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THE BEST BEERS IN THE WORLD BY STYLE: 2008



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Pale Lagers
is made up of the following styles: Pale Lager | Pilsener | Classic German Pilsener | Bohemian Pilsener | Dortmunder/Helles | European Strong Lager | Premium Lager |
  beer  style  brewer  state  country  score  ratings
1  Samuel Adams Imperial Pilsner     European Strong Lager   Boston Beer Company   Massachusetts    USA   3.72   378  
2  Emersons Pilsner    Pilsener   Emersons Brewing Company   -    New Zealand    3.68   19  
3  Birrificio Italiano Tipopils    Pilsener   Birrificio Italiano   -    Italy    3.67   12  
4  Mikkeller Draft Bear    European Strong Lager   Mikkeller   -    Denmark    3.65   89  
5  Tuppers Hop Pocket Pils    Pilsener   Old Dominion Brewing Co.   Virginia    USA   3.55   21  


Bocks
is made up of the following styles: Dunkler Bock | Doppelbock | Eisbock |
  beer  style  brewer  state  country  score  ratings
1  Ayinger Celebrator Doppelbock    Doppelbock   Brauerei Aying   -    Germany    4.05   232  
2  Kulmbacher Eisbock    Eisbock   Kulmbacher Brauerei (Schörghuber)   -    Germany    3.87   88  
3  Surly Bourbon One    Doppelbock   Surly Brewing Company   Minnesota    USA   3.85   23  
4  Schneider Aventinus Weizen-Eisbock    Eisbock   Weissbierbrauerei G. Schneider & Sohn   -    Germany    3.83   163  
5  Andechser Doppelbock Dunkel    Doppelbock   Klosterbrauerei Andechs   -    Germany    3.82   62  


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   4.28   59  
2  New Glarus Belgian Red    Fruit Beer   New Glarus Brewing Company   Wisconsin    USA   4.16   135  
3  New Glarus Raspberry Tart    Fruit Beer   New Glarus Brewing Company   Wisconsin    USA   4.11   97  
4  Selins Grove The Phoenix Kriek    Fruit Beer   Selins Grove Brewing Co.   Pennsylvania    USA   4.03   54  
5  Apis Póltorak Jadwiga    Mead   Spółdzielnia Pszczelarska Apis   -    Poland    4   84  


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  Grand Union One Hop: Simcoe    Golden Ale/Blond Ale   Grand Union   -    England    3.87   10  
2  Laughing Dog Crotch Sniffing Bastard    Premium Bitter/ESB   Laughing Dog Brewing   Idaho    USA   3.73   28  
3  Crouch Vale Brewers Gold Extra    Golden Ale/Blond Ale   Crouch Vale   -    England    3.71   18  
4  Oakham Asylum    Bitter   Oakham   -    England    3.7   14  
5  Rogue Brutal Bitter    Premium Bitter/ESB   Rogue Ales   Oregon    USA   3.69   143  


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  Russian River Pliny the Younger    Imperial/Double IPA   Russian River Brewing   California    USA   4.29   61  
2  Russian River Pliny the Elder    Imperial/Double IPA   Russian River Brewing   California    USA   4.2   90  
3  Three Floyds Dreadnaught Imperial IPA    Imperial/Double IPA   Three Floyds Brewing Company   Indiana    USA   4.13   168  
4  AleSmith IPA    India Pale Ale (IPA)   AleSmith Brewing Company   California    USA   4.09   130  
5  AleSmith YuleSmith (Summer) India Pale Ale    Imperial/Double IPA   AleSmith Brewing Company   California    USA   4.08   120  


American Brown Ales & English Milds
is made up of the following styles: Brown Ale | Mild Ale |
  beer  style  brewer  state  country  score  ratings
1  Surly Coffee Bender    Brown Ale   Surly Brewing Company   Minnesota    USA   3.77   40  
2  Mikkeller Jackie Brown    Brown Ale   Mikkeller   -    Denmark    3.73   71  
3  Dogfish Head Indian Brown Ale    Brown Ale   Dogfish Head Brewery   Delaware    USA   3.72   215  
4  Rogue HazelNut Brown Nectar    Brown Ale   Rogue Ales   Oregon    USA   3.7   201  
5  Town Hall India Brown Ale    Brown Ale   Minneapolis Town Hall Brewery   Minnesota    USA   3.66   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  Three Floyds Oak Aged Dark Lord Russian Imperial Stout    Imperial Stout   Three Floyds Brewing Company   Indiana    USA   4.55   32  
2  Närke Kaggen Stormaktsporter    Imperial Stout   Närke Kulturbryggeri   -    Sweden    4.48   79  
3  Struise Black Albert    Imperial Stout   Deca Services   -    Belgium    4.39   21  
4  Surly Darkness    Imperial Stout   Surly Brewing Company   Minnesota    USA   4.35   57  
5  Bells Expedition Stout    Imperial Stout   Bells Brewery   Michigan    USA   4.33   239  


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  Lost Abbey The Angels Share (Bourbon Barrel)    Barley Wine   Port Brewing/Lost Abbey   California    USA   4.35   27  
2  Lost Abbey The Angels Share    Barley Wine   Port Brewing/Lost Abbey   California    USA   4.31   104  
3  North Coast Old Stock Cellar Reserve Brandy Barrel    Barley Wine   North Coast Brewing Company   California    USA   4.28   38  
4  AleSmith Decadence 2006    American Strong Ale    AleSmith Brewing Company   California    USA   4.1   201  
5  Flossmoor Station Wooden Hell    Barley Wine   Flossmoor Station Restaurant & Brewery   Illinois    USA   4.09   17  


