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THE BEST BEERS IN THE WORLD BY STYLE: 2006

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	Samuel Adams Imperial Pilsner	European Strong Lager	Boston Beer Company	Massachusetts	USA	3.7	200
	2	Nyn�shamns Pickla Pils	Bohemian Pilsener	Nyn�shamns �ngbryggeri	-	Sweden	3.67	12
	3	Rogue Morimoto Imperial Pilsner	European Strong Lager	Rogue Ales	Oregon	USA	3.65	59
	4	Drakes 15th Anniversary	European Strong Lager	Drakes Brewing Company	California	USA	3.65	22
	5	Dominion Spring Brew (Imperial Pilsener)	European Strong Lager	Old Dominion Brewing Co.	Virginia	USA	3.63	24

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

		beer	style	brewer	state	country	score	ratings
	1	Ayinger Celebrator Doppelbock	Doppelbock	Ayinger	-	Germany	4.05	186
	2	Southampton Double Ice Bock	Eisbock	Southampton Publick House	New York	USA	3.89	11
	3	Thomas Hooker Liberator Doppelbock	Doppelbock	Thomas Hooker (formerly Troutbrook)	Connecticut	USA	3.87	42
	4	Ramstein Eisbock	Eisbock	High Point Wheat Beer Company	New Jersey	USA	3.87	13
	5	Andechser Doppelbock Dunkel	Doppelbock	Klosterbrauerei Andechs	-	Germany	3.84	53

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

		beer	style	brewer	state	country	score	ratings
	1	Kuhnhenn Raspberry Eisbock	Fruit Beer	Kuhnhenn Brewing	Michigan	USA	4.33	128
	2	New Glarus Belgian Red	Fruit Beer	New Glarus Brewing Company	Wisconsin	USA	4.08	82
	3	Apis P�ltorak Jadwiga	Mead	Sp�łdzielnia Pszczelarska Apis	-	Poland	4	43
	4	New Glarus Raspberry Tart	Fruit Beer	New Glarus Brewing Company	Wisconsin	USA	3.92	72
	5	Back Road Christmas Ale 2005	Smoked	Back Road Brewery	Indiana	USA	3.91	18

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	Crouch Vale Brewers Gold Extra	Golden Ale/Blond Ale	Crouch Vale	-	England	3.91	10
	2	Goose Island 17 Year ESB	Premium Bitter/ESB	Goose Island Beer Company	Illinois	USA	3.81	12
	3	Rogue Brutal Bitter	Premium Bitter/ESB	Rogue Ales	Oregon	USA	3.76	117
	4	Crouch Vale Amarillo	Golden Ale/Blond Ale	Crouch Vale	-	England	3.68	12
	5	Bedondaine et Bedons Ronds LAm�re Veilleuse	Premium Bitter/ESB	Bedondaine et Bedons Ronds	Quebec	Canada	3.67	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	Three Floyds Dreadnaught Imperial IPA	Imperial/Double IPA	Three Floyds Brewing Company	Indiana	USA	4.21	94
	2	AleSmith YuleSmith India Pale Ale	Imperial/Double IPA	AleSmith Brewing Company	California	USA	4.17	106
	3	Pizza Port Frank Double IPA	Imperial/Double IPA	Pizza Port (Carlsbad)	California	USA	4.16	48
	4	N�rrebro Bryghus North Bridge Extreme	Imperial/Double IPA	N�rrebro Bryghus	-	Denmark	4.12	32
	5	Pizza Port Hop 15: A Profound Hop Experience	Imperial/Double IPA	Pizza Port (Solana Beach)	California	USA	4.11	46

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

		beer	style	brewer	state	country	score	ratings
	1	Rogue HazelNut Brown Nectar	Brown Ale	Rogue Ales	Oregon	USA	3.76	109
	2	Dogfish Head Indian Brown Ale	Brown Ale	Dogfish Head Brewery	Delaware	USA	3.63	118
	3	�lfabrikken India Brown Ale	Brown Ale	�lfabrikken	-	Denmark	3.63	17
	4	Black Oak Oak Whiskey Barrel Aged Nut Brown	Brown Ale	Black Oak Brewing Co. Ltd.	Ontario	Canada	3.61	12
	5	�lfabrikken Brown Ale	Brown Ale	�lfabrikken	-	Denmark	3.58	15

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	Three Floyds Dark Lord Russian Imperial Stout	Imperial Stout	Three Floyds Brewing Company	Indiana	USA	4.42	120
	2	AleSmith Speedway Stout	Imperial Stout	AleSmith Brewing Company	California	USA	4.33	98
	3	Bells Expedition Stout	Imperial Stout	Bells Brewery, Inc.	Michigan	USA	4.3	127
	4	Great Lakes Barrel-Aged Blackout Stout	Imperial Stout	Great Lakes Brewing Company	Ohio	USA	4.26	34
	5	Stone Imperial Russian Stout	Imperial Stout	Stone Brewing Co.	California	USA	4.25	148

