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Fractions of OMH visited a couple of festivals during the late summer & autumn of 2003.
The STockholm pub Oliver Twist held a small US microbrew festival, where both draught and bottled beers from
a couple of interesting brewries were served. The the top score from this festival was a three way tie,
where the one beer from Flying Dog in Colorado had to share the podium with two beers from
Rogue, Oregon.
There was also a major beer festival in Berlin. Itwas held on the street Karl Marx Allee, beneath the impressive stalinist buidings east of Alexanderplatz. The amount of beers was endless, the heat and humidity nearl intolerable, and the music dreadful. The top score was a four way tie, which included for instance a lovely helles from the Berlin brewpub Spandau Havelbräu, and a schwarzbier from Ernst Bauer in Leipzig. The festival had an excellent assortment of beers from small German breweries, but the imports consisted mostly of dull macrobrews, and presumably fake imports from Haus der 131 Biere. We have to thank Katrin for kind hospitality. Vielen Dank! The top rated beers on this list however comes from STtockholm Beer Festival, which had a much more interesting beer selection than the previous two years. The top new beers were De Ranke Kriek, a superbly balanced kriekenbier, and the new christmas beer from Nils Oscar, a full bodied belgian style dark ale, made partly from rye malt. On third place you'll find Dwan's Carden's Wild Ale, cask, an experimental concotion from the jovial Irishmen in Tipperary. Three brepubs were also visited, two in Madrid, Naturbier and Magister Fabrica de Cervezas, both served stable, fresh lagers. And also one in Turku, Finland: Koulu, which is located in a classy old school building, and has excellent, friendly service. The quality of their beers ranges however from quite good to poor.
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Beers rated August-October 2003 | |||||||||
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27 | De Ranke Kriek | Belgium | 4,59 | 5 | 5- | 7,0% | Special |
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27 | Nils Oscar Julöl 2003, draught | Sweden | 4,59 | 5 | 5- | 7,0% | Ale, Belgian style |
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65 | Dwan's Carden's Wild Ale, cask | Ireland | 4,45 | 5 | 4- | 5 | 5,1% | Ale, British style |
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354 | Achel Extra | Belgium | 4,04 | 4 | 5- | 9,5% | Ale, Belgian style |
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436 | Dominion Pale Ale | USA | 3,97 | 4+ | 5,6% | Ale, British style |
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436 | Dwan's Imperial Gold Porter, draught | Ireland | 3,97 | 4+ | 7,0% | Porter/Stout |
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555 | Lefèbvre Belgian Kriek, draught | Belgium | 3,94 | 4 | 4+ | 3,5% | Special |
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555 | Kelham Island Land of The Midnight Sun, cask | England | 3,94 | 4 | 4+ | 8,0% | Porter/Stout |
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708 | Nynäshamn Sotholmen Extra Stout, draught | Sweden | 3,84 | 4 | 4 | 6,6% | Porter/Stout |
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708 | Mad River Jamaica Sunset IPA | USA | 3,84 | 4 | 4 | 6,4% | Ale, British style |
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754 | Slottskällan Dublin Black, draught | Sweden | 3,81 | 4- | 4+ | 5,3% | Porter/Stout |
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911 | Ambrosius-Bräu Hell, draught | Germany | 3,72 | 4 | Lager, Light |
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911 | Zwönitz Pilsner, draught | Germany | 3,72 | 4 | Lager, Light |
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911 | Spandau Havelbräu Hell, draught | Germany | 3,72 | 4 | Lager, Light |
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911 | Ernst Bauer Schwarz, draught | Germany | 3,72 | 4 | Lager, Dark |
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911 | Flying Dog Snake Dog | USA | 3,72 | 4 | 5,8% | Ale, British style |
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911 | Rogue Sea Otter Amber Ale | USA | 3,72 | 4 | 5,5% | Ale, British style |
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911 | Rogue Saint Rogue Red Ale, draught | USA | 3,72 | 4 | 7,0% | Ale, British style |
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1146 | Avery White Rascal | USA | 3,65 | 4- | 4 | 5,5% | Wheat beer |
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1188 | Lelles Pampas Bitter, homebrew | Sweden | 3,63 | 4 | 3+ | 4,7% | Ale, British style |
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1270 | De Troch Cuvée Chapeau Lambic | Belgium | 3,58 | 3+ | 4+ | 5,0% | Gueuze/Lambic |
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1294 | Carnegie Porter Rare Editionn 2003, draught | Sweden | 3,56 | 4- | 4- | Porter/Stout |
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1467 | Left Hand Milk Stout | USA | 3,48 | 4- | 5,2% | Porter/Stout |
