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Res omnes venena sunt, dosis sola facit venenum.
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COUNTRIES STATISTICS

  COUNTRY SCORE BEST BEER # OF BEERS
1. usa 14.74 PORT BREWING / LOST ABBEY ANGEL'S SHARE 2061
2. denmark 14.38 MIKKELLER BEER GEEK BRUNCH WEASEL (ISLAY EDITION) 834
3. england 14.36 DARK STAR IMPERIAL STOUT 1306
4. scotland 14.35 HARVIESTOUN OLA DUBH SPECIAL 12 395
5. wales 14.09 POLLY'S Spur 54
6. norway 14.03 NØGNE Ø # 100 209
7. estonia 14.00 PõHJALA Öö 137
8. croatia 13.95 the GARDEN PALE ALE 56
9. sweden 13.92 NÄRKE KULTURBRYGGERI KAGGEN! STORMAKTS PORTER 649
10. romania 13.88 Bereta Retaliation 29
11. ireland 13.88 THIRD BARREL When Life Gives You Hops 103
12. serbia 13.79 3bir Memento Mori 53
13. holland 13.58 DE MOLEN 1914 SSS 437
14. belgium 13.58 STRUISE PANNEPOT RESERVA (2006) 1518
15. switzerland 13.54 BFM ABBAYE de SAINT BON-CHIEN 2010 9793
16. latvia 13.52 LABIETIS KAPRACIS 61
17. italy 13.49 le BALADIN XYAUYÙ FUMÉ 588
18. canada 13.44 DIEU DU CIEL! PÉCHÉ BOURBON 369
19. japan 13.21 ISE KADOYA BROWN ALE 74
20. spain 13.12 la PIRATA Black Block Bourbon Aged 763
21. lithuania 13.07 Sakiški? Alus IMPERIAL STOUT 34
22. poland 13.05 Funky Fluid DDH Triple Talus 152
23. hungary 13.05 MadX Nothing To Lose 100
24. northernireland 13.03 BOUNDARY More of A Phenomenon 43
25. russia 12.95 AF BREW It’s Over 9000! Passion Fruit - Peach - Lime 112
26. czechrepublic 12.90 SIBEERIA Padrísimo 254
27. newzealand 12.84 8 WIRED iSTOUT 47
28. ukraine 12.78 LVIVSKA LVIVSKE PORTER 24
29. france 12.62 MONT SALÈVE la TZARINE 1101
30. slovenia 12.58 GREEN GOLD Oil Warz 33
31. iceland 12.48 ÖLVISHOLT LAVA 41
32. greece 12.41 SEVEN ISLAND Hazelnut Moctezuma Imperial Stout 72
33. portugal 12.19 DOIS CORVOS TRIPEL BA PORT & WHISKY 74
34. bulgaria 12.10 Beer Bastards One More Night 14
35. austria 11.99 BEVOG Hagger Blend 0221 181
36. finland 11.94 SINEBRYCHOFF PORTER IV 164
37. germany 11.92 ANDECHS KLOSTER DOPPELBOCK DUNKEL 1496
38. liechtenstein 11.83 LIECHTENSTEINER BRAUHAUS CLUB BIER 03 BOCK STARK 21
39. chile 11.72 HANDWERK BREWERS ROTHHAMMER BRUTAL HOPS IPA 6
40. isleofman 11.69 OKELL'S AILE 3
41. montenegro 11.63 TREBJESA NIKSICKO TAMNO 2
42. mauritius 11.62 FLYING DODO NEIPA 20
43. malaysia 11.53 GUINNESS ANCHOR BERHAD GUINNESS FOREIGN EXTRA STOUT 1
44. brazil 11.52 EVIL TWIN BREWING BRAZIL BRAZIL METRO MAN 72
45. greenland 11.43 GREENLAND CHRISTMAS ALE 2
46. mexico 11.38 Cañadas de Malta Imperial Stout 63
47. nigeria 11.35 GUINNESS NIGERIA FOREIGN EXTRA STOUT 3
48. macau 11.31 MACAU BLOND ALE 1
49. guernsey 11.31 WHITE ROCK SCAPEGOAT 1
50. argentina 11.26 ANTARES STOUT IMPERIAL 15
51. falkland 11.24 Falkland Beerworks Longdon Pride 1
52. singapore 11.23 MALAYAN ANCHOR BEER 2
53. aland 11.22 STALLHAGEN (ÅLANDS) OKTOBERFESTBIER 11
54. togo 11.20 BB LOME EKU BAVARIA TYP EXPORT 5
55. bonaire 11.20 AT SEA BONAIRE BLONDE 1
56. bhutan 11.20 SER BHUM DRAGON STOUT 1
57. papuanewguinea 11.18 SOUTH PACIFIC PACIFIC LAGER 1
58. sintmaarten 11.16 Pelikaan Brewery Mullet Bay 1
59. madagascar 11.16 STAR THREE HORSES BEER PILSENER 1
60. palestine 11.13 TAYBEH GOLDEN 1
