Beer Ratings List
by John Lock
Ratings code - **** Excellent, obtain at any cost
*** Good, worth keeping stocked
** Not Bad, might try again
* Poor, not worth repeating
- No Way, choose water instead
****
Affligem Noel Seasonal
Anchor Brewing Anchor Christmas 1998 Seasonal
Anchor Brewing Anchor Porter Porter
Anderson Valley Barney Flats Oatmeal Stout Stout
Anderson Valley Winter Solstice 1995 Seasonal
Ayinger Celebrator Bock
Bass Worthington White Shield English Pale Ale
Boon Framboise Lambic
Boston Beer Sam Adams Boston Ale Alt
Carlton & United Sheaf Stout Stout
Celis Celis Grand Cru Belgian Ale
Chimay Chimay Bleue Trappist
Chimay Chimay Grande Reserve 1993 Trappist
Chimay Chimay Grande Reserve 1994 Trappist
Chimay Chimay Grande Reserve 1995 Trappist
Chimay Chimay Grande Reserve 1996 Trappist
Chimay Chimay Grande Reserve 1997 Trappist
Chimay Chimay Grande Reserve 1998 Trappist
Eldridge Pope Royal Oak Pale Ale English Pale Ale
Fuller's Fuller's ESB Bitter
Fuller's India Pale Ale India Pale Ale
Fuller's Old Winter Ale Seasonal
Guinness Guinness Draught Stout Stout
Hair of the Dog Adambier Old/Strong Ale
Hale's Moss Bay Amber American Pale Ale
Hart Espresso Stout Stout
Moortgat Duvel Belgian Ale
Niagara Falls Brewing Eisbock Bock
North Coast Brewing Old No. 38 Stout Stout
Old Dominion Tuppers' Hop Pocket India Pale Ale
Paulaner Bavarian Alpine Extreme Seasonal
Paulaner Paulaner Hefe-weizen Bavarian Wheat
Phoenix Brewing Co. Seven Sisters Muenchner German Pale Lager
Redhook Double Black Stout Stout
Riverside Brewing Co. Victoria Ave. Amber Ale Scottish Ale
Rogue Rogue Nut Brown Nectar English Brown Ale
Samuel Smith Sam Smith's India Ale India Pale Ale
Samuel Smith Sam Smith's Nut Brown Ale English Brown Ale
Samuel Smith Sam Smith's Oatmeal Stout Stout
Shepherd Neame Original Porter Porter
Shepherd Neame Spitfire Bitter
Sherlock's Home Stags' Head Stout Stout
Sierra Nevada Bigfoot Barleywine
Sierra Nevada Brown Ale American Brown Ale
Sierra Nevada Celebration 96 Seasonal
Sierra Nevada Pale Ale American Pale Ale
Sierra Nevada Stout Stout
Spaten Franziskaner Hefe-weissbier Bavarian Wheat
St. Christoffel Christoffel Blond Pilsner
St. Stan's Brewing St. Stan's Red Sky Ale American Pale Ale
Unibroue Eau Benite Belgian Ale
Unibroue La Maudite Belgian Ale
Unibroue Quelque Chose Seasonal
Unibroue Tois Pistoles Belgian Ale
Yakima Brewing Grant's IPA India Pale Ale
Yakima Brewing Grant's Imperial Stout Stout
Young's Young's Special London Ale India Pale Ale
Zum Uerige Zum Uerige Alt Alt
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Abita Brewing Abita Turbodog English Brown Ale
Algonquin Amber Lager Vienna/'Fest/Marzen
Anchor Brewing Anchor Christmas 1994 Seasonal
Anchor Brewing Anchor Christmas 1995 Seasonal
Anchor Brewing Anchor Christmas 1997 Seasonal
Anchor Brewing Anchor Liberty India Pale Ale
Anchor Brewing Anchor Steam California Common
Anderson Valley Belk's ESB Bitter
