RateBeer
   Home Sign Up or Login Advanced Search
   People Ratings Events Places Forums Shop Magazine

cheapdark

Pic

Monacatootha, Pennsylvania, USA
Message cheapdark
Started: Jul 30, 2006
Last on: May 16, 2008


Beer Ratings: 1454
Place Ratings: 49
Average Rating: 2.32
My Beers Average: 3
View Latest Posts
I'm at Events (1)

Favorite style: Lambic - Gueuze
View cheapdark's BeerList
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 (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  
 Beer Brewer Style Score  My Rating Date
Miller High Life Light
Miller Brewing Company (SABMiller)
Pale Lager1.362.35/15/2008 
Tommyknocker Butt Head Bock
Tommyknocker Brewery
Doppelbock3.241.95/15/2008 
OFallon Goats Breath Bock Ale
OFallon Brewery
Dunkler Bock3.0925/11/2008 
Clipper City Heavy Seas Holy Sheet
Clipper City Brewing Co.
Abbey Dubbel3.161.95/11/2008 
Magic Hat Odd Notion (Summer 08)
Magic Hat Brewing Company
Mild Ale3.332.95/4/2008 
Michelob Ultra Pomegranate Raspberry
Anheuser-Busch Companies, Inc.
Fruit Beer1.592.85/4/2008 
Tommyknocker Jack Whacker Wheat Ale
Tommyknocker Brewery
Wheat Ale2.673.15/4/2008 
Southern Tier Back Burner
Southern Tier Brewing Company
Barley Wine3.741.65/1/2008 
St. Ides Special Brew - Passion
Miller Brewing Company (SABMiller)
Malt Liquor1.8835/1/2008 
10 Dark Horse High Gravity Lager Ice (Melanie Co)
City Brewery (Melanie Brewing Co)
Malt Liquor1.741.54/27/2008 
11 Old Harbor Taina (Doppelbock)
Old Harbor Brewery
Doppelbock2.724/27/2008 
12 Old Harbor Kofresi Stout
Old Harbor Brewery
Sweet Stout3.653.34/27/2008 
13 Old Harbor Brew Pale Ale
Old Harbor Brewery
American Pale Ale3.2324/27/2008 
14 Old Harbor Santo Viejo Pilsner
Old Harbor Brewery
Pilsener2.942.14/27/2008 
15 Old Harbor Coqui Golden Lager
Old Harbor Brewery
Pale Lager2.772.34/27/2008 
16 Yuengling Premium Light Beer
Yuengling Brewery
Pale Lager1.982.54/26/2008 
17 Cottonwood High Gravity Frostbite
Carolina Beer Company
American Strong Ale 3.421.64/26/2008 
18 Cottonwood Endo India Pale Ale
Carolina Beer Company
India Pale Ale (IPA)3.291.64/26/2008 
19 Cottonwood Low Down Brown Ale
Carolina Beer Company
Brown Ale3.2334/26/2008 
20 Carolina Blonde
Carolina Beer Company
Golden Ale/Blond Ale2.512.64/26/2008 
21 Medalla Light
Cerveceri­a India
Pale Lager1.582.14/26/2008 
22 Presidente
Cervecería Nacionál Dominicana (Grupo León Jimenes)
Pale Lager1.92.34/26/2008 
23 Harpoon Cider
Harpoon Brewery
Cider2.453.54/26/2008 
24 Sierra Nevada Wheat
Sierra Nevada Brewing Company
Wheat Ale2.892.54/26/2008 
25 Fullers London Porter
Fullers
Porter4.012.94/26/2008 
26 Moosbacher Kellerbier
Private Landbrauerei Scheuerer
Zwickel/Keller/Landbier2.992.44/24/2008 
27 Harviestoun Old Engine Oil
Harviestoun
Old Ale3.692.74/17/2008 
28 Eisenbahn Kölsch (Dourada)
Cervejaria Sudbrack
Kölsch2.882.14/17/2008 
29 Theakston Old Peculier
Theakston
Old Ale3.62.54/17/2008 
30 Marzonis Red Ale
Marzonis Brick Oven & Brewing Co.
Amber Ale2.592.24/14/2008 
31 Gordon Biersch Pilsner
Gordon Biersch Brewing Company
Premium Lager2.7624/10/2008 
32 Breckenridge 471 Small Batch ESB
Breckenridge Brewery
Premium Bitter/ESB3.321.84/10/2008 
33 Southampton May Bock
Southampton Publick House
Heller Bock3.32.14/6/2008 
34 Dogfish Head Burton Baton
Dogfish Head Brewery
Imperial/Double IPA3.71.64/5/2008 
35 Kaliber
St. James’s Gate (Diageo)
Low Alcohol1.752.24/5/2008 
36 Kláster Tmavé Výčepní (Dark Beer) 10°
Pivovar Klášter
Dunkel2.92.54/5/2008 
37 Corsendonk Agnus (Abbey Pale Ale)
Du Bocq
Abbey Tripel3.672.14/5/2008 
38 Breckenridge Agave Wheat
Breckenridge Brewery
Wheat Ale2.922.54/5/2008 
39 Chimay Bleue (Blue)
Chimay
Belgian Strong Ale4.0224/2/2008 
40 Marzonis Marks Mash Hopped Pale Ale
Marzonis Brick Oven & Brewing Co.
American Pale Ale3.472.54/1/2008 
41 Marzonis Blueberry Bock
Marzonis Brick Oven & Brewing Co.
Fruit Beer2.312.73/31/2008 
42 Defenders of Freedom Choice Lager
City Brewery (Melanie Brewing Co)
Pale Lager1.361.23/31/2008 
43 Pennsylvania Style Light Beer
City Brewery (Melanie Brewing Co)
Pale Lager1.691.53/29/2008 
44 Melbourn Brothers Apricot
Melbourn Brothers (Samuel Smith)
Lambic - Fruit3.174.33/29/2008 
45 Goose Island Matilda
Goose Island Beer Company
Belgian Ale3.671.63/28/2008 
46 Ridgeway Warm Welcome
Hepworth
English Strong Ale3.0123/28/2008 
47 Samuel Adams Scotch Ale
Boston Beer Company
Scotch Ale3.291.93/28/2008 
48 Youngs Winter Warmer
Wells & Youngs
Premium Bitter/ESB3.142.23/28/2008 
49 Brunehaut Abbaye de Saint-Martin Brune
Brunehaut
Abbey Dubbel3.522.13/28/2008 
50 St. Ambroise Oatmeal Stout
McAuslan Brewing
Stout433/25/2008 
 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 Forward »

 P  

Search cheapdark's ratings:

About RateBeer | Add A Beer | Add A Brewer | Edit Personal Info | 100 Beer Club | FAQ | Log out | Feedback? | Copyright 2000-2008, RateBeer LLC