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Pale Lagers
is made up of the following styles: Pale Lager | Pilsener | Classic German Pilsener | Bohemian Pilsener | Premium Lager | Dortmunder/Helles | European Strong Lager |

		beer	style	brewer	state	country	score	ratings
	1	Tuppers Hop Pocket Pils	Pilsener	Old Dominion Brewing Co.	Virginia	USA	3.77	39
	2	Dominion Spring Brew 2004 (Imperial Pilsener)	European Strong Lager	Old Dominion Brewing Co.	Virginia	USA	3.65	36
	3	Clipper City Heavy Seas Small Craft Warning	European Strong Lager	Clipper City Brewing Co.	Maryland	USA	3.63	20
	4	Victory Prima Pils	Pilsener	Victory Brewing Company	Pennsylvania	USA	3.57	105
	5	Tr�egs Sunshine Pils	Pilsener	Troegs Brewing Company	Pennsylvania	USA	3.53	21

Bocks
is made up of the following styles: Bock | Doppelbock | Eisbock |

		beer	style	brewer	state	country	score	ratings
	1	Ramstein Maibock	Bock	High Point Wheat Beer Company	New Jersey	USA	3.97	12
	2	Smuttynose Maibock	Bock	Smuttynose Brewing Company	New Hampshire	USA	3.77	20
	3	Victory St. Victorious Doppelbock	Doppelbock	Victory Brewing Company	Pennsylvania	USA	3.64	10
	4	Samuel Adams Chocolate Bock	Bock	Boston Beer Company	Massachusetts	USA	3.53	89
	5	Victory St. Boisterous	Bock	Victory Brewing Company	Pennsylvania	USA	3.49	11

Specialty
is made up of the following styles: Fruit Beer | Smoked | Mead | Spice/Herb/Vegetable |

		beer	style	brewer	state	country	score	ratings
	1	Southampton Peconic County Reserve Ale	Fruit Beer	Southampton Publick House	New York	USA	3.69	26
	2	Vermont Pub Smoked Porter	Smoked	Vermont Pub & Brewery	Vermont	USA	3.66	11
	3	Dogfish Head ApriHop	Fruit Beer	Dogfish Head Brewery	Delaware	USA	3.64	148
	4	Dogfish Head Raison D Etre	Spice/Herb/Vegetable	Dogfish Head Brewery	Delaware	USA	3.62	137
	5	Tr�egs Mad Elf	Spice/Herb/Vegetable	Troegs Brewing Company	Pennsylvania	USA	3.57	76

English Style Pales & Bitters
is made up of the following styles: English Pale Ale | Bitter | Golden Ale/Blond Ale | Premium Bitter/ESB |

		beer	style	brewer	state	country	score	ratings
	1	McNeills Extra Special Bitter Ale	Premium Bitter/ESB	McNeills Brewery	Vermont	USA	3.58	16
	2	Cisco Baileys Ale	Golden Ale/Blond Ale	Cisco Brewers Inc.	Massachusetts	USA	3.54	10
	3	Smuttynose Shoals Pale Ale	English Pale Ale	Smuttynose Brewing Company	New Hampshire	USA	3.45	47
	4	Shipyard Old Thumper	English Pale Ale	Shipyard Brewing Company	Maine	USA	3.35	31
	5	Cisco Whales Tale Pale Ale	English Pale Ale	Cisco Brewers Inc.	Massachusetts	USA	3.33	21

India Pale Ales
is made up of the following styles: India Pale Ale (IPA) | Imperial/Double IPA |

		beer	style	brewer	state	country	score	ratings
	1	Dogfish Head 90 Minute IPA	Imperial/Double IPA	Dogfish Head Brewery	Delaware	USA	4.08	155
	2	Victory Hop Wallop	Imperial/Double IPA	Victory Brewing Company	Pennsylvania	USA	4.02	77
	3	Victory Hop Devil IPA	India Pale Ale (IPA)	Victory Brewing Company	Pennsylvania	USA	3.99	136
	4	Troegs Nugget Nectar Ale	India Pale Ale (IPA)	Troegs Brewing Company	Pennsylvania	USA	3.86	14
	5	Stoudts India Pale Ale	India Pale Ale (IPA)	Stoudts Brewing Co.	Pennsylvania	USA	3.85	36

