Beer Review (Issue 30)
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Judging Process
Our reviews are conducted in a single-blind tasting format. This method provides the best opportunity to rely on facts and to avoid favoritism, ensuring a level playing field for all brewers. It serves both the industry and the consumer to have unbiased and objective scores from qualified experts. To best implement this approach, the Judges Review is open to those with established experience as a Master Cicerone® from the Cicerone® Certification Program or as a judge that has accomplished the rank of National or higher from the Beer Judge Certification Program. In the single-blind tasting format, judges are presented with a chilled, properly poured beer and given its style category. Scoring is then done on the following basis using a 100-point scale:
Score Breakdown:
100 to 96: World Class – You need this beer in your life.
95 to 91: Exceptional – Don’t hesitate.
90 to 86: Very Good – A brew to savor.
85 to 75: Average – Somewhat unimpressive.
74 and below: Not Recommended – Just walk away.
World Class (100 to 96)
96
by Sean Coughlin
Cursed Kettles
Upland Brewing Co. & Prairie Artisan Ales
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96
by James Link
Fruitage
Brouwerij Rodenbach
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Exceptional (95 to 91)
95
by Tracy Hensley
Wild Turkey Bourbon Barrel Stout
Anderson Valley Brewing Co.
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95
by Richard Wong
Mo Honey Mo Problems
Mockery Brewing Co.
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94
by Michael McGuire
Mystery Ship
Southbound Brewing Co.
94
by Sean Coughlin
Paradise
Holy City Brewing Co.
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94
by Dan Preston
MC²
Equilibrium Brewery
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94
by Joseph Formanek
Insurrection
Fulton Beer
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93
by Rick Franckhauser
Orange King of Hop
Starr Hill Brewery
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93
by Joseph Formanek
Standard Lager
Fulton Beer
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93
by Brian Eichhorn
Dragon’s Milk Reserve Triple Mashed
New Holland Brewing Co.
93
by David Sapsis
Vladislav Russian Imperial Stout
Diebolt Brewing Co.
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92
by Michael McGuire
Roxanne
Southbound Brewing Co.
92
by Dan Preston
Casey
Equilibrium Brewery
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92
by David Sapsis
Postcard Porter
Diebolt Brewing Co.
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92
by James Link
Double D Double IPA
Fordham & Dominion Brewery
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Brewer Q & A
92
by Jason Johnson
Independence Pass Ale
Aspen Brewing Co.
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92
by Tracy Hensley
Barney Flats Oatmeal Stout
Anderson Valley Brewing Co.
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91
by Joseph Formanek
Culture Two
Fulton Beer
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91
by John C. Tull
Blueberry Oatmeal Stout
Buffalo Bill’s Brewery
91
by John C. Tull
Funke Hop Farm
Sudwerk Brewing Co.
91
by Rodney A. Tillinghast
Kolschy Clouds
SØLE Artisan Ales
Very Good (90 to 86)
90 | Razzleblaster Busey, Sun King Brewery, by Pat Mulloy
90 | Pachanga, Sun King Brewery, by Pat Mulloy
90 | Mango Habanero King of Hop, Starr Hill Brewery, by Rick Franckhauser
89 | Crash Zone IPL, Fordham & Dominion Brewery, by James Link
89 | Ee Tah! IPA, Anderson Valley Brewing Co. by Tracy Hensley
89 | Naked Yoga, SØLE Artisan Ales, by Rodney Tillinghast
89 | Blood Orange Imperial Ale, Buffalo Bill’s Brewery, by John C. Tull
89 | Megawheat Double IPA, Stone, Marble and Odell Brewing Co. by Michael Moore
88 | Desert Dawn, Southbound Brewing Co. by Michael McGuire
88 | Brett the Hopman Tart, Mockery Brewing Co. by Richard Wong
88 | Campside Session IPA, Upland Brewing Co. by Sean Coughlin
87 | Farmers Market Citrus Gose, Sudwerk Brewing Co. by John C. Tull
87 | Bourbon Barrel Aged Koffi, La Quinta Brewing Co. by Nelson Crowle
86 | Biere de Triomphe, Diebolt Brewing Co. by David Sapsis
86 | Eureka Nerd, SØLE Artisan Ales, by Rodney Tillinghast
Average (85 to 75)
85 | Alrye’d Alrye’d Alrye’d, Sun King Brewery, by Pat Mulloy
85 | Marzen Amber Lager, Sudwerk Brewing Co. by John C. Tull
84 | Catahoula Common, Gnarly Barley Brewing Co. by Rick Franckhauser
83 | Orange Blossom Cream Ale, Buffalo Bill’s Brewery, by John C. Tull
83 | Old Town Honey Wheat, La Quinta Brewing Co. by Nelson Crowle
82 | Hoptronix, New Holland Brewing Co. by Brian Eichhorn
82 | Marion the Agrarian, Upland Brewing Co. by Sean Coughlin
82 | Ripper Pale Ale, Stone Brewing Co. by Michael Moore
82 | Generation Boomerang, Mockery Brewing Co. by Richard Wong
81 | There and Back Again, Equilibrium Brewery, by Dan Preston
80 | Poolside Blonde, La Quinta Brewing Co. by Nelson Crowle
80 | Coffee King of Hop, Starr Hill Brewery, by Rick Franckhauser
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