61. niger 11.13 BRANIGER SPECIAL FÊTES 1
62. monaco 11.13 MONACO GRAND PRIX 1
63. guyana 11.13 BANKS DIH (BRAUTECH) PREMIUM 1
64. frenchguiana 11.13 BRASSERIE GUYANAISE JEUNE GUEULE WEÏTI 1
65. ncyprus 11.09 LION'S HEART PRIDE 1
66. hongkong 11.09 Gweilo Beer Neapolitan Ice Cream Sour 4
67. jersey 11.07 LIBERATION HERM ISLAND GOLD 2
68. guam 11.05 ISHII MINAGOF PALE ALE 1
69. sanmarino 11.03 TITANBRÄU ROSSA 2
70. grenada 11.03 WEST INDIES HAWK TRIPEL 2
71. uganda 11.02 UGANDA PILSNER LAGER EXTRA STRONG 1
72. transnistria 11.02 ZAO BENDERSKIY STARAYA KREPOST KLASSICHESKOE 1
73. gabon 11.02 SOBRAGA Régab 1
74. eswatini 11.02 Eswatini Beverages Castle Lager (Eswatini) 1
75. vanuatu 10.98 VANUATU PREMIUM BITTER 1
76. mozambique 10.98 CERVEJAS de MOçAMBIQUE LAURENTINA CLARA 1
77. luxembourg 10.98 Totenhopfen Brauhaus Lux Ale Original 12
78. israel 10.98 ALEXANDER BLACK 8
79. seychelles 10.97 SEYCHELLES EKU BAVARIA EXPORT 2
80. cyprus 10.97 Radical Way Celestial Incubation 3
81. trinidadandtobago 10.95 CARIB ROYAL LION EXTRA STOUT 3
82. tibet 10.95 Tibet Lhasa Lhasa Beer 1
83. nepal 10.95 MOUNT EVEREST EVEREST PREMIUM LAGER SPECIAL LIMITED EDITION 1
84. gambia 10.95 BANJUL JUL BREW EXPORT 1
85. albania 10.95 BIRRA MALTO PREMIUM TIRANA PILS 1
86. slovakia 10.94 BANSKOBISTRICKY URPINER DRAUGHT DARK LAGER 18
87. mongolia 10.93 ULAN BATOR BAADOG 2
88. macedonia 10.93 PRILEPSKA Krali Marko (????? ?????) 2
89. turksandcaicos 10.91 TURKS HEAD LAGER 1
90. newcaledonia 10.91 GRANDE BRASSERIE DE NOUVELLE-CALEDONIE NUMBER 1 ONE 1
91. iraq 10.91 Alomran Reem 1
92. guadeloupe 10.91 BRASSERIE DU CORSAIRE CORSAIRE 1
93. bolivia 10.91 BOLIVIANA NACIONAL PACEÑA CENTENARIO 1
94. barbados 10.91 BANKS LAGER 1
95. andorra 10.91 ALPHA MONJO BOIG 4
96. thailand 10.88 BOON RAWD SINGHA GOLD 5
97. bosniaandherzegovina 10.88 BANJALUCKA NEKTAR 8
98. virginislands 10.87 VIRGIN ISLANDS BLACKBEARD ALE 1
99. tahiti 10.87 BRASSERIE DE TAHITI HINANO 1
100. kenya 10.86 KENYA TUSKER EXPORT LAGER 5
101. tajikistan 10.84 DUSHANBE SIM-SIM SVETLOE 1
102. ivorycoast 10.84 SOLIBRA FLAG SPECIALE 1
103. suriname 10.80 SURINAAMSE DJOGO BIER 1
104. srilanka 10.80 CEYLON LION STOUT / IMPORTED 7
105. reunion 10.80 BRASSERIE DE BOURBON BOURBON 1
106. paraguay 10.80 CERVEPAR PILSEN 1
107. capeverde 10.80 CERIS STRELA 1
108. antiguaandbarbuda 10.80 ANTIGUA CARIB LAGER 1
109. belize 10.77 BELIZE BELIKIN STOUT 3
110. taiwan 10.76 TAIWAN TOBACCO AND LIQUOR CORP TAIWAN BEER DRAFT 1
111. lesotho 10.76 MALUTI MOUNTAIN MALUTI PREMIUM LAGER 1
112. gibraltar 10.76 LEWIS STAGNETTO BUSHYS GIBRALTAR BARBARY BEER 1
113. ghana 10.76 ACCRA CLUB PREMIUM LAGER 1
114. cookislands 10.76 COOKS LAGER 1
115. belarus 10.75 Malanka Homan: Batch #01 12
116. eritrea 10.73 ASMARA LAGER BEER 2
117. elsalvador 10.73 LA CONSTANCIA PILSENER LAGER 1
118. cayman 10.73 CAYMAN ISLANDS CAYBREW 1
119. bangladesh 10.73 CROWN HUNTER MALT BEVERAGE 1
120. aruba 10.73 BALASHI BALASHI 1
121. uruguay 10.69 FNC PILSEN 1
122. nicaragua 10.69 COMPAÑIA CEVERCERA DE NICARAGUA TOÑA 1
123. mali 10.69 BRAMALI CASTEL BEER 1
124. malawi 10.69 CARLSBERG MALAWI KUCHE KUCHE 1
125. curacao 10.69 ANTILLAANSE BROUWERIJ AMSTEL BRIGHT 1
126. armenia 10.69 SHIRAK GYUMRI SHIRAK 4
