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The Top 100 Beers In The World Jun 2004
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		beer	style	brewer	state	country	score	ratings
	1	AleSmith Barrel Aged Speedway Stout	Imperial Stout	AleSmith Brewing Company	California	USA	4.49	41
	2	Westvleteren Abt 12	Abt/Quadrupel	Westvleteren	-	Belgium	4.47	111
	3	Dieu du Ciel Péché Mortel	Imperial Stout	Dieu du Ciel	Quebec	Canada	4.38	13
	4	Three Floyds Dark Lord Russian Imperial Stout	Imperial Stout	Three Floyds Brewing Company	Indiana	USA	4.35	64
	5	Rochefort Trappistes 10	Abt/Quadrupel	Brasserie Rochefort	-	Belgium	4.32	147
	6	Three Floyds Dreadnaught Imperial IPA	Imperial/Double IPA	Three Floyds Brewing Company	Indiana	USA	4.31	130
	7	Apis Półtorak Jadwiga Mead	Mead	Spółdzielnia Pszczelarska Apis	-	Poland	4.3	52
	8	AleSmith Speedway Stout	Imperial Stout	AleSmith Brewing Company	California	USA	4.29	116
	9	LaConner India Pale Ale (Bottleworks)	India Pale Ale (IPA)	LaConner Brewing Company	Washington	USA	4.26	42
	10	Great Divide Hercules Double IPA	Imperial/Double IPA	Great Divide Brewing Company	Colorado	USA	4.24	41
	11	Stone Imperial Russian Stout	Imperial Stout	Stone Brewing Co.	California	USA	4.22	86
	12	Dogfish Head World Wide Stout 2001/2003 (18%)	Imperial Stout	Dogfish Head Brewery	Delaware	USA	4.22	110
	13	Victory Storm King Imperial Stout	Imperial Stout	Victory Brewing Company	Pennsylvania	USA	4.22	169
	14	Bells Expedition Stout	Imperial Stout	Kalamazoo Brewing Company	Michigan	USA	4.21	122
	15	Abbaye des Rocs Grand Cru	Belgian Strong Ale	Brasserie de lAbbaye des Rocs	-	Belgium	4.2	94
	16	Westvleteren Extra 8	Belgian Strong Ale	Westvleteren	-	Belgium	4.19	76
	17	Girardin Gueuze Black Label	Lambic - Gueuze	Brasserie Girardin	-	Belgium	4.17	21
	18	AleSmith YuleSmith India Pale Ale	Imperial/Double IPA	AleSmith Brewing Company	California	USA	4.17	59
	19	Ayinger Celebrator Doppelbock	Doppelbock	Ayinger	-	Germany	4.17	152
	20	Thirsty Dog Siberian Night Imperial Stout	Imperial Stout	Thirsty Dog Brewing Company	Ohio	USA	4.17	37
	21	New Glarus Belgian Red	Fruit Beer	New Glarus Brewing Company	Wisconsin	USA	4.16	65
	22	AleSmith Old Numbskull	Barley Wine	AleSmith Brewing Company	California	USA	4.15	76
	23	Three Floyds Behemoth Barleywine	Barley Wine	Three Floyds Brewing Company	Indiana	USA	4.14	15
	24	Abbaye des Rocs	Belgian Strong Ale	Brasserie de lAbbaye des Rocs	-	Belgium	4.14	100
	25	Stone Ruination IPA	Imperial/Double IPA	Stone Brewing Co.	California	USA	4.13	134
	26	Midnight Sun La Mâitresse du Moine	Belgian Strong Ale	Midnight Sun Brewing Company	Alaska	USA	4.13	70
	27	AleSmith IPA	India Pale Ale (IPA)	AleSmith Brewing Company	California	USA	4.12	74
	28	Dogfish Head World Wide Stout 2003 (21%, CA and UK release)	Imperial Stout	Dogfish Head Brewery	Delaware	USA	4.12	47
	29	North Coast Old Rasputin Russian Imperial Stout	Imperial Stout	North Coast Brewing Company	California	USA	4.12	170
	30	Victory Old Horizontal	Barley Wine	Victory Brewing Company	Pennsylvania	USA	4.12	130
	31	New Glarus Raspberry Tart	Fruit Beer	New Glarus Brewing Company	Wisconsin	USA	4.11	45
