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 P  Monacatootha, Pennsylvania, USA

Joined: Jul 30, 2006
Last seen: Oct 16, 2008

Beer Ratings: 1609
Place Ratings: 58
Average Score: 2.35
My Average: 2.99

Favorite style: Lambic - Gueuze

Events: (1)

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Bio/beer Philosophy:


I LIKE IT SWEET
. . . . .and. . . . .
I LOVE IT SOUR!

"Lambics are to beer like Harleys are to motorcycles."

DISCLAIMER: In my humble opinion, purposefully bitter hops are adjuncts, that were originally used as a beer preservative. They add an unnatural bitter flavor and hide the real complexities of beer. Nevertheless, I have tremendous respect for those who can stand it.

I question the worth of any cigar or beer over $2, big twin Harley over $9K or Sportster over $3K.

My rating (0-5) is based only on how much I enjoyed it, not the quality of the beer (or cider or sake or lambic or what ever). I am by no means a beer expert, nor am I qualified to rate by style.


CHEAPDARK IMHO SCALE
5.0 = Unqualified Perfect Beer
4.7 = Lambic Lambic Lambic
4.4 = Beautifully Sour Ale
4.0 = Prickly Cider & Perry
3.7 = Wonderful Witbier
3.2 = Delicious Dunkel
3.0 = American Dark Lager
2.9 = Happy Hefeweizen
2.7 = Porter & Sweet Stout
2.6 = Saison & Schwartz
2.5 = Plain Stout & Fruit Bier
2.4 = Savory Brown Ale
2.3 = Obtuse Octoberfest
2.2 = Pale Lager & Blonde Ale
2.1 = Premium Bitter & ESB
2.0 = American Pale Ale
1.9 = Rude Imperial Stout
1.8 = Strong Ale/Strong Lager
1.7 = IPA & Barley Wine
1.6 = Imperial & Double IPA
1.2 = Widget Can Beers
0.5 = Sake
0.0 = Chelada (forget about it)

PS: Much to the chagrin of my colleagues, cheap pale yellow american lager is beer, not swill, and I like it!


