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Updated 2002-10-24 Per Samuelsson
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As usual some of the OMH crew had spent their summer on the road, collecting beers from the 4 corners of
the world. Personally I had been visiting Britain, and brought back many Scottish and English beers, and as
I had met up with long-term beer hunting partner Josh I'd also received
some Welsh; American and Canadian beers. Also Lars had visited Southampton, Oscar had been to Germany and Poland, and
Jonas and Helena in the Netherlands. We also owe people like Pehr Åhlberg and
VENOM a big thanks!. Pehr brought us a
load of Slovenian microbrews and VENOM sent us a bottle of Atlantic Brothers Adam's Bragget Honey Ale 2000.
So the fridges was packed, and it took us many nights to get this far. When all the smoke came down the winner of the presigeous OMH best of show autumn 2002 was the superb barley wine Gale's Jubilee Ale . However it was a close battle with the flavourful, the very dry unknown Canadian Wellington Iron Duke Imperial Stout. A lot of German beers were threatening for top position, and in the end the thirst quenching Darmstädter Weissbier Hefe-hell grabbed the bronze medal, just ahead of the weird and memorable Italian upset La Baladin Nora. Other noteworthys was perhaps the high quality of the beers from the two Slovenian microbreweries Adam Ravbar and Kratochwill, the first appearance on the OMH listings by the new good Amsterdam microbrewery De Parel and the two new countries we scored: Uganda and Armenia. Another thing that might out of interest is that our fridges are still full. There are still British beer left, many new Dutch beers has been found, Australian beer are rumoured to be on their way, as are beer from southeastern Europe, and there is even a rumour about a couple of interesting Indonesian beers, so keep checking back... | ||||||||||||||||||
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POS | BEER | COUNTRY | SCORE | JZ | ML | PS | LS | CG | FH | AH | LG | OH | RB | MH | FN | JB | ABV | STYLE |
25 | Gale's Jubilee Ale | England | 4,54 | 5 | 4+ | 3+ | 5+ | 5 | 12,0% | Ale, British style |
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28 | Wellington Imperial Stout | Canada | 4,51 | 5- | 5 | 4- | 5 | 4+ | 8,0% | Porter/Stout |
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52 | Darmstädter Weissbier Hefe-hell | Germany | 4,40 | 4+ | 4 | 5- | 5- | 4- | 5 | 3+ | 4,8% | Wheat beer |
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53 | La Baladin Nora | Italy | 4,39 | 5- | 5+ | 3+ | 4+ | 6,8% | Ale, Belgian style |
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65 | Huber Weisse | Germany | 4,34 | 4 | 4+ | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5,4% | Wheat beer |
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82 | Michel's Kellerbier | Germany | 4,28 | 4- | 5- | 5- | 4- | 5 | 4+ | 2 | 5- | 4,9% | Lager, Light |
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84 | High Force Hotel Cauldron Snout | England | 4,28 | 5- | 4+ | 4+ | 5- | 3+ | 5,6% | Porter/Stout |
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98 | Michelstädter Rathausbräu Weizen | Germany | 4,25 | 5+ | 4 | 4+ | 5 | 2- | 3+ | 4 | 5,0% | Wheat beer |
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118 | Michelstädter Rathausbräu Pils | Germany | 4,22 | 4 | 4+ | 4 | 4+ | 5 | 4 | 3- | 4,7% | Lager, Light |
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119 | Schmucker Hefe-Weizen | Germany | 4,22 | 3+ | 5- | 4 | 4 | 5- | 4- | 4+ | 4 | 5,0% | Wheat beer |
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206 | Isle of Skye MacNab's Extra Strong | Scotland | 4,09 | 5 | 4+ | 4- | 3 | 4 | 7,0% | Ale, British style |
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212 | Rogue Brutal Bitter | USA | 4,08 | 4 | 4+ | 5- | 4- | 6,0% | Ale, British style |
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221 | Tröegs Oatmeal Stout | USA | 4,07 | 3+ | 5- | 4- | 5 | 7,0% | Porter/Stout |
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245 | Tröegs ESB | USA | 4,05 | 4+ | 4+ | 3+ | 4+ | 5,7% | Ale, British style |
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249 | Michelstädter Rathausbräu Märzen | Germany | 4,04 | 4+ | 4- | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3+ | 5,3% | Lager, Dark |