127. northkorea 10.67 PONGHAK BEER 12 2
128. southafrica 10.66 BIERWERK AARDWOLF 19
129. zambia 10.65 ZAMBIAN BREWERIES MOSI LAGER 1
130. tunisia 10.65 SFBT CELTIA 2
131. pakistan 10.65 MURREE MURREE BEER 1
132. jamaica 10.65 DESNOES & GEDDES DRAGON STOUT 3
133. cambodia 10.65 CAMBREW ANGKOR BEER 1
134. bahamas 10.65 COMMONWEALTH KALIK 1
135. peru 10.63 BACKUS & JOHNSTON MORENA 8
136. unitedarabemirates 10.62 AUJAN BARBICAN PREMIUM MALT 1
137. senegal 10.62 BRASSERIES de l'OUEST AFRICAIN la GAZELLE 1
138. panama 10.62 BARU PANAMA LAGER 1
139. benin 10.62 SOBEBRA la BENINOISE 1
140. angola 10.62 PELA CUCA NOVA CUCA 1
141. kosovo 10.60 BIRRA PEJA PEJA PILSNER 4
142. haiti 10.58 BRASSERIE NATIONALE PRESTIGE LAGER 1
143. laos 10.57 LAO BEERLAO LAGER 2
144. honduras 10.57 HONDURENA SALVA VIDA 2
145. westernsamoa 10.55 SAMOA VAILIMA 1
146. burkinafaso 10.55 BRAKINA BEAUFORT 1
147. dominicanrep 10.52 CERVECERIA NACIONAL DOMINICANA PRESIDENTE 3
148. egypt 10.51 AL AHRAM STELLA PREMIUM 6
149. botswana 10.51 KGALAGADI ST LOUIS LAGER 1
150. azerbaijan 10.51 Baltika-Baku Afsana Sert 4
151. lebanon 10.48 961 BEER KISSMEYER BREWMASTER'S SELECT 01 3
152. guatemala 10.48 CENTRO AMERICANA DORADA DRAFT 3
153. uzbekistan 10.47 SAMARQAND 1-SON PIVO ZAVODI GOLD PULSAR 12 1
154. stlucia 10.47 WINDWARD & LEEWARD PITON LAGER 1
155. malta 10.47 LORD CHAMBRAY BLUE LAGOON 12
156. indonesia 10.47 BALI HAI PREMIUM 2
157. faroe 10.44 FÖROYA BJóR GULL EXPORT 8
158. australia 10.44 COOPERS BEST EXTRA STOUT 41
159. stvincent 10.43 ST. VINCENT HAIROUN 2
160. swaziland 10.40 SWAZILAND BREWERS CHRISTIE'S GOLD 1
161. kazakhstan 10.40 EFES KARAGANDA KARAGANDINSKOE TRADITSIONNOE 3
162. ethiopia 10.40 KOMBOLCHA ST. GEORGE AMBER BEER 4
163. puertorico 10.37 HATUEY LAGER BEER 2
164. venezuela 10.34 NACIONAL ANDES 3
165. dominica 10.33 DOMINICA KUBULI 1
166. costarica 10.32 COSTA RICA'S CRAFT BREWING LIBERTAS TROPICAL GOLDEN ALE 6
167. rwanda 10.31 RWANDA-BRALIRWA MÜTZIG 3
168. myanmar 10.31 DAGON EXTRA STRONG 4
169. saudiarabia 10.30 MAHMOOD SAEED HILLSBURG REGULAR 2
170. philippines 10.30 SAN MIGUEL RED HORSE STALLION 2
171. namibia 10.28 HANSA URBOCK 7
172. zimbabwe 10.27 DELTA GOLDEN PILSENER 2
173. syria 10.27 AL-CHARK AL-CHARK 2
174. cameroon 10.27 BRASSERIES DU CAMEROUN GUINNESS FOREIGN EXTRA 6
175. ecuador 10.19 KRÜGER LAGER 3
176. martinique 10.17 LORRAINE Malta 2
177. cuba 10.16 BUCANERO CUBANERO FUERTE 8
178. southkorea 10.14 ORIENTAL Cass Fresh 4
179. iran 10.13 IRAN BEHNOUSH DELSTER NA 2
180. zaire 10.10 SIMBA BIÈRE DU LION 2
181. tanzania 10.09 ASSOCIATED BREWERIES SERENGETI LAGER 3
182. jordan 10.07 GENERAL INVESTMENT COMPANY PETRA BEER 8% 2
183. china 10.04 TSINGTAO DRAGON 8 10
184. moldova 10.03 BEERMASTER JIGULEOVSKOE BLONDA 15
185. algeria 10.03 TANGO BIÈRE BLONDE 4
186. fiji 9.91 FOSTER'S GROUP PACIFIC FIJI EXPORT BITTER 3
187. morocco 9.90 BRASSERIES du MAROC CASTEL BEER 8
188. vietnam 9.86 BGI FOSTER'S TIEN GIANG 6
189. turkey 9.86 ANADOLU EFES EFES DARK BROWN 31
190. georgia 9.74 NATAKHTARI BEER 7
191. colombia 9.56 BAVARIA CLUB COLOMBIA NEGRA 7
192. india 9.53 KARAN BILIMORIA COBRA SILVER LABEL 13
TOTAL: 192 COUNTRIESAVERAGE RATING: 13.48TOTAL: 24140

