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Best Beers 2011

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		beer	brewer	state	country
	1	Närke Kaggen Stormaktsporter	Närke Kulturbryggeri	-	Sweden	award
	2	Westvleteren 12	Westvleteren Abdij St. Sixtus	-	Belgium	award
	3	Russian River Pliny the Younger	Russian River Brewing	California	USA	award
	4	Cigar City Zhukov’s Final Push	Cigar City Brewing	Florida	USA	award
	5	Goose Island Rare Bourbon County Stout	Goose Island Beer Company	Illinois	USA	award
	6	AleSmith Speedway Stout	AleSmith Brewing Company	California	USA	award
	7	Three Floyds Dark Lord Russian Imperial Stout	Three Floyds Brewing Company	Indiana	USA	award
	8	Russian River Pliny the Elder	Russian River Brewing	California	USA	award
	9	Founders Kentucky Breakfast Stout (KBS)	Founders Brewing Company	Michigan	USA	award
	10	AleSmith Barrel Aged Speedway Stout	AleSmith Brewing Company	California	USA	award
	11	Westvleteren Extra 8	Westvleteren Abdij St. Sixtus	-	Belgium	award
	12	Bells Hopslam	Bells Brewery	Michigan	USA	award
	13	Cigar City Brandy Barrel Aged Hunahpu’s Imperial Stout	Cigar City Brewing	Florida	USA	award
	14	Founders Canadian Breakfast Stout	Founders Brewing Company	Michigan	USA	award
	15	Cigar City Hunahpu’s Imperial Stout	Cigar City Brewing	Florida	USA	award
	16	Rochefort Trappistes 10	Brasserie Rochefort	-	Belgium	award
	17	Deschutes The Abyss	Deschutes Brewery	Oregon	USA	award
	18	Mikkeller Beer Geek Brunch Weasel	Mikkeller	-	Denmark	award
	19	Goose Island Bourbon County Stout	Goose Island Beer Company	Illinois	USA	award
	20	Russian River Supplication	Russian River Brewing	California	USA	award
	21	Bells Expedition Stout	Bells Brewery	Michigan	USA	award
	22	Three Floyds Dreadnaught Imperial IPA	Three Floyds Brewing Company	Indiana	USA	award
	23	Goose Island Bourbon County Coffee Stout	Goose Island Beer Company	Illinois	USA	award
	24	Stone Imperial Russian Stout	Stone Brewing Co.	California	USA	award
	25	Three Floyds Oak Aged Dark Lord Russian Imperial Stout	Three Floyds Brewing Company	Indiana	USA	award
	26	Närke Stormaktsporter	Närke Kulturbryggeri	-	Sweden	award
	27	Lost Abbey Cable Car	Port Brewing/Lost Abbey	California	USA	award
	28	Great Divide Espresso Oak Aged Yeti Imperial Stout	Great Divide Brewing Company	Colorado	USA	award
	29	De Molen Hel & Verdoemenis (Wild Turkey Barrel)	Brouwerij de Molen	-	Netherlands	award
	30	Struise Pannepot	De Struise Brouwers	-	Belgium	award
	31	Cantillon Blåbær Lambik	Cantillon	-	Belgium	award
	32	Russian River Consecration	Russian River Brewing	California	USA	award
	33	Lost Abbey The Angel’s Share Grand Cru	Port Brewing/Lost Abbey	California	USA	award
	34	Firestone Walker Parabola	Firestone Walker Brewing Co.	California	USA	award
	35	Three Floyds Vanilla Bean Barrel Aged Dark Lord Russian Imperial Stout	Three Floyds Brewing Company	Indiana	USA	award
	36	Oskar Blues Ten FIDY	Oskar Blues Grill & Brew	Colorado	USA	award
	37	Goose Island Bourbon County Vanilla Stout	Goose Island Beer Company	Illinois	USA	award
	38	Mikkeller Beer Geek Breakfast	Mikkeller	-	Denmark	award
	39	North Coast Old Rasputin Russian Imperial Stout	North Coast Brewing Company	California	USA	award
	40	Great Divide Yeti Imperial Stout	Great Divide Brewing Company	Colorado	USA	award
	41	North Coast Old Rasputin Anniversary Bourbon Barrel Aged Stout	North Coast Brewing Company	California	USA	award
	42	Närke Konjaks! Stormaktsporter	Närke Kulturbryggeri	-	Sweden	award
	43	Great Divide Oak Aged Yeti Imperial Stout	Great Divide Brewing Company	Colorado	USA	award
	44	Stone Bourbon Barrel Russian Imperial Stout	Stone Brewing Co.	California	USA	award
	45	De Molen Hel & Verdoemenis 666	Brouwerij de Molen	-	Netherlands	award
	46	Cigar City Bourbon Barrel Aged Hunahpu’s Imperial Stout	Cigar City Brewing	Florida	USA	award
	47	Founders Breakfast Stout	Founders Brewing Company	Michigan	USA	award
	48	De Molen Hel & Verdoemenis Misto B.A.	Brouwerij de Molen	-	Netherlands	award