	32	Double Bastard Ale	American Strong Ale	Stone Brewing Co.	California	USA	4.11	165
	33	Girardin Lambic	Lambic - Unblended	Brasserie Girardin	-	Belgium	4.11	10
	34	Kulmbacher Eisbock	Eisbock	Kulmbacher Brauerei	-	Germany	4.1	77
	35	Fullers London Porter	Porter	Fuller Smith and Turner (Fullers)	-	England	4.1	144
	36	St. Bernardus Abt 12	Abt/Quadrupel	St. Bernardus Brouwerij	-	Belgium	4.1	134
	37	Bells Kalamazoo Stout	Sweet Stout	Kalamazoo Brewing Company	Michigan	USA	4.09	88
	38	Stone India Pale Ale	India Pale Ale (IPA)	Stone Brewing Co.	California	USA	4.09	166
	39	De Dolle Oerbier Special Reserva 2002	Belgian Strong Ale	De Dolle Brouwers	-	Belgium	4.09	118
	40	Southampton Abbot 12	Abt/Quadrupel	Southampton Publick House	New York	USA	4.09	27
	41	Town Hall Masala Mama IPA	India Pale Ale (IPA)	Minneapolis Town Hall Brewery	Minnesota	USA	4.09	12
	42	Dogfish Head 90 Minute IPA	Imperial/Double IPA	Dogfish Head Brewery	Delaware	USA	4.09	156
	43	J.W. Lees Harvest Ale	Barley Wine	J.W. Lees & Co. Brewers	-	England	4.08	65
	44	Heavyweight Perkunos Hammer Imperial Porter	Baltic Porter	Heavyweight Brewing Company	New Jersey	USA	4.08	73
	45	Rochefort Trappistes 8	Belgian Strong Ale	Brasserie Rochefort	-	Belgium	4.08	108
	46	Hair of the Dog Adam	Traditional Ale	Hair of the Dog Brewing Company, Inc.	Oregon	USA	4.07	88
	47	Unibroue Trois Pistoles	Belgian Strong Ale	Unibroue (Sleeman)	Quebec	Canada	4.07	172
	48	Drie Fonteinen Oude Geuze	Lambic - Gueuze	Geuzestekerij Drie Fonteinen	-	Belgium	4.07	35
	49	Dominion Oak Barrel Stout (brewpub version)	Stout	Old Dominion Brewing Co.	Virginia	USA	4.07	18
	50	Left Hand Oak Aged Imperial Stout	Imperial Stout	Left Hand / Tabernash / Indian Peaks	Colorado	USA	4.07	48
	51	Cantillon Lou Pepe Pure Kriek	Lambic - Fruit	Brasserie Cantillon	-	Belgium	4.06	70
	52	Southampton Grand Cru Strong Ale	Belgian Strong Ale	Southampton Publick House	New York	USA	4.06	42
	53	Full Sail Old Boardhead Barleywine	Barley Wine	Full Sail Brewing Company	Oregon	USA	4.06	44
	54	Gouden Carolus Cuvee Van De Keizer	Belgian Strong Ale	Brouwerij Het Anker	-	Belgium	4.06	58
	55	Bells Third Coast Old Ale	Barley Wine	Kalamazoo Brewing Company	Michigan	USA	4.05	83
	56	Drie Fonteinen Schaarbeekse Kriek	Lambic - Fruit	Geuzestekerij Drie Fonteinen	-	Belgium	4.05	14
	57	Sweetwater Tavern High Desert Imperial Stout	Imperial Stout	Sweetwater Tavern	Virginia	USA	4.05	11
	58	Pizza Port Cuvee de Tomme	Belgian Strong Ale	Pizza Port (Solana Beach)	California	USA	4.04	26
	59	Thomas Hardys Ale (vintage 2003 and later)	Barley Wine	OHanlons Brewing Company	-	England	4.04	60
	60	Great Divide Maverick/Yeti Imperial Stout	Imperial Stout	Great Divide Brewing Company	Colorado	USA	4.03	69
	61	Bear Republic Hop Rod Rye Ale	American Strong Ale	Bear Republic Brewing Company	California	USA	4.03	82
	62	Bear Republic Big Bear Black Stout	Imperial Stout	Bear Republic Brewing Company	California	USA	4.03	78
	63	Freeminer Deep Shaft Stout	Stout	Freeminer Brewery	-	England	4.03	36
	64	Chimay Bleu	Belgian Strong Ale	Chimay	-	Belgium	4.03	177
	65	Rodenbach Grand Cru	Flemish Sour Ale	Brouwerij Rodenbach (Palm)	-	Belgium	4.03	67