country level (ie number n of countries with at least n beers tasted) 35
number of countries with at least 1000 beers tasted 6
number of countries with at least 500 beers tasted 10
number of countries with at least 100 beers tasted 20

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World Map showing the countries from which I have already sampled
beers (in black). Click to enlarge.

Detailled map of Africa
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Countries distribution.

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MY MILESTONES

100th beer 10/87 John Martin Douglas Scotch Ale
500th beer 06/93 ?
1000th beer 11/17/95 Unibroue la Fin du Monde
1500th beer 09/25/98 Cantillon Grand Cru Old Lambic Bruocsella 1900
2000th beer 11/24/00 Brooklyn Monster Ale 2000
2500th beer 04/06/02 De Achelse Kluis Achel
the big cleaning 03/24/03 45 duplicates deleted :-((
3000th beer 11/23/03 Hogs Back A Over T
3500th beer 04/01/05 Fuller's Vintage Ale 2002
4000th beer 08/29/06 Belhaven Innis & Gunn Oak Aged Beer 2005
big cleaning II 12/29/06 72 duplicates deleted :-((
4500th beer 01/09/08 Hantverksbryggeriet Baronen
5000th beer 12/22/08 Struise Pannepot Reserva 2006
6000th beer 05/19/10 Three Floyds Behemoth
7000th beer 08/19/11 Cigar City Sea Bass
8000th beer 10/30/12 Jester King Black Metal
9000th beer 11/03/13 BFM 4x4
10'000th beer 12/06/14 BrewDog Mikkeler Nogne O Black Tokyo Horizon
11'000th beer 09/27/15 Einstok Toasted Porter
12'000th beer 07/05/16 Moor Amoor
13'000th beer 06/09/17 Soorser Bier Soo.magisch
14'000th beer 04/07/18 Kiserleti Nyul Feher Nyul APA
15'000th beer 09/29/18 Strange Roots Grand Blü
16'000th beer 04/30/19 Oud Beersel Bersalis Sourblend
17'000th beer 11/09/19 Bibibir 23 Zero Sei
18'000th beer 08/10/20 Bier Factory Rapperswil Erdbier
19'000th beer 05/08/21 Westbrook Maple Syrup Bourbon OFYMD (2020)
20'000th beer 12/21/21 De Garde the Purple
21'000th beer 06/14/22 Banskobystrický Urpiner Premium 12°
22'000th beer 11/29/22 Pomona Island Per Ardua Ad Astra
23'000th beer 06/23/23 Nordsud Wit
24'000th beer 02/08/24 Prizm Legacy
24'100th beer 03/12/24 Tonnebière la Mine No9

Year New beers Total reviewed New countries
2000 288 ? 11 (El Salvador, Estonia, Guyana, Laos, Latvia, Namibia, Panama, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia and Zimbabwe)
2001 373 570 8 (Benin, Croatia, Nigeria, Palestine, Wales, Kazakhstan, St Lucia and Jersey)
2002 339 530 4 (Mali, Yugoslavia, Faroe Islands and Honduras)
2003 325 430 13 (Armenia, Taiwan, Uganda, Albania, Macedonia, Uzbekistan, Malta, Malaysia, Iceland, Mongolia, Togo, Hungary and Madagascar)
2004 384 441 10 (Myanmar, Lithuania, Bosnia, Antigua, Macau, Cameroon, Puerto Rico, Ghana, Syria, San Marino)
2005 344 371 4 (Seychelles, Algeria, Uruguay, Kosovo)
2006 407 433 11 (Chile, Lesotho, Fiji, Western Samoa, Swaziland, Botswana, Cook Islands, Bahamas, Iran, Ivory Coast, Isle of Man)
2007 410 420 5 (Bangladesh, Costa Rica, Greenland, North Korea, Cambodia)
2008 529 539 11 (Georgia, Moldova, Liechtenstein, Angola, Haiti, Nicaragua, Azerbaijan, Eritrea, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, Jordan)
2009 729 742 4 (Nepal, Ethiopia, Burkina Faso, Suriname)
2010 765 784 1 (Senegal)
2011 777 778 0
2012 834 839 3 (Dominica, Andorra, Monaco)
2013 1007 1030 2 (Cayman Islands, San Marino)
2014 970 975 4 (Mozambique, St. Vincent & the Grenadines, Zambia, Aruba)
2015 1230 1244 3 (Pakistan, Transnistria, French Guiana)
2016 1164 1168 5 (Belize, Rwanda, Gambia, Cape Verde, Tajikistan)
2017 1229 1241 11 (Grenada, Turks and Caicos, Gibraltar, Bonaire, Vanuatu, Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus, Bhutan, Niger, Curaçao, Malawi, Paraguay)
2018 1784 1786 2 (Guam, Guernsey)
2019 1754 1757 0
2020 1299 1310 1 (Falkland Islands)
2021 1489 1503 0
2022 2116 2133 2 (Sint Maarten and Gabon)
2023 - - 3 (eSwatini, Iraq and Tibet)