Atlanta Beer Garten Plantation Porter Porter
Atlanta Brewing Red Brick Ale American Pale Ale
Atlanta Brewing Red Brick Winter Brew Seasonal
Augustiner Maximator Bock
Ayinger Altbairisch Dunkel German Dark Lager
Ayinger Jahrhundert Bier German Pale Lager
Ayinger Maibock Bock
Bass Country Chase Ale Seasonal
Bateman Bateman's XXXB Bitter
Bavick Petrus Triple Belgian Ale
Belle-Vue Framboise Lambic
Blind Man Espresso Stout Stout
Blind Pig Brewing Blind Pig Golden Ale American Pale Ale
Boston Beer Same Adams Golden Pilsner Pilsner
Brakspear Henley Pale Ale English Pale Ale
Brooklyn Brewing Co. Brown Ale English Brown Ale
Celis Celis White Belgian Ale
Cervejaria Cacador Xingu Black Beer German Dark Lager
Cherokee Brewing Co. Pale Face Ale India Pale Ale
Chesapeake Brewing Wild Goose Porter Porter
Chicago Brewing Co. Big Shoulders Porter Porter
Chimay Chimay Premiere Trappist
Coopers Coopers Extra Stout Stout
Coopers Coopers Pale Ale English Pale Ale
Cottonwood Brewery Low Down Brown English Brown Ale
Crested Butte Brewery Red Lady Ale American Pale Ale
De Gouden Boom Blanche de Bruges Belgian Ale
Dock Street Brewing Dock Street Bohemian Pils Pilsner
Dogwood Brewing Stout Stout
Du Bocq Knight's Ale Belgian Ale
Eldridge Pope Thomas Hardy Country Bitter Bitter
Felinfoel Welsh Ale Bitter
Felinfoel Welsh Bitter Ale Bitter
Friends Brewing Helenboch Oktoberfest Vienna/'Fest/Marzen
Fuller's 1845 Ale Bitter
Fuller's London Pride English Pale Ale
Gordon Biersch Maerzen Vienna/'Fest/Marzen
Grolsch Bok Bier Bock
Guinness Guinness Extra Stout Stout
Hurlimann Samichlaus Seasonal
Ind Coope Double Diamond Ale English Pale Ale
John Harvard's Export Stout Stout
John Harvard's Old Willy IPA India Pale Ale
John Harvard's Twelve Oaks Porter Porter
Kennebunkport Brewing Old Thumper Old/Strong Ale
Kennebunkport Brewing Shipyard Export Ale American Pale Ale
King & Barnes Festive Ale Seasonal
King & Barnes Old Porter Porter
Konig Pilsener Pilsner
La Jolla Red Roost Ale American Pale Ale
Marston India Export India Pale Ale
Marthasville Martha's Pale Ale American Pale Ale
Matilda Bay Redback Wheat Bavarian Wheat
McAuslan Brewing Co. St. Ambroise Pale Ale English Pale Ale
Middle Ages Brewing Wizard's Winter Ale Seasonal
Modelo Negra Modelo Vienna/'Fest/Marzen
Morrells Oxford Castle Ale India Pale Ale
Nethergate Old Growler Pale Ale English Pale Ale
Nethergate Old Growler Porter Porter
New Glarus Brewing Co. Hearty Hop Ale India Pale Ale
New Knoxville Mild Ale English Mild
Newcastle Newcastle Brown Ale English Brown Ale
North Coast Brewing Wolaver's Pale Ale American Pale Ale
Old Harbor Pilgrim ESB Bitter
Old Marlborough Brewing Post Road Pale Ale American Pale Ale
Ommegang Ommegang Belgian Ale
Orval Orval Trappist
Paulaner Hefe-Weizen Dunkel Bavarian Wheat
Paulaner Paulaner Oktoberfest Vienna/'Fest/Marzen
Paulaner Salvator Bock
Pete's Brewing Pete's Multi-Grain Specialty
