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Best Beers By Beer Style 2011

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Pale Lager
is made up of the following styles: Pale Lager | Pilsener | Classic German Pilsener | Bohemian Pilsener | Dortmunder/Helles | Zwickel/Keller/Landbier | Premium Lager |

		beer	style	brewer	state	country	score
	1	New Glarus Two Women Lager	Bohemian Pilsener	New Glarus Brewing Company	Wisconsin	USA	award
	2	Pilsner Urquell Kvasnicový (Yeast beer)	Bohemian Pilsener	Plzensky Prazdroj (SABMiller)	-	Czech Republic	award
	3	Victory Braumeister Pils	Zwickel/Keller/Landbier	Victory Brewing Company	Pennsylvania	USA	award
	4	Great Lakes Dortmunder Gold	Dortmunder/Helles	Great Lakes Brewing Company	Ohio	USA	award
	5	Birrificio Italiano Tipopils	Classic German Pilsener	Birrificio Italiano	-	Italy	award

Strong Lager
is made up of the following styles: Malt Liquor | Dunkler Bock | Doppelbock | Eisbock | Imperial Pils/Strong Pale Lager | Heller Bock |

		beer	style	brewer	state	country	score
	1	Ayinger Celebrator Doppelbock	Doppelbock	Brauerei Aying	Bavaria	Germany	award
	2	Schneider Aventinus Weizen-Eisbock	Eisbock	Weissbierbrauerei G. Schneider & Sohn	Bavaria	Germany	award
	3	De Molen / Revelation Cat Triple Hop Bock	Doppelbock	Brouwerij de Molen	-	Netherlands	award
	4	Kulmbacher Eisbock	Eisbock	Kulmbacher Brauerei (Schörghuber)	Bavaria	Germany	award
	5	Andechser Doppelbock Dunkel	Doppelbock	Klosterbrauerei Andechs	Bavaria	Germany	award

Specialty
is made up of the following styles: Fruit Beer | Smoked | Spice/Herb/Vegetable |

		beer	style	brewer	state	country	score
	1	New Glarus Wisconsin Belgian Red	Fruit Beer	New Glarus Brewing Company	Wisconsin	USA	award
	2	New Glarus Raspberry Tart	Fruit Beer	New Glarus Brewing Company	Wisconsin	USA	award
	3	Selins Grove The Phoenix Kriek	Fruit Beer	Selins Grove Brewing Co.	Pennsylvania	USA	award
	4	Kuhnhenn Raspberry Eisbock	Fruit Beer	Kuhnhenn Brewing	Michigan	USA	award
	5	Mikkeller Texas Ranger Barrel Aged	Spice/Herb/Vegetable	Mikkeller	-	Denmark	award

English Style Pale & Bitter
is made up of the following styles: Brown Ale | English Pale Ale | Bitter | Golden Ale/Blond Ale | Mild Ale | Premium Bitter/ESB |

		beer	style	brewer	state	country	score
	1	Cigar City Cubano-Style Espresso Brown Ale	Brown Ale	Cigar City Brewing	Florida	USA	award
	2	Dogfish Head Indian Brown Ale	Brown Ale	Dogfish Head Brewery	Delaware	USA	award
	3	Toccalmatto Stray Dog Bitter	Bitter	Birrificio Toccalmatto	-	Italy	award
	4	Cigar City Maduro Oatmeal Raisin Cookie Brown Ale	Brown Ale	Cigar City Brewing	Florida	USA	award
	5	Three Floyds Admiral Lord Nelson	Premium Bitter/ESB	Three Floyds Brewing Company	Indiana	USA	award

India Pale Ale
is made up of the following styles: India Pale Ale (IPA) | Imperial/Double IPA |

		beer	style	brewer	state	country	score
	1	Russian River Pliny the Younger	Imperial/Double IPA	Russian River Brewing	California	USA	award
	2	Russian River Pliny the Elder	Imperial/Double IPA	Russian River Brewing	California	USA	award
	3	Bells Hopslam	Imperial/Double IPA	Bells Brewery	Michigan	USA	award
	4	Three Floyds Dreadnaught Imperial IPA	Imperial/Double IPA	Three Floyds Brewing Company	Indiana	USA	award
	5	Dogfish Head 90 Minute Imperial IPA	Imperial/Double IPA	Dogfish Head Brewery	Delaware	USA	award