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MY STRONGEST BEERS

  BEER COUNTRY ALCOHOL %
1. SCHORSCHBRÄU Schorschbock 57.7 (2023) germany 57.7
2. BREWDOG SINK THE BISMARCK scotland 41
3. CINQ 4000 FROZEN EPIZIO QUEEN STOUT switzerland 36
4. BREWDOG WATT DICKIE scotland 35
  REVELATION CAT FREEZE THE PENGUIN italy 35
6. BREWDOG TACTICAL NUCLEAR PENGUIN scotland 32
7. MIKKELLER ?? HEAVY BLACK denmark 31.1
8. SCHORSCHBRÄU ICE 30% germany 30
9. BOSTON BEER SAMUEL ADAMS UTOPIAS usa 25
10. FLEURAC OCTO-PYROCLASTIC BLACK IPA france 24
11. BLACKWELL BREWER'S RESERVE BIPOLAR FROSTITUTE switzerland 23.6
12. DOGFISH HEAD WORLD WIDE STOUT usa 23.04
13. UG BRÄU BERLINER W ICE-02 switzerland 22.4
14. DOGFISH HEAD 120 MINUTE IMPERIAL IPA usa 21
  BLACKWELL VANILLA POLUNOCNICA SWEET IMPERIAL STOUT switzerland 21
  LA DÉBAUCHE Sacred Heart X france 21
17. S&A INDIA ICE BOCK switzerland 20
  BLACKWELL SCHNAPSIDEE switzerland 20
  523 DECONSTRUCTED switzerland 20
20. THE BRUERY BLACK TUESDAY 2014 usa 19.7

Of course there are some beers that I never tried with a very high alcoholic strength:
  • Schorschbräu Schorschbock 57% finis coronat opus, Germany, 57.7% (September 2011)
  • Brewdog the End of History, Scotland, 55% (July 2010)
  • Schorschbräu Schorschbock 43%, Germany, 43.38% (May 2010)
  • Schorschbräu Schorschbock 40%, Germany, 39.44% (January 2010)
  • Struise Black Damnation VI Messy, Belgium, 39% (June 2011)
  • Schorschbräu Schorschbock 32%, Germany, 32% (June 2009)
  • Schorschbräu Schorschbock 31% Black Edition, Germany, 31% (November 2010)
  • Schoschbräu Eisbock, Germany, 30.86% (2008)

History of the 'title' holders:
  • In 1953: Eku 28, 11%
  • In 1980: Hürlimann Samichlaus, 14%
  • In 1994: Samuel Adams Triple Bock, 17.5%
  • In June 1999: Dogfish Head World Wide Stout, 18%
  • In 1999: Samuel Adams Millennium, 20%
  • In feb. 2002: Samuel Adams Utopias MMII, 25%
  • In 2003: Hair of The Dog Dave, 29%
  • In 2008: Schoschbräu Eisbock, 30.86%
  • In November 2009: BrewDog Tactical Nuclear Penguin, 32%
  • In January 2010: Schorschbräu Schorschbock 40%, Germany, 39.44%
  • In February 2010: Brewdog Sink The Bismarck, Scotland, 41%
  • In May 2010: Schorschbräu Schorschbock 43%, Germany, 43.38%
  • In July 2010: Brewdog the End of History, Scotland, 55%
  • In September 2011: Schorschbräu Schorschbock 57% finis coronat opus, Germany, 57.7%
  • In September 2020: BrewDog/Schorschbräu Strength in Numbers, Scotland, 57.8%
  • Please note: t'Koelschip Start the Future (2013, 60%) is a distilled, high alcohol product with some beer added. Brewmeister Armageddon (October 2012) was a fake (allegedly 65% and in fact only about 15%). Brewmeister Snake Venom (October 2013) is reaching 67.5% by adding ethanol, so does not compete. See also here for additional information

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MY FAVOURITE BEERS

People who have one favourite beer do not like beer at all.
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RANK BEER COUNTRY ALCOHOL % POINTS
1. STRUISE PANNEPOT RESERVA (2006) belgium 10 19.6
2. PORT BREWING / LOST ABBEY ANGEL'S SHARE usa 12.5 19.2
  NÄRKE KULTURBRYGGERI KAGGEN! STORMAKTS PORTER sweden 9 19.2
  NØGNE Ø # 100 norway 10 19.2
  DE MOLEN 1914 SSS holland 9.99 19.2
  MIKKELLER BEER GEEK BRUNCH WEASEL (ISLAY EDITION) denmark 10.9 19.2
  DIEU DU CIEL! PÉCHÉ BOURBON canada 9.5 19.2
8. THREE FLOYDS DREADNAUGHT usa 9.5 18.8
  PORT BREWING / LOST ABBEY ANGEL'S SHARE OAK BARREL usa 12.5 18.8
  GREAT DIVIDE OAK AGED YETI usa 9.5 18.8
  BELL'S BATCH 6000 ALE usa 10.5 18.8
  ALESMITH SPEEDWAY STOUT usa 12 18.8
  BFM ABBAYE de SAINT BON-CHIEN 2010 switzerland 11 18.8
  le BALADIN XYAUYÙ FUMÉ italy 13.5 18.8
  DE MOLEN MOUT & MOCCA 2 holland 10 18.8
  NØRREBRO NORTH BRIDGE EXTREME denmark 9.6 18.8
  MIKKELLER STELLA 1 denmark 8.4 18.8
  DIEU DU CIEL! PÉCHÉ MORTEL canada 9.5 18.8
  WESTVLETEREN EXTRA 8 belgium 8 18.8
  STRUISE CUVEE DELPHINE belgium 13 18.8
  STRUISE (CAULIER) PANNEPOT belgium 10 18.8
  RODENBACH ALEXANDER belgium 6 18.8
  ELLEZELLOISE HERCULE la BIÈRE des COLLINES belgium 9 18.8
  DUBUISSON BUSH PRESTIGE belgium 13 18.8
  DUBUISSON BUSH MILLENIUM CUVEE 2000 belgium 13 18.8
  DE DOLLE STILLE NACHT RESERVA 2000 belgium 12 18.8

