Scotland 1. Brewdog/Nogne/Mikkeller Black Tokyo Horizon 2. Brewdog Paradox Islay (Batch 004) 3. Brewdog Imperial Pilsner 22 of my top 25 are Brewdog. Brewdog rock and if nobody likes them I don’t care! 662. Highland Dark Munro 663. Belhaven Best (bottle and keg) 664. Madcap Double Madness Wales 1. Celt Experience Celt Silures 2. Tiny Rebel The Full Nelson 3. Tiny Rebel Urban IPA If my backlog was up to date, Hopcraft would be in the top three. 226. New Plassey Cherry Diva 227. Otley Calif-O-rnia Gold 228. Ceredigon Gwrach Du (Black Witch) Northern Ireland 1. Whitewater Knight Porter 2. Hilden Twist Top 3.
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Scotland 1. Brewdog/Nogne/Mikkeller Black Tokyo Horizon 2. Brewdog Paradox Islay (Batch 004) 3. Brewdog Imperial Pilsner 22 of my top 25 are Brewdog. Brewdog rock and if you don’t like them I don’t care! 662. Highland Dark Munro 663. Belhaven Best (bottle and keg) 664. Madcap Double Madness Wales 1. Celt Experience Celt Silures 2. Tiny Rebel The Full Nelson 3. Tiny Rebel Urban IPA If my backlog was up to date, Hopcraft would be in the top three. 226. New Plassey Cherry Diva 227. Otley Calif-O-rnia Gold 228. Ceredigon Gwrach Du (Black Witch) Northern Ireland 1. Whitewater Knight Porter 2. Hilden Twisted Top 3. Hilden Nut Brown 15. Hilden Scullions Single X Plain Porter 16. Hilden Silver Ale 17. Clanconnel #4 McGrath’s Irish Black Stout I’ve had more beers from Greece, Lithunia and Brazil than Northern Ireland. C’mon boys - sort it aaaaaht!
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Wales 1 Celt Experience Celt Dark Age (best mild I’ve had by a mile) 2 Otley mOtley Brew 2 Tiny Rebel XLPA 2 Tiny Rebel Loki Lite 76 Tomos Watkin Cwrw Braf (Cask) 77 Brains 45 78 Tiny Rebel The Full Nelson (dodgy condition) Scotland 1 BrewDog Abstrakt AB:14 2 BrewDog Paradox Heaven Hill 3 BrewDog Dead Pony (original recipe only) 148 Brewdog Blitz Cherry 149 Innis & Gunn Irish Whiskey Cask 150 Windswept Tornado (probably, and hopefully, the worst citra IPA I’ll ever have)
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Scotland:
Brewdog dominates both the top and the bottom. I generally like them, but they do release some really poor beer as well.
1 Harviestoun Ola Dubh (30 Year Old) 4.2
2 BrewDog Dog A 4.2
3 BrewDog Paradox Grain (15%) 4.2
4 Orkney Dark Island Reserve 4.2
243 Belhaven Scottish Lager 2.1
244 BrewDog / Flying Dog International Arms Race 2.1
245 River Leven Blonde 2.1
246 BrewDog Barrel Aged 7.7 Lager 1.9
247 BrewDog Watt Dickie 1.9
Wales:
My numbers in Welsh beer is a bit limited, so I haven’t had any really bad ones and none fantastic either.
1 Celt Experience Ogham Ash 3.8
2 Celt Experience Ogham Willow 3.7
3 Celt Experience Celt Dark Age 3.6
4 Tiny Rebel Urban IPA 3.6
49 Tomos Watkin Cwrw Hâf (Bottle) 2.5
50 Celt Experience Celt Iron Age 2.5
51 Great Orme Celtica 2.5
52 Brains Green Dragon (Cask) 2.2
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Scottish Ales:
Harviestoun Ola Dubh (40 Year Old) (8%) 8:5:9:5:16=4.3
Black Isle Small Batch Export Scotch Ale (7.9%) (7.9%) 7:5:8:5:17=4.2
Traquair Jacobite Ale (8%) 7:5:9:4:17=4.2
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BrewDog Unleash the Yeast: Belgian Trappist (6.3%) 5:3:4:2:1=1.5
BrewDog Abstrakt AB:16 (10.6%) 3:2:3:2:3=1.3
BrewDog Sink the Bismarck (41%) 2:3:2:1:4=1.2
(BrewDog have 6 out of the bottom 10 slots, only interrupted by 2 Belhavens and 2 Tennants.)