Phoenix Brewing Co. Lionheart Pale Ale American Pale Ale
Phoenix Brewing Co. Phoenix Pils Pilsner
Phoenix Brewing Co. St. Sandra's Oatmeal Stout Stout
Pike Place Pike Place Pale Ale American Pale Ale
Pilsner Urquell Pilsner Urquell Pilsner
Redhook Redhook ESB Bitter
Riverside Brewing Co. 7th Street Stout Stout
Riverside Brewing Co. Pullman Pale Ale English Pale Ale
Rock Bottom Brewery Big Horn Nut Brown American Brown Ale
Rock Bottom Brewery North Star Premium American Pale Ale
Rock Bottom Brewery Stillwater Stout Stout
Rodenbach Rodenbach Grand Cru Belgian Ale
Rogue Rogue Brutal Bitter India Pale Ale
Rogue Rogue Hazelnut Brown Nectar Specialty
Rogue Rogue New Porter Porter
Rogue Rogue Shakespeare Stout Stout
Rogue Santa's Private Reserve Seasonal
Rogue Younger's Special Bitter Bitter
Sailer AltenMuenster (brown bottle) German Pale Lager
Samuel Smith Sam Smith's Imperial Stout Stout
Samuel Smith Sam Smith's Pale Ale English Pale Ale
Samuel Smith Sam Smith's Taddy Porter Porter
Samuel Smith Sam Smith's Winter Welcome Seasonal
Scaldis Noel Seasonal
Schaapskooi La Trappe Dubbel Trappist
Scottish & Newcastle McEwan's Export IPA India Pale Ale
Scottish & Newcastle McEwan's Scotch Ale Scottish Ale
Shepherd Neame India Pale Ale India Pale Ale
Shepherd Neame Percy Neame Premium Export Bitter
Sherlock's Home Palace Porter Porter
Sierra Nevada Celebration 95 Seasonal
Sierra Nevada Porter Porter
Snake River Brewing Snake River Pale Ale American Pale Ale
Snake River Brewing Zonker Stout Stout
St. Bernardus St. Sixtus Belgian Ale
St. Stan's Brewing St. Stan's Amber Alt Alt
Star Imperial Stout Stout
Sterkens Dubbel Belgian Ale
Summit Summit Extra Pale Ale American Pale Ale
Summit Summit Great Northern Porter Porter
Sweetwater Festive Ale 1997 Seasonal
Sweetwater Festive Ale 1998 Seasonal
Sweetwater IPA India Pale Ale
Sweetwater Sweetwater Ale American Pale Ale
The Mill (Atlanta) Piedmont Porter Porter
Theakston Old Peculier Old/Strong Ale
Traquair House Traquair House Ale Old/Strong Ale
Underground Underground Premium Ale English Pale Ale
Unibroue Fin du Monde Belgian Ale
Upper Canada Rebellion German Pale Lager
Usher's 1824 Particular Ale Old/Strong Ale
Weihenstephan Hefe-weizen Bavarian Wheat
Wellington County Special Pale Ale English Pale Ale
Wild Boar Wild Wheat American Wheat
Wurzburger Hofbrau Julius Echter Hefe-weissbier Bavarian Wheat
Young's Dirty Dick's Ale Old/Strong Ale
Young's Young's Oatmeal Stout Stout
Young's Young's Old Nick Barleywine
Young's Young's Ramrod Bitter
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AB Pripps Brygerrier D. Carnegie & Co Porter Porter
Abbey des Rocs Abbey des Rocs Grand Cru Belgian Ale
Anchor Brewing Anchor Christmas 1996 Seasonal
Anchor Brewing Anchor Christmas 1999 Seasonal
Anderson Valley High Roller's Wheat American Wheat
Atlanta Beer Garten Alt Alt
Atlanta Beer Garten Buckhead Red American Pale Ale