Beers I haven't tried that are rumored to be very good :

  • Three Floyds Barrel Aged Dark Lord Imperial Stout, USA
  • Alesmith Barrel Aged Speedway Stout, USA
  • Russian River Pliny the Younger, USA
  • Bell's Black Note Stout, USA
  • Alesmith Kopi Luwak Speedway Stout, USA
  • Founder's CBS, USA
  • Cigar City Zhukov's Final Push, USA
  • Cigar City Hunahpus Imperial Stout, USA

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BOV'S WORST BEERS

RANK BEER COUNTRY ALCOHOL RATING
1. CHIMAY Grande Réserve Fermentée en Barriques - Chêne Français belgium Chêne Américain Whisky (02/2022)
  VERDANT Fruit england Car Sight
  BRASSEURS SAVOYARDS LA CORDÉE BRUNE france 10 0
4. HUYGHE FLORISGAARDEN CHOCOLAT GARDENBEER belgium 3.0/4.2 0.8
  BLACK MOUNTAIN CAVE CREEK CHILI BEER usa 4.7 0.8
  GARCIA CHILI BEER usa 4.7 0.8
7. BALTIKA SANKT-PETERBOURG russia 3.8 1.2
8. CELTIK DOUAR MEN ROHANE AMBREE france 6.5 2
9. HUYGHE FLORISGAARDEN CACTUS belgium 4.2 2.4
  CELTIK DOUAR MEN ROHANE BLONDE france 6.5 2.4
  l'OLANIER LA JOYEUSE AMBRÉE france 7.5 2.4
12. KEERSMAEKER MORT SUBITE XTREME MANZANA belgium 4.2 2.8
  SILLY PINK KILLER belgium 5 2.8
14. BOSTON BEER OREGON ORIGINAL RASPBERRY WHEAT usa   3
15. PALM SALITOS belgium 5.9 3.2
  GRAIN d’ORGE (JEANNE D'ARC) ST MARTIN france 3.7 3.2
  SNC SCA BNA KINGSBRÄU france 4.7 3.2
  VELTINS V+ LEMON germany 2.9 3.2
  MUNKBO GLÖGG sweden 11 3.2
  HORDEUM NOIRE MÉTÉORE switzerland 5.4 3.2
  MOLARD BLONDE switzerland   3.2
  SIMBA TEMBO zaire   3.2
Non alcoholic beers are not listed here, it would be unfair...

Beers I haven't tried that are rumored to be very bad :

  • Anheuser-Busch Natural Ice, USA
  • Anheuser-Busch Natural Light, USA
  • Carlton & United Empire Lager, Australia
  • City Camo genuine Ale, USA
  • Heilemann B-40 Bull Max, USA
  • Jezek Tmave, Czech Rep.
  • Michelob Ultra, USA
  • Miller Milwaukees Best, USA
  • Modelo Corona Light, Mexico
  • Modelo Especial, Mexico
  • Pabst General Generic Beer, USA
  • Pabst Ice, USA
  • Salva Vida , Honduras
  • Stepan Razin Studencheskoye , Russia

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BOV'S BEST/WORST BREWERIES

Don't take this too seriously. For each of those breweries, it is possible that I missed the best or the worst of their beers. But in any cases, this could be a good indication. A minimum of 3 beers tasted per brewery is required.

RANK BREWERY SCORE COUNTRY # OF BEERS
Best Breweries
1. TREE HOUSE 16.01 usa 25
2. À TUE-TÊTE! 15.92 switzerland 46
3. TRILLIUM 15.83 usa 32
4. HOPPY PEOPLE 15.75 switzerland 66
5. 3 FONTEINEN 15.74 belgium 39
6. FIFTYFIFTY 15.66 usa 14
7. RUSSIAN RIVER 15.64 usa 12
8. NINE BROTHERS 15.64 switzerland 59
9. STRUISE 15.61 belgium 36
10. l'APAISÉE 15.59 switzerland 69
11. BFM 15.51 switzerland 157
12. DE DOLLE 15.51 belgium 12
13. PORT BREWING / LOST ABBEY 15.46 usa 42
14. DIEU DU CIEL! 15.41 canada 32
15. CANTILLON 15.39 belgium 44
16. S&A 15.34 switzerland 125
17. ADROIT THEORY 15.30 usa 45
18. VERDANT 15.30 england 43
19. PRAIRIE ARTISAN ALES 15.29 usa 26
20. GREAT DIVIDE 15.29 usa 13

RANK BREWERY SCORE COUNTRY # OF BEERS
Worst Breweries
1. PIEDBOEUF 7.70 belgium 7
2. INBEV BRASIL 7.75 brazil 7
3. l'OLANIER 7.83 france 3
4. SNC SCA BNA 7.83 france 3
5. SAVERNE 7.90 france 24
6. BRAUNSCHWEIG 8.20 germany 8
7. CELTIK 8.37 france 3
8. BRASSERIE ARTISANALE DE PORRENTRUY 8.38 switzerland 8
9. SWAN 8.43 australia 3
10. KIELCE 8.43 poland 3

