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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	B�rgerbr�u Wolnzacher Hell	Dortmunder/Helles	B�rgerbr�u Wolnzach	-	Germany	3.77	18
	2	Christoffel Blond	Pilsener	Bierbrouwerij St. Christoffel	-	Netherlands	3.55	32
	3	Ayinger Jahrhundert	Dortmunder/Helles	Ayinger	-	Germany	3.31	52
	4	Jever Pilsner	Classic German Pilsener	Jever (Brau und Brunnen)	-	Germany	3.28	33
	5	Weltenburger Kloster Pils	Pilsener	Weltenburg Klosterbrauerei	-	Germany	3.28	18

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

		beer	style	brewer	state	country	score	ratings
	1	Ayinger Celebrator Doppelbock	Doppelbock	Ayinger	-	Germany	4.17	152
	2	Kulmbacher Eisbock	Eisbock	Kulmbacher Brauerei	-	Germany	4.1	77
	3	Weltenburger Kloster Asam Bock	Doppelbock	Weltenburg Klosterbrauerei	-	Germany	3.93	56
	4	Andechser Doppelbock Dunkel	Doppelbock	Klosterbrauerei Andechs	-	Germany	3.92	37
	5	Castle Eggenberg Urbock Dunkel Eisbock	Eisbock	Castle Eggenberg	-	Austria	3.83	30

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

		beer	style	brewer	state	country	score	ratings
	1	Apis P�łtorak Jadwiga Mead	Mead	Sp�łdzielnia Pszczelarska Apis	-	Poland	4.3	51
	2	Traquair Jacobite Ale	Spice/Herb/Vegetable	Traquair House Brewery	-	Scotland	3.99	74
	3	Aecht Schlenkerla Rauchbier Urbock	Smoked	Brauerei Heller-Trum	-	Germany	3.83	41
	4	Kriek De Ranke	Fruit Beer	Brouwerij De Ranke	-	Belgium	3.77	33
	5	Hitachino Nest New Year Celebration Ale	Spice/Herb/Vegetable	Kiuchi Brewery	-	Japan	3.71	84

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	Fullers ESB	Premium Bitter/ESB	Fuller Smith and Turner (Fullers)	-	England	3.64	144
	2	Dark Star Hophead	Golden Ale/Blond Ale	Dark Star Brewing	-	England	3.57	10
	3	Timothy Taylor Landlord	Premium Bitter/ESB	Timothy Taylor	-	England	3.54	20
	4	Herslev Bryghus Pale Ale	English Pale Ale	Herslev Bryghus	-	Denmark	3.53	12
	5	Jennings Sneck Lifter	Premium Bitter/ESB	Jennings Brothers, PLC	-	England	3.48	16

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	Br�ckhouse IPA	India Pale Ale (IPA)	Br�ckhouse	-	Denmark	3.98	18
	2	Samuel Smiths India Ale	India Pale Ale (IPA)	Samuel Smith Old Brewery	-	England	3.61	100
	3	Wintercoat Golden India IPA	India Pale Ale (IPA)	Wintercoat	-	Denmark	3.58	15
	4	Burton Bridge Empire Ale	India Pale Ale (IPA)	Burton Bridge Brewery	-	England	3.48	32
	5	Harviestoun Indian Summer I.P.A.	India Pale Ale (IPA)	Harviestoun Brewery	-	Scotland	3.45	13

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

		beer	style	brewer	state	country	score	ratings
	1	Samuel Smiths Nut Brown Ale	Brown Ale	Samuel Smith Old Brewery	-	England	3.48	114
	2	George Gale Festival Mild	Mild Ale	George Gale and Company	-	England	3.41	25
	3	Inveralmond Lia Fail	Brown Ale	Inveralmond Brewery	-	Scotland	3.4	24
	4	Sarah Hughes Dark Ruby Mild	Mild Ale	Sarah Hughes Brewery/Beacon Hotel	-	England	3.38	10
	5	N�rrebro Bryghus Kings County Brown Ale	Brown Ale	N�rrebro Bryghus	-	Denmark	3.34	10

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	Freeminer Deep Shaft Stout	Stout	Freeminer Brewery	-	England	4.03	36
	2	Samuel Smiths Oatmeal Stout	Sweet Stout	Samuel Smith Old Brewery	-	England	4.02	176
	3	Samuel Smiths Imperial Stout	Imperial Stout	Samuel Smith Old Brewery	-	England	3.99	136
	4	Courage Russian Imperial Stout	Imperial Stout	Scottish Courage (Scottish & Newcastle)	-	Scotland	3.95	20
	5	Ellezelloise Hercule Stout	Imperial Stout	Ellezelloise	-	Belgium	3.92	37