Atlanta Beer Garten Buffalo Skull Lager German Dark Lager
Atlanta Beer Garten Lunatic Lager German Pale Lager
Atlanta Beer Garten Scarlet's Peach Wheat Specialty
Atlanta Brewing Kelly's Light Light Lager
Atlanta Brewing Laughing Skull Lager Pilsner
Atlanta Brewing Red Brick Golden Lager American Pale Lager
Ayinger Brau-Weisse Bavarian Wheat
Ballantine India Pale Ale India Pale Ale
Bass Bass Ale English Pale Ale
Bavick Petrus Double Belgian Ale
Bavick Petrus Oak Aged Dark Beer Belgian Ale
Belhaven Belhaven Scottish Ale Scottish Ale
Belhaven St. Andrews Ale English Pale Ale
Blind Man Pale Ale American Pale Ale
Blind Pig Brewing Blind Pig Inaugural Ale India Pale Ale
Blitz/Weinhard Henry Weinhard Pvt. Reserve American Pale Lager
Blue Hen Beer Co. Blue Hen Lager American Pale Lager
Blue Moon Blue Moon Belgian White Belgian Ale
Blue Moon Blue Moon Nut Brown English Brown Ale
Boon Boon Gueuze Lambic
Boston Beer Sam Adams Boston Lager Pilsner
Boston Beer Sam Adams Honey Porter Porter
Boston Beer Sam Adams Old Fezziwig Ale Seasonal
Boston Beer Sam Adams Scotch Ale Scottish Ale
Boston Beer Same Adams Summer Ale Seasonal
Breckenridge Avalanche Seasonal
Brewery de Troch Chapeau Framboise Lambic
Brooklyn Brewing Co. East India Pale Ale '95 India Pale Ale
Calendonian McAndrew's Scotch Ale Scottish Ale
Catamount Brewing Catamount Porter Porter
Celis Celis Pale Ale Belgian Ale
Celis Celis Pale Bock Belgian Ale
Cherokee Brewing Co. Brasstown Brown English Brown Ale
Cherokee Brewing Co. Buckhead Blonde Pilsner
Cherokee Brewing Co. Chattooga Stout Stout
Chesapeake Brewing Wild Goose Amber American Pale Ale
Chesapeake Brewing Wild Goose IPA India Pale Ale
Clipper City Classic Pale Ale American Pale Ale
Cold Spring Brewing Co. Red Ass Ale American Pale Ale
Corsendonk Monk's Brown Ale Belgian Ale
Crested Butte Brewery Rodeo Oatmeal Stout Stout
Desnoes-Goeddes Dragon Stout Stout
Dixie Brewing Blackened Voodoo German Dark Lager
Dogwood Brewing Dogwood Pale Ale American Pale Ale
Dogwood Brewing Dogwood Wheat American Wheat
EKU Kulminator 28 Bock
Eldridge Pope Thomas Hardy's Ale 1994 Old/Strong Ale
Felinfoel Welsh Festive Ale Seasonal
Friends Brewing Georgia Mountian Maple Specialty
Friends Brewing Georgia Peach Wheat Specialty
Fuller's Summer Ale Seasonal
Genesee 12 Horse Ale American Pale Ale
Greene King Abbot Ale Bitter
H.C. Berger Mountain Kolsch Kolsch
Haacht Malonne Belgian Ale
Hannen Hannen Alt Alt
Highland Brewing Gaelic Ale Scottish Ale
John Harvard's Old Ivy Pale Ale American Pale Ale
Le Cheval Blanc Loch Ness Scottish Ale
Leffe Leffe Blond Belian Ale
Leinenkugel Auburn Ale American Pale Ale
Leinenkugel Honey Weiss Specialty
Leinenkugel Red Lager Vienna/'Fest/Marzen
Lindeman Framboise Lambic Lambic
Lindeman Kriek Lambic Lambic
Lindeman Peche Lambic Lambic
Lowell Brewing Co. Mill City Oatmeal Stout Stout
Maisel Hefe-weiss Bavarian Wheat
Marthasville Classic Ale English Brown Ale