BOV'S FAVOURITE STYLES

RANK STYLE SCORE # OF BEERS MY FAVOURITE BEER FOR THIS STYLE
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1 Brett / Wild Ale 15.72143 CAPTAIN LAWRENCE ROSSO e MARRONE
2 Stout - Imperial 15.561005 DIEU DU CIEL! PÉCHÉ BOURBON
3 Porter - American 15.5499 MIKKELLER STELLA 1
4 Lambic - unblended 15.5421 GIRARDIN LAMBIC
5 Lambic - Gueuze 15.4766 LINDEMANS GUEUZE CUVÉE RENÉ GRAND CRU 1994/2002
6 Flanders Red 15.4665 RODENBACH ALEXANDER
7 IPA - Imperial / Double 15.411132 NØGNE Ø # 100
8 Sour - fruited 15.18346 À TUE-TÊTE! Double Noire Framboise
9 Sour - other 15.12450 BFM ABBAYE de SAINT BON-CHIEN 2010
10 IPA - Hazy / New England 15.10718 STIGBERGETS GBG BEER WEEK 2016
11 IPA - Black 15.06217 TO ØL BLACK MALT & BODY SALTS
12 Stout - Foreign 14.9845 DE DOLLE SPECIAL EXTRA EXPORT STOUT
13 Lichtenhainer 14.9714 Monpiër de Gherdëina Wild Lichtenhainer
14 American Strong Ale 14.96103 FIFTYFIFTY MASTER BART
15 Grape Ale 14.9051 LOVERBEER BEERBERA
16 Sour - pastry/smoothie 14.9054 THE PIGGY Collab Piggy X Protokoll
17 Oud Bruin 14.8952 HAANDBRYGGERIET HAANDBAKK
18 Wheat Wine 14.8820 THREE FLOYDS HVEDEGOOP
19 Porter - Baltic 14.8796 AMAGER MIKKELLER / KISSMEYER DREI VON DÄNEN
20 ABT (Quadrupel) 14.8589 STRUISE SINT AMATUS OOSTVLETEREN 12
21 Barley Wine 14.78340 PORT BREWING / LOST ABBEY ANGEL'S SHARE
22 IPA - Brut 14.6640 MAGIC ROCK LIL'SOLEIL
23 Berliner Weisse 14.64227 BLACKWELL DRAHTESEL
24 Belgian Dark Strong Ale 14.61192 STRUISE PANNEPOT RESERVA (2006)
25 Saison 14.58643 FANTÔME SAISON
26 Saison 14.5692 SMUTTYNOSE ROBUST PORTER
27 Gose 14.54195 DE MOLEN ANGST & BEVEN
28 IPA - American 14.491732 NØGNE Ø INDIA PALE ALE
29 Scotch Ale / Wee Heavy 14.4678 À l'ABRI de la TEMPÊTE CORNE de BRUME
30 Stout - Sweet 14.33187 LOST COAST EIGHT-BALL STOUT
31 Old Ale / English Strong Ale 14.30219 HARVIESTOUN OLA DUBH SPECIAL 12
32 Bière de Champagne / Bière Brut 14.2820 MIKKELLER "12"" WINALE"
33 IPA - Belgian 14.2363 DIEU DU CIEL! DERNIÈRE VOLONTÉ
34 Lambic - Fruited 14.23151 CANTILLON Grenache Noir (2021)
35 IPA - White 14.21110 ANCHORAGE GALAXY WHITE IPA
36 Porter 14.14336 ØLFABRIKKEN PORTER
37 Belgian Golden Strong Ale 14.14474 DE DOLLE STILLE NACHT RESERVA 2000
38 Abbey Tripel 14.14273 ORVAL ORVAL
39 Pale Ale - American 14.111189 TROIS DAMES PACIFIC NORTH WEST COAST PALE ALE
40 Brown Ale - American 14.11121 523 3 OF A KIND: ABA EDITION HOPS ADRIANO'S BROWN
41 India Pale Lagers / Imperial Pils 14.09123 BÄRE-BRÄU HOPFENBOMBE
42 Bock - Eisbock 14.0530 BFM PROCRASTINATOR 2
43 Stout / Dry Stout 14.00561 MIKKELLER BEER GEEK BREAKFAST
44 IPA - Session 13.94346 523 SUPER CRISP - GALAXY
45 Sahti / Gotlandsdricke / Koduõlu 13.9016 NÄRKE KULTURBRYGGERI FIMBULVINTER
46 Traditional Ale 13.8797 HAIR OF THE DOG ADAM HEARTY OLD WORLD ALE
47 Abbey Dubbel 13.79127 WESTVLETEREN EXTRA 8
48 California Common 13.7742 EL CABALLERO HELL
49 Grätzer / Grodziskie 13.7712 Tap4 Grodzisk
50 Bock - Doppelbock 13.69144 SVANEKE BORNHOLMER SWEET MARY
51 Smoked / Rauchbier 13.68301 S&A BURNED
52 Premium Bitter / ESB 13.66176 PURITY MAD GOOSE
53 IPA - English 13.61103 ØLFABRIKKEN RUG IPA
54 Lambic - Faro 13.4812 LAMBIEK FABRIEK YOUNG & WILD FONTAN-ELLE
55 Schwarzbier 13.42149 SHORT'S SUSTENANCE BLACK BEER
56 Brown Ale - English 13.38181 S&A HOPPY BROWN
57 Wheat Ale 13.35231 TO ØL BLOSSOM
58 Cream Ale 13.3430 JAMESBräu AMARILLO CREAM ALE (2015)