American Brown Ales & English Milds
is made up of the following styles: Brown Ale | Mild Ale |

		beer	style	brewer	state	country	score	ratings
	1	Dogfish Head Indian Brown Ale	Brown Ale	Dogfish Head Brewery	Delaware	USA	3.62	105
	2	Brooklyn Brown Ale	Brown Ale	Brooklyn Brewery	New York	USA	3.45	47
	3	Smuttynose Old Brown Dog	Brown Ale	Smuttynose Brewing Company	New Hampshire	USA	3.4	43
	4	Tr�egs Rugged Trail Nut Brown Ale	Brown Ale	Troegs Brewing Company	Pennsylvania	USA	3.34	32
	5	Gearys Autumn Ale	Brown Ale	D.L. Gearys Brewing Co.	Maine	USA	3.25	11

Stouts
is made up of the following styles: Stout | Dry Stout | Sweet Stout | Imperial Stout | Foreign Stout |

		beer	style	brewer	state	country	score	ratings
	1	Dogfish Head World Wide Stout 2001/2003 (18%)	Imperial Stout	Dogfish Head Brewery	Delaware	USA	4.22	110
	2	Victory Storm King Imperial Stout	Imperial Stout	Victory Brewing Company	Pennsylvania	USA	4.22	169
	3	Dogfish Head World Wide Stout 2003 (21%, CA and UK release)	Imperial Stout	Dogfish Head Brewery	Delaware	USA	4.12	47
	4	Dominion Oak Barrel Stout (brewpub version)	Stout	Old Dominion Brewing Co.	Virginia	USA	4.07	18
	5	Sweetwater Tavern High Desert Imperial Stout	Imperial Stout	Sweetwater Tavern	Virginia	USA	4.05	11

Strong Ales
is made up of the following styles: Barley Wine | English Strong Ale | American Strong Ale | Old Ale |

		beer	style	brewer	state	country	score	ratings
	1	Victory Old Horizontal	Barley Wine	Victory Brewing Company	Pennsylvania	USA	4.12	129
	2	Dogfish Head Raison D Extra	American Strong Ale	Dogfish Head Brewery	Delaware	USA	3.98	42
	3	DuClaw Devils Milk	Barley Wine	DuClaw Brewing Company	Maryland	USA	3.92	18
	4	Dominion Millennium	Barley Wine	Old Dominion Brewing Co.	Virginia	USA	3.9	43
	5	Dogfish Head Olde School Barleywine	Barley Wine	Dogfish Head Brewery	Delaware	USA	3.88	97

Porters
is made up of the following styles: Porter | Baltic Porter |

		beer	style	brewer	state	country	score	ratings
	1	Heavyweight Perkunos Hammer Imperial Porter	Baltic Porter	Heavyweight Brewing Company	New Jersey	USA	4.08	72
	2	McKenzie Raven Baltic Porter	Baltic Porter	McKenzie Brew House	Pennsylvania	USA	3.91	13
	3	Smuttynose Robust Porter	Porter	Smuttynose Brewing Company	New Hampshire	USA	3.86	56
	4	Southampton Imperial Baltic Porter	Baltic Porter	Southampton Publick House	New York	USA	3.76	10
	5	Dominion Winter Brew (Polish Porter)	Baltic Porter	Old Dominion Brewing Co.	Virginia	USA	3.75	46

Lambic Or Other Traditional
is made up of the following styles: Lambic - Fruit | Traditional Ale | Lambic - Gueuze | Lambic - Faro | Lambic - Unblended |

		beer	style	brewer	state	country	score	ratings
	1	Dogfish Head Midas Touch Golden Elixir	Traditional Ale	Dogfish Head Brewery	Delaware	USA	3.57	74
	2	Heavyweight Two Druids Gruit Ale	Traditional Ale	Heavyweight Brewing Company	New Jersey	USA	3.41	19