Marthasville Sweet Georgia Brown Specialty
Mendocino Brewing Blue Heron Pale Ale American Pale Ale
Middlesex Brewing Co. Brown Ale English Brown Ale
Miller Miller Reserve Amber Ale American Pale Ale
Mohan Meakin Golden Eagle Lager German Pale Lager
Montezuma Dos Equis Vienna/'Fest/Marzen
Moretti Moretti La Rossa German Pale Lager
Niagara Falls Brewing Maple Wheat Specialty
Old World Brewing New York Style Harbor Ale English Pale Ale
Ommegang Hennepin Belgian
Oregon Ale & Beer Oregon Nut Brown Ale English Brown Ale
Palmetto Brewing Co. Palmetto Pale Ale American Pale Ale
Palmetto Brewing Co. Palmetto Porter Porter
Pete's Brewing Pete's Bohemian Pilsner Pilsner
Pete's Brewing Pete's Pale Ale American Pale Ale
Pete's Brewing Pete's Wicked Ale American Brown Ale
Pete's Brewing Pete's Winter Ale Seasonal
Phoenix Brewing Co. Nut Brown Ale American Brown Ale
Pinkus Muller Munster Alt Alt
Pyramid(Hart) Pyramid Hefe-weizen American Wheat
Pyramid(Hart) Pyramid Pale Ale American Pale Ale
Pyramid(Hart) Pyramid Porter Porter
Redhook Redhook Rye Specialty
Redhook WinterHook Seasonal
Rock Bottom Brewery Eightball Bock Bock
Rock Bottom Brewery Gopher Gold American Pale Ale
Rodenbach Alexander Rodenbach Belgian Ale
Rodenbach Rodenbach Red Ale Belgian Ale
Rogue Rogue Dead Guy Ale American Pale Ale
Rogue Rogue Mo Ale Belgian Ale
SLO Brewing Co. Brickhouse Pale Ale American Pale Ale
Sailer Oberdorfer Dunkel Bavarian Wheat
Sailer Oberdorfer Weiss (krystal) Bavarian Wheat
Schaapskooi La Trappe Enkel Trappist
Schoune La Belge Belgian Ale
Shepherd Neame Bishop's Finger Bitter
Shepherd Neame Master Brew Bitter
Smokey Mountain Smokey Mtn. Stout Stout
Spaten Optimator Bock
Spaten Spaten Lager German Pale Lager
Spaten Spaten Oktoberfest Vienna/'Fest/Marzen
Spring St. Brewing Wit! Belgian Ale
St. Christoffel Christoffel Robertus German Pale Lager
St. Stan's Brewing St. Stan's Dark Alt Alt
St. Stan's Brewing St. Stan's Whistle Stop Ale American Pale Ale
St. Sylvester's Flanders Winter Ale Seasonal
Stag Watney's Red Barrel English Pale Ale
Strangeway Boddington's Bitter
Sweetwater 420 Ale American Pale Ale
Sweetwater Exodus Porter Porter
Sweetwater Festive Ale 1999 Seasonal
Sweetwater Sweetwater Blue Specialty
The Mill (Atlanta) Amber Wave Ale American Pale Ale
The Mill (Atlanta) India Pale Ale India Pale Ale
The Mill (Atlanta) Smoky Nut Brown Ale English Brown Ale
Thomas Kemper Bohemian Dunkel German Dark Lager
Unibroue Blanche de Chambly Belgian Ale
Unibroue La Gaillarde Specialty
Unibroue Raftman Belgian Ale
Upper Canada Upper Canada Pale Ale American Pale Ale
Warsteiner Warsteiner Premium Lager German Pale Lager
Weihenstephan Hefe-weizen Dunkel Bavarian Wheat
Wellington County Arkell Best Bitter Bitter
Whitbread Whitbread Pale Ale English Pale Ale
Widmer Amberbier American Pale Ale
Widmer Brewing Widmer Hefeweizen American Wheat
Wild Boar Wild Boar Amber Vienna/'Fest/Marzen
Woodstock Brewing Big Indian Porter Porter