59 Czech Dark Lager 13.3114 LOD Monarchie
60 Weizen - Weizenbock 13.2887 ALESMITH WEIZENBOCK
61 Altbier 13.27132 FERDINAND SCHUMACHER ALT
62 Bock - Hell / Maibock 13.27144 ZEHENDNER MÖNCHSAMBACHER WEIHNACHTSBOCK
63 Mild Ale 13.2160 DE MOLEN WHOLE MILK MILD
64 Patersbier / Enkel / Extra 13.205 SPENCER TRAPPIST ALE
65 Belgian Witbier 13.20490 LAMPÉE-BAUMGARTNER la BLANCHE DE RÉ
66 Irish Ale 13.15143 CINQ 4000 BIÈRE de ZINAL HERETIC RED
67 Kölsch 12.97127 FREIGEIST BRAULAGER LOVELY MINX WIESS
68 Bock - Dunkel 12.97166 LUZERNER BIER BRAUER (LuBB) BOCKBIER
69 Bitter 12.91157 OXFORDSHIRE PRIDE of OXFORD
70 Pale Ale - English 12.87189 KEES SPRING BLOSSOM
71 Belgian Pale Ale 12.85486 EXTRAOMNES ZEST
72 Scottish Ale 12.8331 BÄRE-BRÄU WACHOLDER ROTBRÄU
73 Spice / Herb / Vegetable 12.79867 ‘t IJ VLO
74 Special Grain 12.68211 BIRRIFICIO TICINESE BAD ATTITUDE HOBO
75 Fruit Beer 12.67507 EVIL TWIN SOFT XMAS aka PRETTY PLEASE with A CHERRY on TOP
76 Amber Ale 12.59519 HALE'S ALES O'BRIEN'S HARVEST ALE
77 Bière de Garde 12.5884 DYSTOPIAN The Last Saison 2019 - Barrel Aged Chateauneuf
78 Belgian Brown Ale 12.51104 GRAIN D'ORGE AUBEL BRUNE
79 Zwickelbier / Kellerbier / Landbier 12.49165 KAISER BRÄU VELDENSTEINER ZWICK'L
80 Czech Pilsner 12.44141 BREWDOG FAKE LAGER
81 Golden / Blond Ale 12.37598 ALTES TRAMDEPOT NIPPON ALE
82 Weizen - Kristallweizen 12.3023 BINDING SCHÖFFERHOFER WEIZENBIER KRISTALLWEIZEN
83 Weizen - Hefeweizen 12.29493 ? FEUER WEISSE
84 Dortmunder / Helles / Premium Lager 12.19675 MIKKELLER BEDOW SUMMER PILSNER
85 Amber Lager 12.15239 S:T ERIKS SKÖRDEÖL
86 Märzen / Oktoberfest 12.14272 BUECHIBÄRGERBIER HEISS BLICK PLACEBO MÄRZEN
87 Vienna 11.9969 BREW AGE Malzstrasse
88 International Dark Lager 11.94220 ZIEGELHOF RAURACHER BRÄU DUNKEL
89 Pilsner 11.93673 VICTORY PRIMA PILS
90 Weizen - Dunkelweizen 11.7591 MAISEL MAISEL'S WEISSE DUNKEL
91 Münchner Dunkel 11.4993 UG BRÄU MÜNCHENER
92 Münchner Dunkel 10.001 HOPPY PEOPLE Hey Boy
93 American Adjunct Lager 9.81144 DE GARDE F.A.I.L.
94 Malt Liquor / European Strong Lager 9.73164 BRÜLL! BIER LYCAN VOLLMOND
95 International Pale Lager 9.17994 BREWDOG THIS. IS. LAGER.
96 American Light Lager 8.7172 Qrew Q Lite
97 Low Alcohol 8.41201 NORTH BREWING Field Recordings
98 Low Alcohol 7.201 l'APAISÉE Sky
99 Radler / Shandy 7.09136 BOURGANEL aux MYRTILLES de L'ARDÈCHE
100 Radler / Shandy 6.901 the GARDEN Valovi - Florida Weisse Pink Guava
101 Radler / Shandy 4.801 Hopster & Malzer Eis Numtemer No
  Radler / Shandy  1 VERDANT Fruit
  Radler / Shandy  1 CHIMAY Grande Réserve Fermentée en Barriques - Chêne Français

MOST BEERS TASTED FROM A BREWERY

RANK BREWERY SCORE COUNTRY # OF BEERS
1. MIKKELLER 14.86 denmark 226
2. BREWDOG 14.66 scotland 186
3. BLACKWELL 15.17 switzerland 164
4. BFM 15.59 switzerland 157
5. CINQ 4000 15.04 switzerland 141
6. WHITEFRONTIER 15.17 switzerland 136
7. S&A 15.44 switzerland 125
8. DE MOLEN 14.95 holland 123
9. ALTES TRAMDEPOT 13.22 switzerland 119
10. TROIS DAMES 14.66 switzerland 117
11. TO ØL 14.82 denmark 115
12. UHB 14.18 switzerland 107
13. FELDSCHLÖSSCHEN 9.33 switzerland 90
14. 523 15.45 switzerland 83
15. BARBIÈRE 14.72 switzerland 82
16. EVIL TWIN 14.91 usa 76
  DEGENBIER 15.13 switzerland 76
18. OLD SCHOOL 14.50 switzerland 73
19. la NÉBULEUSE 14.15 switzerland 71
20. l'APAISÉE 15.79 switzerland 69

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