The #Beer List

You can select a specific country or beer type from the list below, or use the "free choice" link, but you can also record your own tasting preferences for every beer listed, using the following rating key:

1. I won't drink it again!! [Undrinkable beer!!]
   
2. I'll drink it again, but only if I don't have to pay for it! [You pay and I will drink it!]
   
3. I'll drink it again (my default rating!). [Drinkable beer]
   
4. I'll drink it again in preference to other beers. [Preferred beer]
   
5. I'll drink it again in preference to all other beers. [The best beer ever!!]
   

The Beer List entry looks like this:

Beer: Cantillon Gueuze Lambic
Type: Lambic Gueuze Beer
Strength: 5.0%
Brewer: Cantillon
Country: Belgium
Description: Colour=Hazy orange brown, Malty=Yes, Hoppy=No, Effervesce=Yes, Other=Very sour and vinegary
Preference: 2
Comments: www.cantillon.be The Gueuze Cantillon, real spontaneous fermentation beer, is entirely made up of Lambic. This Lambic is brewed with organically grown wheat (35%) and malted barley (65%), and with dried hops. The Gueuze Cantillon is a sour beer that contains absolutely no sugar. In a good cellar it can be kept until 2030. Beer with taste evolution.

I first drank this beer in 1993, while working in Brussels. The Gueuze beer style, which is a blend of matured and young Lambic beers, has a wide range, with this beer at the sour end of the spectrum.

The Beer List entry looks like this:

Beer: Old Thumper
Type: Strong Ale
Strength: 5.6%
Brewer: Ringwood
Country: England
Description: Colour=Red brown, Malty=Yes, Hoppy=Yes, Effervesce=Yes, Other=Very fruity and spicy with a warm finish
Preference: 5
Comments: www.ringwoodbrewery.co.uk Hampshire's New Forest was historically the hunting ground of legendary fierce wild boar, the prize kill of many an English King. Ringwood Brewery celebrates this heritage with a real beast of a beer in 'Old Thumper'. It delivers a deep brown strong ale with a spicy fruity hop aroma and a warming malty finish. CAMRA Beer of Britain Winner 1988.

This old beer (which won an award in 1988!) is a new beer for my list, and was recently bought for me in Southampton by my daughter!! :)

Position

Country

Ratings

Average

Maximum

Minimum

1

France

13

3.4

5

3

2

Lithuania

3

3.3

4

3

3

Switzerland

14

3.3

4

3

4

Denmark

8

3.3

4

3

5

Spain

4

3.3

4

3

6

Austria

10

3.2

4

3

--

Wales

10

3.2

4

2

8

Netherlands

18

3.2

4

3

9

Italy

6

3.2

4

3

10

Sweden

10

3.1

4

2

11

Belgium

199

3.1

5

1

12

Eire

12

3.1

4

2

13

Germany

85

3.1

4

2

14

Scotland

42

3.0

4

1

15

Czech Republic

22

3.0

4

2

16

USA

101

3.0

4

2

17

England

493

3.0

5

1

18

Japan

27

3.0

4

2

19

Mexico

11

3.0

3

3

20

Portugal

7

3.0

4

2

21

Australia

5

3.0

3

3

22

China

3

3.0

3

3

--

Estonia

3

3.0

4

2

--

Thailand

3

3.0

3

3

25

Poland

8

2.8

4

2

26

Egypt

4

2.8

3

2

27

Luxembourg

3

2.7

3

2

Position

Type

Ratings

Average

Maximum

Minimum

1

Trappist Double Beer

5

4.6

5

4

2

Trappist Blonde Beer

3

4.0

4

4

3

Baltic Porter

5

3.8

4

3

4

Bock

6

3.7

4

3

5

Ported Ale (Ale with Port)

3

3.7

4

3

6

Abbey-style Double Beer

24

3.6

5

2

7

Abbey-style Quadruple Beer

7

3.6

5

3

8

Brown Ale

9

3.6

4

3

9

Black Beer

20

3.6

4

3

10

Scotch Ale

10

3.5

4

3

11

German Old Ale

6

3.5

4

3

12

Red Ale

4

3.5

4

3

13

White Beer

31

3.4

5

2

14

Irish Ale

5

3.4

4

3

15

Christmas Beer

8

3.4

4

3

16

Oak Aged Beer

6

3.3

4

3

17

Saison Beer

3

3.3

4

3

--

Trappist Triple Beer

3

3.3

4

3

19

Strong Ale

66

3.3

5

2

20

Dark Lager

31

3.2

4

2

21

Dark Mild Ale

28

3.2

4

2

22

Belgian Ale

29

3.2

4

2

23

Abbey-style Triple Beer

10

3.2

4

3

24

Red Lager

5

3.2

4

3

25

Wheat Beer (Clear)

7

3.1

4

3

26

Stout Ale

25

3.1

4

2

27

Wheat Beer (Dark)

9

3.1

4

3

28

Wheat Beer

32

3.1

4

2

29

Porter Ale

20

3.1

4

2

30

Abbey-style Blonde Beer

29

3.0

4

2

31

Amber Ale

9

3.0

4

2

32

Blonde Beer

8

3.0

4

2

33

Japanese Rice Lager

4

3.0

3

3

--

Kölsch Ale

4

3.0

3

3

--

Spiced Beer

4

3.0

4

2

36

Barley Wine

3

3.0

3

3

37

Bitter Ale

205

3.0

4

1

38

Golden Ale

67

3.0

4

1

39

Pale Ale

34

2.9

4

1

40

Pilsner Beer

201

2.9

4

2

41

India Pale Ale

29

2.9

4

1

42

Happoshu

6

2.8

4

2

43

Sour Beer (West Flanders)

4

2.8

3

2

44

Strong Beer

13

2.7

4

2

45

Ice Beer

3

2.7

3

2

--

Wheat Beer (Fruit)

3

2.7

3

2

47

Flavoured Lager Beer

10

2.5

4

2

48

Spiced Ale

5

2.4

3

1

49

Table Beer

3

2.3

3

2

50

Lambic Gueuze Beer

9

2.2

3

1

51

Pilsner Beer (alcohol-free)

6

2.0

3

1

52

Honey Ale

3

2.0

2

2

53

Fruit Beer

4

1.8

2

1