Official Review (Issue 66)
The latest beer reviews, cider reviews and hard seltzer reviews by The Beer Connoisseur's panel of judges.
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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, insuring 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.
Exceptional (95 to 91)
95
Haze Dipper
New Realm Brewing
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95
Ruby’s Red
Garage Brewing Co.
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94
Lager Drink
Moniker Brewery
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93
Attention Ritual
Ghost Hawk Brewing Co.
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93
Lookin’ Sharp Berliner Weisse
Gnarly Barley Brewing Co.
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93
Off the Line Hazy IPA
Garage Brewing Co.
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92
Hallerbos Belgian Strong Ale Aged with Amburana Chips
Ghost Hawk Brewing Co.
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91
Hold On Juicy
New Realm Brewing
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Very Good (90 to 86)
90
State of Flow
Moniker Brewery
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90
Gear Me
Gnarly Barley Brewing Co.
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89
Tropic Dream
New Realm Brewing
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87
Bat Wit Crazy
New Realm Brewing
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87
Social Lubricant DIPA
Gnarly Barley Brewing Co.
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86
Barrel Aged Bad Abbot
Gnarly Barley Brewing Co.
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Average (85 to 75)
85
Triple Vanilla Hefeweizen
Garage Brewing Co.
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82
Churro Ale
Garage Brewing Co.
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