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Dallas has few diversions other than eating, drinking and shopping.....and shopping does not interest us.
So we spend our time hopping from restaurant to restaurant and to every pub that we can find in search of the perfect meal and the perfect beer.

We randomly review restaurants and bars, dishes and beers at whim and give our brutally honest opinions of our findings. And while we concentrate on Dallas, we travel far and wide to sample cuisine from all regions of the country and beyond.



Thursday, February 13, 2014

Barley Wine & Swine @ FW Flying Saucer



 Flying Saucer Fort Worth Hosting ‘Barleywine & Swine’

Event features 15 barleywines and whole hog roast

Fort Worth, Texas, Feb. 11, 2014 — Flying Saucer Draught Emporium will host the 5th Annual Barleywine Experience, this year dubbed Barleywine & Swine, on Saturday, Feb. 22 beginning at 11 a.m. at its location at 111 E. 3rd St. in Sundance Square.

Flying Saucer will bid farewell to winter and encourage an early Texas spring with the release of more than 15 different barleywines and the roasting of a whole hog on its patio. Once brewed in England for the Aristocratic elite, barleywine is now available to the masses.

The list of barleywines includes:

·       Deep Ellum Numb Comfort 

·       Green Flash/Cigar City Candela 

·       North Coast Class of '88

·       Rahr & Sons Vintage Tenderfoot

·       Real Ale Sisyphus 2012

·       Sierra Bigfoot 2013

·       Stone Old Guardian 2013

·       Stone Smoked Old Guardian 2013

·       Uinta Cockeyed Cooper

·       Great Divide Old Ruffian

·       Left Hand Widdershins

·       Anchor Old Fog

·       Martin House Sugar and Spice

·       Alaskan Barleywine

·       Avery Hog Heaven

·       Santa Fe Chicken Killer (bottle only)

·       Victory Old Horizontal

·       Dogfish Head Olde School

Complimentary creatively paired appetizers will be served from noon to 5 p.m. in addition to tasty carvings from the roasted pig.  Entry is free, but attendees must be 21.

Wednesday, February 12, 2014

Best Beers of 2013 by Style

Ok, this is quite a long list, but if you are a true beer snob you will appreciate the information.  You may also appreciate that the results are a compilation of votes from RateBeer members and so are not subject to our bias.  Lakewood Brewing is the only local brewery to make the list.  I apologize for the formatting issues, but free blogs are a bit limiting.

This is RateBeers list of the best beers of 2013 by style. 

The Best Beers By Style Category

 TUES FEB 4, 2014 - The following beers are awarded for their outstanding performance within a beer style category or super style category within which is a grouping of similar or related beer styles. We recognize the hard work and consistency that goes into making these styles traditionally, and in new brewing traditions, fine appreciation and precision. This is truly all about showcasing an array of the world's finest brewers. Winners in this category are eligible for award certificates in gold, silver and bronze. Congratulations to all.

Pale Lager
is made up of the following styles: Pale Lager | Pilsener | Czech Pilsner (Světlý) | Dortmunder/Helles | Zwickel/Keller/Landbier | Premium Lager |
  beer  style  brewer  state  country  award
Pilsner Urquell Nefiltrovaný   Czech Pilsner (Světlý)  Plzensky Prazdroj (SABMiller)   -   Czech Republic   GOLD
Hill Farmstead Mary   Pilsener  Hill Farmstead Brewery  Vermont   USA  GOLD
Birrificio Italiano Tipopils   Pilsener  Birrificio Italiano   -   Italy   GOLD
Mikkeller The American Dream    Premium Lager  Mikkeller   -   Denmark   GOLD
To Øl Raid Beer   Premium Lager  To Øl   -   Denmark   GOLD
Shorts Mmm Kay   Premium Lager  Shorts Brewing Co.  Michigan   USA  SILVER
Firestone Walker Pivo Hoppy Pils   Pilsener  Firestone Walker Brewing Co.  California   USA  SILVER
Ruhstaller Gilt Edge Kuchinski Hop Ranch   Pilsener  Ruhstaller  California   USA  SILVER
Croocked Moon Pretty Little Thang   Zwickel/Keller/Landbier  Croocked Moon Brewing   -   Denmark   SILVER
10 Victory Prima Pils   Pilsener  Victory Brewing Company  Pennsylvania   USA  SILVER
11 Heater Allen Pils   Pilsener  Heater Allen Brewing Co.  Oregon   USA  BRONZE
12 Mikkeller P1 Radio Pilsner   Premium Lager  Mikkeller   -   Denmark   BRONZE
13 Únětické Pivo 12° Nefiltrované   Czech Pilsner (Světlý)  Únětický Pivovar   -   Czech Republic   BRONZE
14 Zehendner Mönchsambacher Lagerbier   Zwickel/Keller/Landbier  Brauerei Zehendner  Bavaria   Germany   BRONZE
15 Great Lakes Dortmunder Gold   Dortmunder/Helles  Great Lakes Brewing Company  Ohio   USA  BRONZE