Low Alcohol
is made up of the following styles: Low Alcohol | | All beers under 4.6% alcohol by volume

		beer	style	brewer	state	country	score
	1	New Glarus Wisconsin Belgian Red	Fruit Beer	New Glarus Brewing Company	Wisconsin	USA	award
	2	New Glarus Raspberry Tart	Fruit Beer	New Glarus Brewing Company	Wisconsin	USA	award
	3	Southampton Berliner Weisse	Berliner Weisse	Southampton Publick House	New York	USA	award
	4	Peg’s G.O.O.D. Ich Bin Ein Rainbow Jelly Donut	Berliner Weisse	Peg’s Cantina	Florida	USA	award
	5	Ballast Point/Kelsey McNair/Stone San Diego County Session Ale	American Pale Ale	Stone Brewing Co.	California	USA	award

Stout
is made up of the following styles: Stout | Dry Stout | Sweet Stout | Imperial Stout | Foreign Stout |

		beer	style	brewer	state	country	score
	1	Närke Kaggen Stormaktsporter	Imperial Stout	Närke Kulturbryggeri	-	Sweden	award
	2	Cigar City Zhukov’s Final Push	Imperial Stout	Cigar City Brewing	Florida	USA	award
	3	Goose Island Rare Bourbon County Stout	Imperial Stout	Goose Island Beer Company	Illinois	USA	award
	4	AleSmith Speedway Stout	Imperial Stout	AleSmith Brewing Company	California	USA	award
	5	Three Floyds Dark Lord Russian Imperial Stout	Imperial Stout	Three Floyds Brewing Company	Indiana	USA	award

Strong Ale
is made up of the following styles: Barley Wine | English Strong Ale | American Strong Ale | Old Ale |

		beer	style	brewer	state	country	score
	1	Lost Abbey The Angel’s Share Grand Cru	Barley Wine	Port Brewing/Lost Abbey	California	USA	award
	2	Lost Abbey The Angels Share (Bourbon Barrel)	Barley Wine	Port Brewing/Lost Abbey	California	USA	award
	3	Samuel Adams Utopias	Barley Wine	Boston Beer Company	Massachusetts	USA	award
	4	Three Floyds Behemoth Barleywine	Barley Wine	Three Floyds Brewing Company	Indiana	USA	award
	5	Founders Black Biscuit	Old Ale	Founders Brewing Company	Michigan	USA	award

Porter
is made up of the following styles: Porter | Baltic Porter | Imperial/Strong Porter |

		beer	style	brewer	state	country	score
	1	Ølfabrikken Porter	Baltic Porter	Bryggeriet Ølfabrikken (Gourmetbryggeriet)	-	Denmark	award
	2	Ballast Point Victory at Sea	Imperial/Strong Porter	Ballast Point Brewing Company	California	USA	award
	3	Founders Porter	Porter	Founders Brewing Company	Michigan	USA	award
	4	Smuttynose Baltic Porter	Baltic Porter	Smuttynose Brewing Company	New Hampshire	USA	award
	5	De Molen Tsarina Esra Reserva	Imperial/Strong Porter	Brouwerij de Molen	-	Netherlands	award

Sour Ales
is made up of the following styles: Lambic - Fruit | Sour Ale/Wild Ale | Traditional Ale | Lambic - Gueuze | Lambic - Faro | Lambic - Unblended |

		beer	style	brewer	state	country	score
	1	Russian River Supplication	Sour Ale/Wild Ale	Russian River Brewing	California	USA	award
	2	Lost Abbey Cable Car	Sour Ale/Wild Ale	Port Brewing/Lost Abbey	California	USA	award
	3	Cantillon Blåbær Lambik	Lambic - Fruit	Cantillon	-	Belgium	award
	4	Russian River Consecration	Sour Ale/Wild Ale	Russian River Brewing	California	USA	award
	5	Lost Abbey Framboise de Amorosa	Sour Ale/Wild Ale	Port Brewing/Lost Abbey	California	USA	award

