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My 54 favourite bottled beers

Thu, 01/07/2010 - 20:52 — DM
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My favourite 54 bottled beers across all catagories - taste is obviously the biggest criteria, but consistency of quality & the Quite Interesting factor comes into it too.   Why 54?   They are the beers that have scored 9 or 10 out of 10.   The order listed is by score followed by the lowest alcohol first as it is more difficult to brew a low ABV beer that tastes great.

Brewery Beer Style Notes ABV Marks out of 10 Country
Moorhouse's Black Cat Mild Excellent, easy drinking, malty, chocolatey 3.4 10.0 England
O'Hanlon's Wheat Beer Wheat Beer Very pale, refreshing, easy drinking 4.0 10.0 England
Meantime Pale Alei Pale Ale Lots of citrussy cascade hoppiness, good bitterness, dry 4.3 10.0 England
Timothy Taylor Landlord Pale Ale Very hoppy, some bitterness, citrusy, 4.3 10.0 England
Hawkshead Gold Golden ale Very bitter, excellent, refreshing 4.4 10.0 England
Hopback Summer Lightning Golden ale Very easy drinking, dryish, good aroma hops 4.5 10.0 England
RCH Old Slug Porter Chocolatey 4.5 10.0 England
Fyne Ales Avalanche Golden ale very pale beer, extremely floral, hoppy, light & refreshing 4.5 10.0 Scotlandi
Hobsons Postman's Knock Mild Chocolate malt, some bitterness, not sweet but full bodied 4.8 10.0 England
Veltins Pilsner Lageri Soft, delicate, not very bitter, very pale 4.8 10.0 Germanyi
Rothaus Tannen Zapfle Lager Bitter, dry, a little soapy, 5.1 10.0 Germanyi
Kelham Island Pale Rider Pale Ale Light, fruity but not sweet, good hoppiness 5.2 10.0 England
Nethergate Umbel Ale Ale Good aroma hops, light, fairly dry, corianderi (root not leaf) beer, smooth 3.8 9.0 England
Mitchell Krause American Pale Ale Pale Ale Excellent grapefruity Cascadei hop flavour & aroma, A clean tasting pale ale 3.8 9.0 England
Harviestoun Bitter and Twisted Pale Ale Refreshing, hoppy,citrus, clean tasting 3.8 9.0 Scotlandi
Atlas Latitude Highland Pilsner Lager Very much like a golden ale 3.9 9.0 Scotland
Wolf Lupine Ale Lots of chocolate malt but not sweet 4.0 9.0 England
Wentworth WPA Pale Ale Very pale, citrusy, light. Bitter 4.0 9.0 England
Titanic Iceburg Wheat Beer Bareley perceptable wheat taste, clear wheat beer, dry, crisp 4.1 9.0 England
Saltaire Goldings Golden ale Good bitterness and hop aroma 4.2 9.0 England
Coniston Bluebird Pale Ale Excellent hop character, easy drinking 4.2 9.0 England
Ulverston Lonesome Pine Pale Ale Pale ale with citrussy delicate sweetness, good piney hop aroma 4.2 9.0 England
Dark Star Espresso Stout Stout Chocolatey, coffee, intense 4.2 9.0 England
Williams 80/- Ale dark red beer, strong malty body but not very sweet, a little treacle, gentle bitterness 4.2 9.0 Scotland
Otter Bright Pale Ale Very pale, dry, bitter 4.3 9.0 England
Milestone Black Pearl Stout Full bodied, dry, 4.3 9.0 England
Carn Brea Celtic Blonde Golden ale V floral, v. light, honey & petals 4.4 9.0 England
Bowman Quiver Bitter Golden ale Good hop aroma similar to Cascade, light malt character, delicate bitterness 4.5 9.0 England
Brakspear Oxford Gold Golden ale some bitterness, some fruitiness, mellow like Bluebird, clean tasting 4.6 9.0 England
Branded Drinks Coal Fired Porter Porter Rich, smooth, malty but not sweet, chocolate & roasted flavour 4.6 9.0 England
Wye Valley Dorothy Goodbody's Wholesome Stout Stout Dry, burnt, full bodied 4.6 9.0 England
Meantime Pilsner Lager dry, good grassy hoppiness, very pale colour 4.7 9.0 England
Dark Star Sunburst Golden ale Citrus, mellow, light, easy drinking summer ale 4.8 9.0 England
Salopian Entire Butt Porter Malty, roasty, not sweet, dark, chocolatey 4.8 9.0 England
Harviestoun Shiehallion Pale Ale extremely pale ale, floral hops, grapefruit, not sweet though 4.8 9.0 Scotland
Odell Cut throat Porter Porter Full bodied, dryish, lots of roast malt taste, cocoa, black coffee, English tasting 4.8 9.0 USA
Bitburger Bitburger Lager Good bitterness, clean 4.8 9.0 Germany
Jever Pilsner Lager Excellent, hoppy, very bitter, grassy 4.9 9.0 Germany
Weisse Rossl Brau Pilsner Lager light malty sweetness, fresh tasting hoppiness 4.9 9.0 Germany
Samuel Smiths India Pale Ale IPAi Good earthy hop flavour, good bitterness, proper IPA 5.0 9.0 England
Ridgeway Blue Pale Ale Like Bluebird, pale, mellow, hint of elderflower, 5.0 9.0 England
Cantillon Rosé de Gambrinous Framboise Intensly sour, rasberries, thirst quenching 5.0 9.0 Belgium
Franziskaner Hefe-weissbier Wheat Beer typical German weissbier, wheaty, cloves & banana, dryish 5.0 9.0 Germany
Staropramen Staropramen Lager Good bitterness, fresh cut grass aroma / taste, smooth 5.0 9.0 Czechi
Kesselring Premium Pils Lager Dry, crisp, gentle bitterness, grassy hoppiness 5.1 9.0 Germany
Kronen Dortmunderi Pilsner Lager reasonable Dortmunder, good bitterness & body 5.1 9.0 Germany
Ridgeway Ivanhoe Pale Ale peach & oranges, floral, bitter, hazelnut shells, like an IPA 5.2 9.0 England
Aktien Zwick'l Kellerbier Lager A little caramel sweet & malty sweet, copper colour, peppery bitterness 5.3 9.0 Germany
Anchor Liberty Ale Pale Ale Light hoppy beer, refreshing, some bitterness, citrusy 5.9 9.0 USA
Ridgeway Bad Elf IPA Classic IPA, strong hop flavour, not too bitter, earthy pale ale 6.0 9.0 England
Schneider Weisse Weisen Edel Weisse Wheat Beer Good wheat flavour, big citrussy Cascade flavour even though it is moderately hoppy 6.2 9.0 Germany
Young's Special London Ale Strong Ale elderflower, candy floss, earthy hops, spicey bitterness 6.4 9.0 England
Great Divide Titan IPA IPA Good example of American IPA, pine resin hops, bitter afterglow 6.8 9.0 USA
Sierra Nevada India Pale Ale IPA English style IPA, earthy, bitter 6.9 9.0 USA