Bock, Strong Lager
is made up of the following styles: Malt Liquor | Dunkler Bock | Doppelbock | Eisbock | Strong Pale Lager/Imperial Pils | Heller Bock |
  beer  style  brewer  state  country  award
Ayinger Celebrator Doppelbock   Doppelbock  Brauerei Aying  Bavaria   Germany   GOLD
Schneider Aventinus Weizen-Eisbock   Eisbock  Weissbierbrauerei G. Schneider & Sohn  Bavaria   Germany   GOLD
Jack’s Abby Mass Rising   Strong Pale Lager/Imperial Pils  Jack’s Abby Brewing  Massachusetts   USA  GOLD
Jack’s Abby Hoponius Union   Strong Pale Lager/Imperial Pils  Jack’s Abby Brewing  Massachusetts   USA  GOLD
Jack’s Abby The ABCS   Strong Pale Lager/Imperial Pils  Jack’s Abby Brewing  Massachusetts   USA  GOLD
Weihenstephaner Korbinian   Doppelbock  Bayerische Staatsbrauerei Weihenstephan  Bavaria   Germany   SILVER
Jack’s Abby Kiwi Rising   Strong Pale Lager/Imperial Pils  Jack’s Abby Brewing  Massachusetts   USA  SILVER
Merciless Blood Stains   Eisbock  Merciless Brewing   -   Netherlands   SILVER
Gänstaller-Bräu Green Gold IPA (104 Germany Meets USA)   Strong Pale Lager/Imperial Pils  Gänstaller-Bräu  Bavaria   Germany   SILVER
10 The Bruery Humulus Lager   Strong Pale Lager/Imperial Pils  The Bruery  California   USA  SILVER
11 Andechser Doppelbock Dunkel   Doppelbock  Klosterbrauerei Andechs  Bavaria   Germany   BRONZE
12 North Coast Oliver Twist 20th Anniversary Ale   Doppelbock  North Coast Brewing Company  California   USA  BRONZE
13 Kulmbacher Eisbock   Eisbock  Kulmbacher Brauerei (Schörghuber)  Bavaria   Germany   BRONZE
14 Birra del Borgo My Antonia   Strong Pale Lager/Imperial Pils  Birra del Borgo   -   Italy   BRONZE
15 BrewDog / 8 Wired Dog Wired   Strong Pale Lager/Imperial Pils  BrewDog   -   Scotland   BRONZE


Specialty
is made up of the following styles: Fruit Beer | Smoked | Spice/Herb/Vegetable |
  beer  style  brewer  state  country  award
New Glarus Raspberry Tart   Fruit Beer  New Glarus Brewing Company  Wisconsin   USA  GOLD
New Glarus Serendipity   Fruit Beer  New Glarus Brewing Company  Wisconsin   USA  GOLD
New Glarus Wisconsin Belgian Red   Fruit Beer  New Glarus Brewing Company  Wisconsin   USA  GOLD
Kuhnhenn Raspberry Eisbock   Fruit Beer  Kuhnhenn Brewing  Michigan   USA  GOLD
New Glarus Strawberry Rhubarb   Fruit Beer  New Glarus Brewing Company  Wisconsin   USA  GOLD
The Bruery Smoking Wood - Rye Barrel   Smoked  The Bruery  California   USA  SILVER
Aecht Schlenkerla Rauchbier Urbock   Smoked  Brauerei Heller  Bavaria   Germany   SILVER
Kuhnhenn Blueberry Eisbock   Fruit Beer  Kuhnhenn Brewing  Michigan   USA  SILVER
Mikkeller Texas Ranger   Spice/Herb/Vegetable  Mikkeller   -   Denmark   SILVER
10 Alaskan Smoked Porter   Smoked  Alaskan Brewing Company  Alaska   USA  SILVER
11 Avery Rumpkin   Spice/Herb/Vegetable  Avery Brewing Company  Colorado   USA  BRONZE
12 Mikkeller Texas Ranger Barrel Aged (Eagle Rare Edition)   Spice/Herb/Vegetable  Mikkeller   -   Denmark   BRONZE
13 Ölvisholt Lava   Smoked  Ölvisholt Brugghús   -   Iceland   BRONZE
14 Cigar City Good Gourd Imperial Pumpkin Ale   Spice/Herb/Vegetable  Cigar City Brewing  Florida   USA  BRONZE
15 Aecht Schlenkerla Eiche Doppelbock   Smoked  Brauerei Heller  Bavaria   Germany   BRONZE


English Style Pale & Bitter
is made up of the following styles: English Pale Ale | Bitter | Golden Ale/Blond Ale | Mild Ale | Premium Bitter/ESB |
  beer  style  brewer  state  country  award
Thornbridge Chiron   Golden Ale/Blond Ale  Thornbridge  Derbyshire   England   GOLD
Enlightenment Day Trip   Golden Ale/Blond Ale  Enlightenment Ales  Massachusetts   USA  GOLD
Oakham Citra Special   Golden Ale/Blond Ale  Oakham  Cambridgeshire   England   GOLD
Tree House Eureka   Golden Ale/Blond Ale  Tree House Brewing Company  Massachusetts   USA  GOLD
Southern Tier Harvest Ale   Premium Bitter/ESB  Southern Tier Brewing Company  New York   USA  GOLD
BrewDog Dead Pony Club   Golden Ale/Blond Ale  BrewDog   -   Scotland   SILVER
Fuller’s ESB (Bottle/Keg)   Premium Bitter/ESB  Fuller’s  Greater London   England   SILVER
Toccalmatto Grooving Hop   Golden Ale/Blond Ale  Birrificio Toccalmatto   -   Italy   SILVER
Partizan Mild   Mild Ale  Partizan  Greater London   England   SILVER
10 Moor Nor’Hop   Golden Ale/Blond Ale  Moor  Somerset   England   SILVER
11 Tired Hands Caskette   Bitter  Tired Hands Brewing Company  Pennsylvania   USA  BRONZE
12 AleSmith Anvil ESB   Premium Bitter/ESB  AleSmith Brewing Company  California   USA  BRONZE
13 Fritz Ale Extra Special Bitter   Premium Bitter/ESB  Ale Mania (Fritz Ale)  North Rhine-Westphalia   Germany   BRONZE
14 Real Ale 4-Squared   Golden Ale/Blond Ale  Real Ale Brewing Company  Texas   USA  BRONZE
15 Fyne Ales Jarl    Golden Ale/Blond Ale  Fyne Ales   -   Scotland   BRONZE