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265 | Pitfield's Shoreditch Strong Ale | England | 4,03 | 5- | 4 | 4 | 3+ | 4 | 6,0% | Ale, British style |
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267 | Frog Island Croak & Stagger | England | 4,03 | 3- | 5 | 4+ | 4+ | 4 | 5,6% | Ale, British style |
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273 | Atlantic Brothers Adam's Bragget Honey Ale 2000, aged 2 years | USA | 4,02 | 4+ | 4+ | 4 | 4 | 3+ | 11,8% | Ale, British style |
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303 | Moulin Ale of Atholl | Scotland | 3,99 | 4- | 4+ | 4+ | 4- | 4 | 4,5% | Ale, British style |
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304 | Moylan's Old Blarney Barleywine Style Ale | USA | 3,98 | 4+ | 4 | 4- | 4+ | 4- | 10,0% | Ale, British style |
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330 | Tröegs Pale Ale | USA | 3,96 | 4 | 4+ | 3+ | 4+ | 5,2% | Ale, British style |
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409 | Le Cheval Blanc Coup de Grisou | Canada | 3,93 | 5- | 5- | 3 | 3 | 5,0% | Wheat beer |
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452 | Cittavecchia Weizen | Italy | 3,89 | 4+ | 4+ | 3- | 4- | 4- | 4+ | 5,0% | Wheat beer |
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476 | Karg Weissbier | Germany | 3,88 | 4 | 3 | 4+ | 4+ | 4- | 4+ | 3 | 5,0% | Wheat beer |
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479 | Houston Teuchter | Scotland | 3,87 | 3+ | 4 | 4 | 4+ | 4 | 3+ | 4,8% | Porter/Stout |
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513 | Castle Springs Ye Old Chucklehead | USA | 3,84 | 4- | 5- | 4- | 3+ | 4 | Ale, British style |
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531 | Black Isle Organic Porter | Scotland | 3,83 | 3+ | 5- | 4- | 4- | 4,8% | Porter/Stout |
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547 | Humpty Dumpty Ale | England | 3,82 | 4- | 4+ | 4 | 4- | 3+ | 4,1% | Ale, British style |
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618 | Aviemore Ruthven | Scotland | 3,76 | 4 | 4- | 4- | 4+ | 3+ | 4,0% | Ale, British style |
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619 | Adam Ravbar Kvasno Pivo | Slovenia | 3,76 | 5- | 4+ | 3+ | 4- | 2+ | 4,5% | Lager, Light |
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639 | De Parel Mary | Netherlands | 3,75 | 4 | 3+ | 4+ | 4- | 4- | 9,6% | Ale, Belgian style |
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655 | Ales of Kent Brainstorm | England | 3,74 | 3+ | 4 | 3+ | 4+ | 4+ | 8,0% | Porter/Stout |
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712 | Orkney Northern Light | Scotland | 3,71 | 4+ | 4+ | 3 | 3 | 3+ | 4- | 3,8% | Ale, British style |
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849 | Boyne River Log Jam Ale | USA | 3,65 | 4- | 4 | 4 | 3+ | 3+ | Ale, British style |
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881 | Orkney Raven Ale | Scotland | 3,63 | 4+ | 4- | 4- | 3+ | 3 | 3+ | 3,8% | Ale, British style |
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888 | Nynäshamns Aneytown Pale Ale | Sweden | 3,63 | 4 | 4- | 4- | 3 | 4,5% | Ale, British style |
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891 | Humpty Dumpty Brief Encounter | England | 3,62 | 3+ | 4+ | 4- | 3+ | 3+ | 4,3% | Ale, British style |
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893 | Timothy Taylor's Royal Ale | England | 3,62 | 5- | 3 | 3- | 4 | 5,0% | Ale, British style |
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918 | Ceredigion Yr Hen Darw Du | Wales | 3,60 | 3+ | 4 | 3 | 4- | 4 | 3+ | 6,2% | Porter/Stout |
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930 | Greifbräu Weisse | Germany | 3,59 | 3+ | 5- | 3 | 3- | 4+ | 3 | 5,4% | Wheat beer |
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951 | Löwenbräu Schwarze Weisse | Germany | 3,57 | 3 | 2+ | 3+ | 4+ | 4- | 4 | 4- | 4 | 5,2% | Wheat beer |
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960 | Pitfield's 1850 London Porter | England | 3,57 | 4- | 4- | 4- | 4- | 3+ | 4,8% | Porter/Stout |
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979 | O'Hanlon's Port Stout | England | 3,55 | 4- | 3+ | 4- | 4- | 4,8% | Porter/Stout |
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995 | Aviemore Cairngorm | Scotland | 3,54 | 3- | 4+ | 3+ | 4- | 4 | 5,0% | Ale, British style |