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1467 | DeGroens Pils | USA | 3,48 | 4- | 5,3% | Lager, Light |
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1467 | Zwönitz Nachtwächter, draught | Germany | 3,48 | 4- | Lager, Dark |
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1467 | Ganser Ganserator, draught | Germany | 3,48 | 4- | 9,0% | Lager, Bock |
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1467 | Glückauf Kräusenbier, draught | Germany | 3,48 | 4- | 5,0% | Lager, Light |
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1467 | Bauer Keller-Pils, draught | Germany | 3,48 | 4- | Lager, Light |
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1467 | Flying Dog Road Dog | USA | 3,48 | 4- | Ale, British style |
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1467 | Weyerbacher Hops Infusion | USA | 3,48 | 4- | 6,2% | Ale, British style |
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1467 | Dwan's Carden's IPA, cask | Ireland | 3,48 | 4- | 6,5% | Ale, British style |
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1585 | Museum Brewery Phew!, cask | England | 3,47 | 3+ | 4 | 4,3% | Ale, British style |
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1901 | Samuel Adam's Wheat Ale | USA | 3,34 | 4- | 3 | 5,2% | Wheat beer |
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2033 | La Trappe Witte Trappist | Netherlands | 3,29 | 3 | 4 | 5,5% | Wheat beer |
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2190 | Bell's Best Brown | USA | 3,23 | 3+ | 6,6% | Ale, British style |
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2190 | Schultheiss Berliner Mix Weisse Waldmeister | Germany | 3,23 | 3+ | Special |
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2190 | Alten Schlachthof Helles, draught | Germany | 3,23 | 3+ | Lager, Light |
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2190 | Stiepelbräu Pils, draught | Germany | 3,23 | 3+ | Lager, Light |
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2190 | Meissner-Schwerter Privat Pils, draught | Germany | 3,23 | 3+ | Lager, Light |
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2190 | Kurfürsten Maximilian Kölsch, draught | Germany | 3,23 | 3+ | Ale, German style |
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2190 | Glückauf Pilsner, draught | Germany | 3,23 | 3+ | 4,9% | Lager, Light |
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2190 | Radigk's Pils, draught | Germany | 3,23 | 3+ | 4,5% | Lager, Light |
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2190 | Floris Framboise | Belgium | 3,23 | 3+ | 3,7% | Gueuze/Lambic |
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2190 | Henninger Dunkler Bock, draught | Germany | 3,23 | 3+ | 6,7% | Lager, Bock |
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2190 | Naturbier Cerveza Rubia, draught | Spain | 3,23 | 3+ | Lager, Light |
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2190 | Magister Pilsen Imperial 9º, draught | Spain | 3,23 | 3+ | 9,0% | Lager, Bock |
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2190 | Magister Tostada, draught | Spain | 3,23 | 3+ | 6,5% | Lager, Bock |
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2424 | Samuel Adam's White Ale | USA | 3,19 | 3 | 4- | Wheat beer |
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2481 | Snow Leopard Wit, homebrew | Sweden | 3,16 | 3+ | 3 | 4,9% | Wheat beer |
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2597 | MacLay Gold Scotch Ale | Scotland | 3,11 | 3 | 3+ | 5,0% | Ale, British style |
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2597 | Slottskällan Uppsala | Sweden | 3,11 | 3 | 3+ | 5,0% | Lager, Light |
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2790 | Speakeasy Prohibition Ale | USA | 3,03 | 2+ | 4+ | 6,1% | Ale, British style |
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2923 | Bürgerbräu Bayreuth Braunbier, draught | Germany | 2,98 | 3 | Lager, Dark |
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2923 | Zwiesel Dampfbier, draught | Germany | 2,98 | 3 | 5,0% | Ale, German style |
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2923 | Ambrosius-Bräu Dark, draught | Germany | 2,98 | 3 | Lager, Dark |
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2923 | Greizer Zwickl Pils, drauht | Germany | 2,98 | 3 | Lager, Light |
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2923 | Meissner-Schwerter German Porter, draught | Germany | 2,98 | 3 | 7,0% | Porter/Stout |
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2923 | Radigk's Roggenbier, draught | Germany | 2,98 | 3 | 4,5% | Special |
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2923 | DeGroens Dunkles | USA | 2,98 | 3 | 5,4% | Lager, Dark |
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2923 | Koulu Bitter, draught | Finland | 2,98 | 3 | 4,7% | Ale, British style |
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2923 | Magister Rubia, draught | Spain | 2,98 | 3 | 5,0% | Lager, Light |
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3055 | Breznak Tmavé Vycepni Pivo, draught | Czech Rep. | 2,98 | 3 | 3 | 3,7% | Lager, Dark |