India Pale Ale
is made up of the following styles: India Pale Ale (IPA) | Black IPA |
  beer  style  brewer  state  country  award
Bells Two Hearted Ale   India Pale Ale (IPA)  Bells Brewery  Michigan   USA  GOLD
AleSmith IPA   India Pale Ale (IPA)  AleSmith Brewing Company  California   USA  GOLD
Hill Farmstead Susan   India Pale Ale (IPA)  Hill Farmstead Brewery  Vermont   USA  GOLD
Maine Beer Lunch   India Pale Ale (IPA)  Maine Beer Company  Maine   USA  GOLD
Grassroots Legitimacy   India Pale Ale (IPA)  Grassroots Brewing  Vermont   USA  GOLD
Firestone Walker Wookey Jack Black Rye IPA   Black IPA  Firestone Walker Brewing Co.  California   USA  SILVER
Russian River Blind Pig IPA   India Pale Ale (IPA)  Russian River Brewing  California   USA  SILVER
Hill Farmstead Friendship and Reunion   India Pale Ale (IPA)  Hill Farmstead Brewery  Vermont   USA  SILVER
Ballast Point Sculpin IPA   India Pale Ale (IPA)  Ballast Point Brewing Company  California   USA  SILVER
10 La Cumbre Elevated IPA   India Pale Ale (IPA)  La Cumbre Brewing Company  New Mexico   USA  SILVER
11 Alpine Beer Company Nelson IPA   India Pale Ale (IPA)  Alpine Beer Company  California   USA  BRONZE
12 Maine Beer Another One   India Pale Ale (IPA)  Maine Beer Company  Maine   USA  BRONZE
13 Alpine Beer Company Duet    India Pale Ale (IPA)  Alpine Beer Company  California   USA  BRONZE
14 Fat Heads Head Hunter IPA   India Pale Ale (IPA)  Fat Head’s Brewery & Saloon  Ohio   USA  BRONZE
15 Surly Furious   India Pale Ale (IPA)  Surly Brewing Company  Minnesota   USA  BRONZE


Double IPA
is made up of the following styles: Imperial/Double IPA |
  beer  style  brewer  state  country  award
Russian River Pliny the Elder   Imperial/Double IPA  Russian River Brewing  California   USA  GOLD
Russian River Pliny the Younger   Imperial/Double IPA  Russian River Brewing  California   USA  GOLD
Alchemist Heady Topper   Imperial/Double IPA  The Alchemist  Vermont   USA  GOLD
Bells Hopslam   Imperial/Double IPA  Bells Brewery  Michigan   USA  GOLD
Three Floyds Dreadnaught Imperial IPA   Imperial/Double IPA  Three Floyds Brewing Company  Indiana   USA  GOLD
Hill Farmstead Abner   Imperial/Double IPA  Hill Farmstead Brewery  Vermont   USA  SILVER
Stone Enjoy By IPA   Imperial/Double IPA  Stone Brewing Co.  California   USA  SILVER
Lawson’s Finest Double Sunshine IPA   Imperial/Double IPA  Lawson’s Finest Liquids  Vermont   USA  SILVER
Firestone Walker Double Jack IPA   Imperial/Double IPA  Firestone Walker Brewing Co.  California   USA  SILVER
10 Hill Farmstead Society & Solitude #5   Imperial/Double IPA  Hill Farmstead Brewery  Vermont   USA  SILVER
11 Dogfish Head 90 Minute Imperial IPA   Imperial/Double IPA  Dogfish Head Brewery  Delaware   USA  BRONZE
12 Surly Abrasive Ale   Imperial/Double IPA  Surly Brewing Company  Minnesota   USA  BRONZE
13 Hill Farmstead Society & Solitude #6   Imperial/Double IPA  Hill Farmstead Brewery  Vermont   USA  BRONZE
14 Anchorage Bitter Monk Belgian Style Double IPA   Imperial/Double IPA  Anchorage Brewing Company  Alaska   USA  BRONZE
15 Hill Farmstead Double Citra   Imperial/Double IPA  Hill Farmstead Brewery  Vermont   USA  BRONZE


Low/Moderate Alcohol
is made up of the following styles: Low Alcohol | | All beers under 4.6% alcohol by volume
  beer  style  brewer  state  country  award
New Glarus Raspberry Tart   Fruit Beer  New Glarus Brewing Company  Wisconsin   USA  GOLD
New Glarus Wisconsin Belgian Red   Fruit Beer  New Glarus Brewing Company  Wisconsin   USA  GOLD
Arizona Wilderness Bear Wallow Berliner Weisse   Berliner Weisse  Arizona Wilderness Brewing Company  Arizona   USA  GOLD
Hill Farmstead Walden   American Pale Ale  Hill Farmstead Brewery  Vermont   USA  GOLD
Cigar City Pilot Series Phat Bottom Apple Berliner Weisse   Berliner Weisse  Cigar City Brewing  Florida   USA  GOLD
Pilsner Urquell Nefiltrovaný   Czech Pilsner (Světlý)  Plzensky Prazdroj (SABMiller)   -   Czech Republic   SILVER
New Glarus Thumbprint Series Berliner Weiss   Berliner Weisse  New Glarus Brewing Company  Wisconsin   USA  SILVER
Crooked Stave Vieille Artisanal   Saison  Crooked Stave  Colorado   USA  SILVER
Rapp Gose   Grodziskie/Gose/Lichtenhainer  Rapp Brewing Company  Florida   USA  SILVER
10 Arizona Wilderness Little Guy Rye   Specialty Grain  Arizona Wilderness Brewing Company  Arizona   USA  SILVER
11 Hill Farmstead Clara   Traditional Ale  Hill Farmstead Brewery  Vermont   USA  BRONZE
12 New Glarus Thumbprint Series Apple Ale   Fruit Beer  New Glarus Brewing Company  Wisconsin   USA  BRONZE
13 Trinity Red Swingline    Sour/Wild Ale  Trinity Brewing Company  Colorado   USA  BRONZE
14 Bend Ching Ching   Berliner Weisse  Bend Brewing Company  Oregon   USA  BRONZE
15 Jester King Das Wunderkind   Sour/Wild Ale  Jester King Brewery  Texas   USA  BRONZE