	66	Samuel Smiths Oatmeal Stout	Sweet Stout	Samuel Smith Old Brewery	-	England	4.02	177
	67	Sierra Nevada Harvest Ale	American Pale Ale	Sierra Nevada Brewing Company	California	USA	4.02	44
	68	Hawks D.M.s Imperial Stout	Imperial Stout	Hawks Brewing	Oregon	USA	4.02	20
	69	Zywiec Porter	Baltic Porter	Zywiec Brewery (Heineken)	-	Poland	4.02	23
	70	Bitter End Batch 1100	Abt/Quadrupel	The Bitter End Bistro & Brewery	Texas	USA	4.02	10
	71	Avery The Beast Grand Cru	Belgian Strong Ale	Avery Brewing Company	Colorado	USA	4.02	100
	72	Victory Hop Wallop	Imperial/Double IPA	Victory Brewing Company	Pennsylvania	USA	4.02	77
	73	Bells Batch 6000	Barley Wine	Kalamazoo Brewing Company	Michigan	USA	4.02	159
	74	Pizza Port Hop 15: A Profound Hop Experience	Imperial/Double IPA	Pizza Port (Solana Beach)	California	USA	4.01	25
	75	Three Floyds Alpha Klaus Christmas Porter	Porter	Three Floyds Brewing Company	Indiana	USA	4.01	76
	76	Unibroue La Terrible	Belgian Strong Ale	Unibroue (Sleeman)	Quebec	Canada	4	197
	77	Pizza Port SPF 8 Farmhouse Ale	Saison	Pizza Port (Solana Beach)	California	USA	4	13
	78	Brooklyn Black Chocolate Stout	Imperial Stout	Brooklyn Brewery	New York	USA	4	148
	79	St. Ambroise Oatmeal Stout	Stout	McAuslan Brewing	Quebec	Canada	4	78
	80	Rogue Imperial Stout	Imperial Stout	Rogue Ales	Oregon	USA	4	105
	81	Tripel Karmeliet	Abbey Tripel	Brouwerij Bosteels	-	Belgium	3.99	111
	82	Traquair Jacobite Ale	Spice/Herb/Vegetable	Traquair House Brewery	-	Scotland	3.99	74
	83	Bells Two Hearted Ale	India Pale Ale (IPA)	Kalamazoo Brewing Company	Michigan	USA	3.99	121
	84	Victory Hop Devil IPA	India Pale Ale (IPA)	Victory Brewing Company	Pennsylvania	USA	3.99	136
	85	Samuel Smiths Imperial Stout	Imperial Stout	Samuel Smith Old Brewery	-	England	3.99	137
	86	Achel Extra Bruin (de drie Wijzen)	Abt/Quadrupel	Brouwerij der Trappistenabdij De Achelse Kluis	-	Belgium	3.99	69
	87	Full Sail Imperial Porter Bourbon Barrel Aged	Baltic Porter	Full Sail Brewing Company	Oregon	USA	3.99	20
	88	Fantôme La Gourmande	Saison	Brasserie Fantôme	-	Belgium	3.99	45
	89	Sinebrychoff Porter	Baltic Porter	Sinebrychoff	-	Finland	3.99	63
	90	New Glarus Solstice Weiss	German Hefeweizen	New Glarus Brewing Company	Wisconsin	USA	3.99	10
	91	Fish Tale Poseidons Imperial Stout	Imperial Stout	Fish Brewing Company/Leavenworth Beers	Washington	USA	3.99	55
	92	Dogfish Head Raison D Extra	American Strong Ale	Dogfish Head Brewery	Delaware	USA	3.98	42
	93	New Belgium Abbey Grand Cru	Abbey Dubbel	New Belgium Brewing Company	Colorado	USA	3.98	15
	94	Oggis Ding Ding Double IPA	Imperial/Double IPA	Oggis Pizza and Brewing Company	California	USA	3.98	13
	95	Three Floyds Alpha King Pale Ale	American Pale Ale	Three Floyds Brewing Company	Indiana	USA	3.98	103
	96	AleSmith J.P. Grays Wee Heavy Scotch Ale	Scotch Ale	AleSmith Brewing Company	California	USA	3.98	49
	97	Bièropholie Impérial Stout	Imperial Stout	Brasserie Bièropholie	Quebec	Canada	3.97	41
	98	Rogue Brewer	American Strong Ale	Rogue Ales	Oregon	USA	3.97	36
	99	Ramstein Maibock	Bock	High Point Wheat Beer Company	New Jersey	USA	3.97	12
	100	Brøckhouse IPA	India Pale Ale (IPA)	Brøckhouse	-	Denmark	3.96	19