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Pale Lagers
is made up of the following styles: Pale Lager | Pilsener | Classic German Pilsener | Bohemian Pilsener | Premium Lager | Dortmunder/Helles | European Strong Lager |

		beer	style	brewer	state	country	score	ratings
	1	Boulevard Bobs 47 Munich-Style Lager	Premium Lager	Boulevard Brewing Company	Missouri	USA	3.58	25
	2	Great Lakes Dortmunder Gold	Dortmunder/Helles	Great Lakes Brewing Company	Ohio	USA	3.48	42
	3	Back Road Millennium Lager	Dortmunder/Helles	Back Road Brewery	Indiana	USA	3.36	15
	4	New Glarus Edel-Pils	Pilsener	New Glarus Brewing Company	Wisconsin	USA	3.33	25
	5	Two Brothers Dog Days	Dortmunder/Helles	Two Brothers Brewing Company	Illinois	USA	3.3	11

Bocks
is made up of the following styles: Bock | Doppelbock | Eisbock |

		beer	style	brewer	state	country	score	ratings
	1	Capital Autumnal Fire	Doppelbock	Capital Brewery	Wisconsin	USA	3.81	43
	2	New Glarus Unplugged Eisbock	Eisbock	New Glarus Brewing Company	Wisconsin	USA	3.73	31
	3	Bells Consecrator Doppelbock	Doppelbock	Kalamazoo Brewing Company	Michigan	USA	3.63	66
	4	New Glarus Uff-da Bock	Bock	New Glarus Brewing Company	Wisconsin	USA	3.61	16
	5	Sprecher Doppel Bock	Doppelbock	Sprecher Brewing Company	Wisconsin	USA	3.55	21

Specialty
is made up of the following styles: Fruit Beer | Smoked | Mead | Spice/Herb/Vegetable |

		beer	style	brewer	state	country	score	ratings
	1	New Glarus Belgian Red	Fruit Beer	New Glarus Brewing Company	Wisconsin	USA	4.22	64
	2	New Glarus Raspberry Tart	Fruit Beer	New Glarus Brewing Company	Wisconsin	USA	4.11	45
	3	Bells Batch 5000	Smoked	Kalamazoo Brewing Company	Michigan	USA	3.67	14
	4	Bells Eccentric Ale	Spice/Herb/Vegetable	Kalamazoo Brewing Company	Michigan	USA	3.65	43
	5	Dark Horse Fore Smoked Stout	Smoked	Dark Horse Brewing Company	Michigan	USA	3.58	10

English Style Pales & Bitters
is made up of the following styles: English Pale Ale | Bitter | Golden Ale/Blond Ale | Premium Bitter/ESB |

		beer	style	brewer	state	country	score	ratings
	1	Schlafly Winter ESB	Premium Bitter/ESB	Saint Louis Brewery	Missouri	USA	3.74	20
	2	Three Floyds Big Ups Bitter	Premium Bitter/ESB	Three Floyds Brewing Company	Indiana	USA	3.41	11
	3	Arcadia Lake Superior ESB	Premium Bitter/ESB	Arcadia Brewing Company	Michigan	USA	3.23	13

India Pale Ales
is made up of the following styles: India Pale Ale (IPA) | Imperial/Double IPA |

		beer	style	brewer	state	country	score	ratings
	1	Three Floyds Dreadnaught Imperial IPA	Imperial/Double IPA	Three Floyds Brewing Company	Indiana	USA	4.31	128
	2	Town Hall Masala Mama IPA	India Pale Ale (IPA)	Minneapolis Town Hall Brewery	Minnesota	USA	4.11	11
	3	Bells Two Hearted Ale	India Pale Ale (IPA)	Kalamazoo Brewing Company	Michigan	USA	3.99	121
	4	Goose Island Imperial IPA	Imperial/Double IPA	Goose Island Beer Company	Illinois	USA	3.96	45
	5	Buckeye Seventy-Six	Imperial/Double IPA	Buckeye Brewing Company	Ohio	USA	3.81	11

American Brown Ales & English Milds
is made up of the following styles: Brown Ale | Mild Ale |

		beer	style	brewer	state	country	score	ratings
	1	New Glarus Fat Squirrel	Brown Ale	New Glarus Brewing Company	Wisconsin	USA	3.58	30
	2	Bells Best Brown Ale	Brown Ale	Kalamazoo Brewing Company	Michigan	USA	3.54	64
	3	Goose Island Hex Nut Brown Ale	Brown Ale	Goose Island Beer Company	Illinois	USA	3.46	27
	4	Three Floyds Pride & Joy Mild Ale	Mild Ale	Three Floyds Brewing Company	Indiana	USA	3.29	30

Stouts
is made up of the following styles: Stout | Dry Stout | Sweet Stout | Imperial Stout | Foreign Stout |

		beer	style	brewer	state	country	score	ratings
	1	Three Floyds Dark Lord Russian Imperial Stout	Imperial Stout	Three Floyds Brewing Company	Indiana	USA	4.34	63
	2	Bells Expedition Stout	Imperial Stout	Kalamazoo Brewing Company	Michigan	USA	4.21	121
	3	Thirsty Dog Siberian Night Imperial Stout	Imperial Stout	Thirsty Dog Brewing Company	Ohio	USA	4.17	37
	4	Bells Kalamazoo Stout	Sweet Stout	Kalamazoo Brewing Company	Michigan	USA	4.09	87
	5	Bells Special Double Cream Stout	Sweet Stout	Kalamazoo Brewing Company	Michigan	USA	3.93	88