	49	Lost Abbey Framboise de Amorosa	Port Brewing/Lost Abbey	California	USA	award
	50	AleSmith Kopi Luwak Speedway Stout	AleSmith Brewing Company	California	USA	award
	51	Dieu du Ciel Péché Mortel	Dieu du Ciel	Quebec	Canada	award
	52	Lost Abbey Veritas 006	Port Brewing/Lost Abbey	California	USA	award
	53	St. Bernardus Abt 12	St. Bernard Brouwerij	-	Belgium	award
	54	Surly Darkness	Surly Brewing Company	Minnesota	USA	award
	55	Struise Black Albert	De Struise Brouwers	-	Belgium	award
	56	Lost Abbey The Angels Share (Bourbon Barrel)	Port Brewing/Lost Abbey	California	USA	award
	57	Hoppin Frog Barrel Aged BORIS The Crusher	Hoppin Frog Brewery	Ohio	USA	award
	58	De Molen Hel & Verdoemenis (Hell & Damnation)	Brouwerij de Molen	-	Netherlands	award
	59	Cigar City Brandy Barrel Aged Marshal Zhukov’s Imperial Stout	Cigar City Brewing	Florida	USA	award
	60	Hair of the Dog Adam	Hair of the Dog Brewing Company	Oregon	USA	award
	61	Great Divide Barrel Aged Yeti	Great Divide Brewing Company	Colorado	USA	award
	62	Lost Abbey Veritas 007	Port Brewing/Lost Abbey	California	USA	award
	63	3 Fonteinen Oude Geuze Vintage (all from 2002-*)	3 Fonteinen	-	Belgium	award
	64	Dogfish Head 90 Minute Imperial IPA	Dogfish Head Brewery	Delaware	USA	award
	65	Cigar City Marshal Zhukov’s Double Barrel Aged Imperial Stout - 2010	Cigar City Brewing	Florida	USA	award
	66	AleSmith IPA	AleSmith Brewing Company	California	USA	award
	67	Bells Bourbon Barrel Double Cream/Expedition Stout	Bells Brewery	Michigan	USA	award
	68	New Glarus Wisconsin Belgian Red	New Glarus Brewing Company	Wisconsin	USA	award
	69	Ballast Point Sculpin IPA (North Star)	Ballast Point Brewing Company	California	USA	award
	70	Cigar City Marshal Zhukov’s Imperial Stout	Cigar City Brewing	Florida	USA	award
	71	Nøgne Ø Imperial Stout	Nøgne Ø	-	Norway	award
	72	Bells Two Hearted Ale	Bells Brewery	Michigan	USA	award
	73	De Molen Ziel & Zaligheid	Brouwerij de Molen	-	Netherlands	award
	74	Struise Pannepot Reserva	De Struise Brouwers	-	Belgium	award
	75	Struise Black Damnation II - Mocha Bomb	De Struise Brouwers	-	Belgium	award
	76	Three Floyds Behemoth Barleywine	Three Floyds Brewing Company	Indiana	USA	award
	77	Samuel Adams Utopias	Boston Beer Company	Massachusetts	USA	award
	78	Stone Ruination IPA	Stone Brewing Co.	California	USA	award
	79	Portsmouth Kate The Great Russian Imperial Stout	Portsmouth Brewery	New Hampshire	USA	award
	80	3 Fonteinen Schaerbeekse Kriek	3 Fonteinen	-	Belgium	award
	81	Russian River Temptation	Russian River Brewing	California	USA	award
	82	Cigar City Hopped up Johnnie	Cigar City Brewing	Florida	USA	award
	83	Russian River Blind Pig IPA	Russian River Brewing	California	USA	award
	84	Ølfabrikken Porter	Bryggeriet Ølfabrikken (Gourmetbryggeriet)	-	Denmark	award
	85	Hoppin Frog BORIS The Crusher	Hoppin Frog Brewery	Ohio	USA	award
	86	Struise Black Damnation IV - Coffee Club	De Struise Brouwers	-	Belgium	award
	87	Founders Black Biscuit	Founders Brewing Company	Michigan	USA	award
	88	Lost Abbey Deliverance	Port Brewing/Lost Abbey	California	USA	award
	89	Dieu du Ciel Aphrodisiaque	Dieu du Ciel	Quebec	Canada	award
	90	Stone Sublimely Self Righteous Ale	Stone Brewing Co.	California	USA	award
	91	Southampton Imperial Russian Stout	Southampton Publick House	New York	USA	award
	92	Goose Island Night Stalker	Goose Island Beer Company	Illinois	USA	award
	93	Port Brewing Hop 15	Port Brewing/Lost Abbey	California	USA	award
	94	Rochefort Trappistes 8	Brasserie Rochefort	-	Belgium	award
	95	Founders Imperial Stout	Founders Brewing Company	Michigan	USA	award
	96	New Glarus Raspberry Tart	New Glarus Brewing Company	Wisconsin	USA	award
	97	Lost Abbey Duck Duck Gooze	Port Brewing/Lost Abbey	California	USA	award
	98	Hair of the Dog Matt	Hair of the Dog Brewing Company	Oregon	USA	award
	99	Ballast Point Victory at Sea	Ballast Point Brewing Company	California	USA	award
	100	BrewDog Abstrakt AB:04	BrewDog	-	Scotland	award