Stout
is made up of the following styles: Stout | Dry Stout | Sweet Stout | Imperial Stout | Foreign Stout |
  beer  style  brewer  state  country  award
Founders KBS (Kentucky Breakfast Stout)   Imperial Stout  Founders Brewing Company  Michigan   USA  GOLD
Toppling Goliath Kentucky Brunch   Imperial Stout  Toppling Goliath  Iowa   USA  GOLD
Goose Island Bourbon County Stout   Imperial Stout  Goose Island Beer Company (AB-InBev)  Illinois   USA  GOLD
Bells Black Note Stout   Imperial Stout  Bells Brewery  Michigan   USA  GOLD
Toppling Goliath Mornin’ Delight   Imperial Stout  Toppling Goliath  Iowa   USA  GOLD
Mikkeller Beer Geek Brunch Weasel   Imperial Stout  Mikkeller   -   Denmark   SILVER
AleSmith Speedway Stout (Barrel Aged with Kopi Luwak)   Imperial Stout  AleSmith Brewing Company  California   USA  SILVER
Firestone Walker Parabola   Imperial Stout  Firestone Walker Brewing Co.  California   USA  SILVER
Goose Island Bourbon County Stout - Coffee   Imperial Stout  Goose Island Beer Company (AB-InBev)  Illinois   USA  SILVER
10 Cigar City Hunahpu’s Imperial Stout - California Brandy Barrel Aged   Imperial Stout  Cigar City Brewing  Florida   USA  SILVER
11 AleSmith Speedway Stout   Imperial Stout  AleSmith Brewing Company  California   USA  BRONZE
12 Cigar City Hunahpu’s Imperial Stout   Imperial Stout  Cigar City Brewing  Florida   USA  BRONZE
13 Goose Island Bourbon County Stout - Proprietor’s 2013   Imperial Stout  Goose Island Beer Company (AB-InBev)  Illinois   USA  BRONZE
14 Bells Expedition Stout   Imperial Stout  Bells Brewery  Michigan   USA  BRONZE
15 Three Floyds Dark Lord Russian Imperial Stout (Bourbon Vanilla Bean)   Imperial Stout  Three Floyds Brewing Company  Indiana   USA  BRONZE


Strong Ale
is made up of the following styles: Barley Wine | English Strong Ale | American Strong Ale | Old Ale |
  beer  style  brewer  state  country  award
Goose Island Bourbon County Barleywine   Barley Wine  Goose Island Beer Company (AB-InBev)  Illinois   USA  GOLD
Hair of the Dog Matt    American Strong Ale   Hair of the Dog Brewing Company  Oregon   USA  GOLD
Lost Abbey Deliverance   American Strong Ale   Port Brewing/Lost Abbey  California   USA  GOLD
Samuel Adams Utopias   Barley Wine  Boston Beer Company  Massachusetts   USA  GOLD
Firestone Walker Sucaba   Barley Wine  Firestone Walker Brewing Co.  California   USA  GOLD
AleSmith Barrel Aged Old Numbskull   Barley Wine  AleSmith Brewing Company  California   USA  SILVER
The Bruery Bois   Old Ale  The Bruery  California   USA  SILVER
Port Brewing Older Viscosity   American Strong Ale   Port Brewing/Lost Abbey  California   USA  SILVER
Firestone Walker 17 (XVII Seventeenth Anniversary Ale)   American Strong Ale   Firestone Walker Brewing Co.  California   USA  SILVER
10 Hair of the Dog Adam from the Wood   American Strong Ale   Hair of the Dog Brewing Company  Oregon   USA  SILVER
11 Kuhnhenn Bourbon Barrel Fourth Dementia (4D) Old Ale   Old Ale  Kuhnhenn Brewing  Michigan   USA  BRONZE
12 Lost Abbey Box Set: Track #6 (Highway to Hell)   American Strong Ale   Port Brewing/Lost Abbey  California   USA  BRONZE
13 Lervig Brewers Reserve Barley Wine Aged in Bourbon Barrels (13%)   Barley Wine  Lervig Aktiebryggeri   -   Norway   BRONZE
14 Lagunitas Sucks   American Strong Ale   Lagunitas Brewing Company  California   USA  BRONZE
15 AleSmith Old Numbskull   Barley Wine  AleSmith Brewing Company  California   USA  BRONZE


Imperial, Baltic Porter
is made up of the following styles: Baltic Porter | Imperial/Strong Porter |
  beer  style  brewer  state  country  award
Evil Twin Imperial Biscotti Break   Imperial/Strong Porter  Evil Twin Brewing   -   Denmark   GOLD
Hill Farmstead Birth of Tragedy   Imperial/Strong Porter  Hill Farmstead Brewery  Vermont   USA  GOLD
Ballast Point Victory at Sea    Imperial/Strong Porter  Ballast Point Brewing Company  California   USA  GOLD
Evil Twin Imperial Biscotti Break Bourbon Barrel Aged   Imperial/Strong Porter  Evil Twin Brewing   -   Denmark   GOLD
Uinta Crooked Line Labyrinth Black Ale   Imperial/Strong Porter  Uinta Brewing Company  Utah   USA  GOLD
Smuttynose Baltic Porter   Baltic Porter  Smuttynose Brewing Company  New Hampshire   USA  SILVER
Deschutes Black Butte XXV   Imperial/Strong Porter  Deschutes Brewery  Oregon   USA  SILVER
Flying Dog Gonzo Imperial Porter    Imperial/Strong Porter  Flying Dog Brewery  Maryland   USA  SILVER
Hill Farmstead Fear and Trembling   Baltic Porter  Hill Farmstead Brewery  Vermont   USA  SILVER
10 Nøgne Ø / Terrapin Imperial Rye Porter   Imperial/Strong Porter  Nøgne Ø   -   Norway   SILVER
11 De Molen Tsarina Esra Imperial Porter   Imperial/Strong Porter  Brouwerij de Molen   -   Netherlands   BRONZE
12 Les Trois Mousquetaires G.C. Porter Baltique Édition Spéciale 2013 Fût de Brandy   Baltic Porter  Les Trois Mousquetaires   -   Canada   BRONZE
13 To Øl Black Ball Porter   Imperial/Strong Porter  To Øl   -   Denmark   BRONZE
14 Evil Twin Lil’ B   Imperial/Strong Porter  Evil Twin Brewing   -   Denmark   BRONZE
15 Ægir Lynchburg Natt   Imperial/Strong Porter  Ægir Bryggeri   -   Norway   BRONZE