Yakima Brewing Grant's Celtic Ale English Mild
Yakima Brewing Grant's Perfect Porter Porter
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Anheuser-Busch Michelob Dark American Dark Lager
Atlanta Brewing Red Brick American Wheat American Wheat
Atlanta Brewing Red Brick Summer Brew Seasonal
Beck's Beck's Dark German Dark Lager
Beck's Beck's Lager Pilsner
Boon Rawd Singha Lager Pilsner
Boston Beer Sam Adams Cream Stout Stout
Carlton & United Foster's Lager Pilsner
Cherokee Brewing Co. Cherokee Red American Pale Ale
Cherokee Brewing Co. Paces Ferry Berry Specialty
Coors Coors Winterfest Seasonal
Coors Killians Red American Dark Lager
F.X. Matt Saranac Amber American Pale Lager
Grizzly Grizzly Beer Pilsner
Grolsch Grolsch Lager Pilsner
Heineken Heineken Lager Pilsner
Hubertus Hubertus Brau German Pale Lager
John Harvard's Georgia Nut Brown Ale American Brown Ale
Kirin Kirin Lager Pilsner
Lion Brewery Brewery Hill Honey Amber American Pale Ale
Marthasville Atlanta Gold American Pale Ale
Marthasville Southern Ale American Pale Ale
Middlesex Brewing Co. Oatmeal Stout Stout
Miller Miller Genuine Draft American Pale Lager
Miller Miller Reserve Lager American Pale Lager
Molson Red Wolf Pilsner
Moosehead Moosehead Lager Pilsner
Moretti Moretti Pilsner Pilsner
Peroni Peroni Pilsner Pilsner
Pyramid(Hart) Pyramid Apricot Wheat Specialty
Red Stripe Red Stripe Lager Pilsner
Rock Bottom Brewery Erik the Red American Pale Ale
Signature Brewing Co. Goat's Breath Pale Bock Bock
Spring St. Brewing Wit! Black Belgian Ale
St. Pauli Girl St. Pauli Girl Lager Pilsner
Telluride Telluride Lager American Pale Lager
The Mill (Atlanta) Honey Wheat Light Ale Specialty
TsingTao TsingTao Lager Pilsner
Wilmington Brewing Co. Dergy's Classic Ale American Pale Ale
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Anheuser-Busch Budweiser American Pale Lager
Anheuser-Busch Busch American Pale Lager
Anheuser-Busch Michelob American Pale Lager
Ballantine Ballantine Lager American Pale Lager
Coors Coors American Pale Lager
Coors Coors Lite Light Lager
F.X. Matt Utica Club Lager American Pale Lager
Genesee Genesee Lager American Pale Lager
Labatt Breweries Labatt's Lager Pilsner
Latrobe Rolling Rock American Pale Lager
Miller Lowenbrau Dark American Dark Lager
Miller Lowenbrau Lager American Pale Lager
Miller Miller Lite Light Lager
Molson Molson Golden Pilsner
Molson Molson Lager Pilsner
Pabst Hamm's Lager American Pale Lager
Pabst Pabst Blue Ribbon American Pale Lager
Red Mountain Red Mtn. Wheat American Wheat
Rheingold Rheingold Lager American Pale Lager
Schmidt Schmidt's Lager American Pale Lager
Simpatico Simpatico Lager Pilsner
Stroh Old Milwaukee Lager American Pale Lager
Stroh Piels Lager American Pale Lager
Stroh Schaefer Lager American Pale Lager
Stroh Schlitz Lager American Pale Lager
Stroh Stroh's Lager American Pale Lager
There are 407 beers on this list.