Welsh:
Otley Oxymoron (5.5%) 7:4:8:4:16=3.9
Tiny Rebel Dirty Stop Out (5%) 8:5:7:4:15=3.9
Celt Experience Celt Bleddyn 1075 (Bottle) (5.6%) 7:4:7:4:16=3.8
Celt Experience Ogham ’Ash’ (10.5%) 7:5:7:4:15=3.8
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Toloja The Hop’n Apple (5%) 4:3:4:2:7=2
Tomos Watkin Magic Lagyr (Bottle) (5%) 4:2:4:2:6=1.8
Tomos Watkin Premium Pear Cider (5.5%) 3:1:5:2:7=1.8
NI (of which I’ve had just 6):
Clanconnel #4 McGrath’s Irish Black (4.3%) 7:4:7:4:14=3.6
Whitewater Solstice (4%) 6:3:6:4:12=3.1
College Green Mollys Chocolate Stout [hilden] (4.3%) 5:4:7:3:12=3.1
Whitewater Crown & Glory (4.5%) 6:3:6:3:12=3
Whitewater Copperhead (3.7%) 5:4:5:3:10=2.7
Carsons Crisp Cider [armagh] (4.5%) 6:2:5:2:10=2.5
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Cheers BeersIveKnown, clearly need to seek out more NI.
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Originally posted by madmitch76
22 of my top 25 are Brewdog. Brewdog rock and if nobody likes them I don’t care! 662. Highland Dark Munro 663. Belhaven Best (bottle and keg) 664. Madcap Double Madness
Yeah but youve also got 2 Dimmer and Dumb beers in your top 20 , so we know your judgement is suspect.
As for the Dark Munro. I suspect that had to be the Condition at GBBF as no way is it that bad
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Scottishland: 1. BrewDog Abstrakt AB:04 4.8 2. BrewDog Hardcore IPA (9.2%) 4.5 3. BrewDog Coffee & Chocolate 4.5 490. Traditional Scottish Ales Sheriffmuir 2.4 491. Islay Finlaggan Ale 2.1 492. Isle of Skye Tarasgeir 1.8 Walez; 1. Tiny Rebel / Beavertown Tiny Beaver 4.2 2. Tiny Rebel Billabong Aussie Summer Ale 4.1 3. Otley mOtley Brew 4.1 162. Brains Craft Brewery Atomic Blonde 2.6 163. Hopcraft Cruxshadow 2.2 164. Celt Experience / Melissa Cole Apparition IPA 2.2
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Scotland 1 Highland Orkney Porter 4.4 2 Luckie Ales 1841 XXXP Porter 4.2 3 Highland Barrel Aged Orkney Porter (Isle of Arran) 4.2 1003 Abbot BrewHouse Nil Desperandum 1.5 1004 Brewmeister YES 1.5 1005 Madcap Tea-licious 1.4 Wales 1 Tiny Rebel Cwtch 3.9 2 Celt Experience Ogham Oak 3.9 3 Caffle Darker Side of Pale 3.8 77 Brains Bitter (Cask) 2.1 78 Great Orme Celtica 2 79 Brains Touch. Paws. Engage. 1.9 Northern Ireland 1 Clanconnel #4 McGrath’s Irish Black Stout 3.6 2 Hilden Irish Stout 3.4 3 Clanconnel #1 McGrath’s Irish Red Ale 3.2 14 Hilden Halt 2.6 15 Hilden Barney’s Brew 2.4 16 College Green Belfast Blonde 2.1
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Originally posted by FatPhil
BrewDog Unleash the Yeast: Belgian Trappist (6.3%) 5:3:4:2:1=1.5
Only 1 overall score despite okay other things?
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