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998 | Kratochwill Svetlo | Slovenia | 3,54 | 3 | 5- | 3 | 4 | 3 | Lager, Light |
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1000 | Karg Schwarzer Woipertinger | Germany | 3,54 | 4 | 3+ | 3 | 4- | 4 | 3 | 5,2% | Wheat beer |
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1062 | Aviemore Murdoch | Scotland | 3,50 | 4- | 4- | 3+ | 3+ | 4,8% | Ale, British style |
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1066 | Humpty Dumpty Butt Jumper | England | 3,50 | 3+ | 4- | 4- | 4- | 3+ | 4,8% | Ale, British style |
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1069 | De Parel Heintje | Netherlands | 3,50 | 4 | 3 | 4- | 3 | 4 | 5,4% | Wheat beer |
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1070 | Dark Horse Sapient Summer Wheat | USA | 3,50 | 3+ | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4- | Wheat beer |
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1089 | Heather Ales Kelpie Seaweed Ale | Scotland | 3,49 | 3+ | 3+ | 4 | 4- | 3+ | 4,4% | Special |
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1096 | Michelstädter Rathausbräu Schwarzbier | Germany | 3,48 | 4- | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 2 | Lager, Dark |
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1102 | Black Isle Organic Scotch Ale | Scotland | 3,48 | 3- | 4+ | 4- | 4- | 4,5% | Ale, British style |
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1109 | Wicked Hathern Soar Head | England | 3,48 | 2+ | 4 | 4 | 4- | 4- | 4,8% | Ale, British style |
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1191 | Isle of Skye Hebridean Gold | Scotland | 3,45 | 4 | 4- | 3- | 3+ | 4,3% | Ale, British style |
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1194 | De Dolle Special Brouwsel 20 | Belgium | 3,45 | 2+ | 5- | 2 | 4- | 3+ | 5- | 8,0% | Ale, Belgian style |
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1199 | Wieninger Weissbier natutrüb Premium | Germany | 3,45 | 3 | 3 | 3- | 4+ | 4+ | 3- | 4+ | 3 | 5,0% | Wheat beer |
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1206 | Veldensteiner Weissbier | Germany | 3,45 | 3+ | 3+ | 4+ | 4 | 3- | 3+ | 2 | 3 | 5,1% | Wheat beer |
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1214 | Schussenrieder Naturtrüb Original No 1 | Germany | 3,44 | 4 | 4+ | 3+ | 3 | 4- | 4 | 1- | 3+ | 4,7% | Lager, Light |
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1233 | Quidi Vidi 1892 Traditional Ale | Canada | 3,43 | 3+ | 3+ | 3+ | 4 | 5,0% | Ale, British style |
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1251 | Valhalla White Wife | Scotland | 3,43 | 2- | 4 | 4 | 4+ | 4- | 4,5% | Ale, British style |
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1253 | Jenning's La'al Cockle Winter Warmer | England | 3,42 | 3 | 4- | 4- | 3+ | 4 | 6,5% | Ale, British style |
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1325 | Muskoka Premium Dark Ale | Canada | 3,39 | 3 | 4- | 4 | 3 | 5,0% | Ale, British style |
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1347 | Pitfield's Hoxton Best Bitter | England | 3,38 | 3+ | 4 | 2 | 4- | 4- | 3+ | 5,0% | Ale, British style |
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1350 | Theakston Cool Cask | England | 3,38 | 3+ | 4- | 3 | 4- | 4,2% | Ale, British style |
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1356 | County Durham Signature Ale | Canada | 3,37 | 3+ | 3+ | 3+ | 4- | 5,0% | Ale, British style |
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1361 | Ceredigion Draig Aur | Wales | 3,37 | 3+ | 3- | 4 | 3+ | 4- | 3+ | 4,2% | Ale, British style |
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1382 | Wellington Trailhead Lager | Canada | 3,36 | 4+ | 3 | 3 | 3- | 4,5% | Lager, Light |
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1397 | Tomintoul Nessie's Monster Mash | Scotland | 3,35 | 3- | 3+ | 4+ | 3 | 4- | 4,4% | Ale, British style |
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1444 | New Quay Honey Beer | Wales | 3,33 | 3- | 3+ | 3+ | 4 | 3+ | 3+ | 4,2% | Ale, British style |
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1453 | Mittenwalder Heller Bock | Germany | 3,33 | 3+ | 5 | 3 | 2+ | 4- | 3 | 3- | 3- | 6,4% | Lager, Bock |
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1468 | t'IJ Plzen | Netherlands | 3,32 | 3 | 4- | 3+ | 4- | 5,0% | Lager, Light |