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	J.W. Lees Harvest Ale	Barley Wine	J.W. Lees & Co. Brewers	-	England	4.08	65
	2	Thomas Hardys Ale (vintage 2003 and later)	Barley Wine	OHanlons Brewing Company	-	England	4.04	60
	3	Woodfordes Norfolk Nip	Barley Wine	Woodfordes Norfolk Ales	-	England	3.88	11
	4	Fullers 1845	English Strong Ale	Fuller Smith and Turner (Fullers)	-	England	3.8	93
	5	J.W. Lees Harvest Ale (Calvados)	Barley Wine	J.W. Lees & Co. Brewers	-	England	3.78	10

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

		beer	style	brewer	state	country	score	ratings
	1	Fullers London Porter	Porter	Fuller Smith and Turner (Fullers)	-	England	4.1	143
	2	Zywiec Porter	Baltic Porter	Zywiec Brewery (Heineken)	-	Poland	4.02	23
	3	Sinebrychoff Porter	Baltic Porter	Sinebrychoff	-	Finland	3.99	63
	4	Carnegie Porter	Porter	Pripps Ringnes AB (Carlsberg Sverige)	-	Sweden	3.86	40
	5	Thisted Limfjords Porter/Double Brown Stout	Baltic Porter	Thisted Bryghus	-	Denmark	3.8	26

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

		beer	style	brewer	state	country	score	ratings
	1	Girardin Gueuze Black Label	Lambic - Gueuze	Brasserie Girardin	-	Belgium	4.17	20
	2	Girardin Lambic	Lambic - Unblended	Brasserie Girardin	-	Belgium	4.11	10
	3	Drie Fonteinen Oude Geuze	Lambic - Gueuze	Geuzestekerij Drie Fonteinen	-	Belgium	4.07	35
	4	Cantillon Lou Pepe Pure Kriek	Lambic - Fruit	Brasserie Cantillon	-	Belgium	4.06	69
	5	Drie Fonteinen Schaarbeekse Kriek	Lambic - Fruit	Geuzestekerij Drie Fonteinen	-	Belgium	4.05	14

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	Rodenbach Grand Cru	Flemish Sour Ale	Brouwerij Rodenbach (Palm)	-	Belgium	4.03	66
	2	Fant�me La Gourmande	Saison	Brasserie Fant�me	-	Belgium	3.97	44
	3	Dupont Avec Les Bons Voeux	Saison	Dupont Brasserie	-	Belgium	3.92	31
	4	St. Sylvestre Biere Nouvelle	Bi�re de Garde	St. Sylvestre	-	France	3.92	15
	5	Fant�me Black Ghost	Flemish Sour Ale	Brasserie Fant�me	-	Belgium	3.89	17

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

		beer	style	brewer	state	country	score	ratings
	1	Westvleteren Abt 12	Abt/Quadrupel	Westvleteren	-	Belgium	4.47	111
	2	Rochefort Trappistes 10	Abt/Quadrupel	Brasserie Rochefort	-	Belgium	4.34	145
	3	Abbaye des Rocs Grand Cru	Belgian Strong Ale	Brasserie de lAbbaye des Rocs	-	Belgium	4.2	94
	4	Westvleteren Extra 8	Belgian Strong Ale	Westvleteren	-	Belgium	4.19	76
	5	Abbaye des Rocs	Belgian Strong Ale	Brasserie de lAbbaye des Rocs	-	Belgium	4.14	100

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

		beer	style	brewer	state	country	score	ratings
	1	Little Creatures Pale Ale	American Pale Ale	Little Creatures Brewing	-	Australia	3.64	29
	2	James Squire Original Amber Ale	Amber Ale	Malt Shovel Brewery (Lion Nathan Co.)	-	Australia	3.31	19

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	Schneider Aventinus	Weizen Bock	Weissbierbrauerei G. Schneider & Sohn	-	Germany	3.96	141
	2	Weihenstephaner Hefe Weissbier	German Hefeweizen	Bayerische Staatsbrauerei Weihenstephan	-	Germany	3.81	88
	3	Ayinger Brau Weisse	German Hefeweizen	Ayinger	-	Germany	3.64	72
	4	Franziskaner Hefe-Weissbier	German Hefeweizen	Spaten-Franziskaner-Br�u (Interbrew)	-	Germany	3.62	107
	5	Schneider Wiesen Edel-Weisse	German Hefeweizen	Weissbierbrauerei G. Schneider & Sohn	-	Germany	3.62	51

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	Bornholmerbryg Julebryg	Dunkel	Svaneke Bryghus	-	Denmark	3.8	13
	2	Ayinger Altbairisch Dunkel	Dunkel	Ayinger	-	Germany	3.69	52
	3	Ayinger Oktober Fest-Marzen	Oktoberfest/M�rzen	Ayinger	-	Germany	3.65	64
	4	Weltenburger Kloster Barock Dunkel	Dunkel	Weltenburg Klosterbrauerei	-	Germany	3.58	20
	5	Paulaner Oktoberfest	Oktoberfest/M�rzen	Paulaner Brauerei GmbH & Co	-	Germany	3.51	68