Porter
is made up of the following styles: Porter |
  beer  style  brewer  state  country  award
Hill Farmstead Everett   Porter  Hill Farmstead Brewery  Vermont   USA  GOLD
Funky Buddha Last Snow Porter    Porter  Funky Buddha Brewery  Florida   USA  GOLD
Founders Porter   Porter  Founders Brewing Company  Michigan   USA  GOLD
Funky Buddha Maple Bacon Coffee Porter   Porter  Funky Buddha Brewery  Florida   USA  GOLD
Mikkeller Porter   Porter  Mikkeller   -   Denmark   GOLD
Fuller’s London Porter (Bottle/Keg)   Porter  Fuller’s  Greater London   England   SILVER
Maine Beer King Titus   Porter  Maine Beer Company  Maine   USA  SILVER
Nøgne Ø Porter   Porter  Nøgne Ø   -   Norway   SILVER
Hill Farmstead Twilight of the Idols   Porter  Hill Farmstead Brewery  Vermont   USA  SILVER
10 Dark Horse Reserve Special Black Ale   Porter  Dark Horse Brewing Company  Michigan   USA  SILVER
11 Great Lakes Edmund Fitzgerald Porter   Porter  Great Lakes Brewing Company  Ohio   USA  BRONZE
12 Revolution Bean Gene   Porter  Revolution Brewing Company  Illinois   USA  BRONZE
13 Dunham LaPatt Porter Robuste vieilli en Fût de Whisky Canadien    Porter  Brasserie Dunham  Quebec   Canada   BRONZE
14 Anchor Porter   Porter  Anchor Brewing Company  California   USA  BRONZE
15 Blue Lobster Ragged Neck Rye Porter   Porter  Blue Lobster Brewing Company  New Hampshire   USA  BRONZE


Sour Ales
is made up of the following styles: Lambic Style - Fruit | Sour/Wild Ale | Berliner Weisse | Lambic Style - Gueuze | Lambic Style - Faro | Lambic Style - Unblended |
  beer  style  brewer  state  country  award
New Glarus R & D Sour Fruit   Lambic Style - Fruit  New Glarus Brewing Company  Wisconsin   USA  GOLD
Russian River Supplication   Sour/Wild Ale  Russian River Brewing  California   USA  GOLD
3 Fonteinen Oude Geuze (Armand & Tommy)   Lambic Style - Gueuze  3 Fonteinen   -   Belgium   GOLD
Cantillon Saint Lamvinus   Lambic Style - Fruit  Cantillon   -   Belgium   GOLD
Russian River Beatification (Batch 002 +)   Sour/Wild Ale  Russian River Brewing  California   USA  GOLD
Lost Abbey Duck Duck Gooze    Sour/Wild Ale  Port Brewing/Lost Abbey  California   USA  SILVER
Cantillon Fou’ Foune    Lambic Style - Fruit  Cantillon   -   Belgium   SILVER
Jester King Atrial Rubicite   Sour/Wild Ale  Jester King Brewery  Texas   USA  SILVER
Cantillon Lou Pepe Framboise   Lambic Style - Fruit  Cantillon   -   Belgium   SILVER
10 Oude Quetsche Tilquin à l’Ancienne    Lambic Style - Fruit  Gueuzerie Tilquin   -   Belgium   SILVER
11 3 Fonteinen Hommage    Lambic Style - Fruit  3 Fonteinen   -   Belgium   BRONZE
12 3 Fonteinen Oude Geuze Vintage (all from 2002-*)   Lambic Style - Gueuze  3 Fonteinen   -   Belgium   BRONZE
13 Sante Adairius West Ashley   Sour/Wild Ale  Sante Adairius Rustic Ales  California   USA  BRONZE
14 Russian River Temptation   Sour/Wild Ale  Russian River Brewing  California   USA  BRONZE
15 3 Fonteinen Oude Geuze Golden Blend   Lambic Style - Gueuze  3 Fonteinen   -   Belgium   BRONZE