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1471 | Traquair Bear Ale | Scotland | 3,32 | 4 | 3- | 2 | 4 | 4 | 3+ | 5,0% | Ale, British style |
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1475 | Gale's Festival Best Mild | England | 3,32 | 3+ | 3+ | 4- | 3+ | 3 | 4,8% | Ale, British style |
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1502 | Hogs Back Santas Wobble Christmas Ale | England | 3,31 | 3+ | 3 | 3+ | 4- | 4- | 7,5% | Ale, British style |
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1515 | Felinfoel Dragon Dark | Wales | 3,30 | 2- | 4 | 4- | 4- | 4 | 3,6% | Ale, British style |
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1538 | Black Isle Organic Stout | Scotland | 3,29 | 3+ | 3+ | 4- | 3- | 4- | 4,5% | Porter/Stout |
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1544 | O'Hanlon's Organic Rye Beer | England | 3,29 | 3+ | 3 | 3 | 4+ | 3+ | 5,0% | Special |
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1596 | Ales of Kent Defiance! | England | 3,26 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3+ | 4,1% | Ale, British style |
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1611 | Kratochwill Meš | Slovenia | 3,25 | 4- | 5- | 3 | 3 | 1 | Lager, Dark |
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1787 | Humpty Dumpty Far Canal | England | 3,20 | 3 | 4- | 3+ | 3 | 3 | 4,1% | Ale, British style |
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1801 | Isle of Skye Blaven | Scotland | 3,20 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 4- | 3 | 3- | 5,0% | Ale, British style |
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1870 | Bürger Kölsch | Germany | 3,16 | 3 | 3- | 3- | 3+ | 3+ | 4+ | 4,8% | Ale, German style |
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1873 | Altenmünster Kristallweizen | Germany | 3,16 | 3 | 4 | 3- | 4- | 3- | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5,5% | Wheat beer |
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1884 | Ceredigion Barcud Coch | Wales | 3,15 | 3- | 4- | 3 | 3+ | 3+ | 3- | 4,3% | Ale, British style |
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1890 | Darmstädter Pilsner | Germany | 3,15 | 3 | 3 | 4- | 3+ | 3- | 4- | 2- | 3+ | 4,8% | Lager, Light |
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1923 | Brand Imperator | Netherlands | 3,14 | 3+ | 3+ | 4- | 2+ | 3 | 6,5% | Lager, Bock |
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1924 | Humpty Dumpty Railway Sleeper | England | 3,14 | 3- | 3+ | 3+ | 3+ | 3+ | 5,0% | Ale, British style |
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2031 | Mönchshof Bockbier | Germany | 3,08 | 3+ | 2- | 4 | 2 | 4- | 4 | 1- | 4 | 6,6% | Lager, Bock |
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2033 | Ringwood XXXX Porter | England | 3,08 | 4- | 2 | 4 | 2+ | 4,7% | Porter/Stout |
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2075 | St. Austell Clouded Yellow | England | 3,06 | 1+ | 4+ | 4- | 4- | 5,0% | Wheat beer |
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2127 | Valhalla Auld Rock | Scotland | 3,03 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3+ | 3+ | 4- | 4,5% | Ale, British style |
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2141 | Mittenwalder Josefi Bock Dunkel | Germany | 3,03 | 1- | 4- | 4+ | 2- | 4- | 4 | 2 | 4 | 6,5% | Lager, Bock |
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2399 | Kotayk Premium Lager | Armenia | 2,94 | 3 | 3+ | 2 | 3 | 3+ | 5,2% | Lager, Light |
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2485 | Speight's Gold Medal Ale | New Zealand | 2,88 | 2+ | 3+ | 2+ | 4- | 4,0% | Ale, British style |
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2488 | Mash Beer | England | 2,88 | 4- | 3+ | 3- | 2+ | 2 | 4,8% | Lager, Light |
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2525 | Guinness Foreign Extra Stout (Nigerian) | Nigeria | 2,86 | 1 | 4+ | 2- | 5- | 7,5% | Porter/Stout |
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2628 | Humpty Dumpty Broadland Gold | England | 2,81 | 3+ | 3- | 2+ | 3 | 3 | 6,0% | Ale, British style |
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2670 | Trafalgar Paddy's Irish Red | Canada | 2,78 | 3 | 1 | 4- | 4- | 5,0% | Ale, British style |
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2702 | Humpty Dumpty Spark Arrester | England | 2,76 | 3- | 2+ | 3 | 3+ | 3 | 4,8% | Porter/Stout |
