, by Metropolitan Woodchuck Cider Chimay White Sam Adams Black Lager Franziskaner Hefeweizen Péché Mortel - Dieu du Ciel Indian Brown Ale - Dogfish Head Dos Equis Sierra Nevada Celebration Ale Lagunitas IPA Full Sail Amber Ale, by Full Sail Dogfish Head Samuel Adams Dunkelweizen Coors Light Cantillon Gueuze Spaten Oktoberfest Rogue - Santas Private Reserve La Chouffe - Brasserie d’Achouff Bavarian Hefe - North By Northwest Sol Three Floyds Broo Doo Anchor Steam Spaten Lager La Fin Du Monde - Unibroue Weihenstephaner Original Aventinus Weizenbock - G. Schneider & Sohn Dogfish Head 60 Minute IPA Bell's Amber Ale Hacker-Pschorr Oktoberfest Dundee's Hefe Weisen Moose Drool Fuller’s London Pride Giacomo IPA Three Floyds - Pride and Joy Avec les Bons Voeux - Brasserie Dupont Sam Adams Blackberry Witbier Hobgoblin - Wychwood Terrapin Big Hoppy Monster Dundee's Honeybrown Gila Monster Amber Ale, by Steinhaus Ruddles Country Bitter Dogfish Head Raison D'Etre ESB – Fullers Killian's Irish Red Three Floyds Dread Naught Shock Top Belgian White Dundee's Amber Lager Dos Equis Amber Tecate Hamm's Sierra Nevada Bigfoot Guiness Bells Kalamazoo Stout New Belgium - 2 Below Prior 8 - St. Bernard Brouwerij Pumking - Southern Tier Noble Pils Ommegang Witte Ale Rolling Rock Dogfish Head 120 Minute Blue Moon Founders Black Rye Old Chub - Oskar Blues Ommegang Three Philosophers Magic Hat Hex Two Brothers The Bitter End Ayinger Celebrator Doppelbock Goose Island Matilda Becks Point Blue Moon Winter Ale St. Pauli Girl Lager Stone Levitation Ale Night Stalker - Goose Island Michelob Amber Bock Saporro Pabst Blue Ribbon Fantôme Saison - Brasserie Fantôme Harp Rauchenfels dunkel Steinbier Miller Lite Molson Moonglow - Victory Keystone Light Bass Left Hand Milk Stout Heineken Dark Lager Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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