A New Way Of Looking At ‘Best Of’ Lists…

One diligent (or bored) reader over at BeerAdvocate compiled his own Best of BA list, taking the top beer from every style listed on the site. Whereas the ratings sites tend to heavily favor a small number of styles (with Imperial Stouts dominating) to the exclusion of many others (lagers generally speaking), it provides an interesting and across-the-board look at what reviewers consider to be the world’s best beers.

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Schlitz Gusto (60′s Formula)
Tröegs Nugget Nectar
Brooklyn Lager
Kuhnhenn Bourbon Barrel Barley Wine
Sixpoint Sweet Action
Coffee Bender (Surly)
Schlafly No. 15
Pliny The Younger
Humulus Lager
Black Tuesday
Sculpin India Pale Ale
Dad’s Little Helper Malt Liquor (Rogue)
Alpha King Pale Ale
American Darling
Gumballhead
Victory At Sea (Barrel Aged) Imperial Porter
Coffee Stout (Central Waters)
Melange No. 3
Supplication
Ølfabrikken Porter
Rare Vos (Amber Ale)
Houblon Chouffe Dobbelen IPA Tripel
R&D Golden Ale (New Glarus)
Trappistes Rochefort 8
Duvel
1809
DeuS (Brut Des Flandres)
Abbaye De Saint Bon-Chien
Bodacious Black & Tan
St. Nikolaus Bock Bier – Brewer’s Reserve
Three (Surly)
Oscura
Theobroma
Lagunitas Sirius Ale
Reality Czeck
Andechser Doppelbock Dunkel
Great Lakes Dortmunder Gold
Trappist Westvleteren 8
Weihenstephaner Hefeweissbier Dunkel
Kuhnhenn Raspberry Eisbock
The Perfect Storm
Bitter Brewer (Surly)
Samuel Smith’s Nut Brown Ale
Merrimack Mild
Cambridge House Abijah Rowe IPA
Landlord – Strong Pale Ale
Portsmouth Whipper Snapper
Fuller’s London Porter
Blackheart Stout
Fuller’s 1845
U Fleku “House Beer”
Samuel Smith’s Organically Produced Lager Beer
Hevelius Kaper
Blue Point Extra Special Bitter
Girardin Faro 1882
Haandbakk
La Folie Wood Aged Beer
Guinness Special Export Stout (John Martin – Belgium)
Wisconsin Belgian Red
Prima Pils
Girardin Gueuze 1882 Black Label (unfiltered)
Live Oak HefeWeizen
Baladin Nora
Great Lakes Wolfhound Stout
Brian Boru Old Irish Red
Koshihikari Echigo Beer
Mönchsambacher Lager
Mühlen Kölsch
Weihenstephaner Kristallweissbier
Cantillon Blåbær Lambik
Phunky Duck
Samuel Adams Light
Clausthaler Golden Amber
Spring Bock
Ramstein Octoberfest
Three Hour Tour
Ayinger Altbairisch Dunkel
Augustiner Bräu Lagerbier Hell
Samuel Smith’s Oatmeal Stout
Old Stock Cellar Reserve (Aged In Brandy Barrels)
The Great Pumpkin
Trappist Westvleteren 12
Aecht Schlenkerla Fastenbier
Vanilla Bean Aged Dark Lord
Founders Red’s Rye
Sah’tea
Saison – Brett
Death And Taxes
Berkshire Bourbon Barrel Scotch Ale
Old Chub – Scottish Style Ale
The Wind Cried Mari… Scottish Heather Ale
Smokestack Heritage Porter
La Fin Du Monde
Great Lakes Eliot Ness
Aventinus
Harvest Dance (Boulevard)
Our Special Ale 2009 (Anchor Christmas Ale)
St. Bernardus Witbier

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