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	Hair of the Dog Doggie Claws (2003-)	Barley Wine	Hair of the Dog Brewing Company, Inc.	Oregon	USA	4.09	82
	2	AleSmith Barrel Aged Old Numbskull	Barley Wine	AleSmith Brewing Company	California	USA	4.08	72
	3	Midnight Sun M	Barley Wine	Midnight Sun Brewing Company	Alaska	USA	4.04	35
	4	Victory Old Horizontal	Barley Wine	Victory Brewing Company	Pennsylvania	USA	4.04	101
	5	Oggis Hop Whompus	American Strong Ale	Left Coast/Oggi�s Pizza and Brewing Company	California	USA	4.03	25

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

		beer	style	brewer	state	country	score	ratings
	1	�lfabrikken Porter	Porter	�lfabrikken	-	Denmark	4.16	26
	2	Three Floyds Alpha Klaus Christmas Porter	Porter	Three Floyds Brewing Company	Indiana	USA	3.99	92
	3	Barley Johns The Dark Knight (Returns)	Porter	Barley Johns Brew Pub	Minnesota	USA	3.97	23
	4	Zywiec Porter	Baltic Porter	Bracki Browar Zamkowy (Zywiec Heineken)	-	Poland	3.93	61
	5	Koff Porter	Baltic Porter	Sinebrychoff (Carlsberg)	-	Finland	3.91	84

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	Cantillon Goldackerl Gueuze	Lambic - Fruit	Cantillon	-	Belgium	4.05	29
	2	Hair of the Dog Adam	Traditional Ale	Hair of the Dog Brewing Company, Inc.	Oregon	USA	4.02	105
	3	Drie Fonteinen Schaerbeekse Kriek	Lambic - Fruit	Geuzestekerij Drie Fonteinen	-	Belgium	4.02	49
	4	Girardin Gueuze Black Label	Lambic - Gueuze	Brouwerij Girardin	-	Belgium	3.98	71
	5	Cantillon Spuyten Duyvil	Lambic - Fruit	Cantillon	-	Belgium	3.93	26

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	Panil Barriqu�e (Sour)	Flemish Sour Ale	Panil Birra Artigianale	-	Italy	4.08	137
	2	Russian River Supplication	Belgian Ale	Russian River Brewing	California	USA	4.01	124
	3	McKenzie Avec Les Bons Voeux	Saison	McKenzie Brew House	Pennsylvania	USA	3.99	24
	4	Russian River Temptation	Belgian Ale	Russian River Brewing	California	USA	3.99	105
	5	New Belgium La Folie	Flemish Sour Ale	New Belgium Brewing Company	Colorado	USA	3.98	69

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

		beer	style	brewer	state	country	score	ratings
	1	Westvleteren Abt 12	Abt/Quadrupel	Westvleteren Abdij St. Sixtus	-	Belgium	4.45	122
	2	Rochefort Trappistes 10	Abt/Quadrupel	Brasserie Rochefort	-	Belgium	4.31	218
	3	Westvleteren Extra 8	Belgian Strong Ale	Westvleteren Abdij St. Sixtus	-	Belgium	4.21	100
	4	Struise Pannepot	Belgian Strong Ale	Caulier	-	Belgium	4.2	101
	5	St. Bernardus Abt 12	Abt/Quadrupel	St. Bernardus Brouwerij	-	Belgium	4.13	213

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

		beer	style	brewer	state	country	score	ratings
	1	Three Floyds Alpha King	American Pale Ale	Three Floyds Brewing Company	Indiana	USA	3.98	136
	2	Sierra Nevada Harvest Ale	American Pale Ale	Sierra Nevada Brewing Company	California	USA	3.87	59
	3	Deschutes Hop Trip	American Pale Ale	Deschutes Brewery	Oregon	USA	3.77	30
	4	Oskar Blues Dales Pale Ale	American Pale Ale	Oskar Blues Grill & Brew	Colorado	USA	3.71	85
	5	Great Divide Fresh Hop Pale Ale	American Pale Ale	Great Divide Brewing Company	Colorado	USA	3.69	82

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

		beer	style	brewer	state	country	score	ratings
	1	Schneider Aventinus	Weizen Bock	Weissbierbrauerei G. Schneider & Sohn	-	Germany	3.98	154
	2	Live Oak Hefe Weizen	German Hefeweizen	Live Oak Brewing Company	Texas	USA	3.81	23
	3	Dieu du Ciel Solstice d�t� aux Framboises	Berliner Weisse	Dieu du Ciel!	Quebec	Canada	3.77	31
	4	Bitter End Austintinus	Weizen Bock	Bitter End Bistro & Brewery	Texas	USA	3.77	11
	5	Three Floyds Gumballhead	American Wheat	Three Floyds Brewing Company	Indiana	USA	3.75	112

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	Sprecher Black Bavarian	Schwarzbier	Sprecher Brewing Company	Wisconsin	USA	3.73	34
	2	Avery The Kaiser Imperial Oktoberfest	Oktoberfest/M�rzen	Avery Brewing Company	Colorado	USA	3.67	118
	3	Herold Cerny Lez�k (Bohemian Black Lager) 13�	Schwarzbier	Pivovar Herold	-	Czech Republic	3.65	56
	4	Ayinger Altbairisch Dunkel	Dunkel	Ayinger	-	Germany	3.64	59
	5	Ayinger Oktober Fest-Marzen	Oktoberfest/M�rzen	Ayinger	-	Germany	3.63	68