Official Review (Issue 71)

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.

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World Class (100 to 96)

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98
Acadian Skies
Batson River Brewing & Distilling

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97
pFriem Double IPA
pFriem Family Brewers

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97
Lagered Hedonism 01
Moniker Brewery

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96
Green's Gluten Free Dry-Hopped Lager
Green's Gluten Free Beers

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Exceptional (95 to 91)

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95
Quince
Nine Pin Ciderworks

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95
Dark Woods Barrel-Aged Stout
Batson River Brewing & Distilling

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95
Lagered Hedonism 03
Moniker Brewery

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94
Easternmost Double IPA
Batson River Brewing & Distilling

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93
Green's Gluten Free India Pale Ale
Green's Gluten Free Beers

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92
Broad Blade
Shovel Town Brewery

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92
Sun Sick Day
Moniker Brewery

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92
Cryoscape Cold IPA
Batson River Brewing & Distilling

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92
Green's Gluten Free Dubbel Ale
Green's Gluten Free Beers

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91
pFriem Rum Barrel-Aged Porter with Coconut
pFriem Family Brewers

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Very Good (90 to 86)

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90
Clausthaler IPA
Radeberger

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90
Green's Gluten Free Amber Ale
Green's Gluten Free Beers

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90
Valkyrie Porter
Moniker Brewery

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88
Stone 27th Anniversary Lemon Shark Double IPA
Stone Brewing

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88
Vanilla Triple Dog
Abita Brewing Co.

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88
Clausthaler Original
Radeberger

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88
Stone Fight On! Pale Ale
Stone Brewing

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86
Green's Gluten Free Tripel Ale
Green's Gluten Free Beers

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86
Excelsior Ground Control
Schilling Hard Cider

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Average (85 to 75)

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85
Kickflipper West Coast IPA
New Realm Brewing

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84
Clausthaler Grapefruit
Radeberger

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82
Imperial Oaxaca Choca Mexican Chocolate Stout
New Realm Brewing

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82
Mardi Gras Bock
Abita Brewing Co.

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80
Utah Get Me 2
Honor Brewing

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