Strong Ales
is made up of the following styles: Barley Wine | English Strong Ale | American Strong Ale | Old Ale |

		beer	style	brewer	state	country	score	ratings
	1	Three Floyds Behemoth Barleywine	Barley Wine	Three Floyds Brewing Company	Indiana	USA	4.14	15
	2	Bells Third Coast Old Ale	Barley Wine	Kalamazoo Brewing Company	Michigan	USA	4.05	83
	3	Bells Batch 6000	Barley Wine	Kalamazoo Brewing Company	Michigan	USA	4.02	159
	4	Three Floyds Ol Dread	American Strong Ale	Three Floyds Brewing Company	Indiana	USA	3.85	13
	5	Lake Superior Old Man Winter Warmer	Barley Wine	Lake Superior Brewing Company	Minnesota	USA	3.74	15

Porters
is made up of the following styles: Porter | Baltic Porter |

		beer	style	brewer	state	country	score	ratings
	1	Three Floyds Alpha Klaus Christmas Porter	Porter	Three Floyds Brewing Company	Indiana	USA	4.01	76
	2	Arcadia London Porter	Porter	Arcadia Brewing Company	Michigan	USA	3.88	25
	3	Great Lakes Edmund Fitzgerald Porter	Porter	Great Lakes Brewing Company	Ohio	USA	3.86	67
	4	Founders Porter	Porter	Founders Ales	Michigan	USA	3.86	19
	5	Dark Horse Reserve Special Black Bier	Porter	Dark Horse Brewing Company	Michigan	USA	3.81	12

Lambic Or Other Traditional
is made up of the following styles: Lambic - Fruit | Traditional Ale | Lambic - Gueuze | Lambic - Faro | Lambic - Unblended |

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Belgian Session
is made up of the following styles: Belgian Ale | Saison | Flemish Sour Ale | Bi�re de Garde | Abbey Dubbel |

		beer	style	brewer	state	country	score	ratings
	1	New Holland Black Tulip	Belgian Ale	New Holland Brewing Company	Michigan	USA	3.46	11
	2	Two Brothers Domaine DuPage French Style Country Ale	Bi�re de Garde	Two Brothers Brewing Company	Illinois	USA	3.32	28

Belgian Strong
is made up of the following styles: Belgian Strong Ale | Abbey Tripel | Abt/Quadrupel |

		beer	style	brewer	state	country	score	ratings
	1	Great Lakes 15th Anniversary Ale	Abbey Tripel	Great Lakes Brewing Company	Ohio	USA	3.68	88
	2	Bells Sparkling Ale	Belgian Strong Ale	Kalamazoo Brewing Company	Michigan	USA	3.63	53
	3	Goose Island Pere Jacques	Belgian Strong Ale	Goose Island Beer Company	Illinois	USA	3.6	23
	4	New Glarus Unplugged Triple	Abbey Tripel	New Glarus Brewing Company	Wisconsin	USA	3.51	26
	5	Goose Island 1800 Demolition Ale (Strong Golden)	Belgian Strong Ale	Goose Island Beer Company	Illinois	USA	3.49	15

American Amber/ Pale
is made up of the following styles: American Pale Ale | Amber Ale |

		beer	style	brewer	state	country	score	ratings
	1	Three Floyds Alpha King Pale Ale	American Pale Ale	Three Floyds Brewing Company	Indiana	USA	3.98	103
	2	Three Floyds Brian Boru Old Irish Red	Amber Ale	Three Floyds Brewing Company	Indiana	USA	3.67	18
	3	Great Lakes Burning River Pale Ale	American Pale Ale	Great Lakes Brewing Company	Ohio	USA	3.6	53
	4	Lake Superior Special Ale	American Pale Ale	Lake Superior Brewing Company	Minnesota	USA	3.57	10
	5	Bells Amber Ale	Amber Ale	Kalamazoo Brewing Company	Michigan	USA	3.53	51

Wheats
is made up of the following styles: German Hefeweizen | American Wheat | Weizen Bock | Belgian White (Witbier) | Berliner Weisse | German Kristalweizen |

		beer	style	brewer	state	country	score	ratings
	1	New Glarus Solstice Weiss	German Hefeweizen	New Glarus Brewing Company	Wisconsin	USA	3.99	10
	2	Three Floyds Gumballhead	American Wheat	Three Floyds Brewing Company	Indiana	USA	3.7	61
	3	Capital Kloster Weizen	German Hefeweizen	Capital Brewery	Wisconsin	USA	3.58	28
	4	Bells Winter White	Belgian White (Witbier)	Kalamazoo Brewing Company	Michigan	USA	3.52	52
	5	Buckeye Wheat Cloud	German Hefeweizen	Buckeye Brewing Company	Ohio	USA	3.46	13

Dark Lager
is made up of the following styles: Dunkel | Schwarzbier | American Dark Lager | Oktoberfest/M�rzen | Vienna |

		beer	style	brewer	state	country	score	ratings
	1	Sprecher Black Bavarian	Schwarzbier	Sprecher Brewing Company	Wisconsin	USA	3.74	44
	2	Great Lakes Eliot Ness	Vienna	Great Lakes Brewing Company	Ohio	USA	3.7	43
	3	Dark Horse Octoberfest	Oktoberfest/M�rzen	Dark Horse Brewing Company	Michigan	USA	3.58	10
	4	Capital Fest	Oktoberfest/M�rzen	Capital Brewery	Wisconsin	USA	3.53	21
	5	Lakefront Riverwest Stein	Vienna	Lakefront Brewery, Inc.	Wisconsin	USA	3.53	34