Belgian Session
is made up of the following styles: Belgian Ale | Saison | Bière de Garde | Abbey Dubbel |
  beer  style  brewer  state  country  award
Grassroots Brother Soigné   Saison  Grassroots Brewing  Vermont   USA  GOLD
Sante Adairius Saison Bernice   Saison  Sante Adairius Rustic Ales  California   USA  GOLD
Hill Farmstead Biere de Norma   Bière de Garde  Hill Farmstead Brewery  Vermont   USA  GOLD
Tired Hands HandFarm   Saison  Tired Hands Brewing Company  Pennsylvania   USA  GOLD
Boulevard Smokestack Series - Saison-Brett   Saison  Boulevard Brewing Company  Missouri   USA  GOLD
Blue Lobster / Prairie Artisan Ales Little Lobster on the Prairie   Saison  Blue Lobster Brewing Company  New Hampshire   USA  SILVER
Hill Farmstead Flora (Satsuma Mandarin)   Saison  Hill Farmstead Brewery  Vermont   USA  SILVER
Hill Farmstead Civil Disobedience (Release 6)   Saison  Hill Farmstead Brewery  Vermont   USA  SILVER
Grassroots Convivial Suarez   Saison  Grassroots Brewing  Vermont   USA  SILVER
10 Hill Farmstead Art   Saison  Hill Farmstead Brewery  Vermont   USA  SILVER
11 Logsdon Seizoen Bretta   Saison  Logsdon Organic Farmhouse Ales  Oregon   USA  BRONZE
12 Hill Farmstead Vera Mae   Saison  Hill Farmstead Brewery  Vermont   USA  BRONZE
13 Hill Farmstead Anna   Saison  Hill Farmstead Brewery  Vermont   USA  BRONZE
14 Grassroots Arctic Saison   Saison  Grassroots Brewing  Vermont   USA  BRONZE
15 Hill Farmstead Arthur   Saison  Hill Farmstead Brewery  Vermont   USA  BRONZE


Belgian Strong
is made up of the following styles: Belgian Strong Ale | Abbey Tripel | Abt/Quadrupel |
  beer  style  brewer  state  country  award
Westvleteren 12 (XII)   Abt/Quadrupel  Westvleteren Abdij St. Sixtus   -   Belgium   GOLD
Rochefort Trappistes 10   Abt/Quadrupel  Brasserie Rochefort   -   Belgium   GOLD
Struise Pannepot   Belgian Strong Ale  De Struise Brouwers   -   Belgium   GOLD
St. Bernardus Abt 12   Abt/Quadrupel  St. Bernardus Brouwerij   -   Belgium   GOLD
Struise Pannepot Reserva   Belgian Strong Ale  De Struise Brouwers   -   Belgium   GOLD
Westvleteren Extra 8   Belgian Strong Ale  Westvleteren Abdij St. Sixtus   -   Belgium   SILVER
Bush de Nuits (Scaldis Prestige de Nuits)   Belgian Strong Ale  Dubuisson   -   Belgium   SILVER
Gouden Carolus Cuvee Van De Keizer Blauw/Blue   Belgian Strong Ale  Brouwerij Het Anker   -   Belgium   SILVER
Rochefort Trappistes 8   Belgian Strong Ale  Brasserie Rochefort   -   Belgium   SILVER
10 Chimay Bleue (Blue) / Grande Réserve   Belgian Strong Ale  Chimay   -   Belgium   SILVER
11 Mikkeller Nelson Sauvignon   Belgian Strong Ale  Mikkeller   -   Denmark   BRONZE
12 AleSmith Decadence 2012   Abt/Quadrupel  AleSmith Brewing Company  California   USA  BRONZE
13 De Dolle Stille Nacht Reserva 2010   Belgian Strong Ale  De Dolle Brouwers   -   Belgium   BRONZE
14 Tripel Karmeliet   Abbey Tripel  Brouwerij Bosteels   -   Belgium   BRONZE
15 Abbaye des Rocs Grand Cru   Belgian Strong Ale  Brasserie de l’Abbaye des Rocs   -   Belgium   BRONZE


American Amber/ Pale
is made up of the following styles: American Pale Ale | Amber Ale |
  beer  style  brewer  state  country  award
Three Floyds Zombie Dust   American Pale Ale  Three Floyds Brewing Company  Indiana   USA  GOLD
Toppling Goliath pseudoSue   American Pale Ale  Toppling Goliath  Iowa   USA  GOLD
Hill Farmstead Edward    American Pale Ale  Hill Farmstead Brewery  Vermont   USA  GOLD
Three Floyds Alpha King   American Pale Ale  Three Floyds Brewing Company  Indiana   USA  GOLD
Hill Farmstead What Is Enlightenment?   American Pale Ale  Hill Farmstead Brewery  Vermont   USA  GOLD
Hill Farmstead Citra Single Hop Pale Ale   American Pale Ale  Hill Farmstead Brewery  Vermont   USA  SILVER
Tired Hands The Light That Spills Out Of The Hole In Your Head   American Pale Ale  Tired Hands Brewing Company  Pennsylvania   USA  SILVER
Maine Beer MO   American Pale Ale  Maine Beer Company  Maine   USA  SILVER
Hill Farmstead Nelson Sauvin Single Hop Pale Ale   American Pale Ale  Hill Farmstead Brewery  Vermont   USA  SILVER
10 Hill Farmstead Walden   American Pale Ale  Hill Farmstead Brewery  Vermont   USA  SILVER
11 AleSmith Evil Dead Red   Amber Ale  AleSmith Brewing Company  California   USA  BRONZE
12 Hill Farmstead Riwaka Single Hop Pale Ale   American Pale Ale  Hill Farmstead Brewery  Vermont   USA  BRONZE
13 Russian River Row 2/Hill 56   American Pale Ale  Russian River Brewing  California   USA  BRONZE
14 Trillium Fort Point Pale Ale   American Pale Ale  Trillium Brewing Company  Massachusetts   USA  BRONZE
15 Hill Farmstead Columbus Single Hop Pale Ale   American Pale Ale  Hill Farmstead Brewery  Vermont   USA  BRONZE