Belgian Session
is made up of the following styles: Belgian Ale | Saison | Flemish Sour Ale | Bi�re de Garde | Abbey Dubbel |

		beer	style	brewer	state	country	score	ratings
	1	Southampton Saison	Saison	Southampton Publick House	New York	USA	3.83	27
	2	Southampton Biere De Mars	Bi�re de Garde	Southampton Publick House	New York	USA	3.73	11
	3	Allagash Grand Cru	Belgian Ale	Allagash	Maine	USA	3.72	65
	4	Allagash Dubbel Reserve	Abbey Dubbel	Allagash	Maine	USA	3.72	57
	5	McKenzie Bavay	Bi�re de Garde	McKenzie Brew House	Pennsylvania	USA	3.72	12

Belgian Strong
is made up of the following styles: Belgian Strong Ale | Abbey Tripel | Abt/Quadrupel |

		beer	style	brewer	state	country	score	ratings
	1	Southampton Abbot 12	Abt/Quadrupel	Southampton Publick House	New York	USA	4.09	27
	2	Southampton Grand Cru Strong Ale	Belgian Strong Ale	Southampton Publick House	New York	USA	4.06	42
	3	Allagash Four	Abt/Quadrupel	Allagash	Maine	USA	3.92	68
	4	Allagash Tripel Reserve	Abbey Tripel	Allagash	Maine	USA	3.88	77
	5	Ommegang	Belgian Strong Ale	Brewery Ommegang	New York	USA	3.86	113

American Amber/ Pale
is made up of the following styles: American Pale Ale | Amber Ale |

		beer	style	brewer	state	country	score	ratings
	1	New River Pale Ale	American Pale Ale	Old Dominion Brewing Co.	Virginia	USA	3.83	39
	2	Southern Tier Harvest Ale	American Pale Ale	Southern Tier Brewing Company	New York	USA	3.78	20
	3	Tr�egs HopBack Amber Ale	Amber Ale	Troegs Brewing Company	Pennsylvania	USA	3.69	50
	4	Tuppers Hop Pocket Ale	American Pale Ale	Old Dominion Brewing Co.	Virginia	USA	3.68	68
	5	Tr�egs Pale Ale	American Pale Ale	Troegs Brewing Company	Pennsylvania	USA	3.59	25

Wheats
is made up of the following styles: German Hefeweizen | American Wheat | Weizen Bock | Belgian White (Witbier) | Berliner Weisse | German Kristalweizen |

		beer	style	brewer	state	country	score	ratings
	1	Ramstein Winter Wheat	Weizen Bock	High Point Wheat Beer Company	New Jersey	USA	3.73	34
	2	Penn Weizen	German Hefeweizen	Pennsylvania Brewing Company	Pennsylvania	USA	3.6	13
	3	Ramstein Blonde	German Hefeweizen	High Point Wheat Beer Company	New Jersey	USA	3.59	17
	4	Victory Moonglow Weizenbock	Weizen Bock	Victory Brewing Company	Pennsylvania	USA	3.54	72
	5	Harpoon Wit Beer	Belgian White (Witbier)	Harpoon Brewery	Massachusetts	USA	3.52	14

Dark Lager
is made up of the following styles: Dunkel | Schwarzbier | American Dark Lager | Oktoberfest/M�rzen | Vienna |

		beer	style	brewer	state	country	score	ratings
	1	Stoudts Anniversary	Dunkel	Stoudts Brewing Co.	Pennsylvania	USA	3.9	20
	2	Dominion Octoberfest	Oktoberfest/M�rzen	Old Dominion Brewing Co.	Virginia	USA	3.69	10
	3	Legend Oktoberfest Amber Lager	Oktoberfest/M�rzen	Legend Brewing Company	Virginia	USA	3.47	10
	4	Brooklyn Lager	Vienna	Brooklyn Brewery	New York	USA	3.39	57
	5	Heavyweight Black Ocean	Schwarzbier	Heavyweight Brewing Company	New Jersey	USA	3.38	10