Beer Ratings Place Ratings  P  Statistics  
BeerBrewerStyle Score   My Rating  Date 
Lindemans Framboise
Brouwerij Lindemans
Lambic - Fruit3.64.812/9/2006 
Orval
Brasserie dOrval
Belgian Ale3.914.83/1/2008 
Chapeau Faro
Brouwerij De Troch
Lambic - Faro2.944.81/16/2008 
Chapeau Framboise
Brouwerij De Troch
Lambic - Fruit2.914.711/17/2007 
Lindemans Cassis Lambic
Brouwerij Lindemans
Lambic - Fruit3.384.711/18/2007 
St. Louis Premium Framboise
Brouwerij Vanhonsebrouck
Lambic - Fruit3.084.710/11/2007 
St. Louis Premium Kriek
Brouwerij Vanhonsebrouck
Lambic - Fruit3.074.610/11/2007 
Lindemans Pêche Lambic (Pêcheresse)
Brouwerij Lindemans
Lambic - Fruit3.414.610/11/2007 
Cherish Raspberry
Brouwerij Van Steenberge
Lambic - Fruit3.084.62/14/2007 
10 Lindemans Gueuze
Brouwerij Lindemans
Lambic - Gueuze3.34.511/10/2007 
11 Melbourn Brothers Apricot
Melbourn Brothers (Samuel Smith)
Lambic - Fruit3.184.53/29/2008 
12 Lindemans Apple (Pomme)
Brouwerij Lindemans
Lambic - Fruit3.084.59/30/2007 
13 St. Louis Premium Peche
Brouwerij Vanhonsebrouck
Lambic - Fruit2.754.510/11/2007 
14 Bios Kriek
Brouwerij Van Steenberge
Lambic - Fruit3.124.52/20/2007 
15 Fly Creek Original Hard Cider
Fly Creek Cider Mill Winery
Cider2.854.44/5/2007 
16 Chapeau Fraises
Brouwerij De Troch
Lambic - Fruit2.654.43/23/2008 
17 Liefmans Kriekbier
Liefmans (Moortgat)
Sour Ale3.684.412/12/2007 
18 Liefmans Frambozenbier
Liefmans (Moortgat)
Sour Ale3.634.411/17/2007 
19 Chapeau Kriek
Brouwerij De Troch
Lambic - Fruit2.744.42/4/2008 
20 Hanssens Oude Gueuze
Hanssens Artisanaal
Lambic - Gueuze3.794.411/17/2007 
21 Verhaeghe Vichtenaar
Verhaeghe
Sour Ale3.654.312/1/2007 
22 Chapeau Banana
Brouwerij De Troch
Lambic - Fruit2.314.33/1/2008 
23 Hanssens Oude Kriek
Hanssens Artisanaal
Lambic - Fruit3.724.33/1/2008 
24 Lindemans Gueuze Cuvée René
Brouwerij Lindemans
Lambic - Gueuze3.784.312/8/2007 
25 Rodenbach Grand Cru
Brouwerij Rodenbach (Palm)
Sour Ale3.834.312/22/2007 
26 Erdinger Weissbier Dunkel
Erdinger Weissbräu
Dunkelweizen3.224.310/14/2006 
27 Boon Oude Kriek
Brouwerij F. Boon
Lambic - Fruit3.74.36/1/2008 
28 3 Fonteinen Schaerbeekse Kriek
3 Fonteinen
Lambic - Fruit4.084.21/31/2008 
29 East End Kvass
East End Brewing Company
Traditional Ale3.554.26/27/2007 
30 Ayinger Ur-Weisse
Brauerei Aying
Dunkelweizen3.64.211/11/2006 
31 Hoegaarden
Brouwerij Hoegaarden (InBev)
Belgian White (Witbier)3.564.210/14/2006 
32 Rodenbach Classic
Brouwerij Rodenbach (Palm)
Sour Ale3.554.22/20/2007 
33 Bulmers (Magners Original Irish) Cider
Bulmers, Ireland (S&N, Heineken)
Cider2.574.211/3/2007 
34 Verhaeghe Duchesse De Bourgogne
Verhaeghe
Sour Ale3.684.210/7/2007 
35 New Belgium La Folie
New Belgium Brewing Company
Sour Ale4.034.21/28/2008 
36 Cantillon Iris
Cantillon
Lambic - Unblended3.74.11/16/2008 
37 Corsendonk Pater (Abbey Brown Ale)
Du Bocq
Abbey Dubbel3.724.12/20/2007 
38 Samuel Smiths Oatmeal Stout
Samuel Smith
Stout3.924.111/11/2006 
39 Strongbow Cider
Bulmers Cider (S&N, Heineken)
Cider2.464.14/8/2007 
40 Ace Apple Cider
California Cider Company
Cider2.494.16/7/2007 
41 Mackeson XXX Stout
Boston Beer Company
Sweet Stout3.724.17/30/2006 
42 Bornem Dubbel
Brouwerij Van Steenberge
Abbey Dubbel3.324.17/13/2007 
43 Marzonis Lichtenhainer
Marzonis Brick Oven & Brewing Co.
Traditional Ale3.574.15/18/2008 
44 East End Witte
East End Brewing Company
Belgian White (Witbier)3.414.14/20/2007 
45 HardCore Crisp Hard Cider
HardCore Cider (Boston Beer Company)
Cider2.8642/18/2007 
46 Woodchuck Dark and Dry 802 Draft Cider
Green Mountain Cidery (HP Bulmer)
Cider2.94410/28/2006 
47 Woodchuck Granny Smith Draft Cider
Green Mountain Cidery (HP Bulmer)
Cider2.87410/28/2006 
48 Cider Jack Hard Cider
American Hard Cider Co.
Cider2.72412/24/2006 
49 Franziskaner Hefe-Weissbier Dunkel
Spaten-Franziskaner-Bräu (InBev)
Dunkelweizen3.37411/15/2007 
50 Wyders Dry Pear Cider
Wyders Beverages Canada Ltd.
Perry2.5541/2/2008 
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