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2712 | Panil Blanche | Italy | 2,76 | 3 | 2+ | 2 | 3 | 4 | 2+ | 4,6% | Wheat beer |
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2802 | Tegernseer Heller Bock | Germany | 2,72 | 3- | 2- | 4- | 3 | 6,8% | Lager, Bock |
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2812 | Carlow Moling's | Ireland | 2,71 | 3- | 2+ | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4,3% | Ale, British style |
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2843 | Nynäshamns Landsort Lager | Sweden | 2,70 | 3- | 3- | 3 | 2+ | 5,6% | Lager, Light |
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2878 | Three Tuns Cleric's Cure | England | 2,68 | 2+ | 3- | 3 | 3 | 3- | 5,0% | Ale, British style |
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2919 | Batemans Yella' Belly | England | 2,66 | 3 | 2 | 2+ | 3+ | 4,2% | Ale, British style |
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2946 | Fowlers Wee Heavy Strong Ale | Scotland | 2,64 | 2 | 2 | 3+ | 3 | 4 | 6,0% | Ale, British style |
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2951 | Badger Golden Glory | England | 2,64 | 1+ | 2 | 3+ | 4- | 4 | 4,5% | Ale, British style |
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3002 | Kratochwill Temno | Slovenia | 2,60 | 3+ | 4+ | 2+ | 2- | 0 | Lager, Dark |
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3015 | Wicked Hathern Golden Reigns | England | 2,60 | 2- | 3- | 3- | 3+ | 3+ | 6,5% | Ale, British style |
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3114 | Tab Premium Strong | Poland | 2,53 | 4 | 2+ | 2- | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2- | 7,8% | Lager, Bock |
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3128 | Ballard's Alchemist | England | 2,52 | 2- | 2+ | 3 | 3+ | 3+ | 9,2% | Ale, British style |
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3155 | St. Austell 1851 Strong Vintage Ale | England | 2,51 | 1 | 2- | 4 | 4- | 4 | 10,2% | Ale, British style |
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3239 | Charles Well's Banana Bread Beer | England | 2,47 | 3+ | 3 | 2 | 1- | 5,5% | Special |
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3266 | Redruth Steam Brewed Lager | England | 2,45 | 3+ | 2- | 2+ | 3- | 3- | 5,0% | Lager, Light |
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3295 | Ugandan Pilsner Lager | Uganda | 2,43 | 2+ | 2+ | 2 | 3+ | 3- | 5,5% | Lager, Light |
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3344 | Altenmünster Hefeweizen Dunkel | Germany | 2,39 | 3+ | 2- | 1- | 3+ | 3- | 2 | 3 | 3+ | 5,5% | Wheat beer |
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3358 | Bell Lager | Uganda | 2,38 | 2 | 2 | 2+ | 3 | 3 | 4,0% | Lager, Light |
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3360 | Ales of Kent Smugglers Glory | England | 2,38 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3- | 4,8% | Ale, British style |
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3474 | Tab Premium Pils | Poland | 2,30 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2- | 3 | 1 | 2- | 4,7% | Lager, Light |
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3516 | Tauras Tradicinis Alus | Lithuania | 2,27 | 2+ | 3- | 2+ | 1+ | 6,0% | Lager, Bock |
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3614 | Badger Blandford Fly | England | 2,17 | 2- | 2- | 2- | 3+ | 4- | 5,2% | Special |
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3829 | Gulpener Pilsner | Netherlands | 1,97 | 2 | 2 | 1+ | 2 | 3+ | 1+ | 2 | 5,0% | Lager, Light |
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3853 | Strzelec Mocne | Poland | 1,94 | 3- | 1 | 2- | 3- | 4+ | 0 | 2 | 7,8% | Lager, Bock |
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4247 | Yanjing Premium Beer Extra | China | 1,07 | 1- | 1 | 2- | 1- | 5,5% | Lager, Light |
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4272 | Ingobräu Edel Weisse | Germany | 0,94 | 1+ | 1- | 1 | 1+ | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5,4% | Wheat beer |
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Rated by: Johan Zetterlund, Mattias Leidebjer, Per Samuelsson, Lars Samuelsson, Cecilia Gårdebäck, , Fredrik Huldt, Anna Hultén, Lars Granström, Oscar Hansson, Robert Boström, Minna Hytönen, Fredrik Nyström and Jonas Bofjäll | ||||||||||||||||||
Updated 2002-10-24 Per Samuelsson
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