Porters
is made up of the following styles: Porter | Baltic Porter |
  beer  style  brewer  state  country  score  ratings
1  Ølfabrikken Porter     Porter   Ølfabrikken   -    Denmark    4.17   250  
2  The Duck-Rabbit Baltic Porter    Baltic Porter   The Duck-Rabbit Craft Brewery   North Carolina    USA   4.07   138  
3  Three Floyds Alpha Klaus Christmas Porter    Porter   Three Floyds Brewing Company   Indiana    USA   4.03   82  
4  Ølfabrikken Gammel Ekstra Porter    Porter   Ølfabrikken   -    Denmark    3.96   17  
5  Captain Lawrence Smoke from the Oak (Wine Barrel)    Porter   Captain Lawrence Brewing Company   New York    USA   3.95   35  


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  Hair of the Dog Adam    Traditional Ale   Hair of the Dog Brewing Company   Oregon    USA   4.16   110  
2  Cantillon Lou Pepe Pure Kriek    Lambic - Fruit   Cantillon   -    Belgium    4.1   47  
3  Cantillon Blåbær Lambik    Lambic - Fruit   Cantillon   -    Belgium    4.1   102  
4  3 Fonteinen Hommage     Lambic - Fruit   3 Fonteinen   -    Belgium    4.09   90  
5  3 Fonteinen Oude Geuze Vintage (all from 2002-*)    Lambic - Gueuze   3 Fonteinen   -    Belgium    4.05   37  


Belgian Session
is made up of the following styles: Belgian Ale | Saison | Sour Ale | Bière de Garde | Abbey Dubbel |
  beer  style  brewer  state  country  score  ratings
1  Russian River Supplication    Sour Ale   Russian River Brewing   California    USA   4.14   94  
2  Lost Abbey Cable Car    Sour Ale   Port Brewing/Lost Abbey   California    USA   4.14   38  
3  Captain Lawrence Cuvee de Castleton    Sour Ale   Captain Lawrence Brewing Company   New York    USA   4.08   115  
4  Struise Aardmonnik / Earthmonk    Sour Ale   Deca Services   -    Belgium    4.06   84  
5  Lost Abbey Red Poppy Ale    Sour Ale   Port Brewing/Lost Abbey   California    USA   4.05   10  


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    4.5   159  
2  Rochefort Trappistes 10    Abt/Quadrupel   Brasserie Rochefort   -    Belgium    4.31   286  
3  Struise Aardnon - Earthnun    Belgian Strong Ale   Deca Services   -    Belgium    4.31   16  
4  Struise Pannepot    Belgian Strong Ale   Deca Services   -    Belgium    4.28   205  
5  Struise Pannepot Reserva Oak Aged    Belgian Strong Ale   Deca Services   -    Belgium    4.26   102  


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   4.08   152  
2  Founders Harvest Ale    American Pale Ale   Founders Brewing Company   Michigan    USA   3.86   135  
3  Great Divide Fresh Hop Pale Ale    American Pale Ale   Great Divide Brewing Company   Colorado    USA   3.74   132  
4  Oskar Blues Dales Pale Ale    American Pale Ale   Oskar Blues Grill & Brew   Colorado    USA   3.74   190  
5  Mikkeller All Others Pale    American Pale Ale   Mikkeller   -    Denmark    3.73   14  


Wheats
is made up of the following styles: German Hefeweizen | Wheat Ale | Weizen Bock | Belgian White (Witbier) | Berliner Weisse | German Kristallweizen |
  beer  style  brewer  state  country  score  ratings
1  Livery Bourbon Cask Aged Wheat Trippelbock    Weizen Bock   The Livery   Michigan    USA   4.11   30  
2  Schneider Aventinus    Weizen Bock   Weissbierbrauerei G. Schneider & Sohn   -    Germany    3.96   238  
3  Denisons Weissbier    German Hefeweizen   Denisons Brewing Co. (Mill St.)   Ontario    Canada    3.84   10  
4  New Glarus Dancing Man Wheat    German Hefeweizen   New Glarus Brewing Company   Wisconsin    USA   3.82   132  
5  Brooklyner-Schneider Hopfen-Weisse    Weizen Bock   Brooklyn Brewery   New York    USA   3.8   65  


Dark Lager
is made up of the following styles: Dunkel | Schwarzbier | American Dark Lager | Oktoberfest/Märzen | Vienna |
  beer  style  brewer  state  country  score  ratings
1  Sprecher Black Bavarian    Schwarzbier   Sprecher Brewing Company   Wisconsin    USA   3.69   101  
2  Moonlight Death and Taxes Black    Schwarzbier   Moonlight Brewery   California    USA   3.69   17  
3  Great Lakes Eliot Ness    Vienna   Great Lakes Brewing Company   Ohio    USA   3.59   74  
4  Surly SurlyFest    Oktoberfest/Märzen   Surly Brewing Company   Minnesota    USA   3.59   73  
5  Jämtlands Heaven    Schwarzbier   Jämtlands Bryggeri   -    Sweden    3.57   19