Wheat
is made up of the following styles: German Hefeweizen | Wheat Ale | Weizen Bock | Belgian White (Witbier) | German Kristallweizen |
  beer  style  brewer  state  country  award
Schneider Aventinus   Weizen Bock  Weissbierbrauerei G. Schneider & Sohn  Bavaria   Germany   GOLD
Weihenstephaner Hefe Weissbier   German Hefeweizen  Bayerische Staatsbrauerei Weihenstephan  Bavaria   Germany   GOLD
Three Floyds Gumballhead   Wheat Ale  Three Floyds Brewing Company  Indiana   USA  GOLD
Weihenstephaner Vitus   Weizen Bock  Bayerische Staatsbrauerei Weihenstephan  Bavaria   Germany   GOLD
Crooked Stave St. Bretta (Summer)   Belgian White (Witbier)  Crooked Stave  Colorado   USA  GOLD
Schneider Weisse Tap 5 Meine Hopfen-Weisse   Weizen Bock  Weissbierbrauerei G. Schneider & Sohn  Bavaria   Germany   SILVER
New Glarus Thumbprint Series Imperial Weizen   Weizen Bock  New Glarus Brewing Company  Wisconsin   USA  SILVER
New Glarus Dancing Man Wheat   Weizen Bock  New Glarus Brewing Company  Wisconsin   USA  SILVER
Mikkeller Red/White Christmas   Belgian White (Witbier)  Mikkeller   -   Denmark   SILVER
10 Schneider Weisse Tap X Mein Nelson Sauvin   Weizen Bock  Weissbierbrauerei G. Schneider & Sohn  Bavaria   Germany   SILVER
11 Crooked Stave St. Bretta (Spring)   Belgian White (Witbier)  Crooked Stave  Colorado   USA  BRONZE
12 Anchorage Whiteout Wit Bier   Belgian White (Witbier)  Anchorage Brewing Company  Alaska   USA  BRONZE
13 Blue Lobster Stalkholm Syndrome   Wheat Ale  Blue Lobster Brewing Company  New Hampshire   USA  BRONZE
14 Saint Arnold Bishop’s Barrel #4   Weizen Bock  Saint Arnold Brewing Company  Texas   USA  BRONZE
15 Andechser Weissbier Hefetrüb   German Hefeweizen  Klosterbrauerei Andechs  Bavaria   Germany   BRONZE


Dark Lager
is made up of the following styles: Dunkel/Tmavý | Schwarzbier | Amber Lager/Vienna | Oktoberfest/Märzen | Polotmavý |
  beer  style  brewer  state  country  award
Rogue Farms Dirtoir Black Lager    Schwarzbier  Rogue Ales  Oregon   USA  GOLD
Sprecher Black Bavarian   Schwarzbier  Sprecher Brewing Company  Wisconsin   USA  GOLD
Ayinger Oktober Fest-Märzen   Oktoberfest/Märzen  Brauerei Aying  Bavaria   Germany   GOLD
Moonlight Death and Taxes   Schwarzbier  Moonlight Brewing Company  California   USA  GOLD
U Fleků Flekovský Tmavý Ležák 13°   Dunkel/Tmavý  Pivovar U Fleků  -   Czech Republic   GOLD
Midnight Sun 2009 Crew Brews: Brewtality   Schwarzbier  Midnight Sun Brewing Company  Alaska   USA  SILVER
Jack’s Abby Cascadian Schwarzbier   Schwarzbier  Jack’s Abby Brewing  Massachusetts   USA  SILVER
Grassroots Song of Spring Ale   Oktoberfest/Märzen  Grassroots Brewing  Vermont   USA  SILVER
Thirsty Dog Rail Dog Smoked Black Lager   Schwarzbier  Thirsty Dog Brewing Company  Ohio   USA  SILVER
10 Shorts Bourbon Barrel Sustenance Black Beer   Schwarzbier  Shorts Brewing Co.  Michigan   USA  SILVER
11 Beaus Dark Helmüt   Schwarzbier  Beaus All Natural Brewing Co.  Ontario   Canada   BRONZE
12 Great Lakes Eliot Ness   Amber Lager/Vienna  Great Lakes Brewing Company  Ohio   USA  BRONZE
13 Westbrook Dark Helmet   Schwarzbier  Westbrook Brewing  South Carolina   USA  BRONZE
14 Port Brewing Midnight Expression Lager (Moon Lit Sessions)   Schwarzbier  Port Brewing/Lost Abbey  California   USA  BRONZE
15 Lakewood Goatman    Schwarzbier  Lakewood Brewing Company  Texas   USA  BRONZE


Cider & Perry
is made up of the following styles: Cider | Perry | Ice Cider/Perry |
  beer  style  brewer  state  country  award
La Face Cachée de la Pomme Neige Recolte D’Hiver   Ice Cider/Perry  La Face Cachée de la Pomme  Quebec   Canada   GOLD
La Face Cachée de la Pomme Neige Premiere   Ice Cider/Perry  La Face Cachée de la Pomme  Quebec   Canada   GOLD
Cryo de Glace Prestige   Ice Cider/Perry  Cidrerie Cryo  Quebec   Canada   GOLD
Domaine Pinnacle Cidre de Glace - Ice Cider   Ice Cider/Perry  Domaine Pinnacle  Quebec   Canada   GOLD
Cidre Dupont Réserve   Cider  Domaine Familial Louis Dupont   -   France   GOLD
Etienne Dupont Organic Cidre Bouché Brut de Normandie   Cider  Domaine Familial Louis Dupont   -   France   SILVER
La Face Cachée de la Pomme Neige Premiere Mousseux   Ice Cider/Perry  La Face Cachée de la Pomme  Quebec   Canada   SILVER
J.K.’s Cuvée Winterruption Farmhouse Hard Cider   Cider  Almar Orchards  Michigan   USA  SILVER
J.K.’s Scrumpy Orchard Gate Gold Hard Cider   Cider  Almar Orchards  Michigan   USA  SILVER
10 Etienne Dupont Cidre De Givre Eis Cider   Ice Cider/Perry  Domaine Familial Louis Dupont   -   France   SILVER
11 J.K.’s Northern Neighbour Farmhouse Cider Saskatoon Cuvee   Cider  Almar Orchards  Michigan   USA  BRONZE
12 Domaine Pinnacle Summit Selection   Ice Cider/Perry  Domaine Pinnacle  Quebec   Canada   BRONZE
13 Woodchuck Private Reserve Barrel Select Cider   Cider  Vermont Hard Cider Company, LLC  Vermont   USA  BRONZE
14 Isastegi Sagardo Naturala    Cider  Sidreria Isastegi   -   Spain   BRONZE
15 Etienne Dupont Cidre Bouché Brut de Normandie   Cider  Domaine Familial Louis Dupont   -   France   BRONZE