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3171 | Zubr Classic Tmavé, draught | Czech Rep. | 2,93 | 2+ | 4 | 4,4% | Lager, Dark |
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3372 | John Martin Blonde Ale | Belgium | 2,83 | 3- | 3 | 6,0% | Ale, Belgian style |
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3523 | Cameron's Strong Ruby Ale | England | 2,74 | 2 | 4 | 4,4% | Ale, British style |
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3546 | Flying Dog K-9 Cruise Attitude Ale | USA | 2,73 | 3- | 6,8% | Ale, British style |
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3546 | Ganser Kölsch, draught | Germany | 2,73 | 3- | Ale, German style |
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3546 | Alten Schlachthof Dunkles, draught | Germany | 2,73 | 3- | Lager, Dark |
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3546 | Stiepelbräu Weizen, draught | Germany | 2,73 | 3- | Wheat beer |
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3546 | Erzquell Zunft Kölsch, draught | Germany | 2,73 | 3- | Ale, German style |
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3546 | Peters Kölsch, draught | Germany | 2,73 | 3- | Ale, German style |
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3546 | He'Brew Bold | USA | 2,73 | 3- | 6,8% | Ale, British style |
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3546 | Sinebrychoff Porin Juhlaolut | Finland | 2,73 | 3- | 5,0% | Lager, Dark |
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3546 | Naturbier Tostada Especial, draught | Spain | 2,73 | 3- | Lager, Dark |
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3833 | Kelham Island Museum Ale | England | 2,61 | 2+ | 3 | 3,7% | Ale, British style |
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4060 | Krachts Vollbier Schwarz, draught | Germany | 2,49 | 2+ | 4,7% | Lager, Dark |
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4060 | Dessow Mord und Totschlag, draught | Germany | 2,49 | 2+ | Lager, Dark |
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4060 | Düssel Alt, draught | Germany | 2,49 | 2+ | Ale, German style |
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4060 | Mora Stark | Sweden | 2,49 | 2+ | 5,0% | Ale, British style |
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4060 | Koulu Lehtori, draught | Finland | 2,49 | 2+ | 4,7% | Lager, Light |
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4060 | Charles Wells Bowman Stout, draught | England | 2,49 | 2+ | 5,0% | Porter/Stout |
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4198 | Samuel Adam's Vienna Style | USA | 2,43 | 2 | 3 | Lager, Dark |
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4277 | Lagom Läcker American Pale Ale, homebrew | Sweden | 2,38 | 3- | 2- | 4,6% | Ale, British style |
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4469 | Bell's Oberon Ale | USA | 2,24 | 2 | 6,5% | Ale, British style |
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4469 | Marcus-Bräu Dunkel, draught | Germany | 2,24 | 2 | Lager, Dark |
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4469 | Bergquell Lausitzer Porter, draught | Germany | 2,24 | 2 | Porter/Stout |
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4469 | DeGroens Marzen | USA | 2,24 | 2 | 5,4% | Lager, Dark |
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4469 | Goron's Finest Silver | Belgium | 2,24 | 2 | 8,0% | Lager, Bock |
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4784 | Stoudt's Honey Double Mai Bock | USA | 1,99 | 2- | 7,0% | Lager, Bock |
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4784 | Koulu Ope, draught | Finland | 1,99 | 2- | 4,7% | Lager, Light |
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4997 | He'Brew Genesis Ale | USA | 1,75 | 1+ | 2 | 6,0% | Ale, British style |
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5005 | Koulu Oktober, draught | Finland | 1,74 | 1+ | 5,0% | Lager, Dark |
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5035 | Bavaria 8.6 Bière Special | Netherlands | 1,73 | 2- | 1+ | 7,9% | Lager, Bock |
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5179 | Cameron's Chocolate Ale | England | 1,49 | 1- | 2+ | 4,0% | Special |
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5242 | Lola | Belgium | 1,36 | 1- | 2- | 5,0% | Lager, Light |
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5254 | Bavaria 8.6 | Netherlands | 1,34 | 1+ | 1- | 8,6% | Lager, Bock |
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5262 | Kelham Island I've Lost My Cherry, cask | England | 1,31 | 0+ | 2+ | 4,5% | Special |
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5325 | Kelham Island Fool's Bitter, cask | England | 1,18 | 1- | 1+ | 3,8% | Special |
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5351 | Bavaria Regular Malt | Netherlands | 1,08 | 1- | 1 | 0,0% | Lager, Light |
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5371 | Kelham Island Gone Bananas, cask | England | 1,00 | 0+ | 1+ | 3,8% | Special |
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Rated by: Per Samuelsson, Fredrik Huldt and Jonas Bofjäll | |||||||||
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Updated 2003-10-28 Per Samuelsson