Traditional
is made up of the following styles: Traditional Ale | Sahti/Gotlandsdricke/Koduõlu | Grodziskie/Gose/Lichtenhainer |
  beer  style  brewer  state  country  award
Hair of the Dog Adam   Traditional Ale  Hair of the Dog Brewing Company  Oregon   USA  GOLD
Thornbridge Bracia   Traditional Ale  Thornbridge  Derbyshire   England   GOLD
Thornbridge Bracia (Pedro Ximénez Aged)   Traditional Ale  Thornbridge  Derbyshire   England   GOLD
Rapp Gose   Grodziskie/Gose/Lichtenhainer  Rapp Brewing Company  Florida   USA  GOLD
The Ale Apothecary Sahati   Sahti/Gotlandsdricke/Koduõlu  The Ale Apothecary  Oregon   USA  GOLD
Traquair Jacobite Ale   Traditional Ale  Traquair House   -   Scotland   SILVER
Upright Special Herbs   Traditional Ale  Upright Brewing  Oregon   USA  SILVER
Hill Farmstead Clara   Traditional Ale  Hill Farmstead Brewery  Vermont   USA  SILVER
Stillwater Debauched Brunello Barrel Aged   Traditional Ale  Stillwater Artisanal  Maryland   USA  SILVER
10 HaandBryggeriet Bestefar   Traditional Ale  HaandBryggeriet (Norway)   -   Norway   SILVER
11 Westbrook Gozu   Grodziskie/Gose/Lichtenhainer  Westbrook Brewing  South Carolina   USA  BRONZE
12 Westbrook Gose   Grodziskie/Gose/Lichtenhainer  Westbrook Brewing  South Carolina   USA  BRONZE
13 Thornbridge Bracia (Bourbon)    Traditional Ale  Thornbridge  Derbyshire   England   BRONZE
14 Haandbryggeriet Norwegian Wood   Traditional Ale  HaandBryggeriet (Norway)   -   Norway   BRONZE
15 Dupont Cervesia   Traditional Ale  Brasserie Dupont   -   Belgium   BRONZE


Mead
is made up of the following styles: Mead |
  beer  style  brewer  state  country  award
Kuhnhenn Bourbon Barrel French Toast Mead   Mead  Kuhnhenn Brewing  Michigan   USA  GOLD
Apis Póltorak Jadwiga   Mead  Spółdzielnia Pszczelarska Apis   -   Poland   GOLD
B. Nektar Episode 13   Mead  B. Nektar Meadery  Michigan   USA  GOLD
B. Nektar The Zombies Take Manhattan    Mead  B. Nektar Meadery  Michigan   USA  GOLD
B. Nektar Cherry Chipotle Mead   Mead  B. Nektar Meadery  Michigan   USA  GOLD
Schramm’s The Heart of Darkness   Mead  Schramm’s Mead  Michigan   USA  SILVER
Kuhnhenn Chocolate Orange Port Pyment   Mead  Kuhnhenn Brewing  Michigan   USA  SILVER
Schramm’s Raspberry   Mead  Schramm’s Mead  Michigan   USA  SILVER
B. Nektar Zombie Killer   Mead  B. Nektar Meadery  Michigan   USA  SILVER
10 B. Nektar Miel de Garde #1   Mead  B. Nektar Meadery  Michigan   USA  SILVER
11 Schramm’s Ginger   Mead  Schramm’s Mead  Michigan   USA  BRONZE
12 Moonlight Meadery Kurt’s Apple Pie   Mead  Moonlight Meadery LLC  New Hampshire   USA  BRONZE
13 Kuhnhenn Blackberry Port Pyment    Mead  Kuhnhenn Brewing  Michigan   USA  BRONZE
14 Kuhnhenn "The Bruiser" Pyment   Mead  Kuhnhenn Brewing  Michigan   USA  BRONZE
15 Kuhnhenn Bourbon Barrel Sack Mead   Mead  Kuhnhenn Brewing  Michigan   USA  BRONZE


Sake
is made up of the following styles: Saké - Junmai | Saké - Honjozo | Saké - Ginjo | Saké - Daiginjo | Saké - Tokubetsu | Saké - Futsu-shu | Saké - Namasaké | Saké - Genshu | Saké - Koshu | Saké - Nigori | Saké - Infused | Saké - Taru |
  beer  style  brewer  state  country  award
Furu-dokei Junmai Kijo Dai-koshu Sake   Saké - Koshu  Kamogawa Shuzo   -   Japan   GOLD
Ginga Shizuku (Divine Droplets) Junmai Daiginjo Sake   Saké - Daiginjo  Takasago Shuzo Sake Co.   -   Japan   GOLD
Momokawa G Joy Junmai Ginjo Genshu Sake   Saké - Genshu  SakeOne Corporation  Oregon   USA  GOLD
Hakutsuru (White Crane) Sayuri Nigori Sake   Saké - Nigori  Hakutsuru Sake Brewing Co.   -   Japan   GOLD
Ozeki (Champion) Karatamba (Dry Wave) Sake   Saké - Honjozo  Ozeki Co. (Japan)   -   Japan   GOLD
Suigei (Drunken Whale) Tokubetsu Junmai Sake   Saké - Tokubetsu  Suigei Shuzo Co.   -   Japan   SILVER
Hakutsuru (White Crane) Superior Junmai Ginjo Sake   Saké - Junmai  Hakutsuru Sake Brewing Co.   -   Japan   SILVER
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