Belgian Session
is made up of the following styles: Belgian Ale | Saison | Bière de Garde | Abbey Dubbel |

		beer	style	brewer	state	country	score
	1	Fantôme Saison	Saison	Brasserie Fantôme	-	Belgium	award
	2	Orval	Belgian Ale	Brasserie dOrval	-	Belgium	award
	3	Cigar City Jolly Guava Grove	Saison	Cigar City Brewing	Florida	USA	award
	4	Boulevard Saison Brett	Saison	Boulevard Brewing Company	Missouri	USA	award
	5	Westvleteren Blond	Belgian Ale	Westvleteren Abdij St. Sixtus	-	Belgium	award

Belgian Strong
is made up of the following styles: Belgian Strong Ale | Abbey Tripel | Abt/Quadrupel |

		beer	style	brewer	state	country	score
	1	Westvleteren 12	Abt/Quadrupel	Westvleteren Abdij St. Sixtus	-	Belgium	award
	2	Westvleteren Extra 8	Belgian Strong Ale	Westvleteren Abdij St. Sixtus	-	Belgium	award
	3	Rochefort Trappistes 10	Abt/Quadrupel	Brasserie Rochefort	-	Belgium	award
	4	Struise Pannepot	Belgian Strong Ale	De Struise Brouwers	-	Belgium	award
	5	St. Bernardus Abt 12	Abt/Quadrupel	St. Bernard Brouwerij	-	Belgium	award

American Amber/ Pale
is made up of the following styles: American Pale Ale | Amber Ale |

		beer	style	brewer	state	country	score
	1	Three Floyds Alpha King	American Pale Ale	Three Floyds Brewing Company	Indiana	USA	award
	2	Hill Farmstead Edward	American Pale Ale	Hill Farmstead Brewery	Vermont	USA	award
	3	Green Flash Hop Head Red	Amber Ale	Green Flash Brewing Co.	California	USA	award
	4	Three Floyds Cenotaph	American Pale Ale	Three Floyds Brewing Company	Indiana	USA	award
	5	Half Acre Daisy Cutter	American Pale Ale	Half Acre Brewery	Illinois	USA	award

Wheat
is made up of the following styles: German Hefeweizen | Wheat Ale | Weizen Bock | Belgian White (Witbier) | Berliner Weisse | German Kristallweizen |

		beer	style	brewer	state	country	score
	1	Schneider Aventinus	Weizen Bock	Weissbierbrauerei G. Schneider & Sohn	Bavaria	Germany	award
	2	Weihenstephaner Hefe Weissbier	German Hefeweizen	Bayerische Staatsbrauerei Weihenstephan	Bavaria	Germany	award
	3	AleSmith Decadence 2009	Weizen Bock	AleSmith Brewing Company	California	USA	award
	4	Southampton Berliner Weisse	Berliner Weisse	Southampton Publick House	New York	USA	award
	5	New Glarus Dancing Man Wheat	German Hefeweizen	New Glarus Brewing Company	Wisconsin	USA	award

Dark Lager
is made up of the following styles: Dunkel | Schwarzbier | American Dark Lager | Oktoberfest/Märzen | Vienna |

		beer	style	brewer	state	country	score
	1	Chatoe Rogue Dirtoir Black Lager	Schwarzbier	Rogue Ales	Oregon	USA	award
	2	Port Brewing Midnight Sessions Lager (Moon Lit Sessions)	Schwarzbier	Port Brewing/Lost Abbey	California	USA	award
	3	Shorts Bourbon Barrel Sustenance Black Beer	Schwarzbier	Shorts Brewing Co.	Michigan	USA	award
	4	The Duck-Rabbit Schwarzbier	Schwarzbier	The Duck-Rabbit Craft Brewery	North Carolina	USA	award
	5	Ayinger Oktober Fest-Märzen	Oktoberfest/Märzen	Brauerei Aying	Bavaria	Germany	award

Cider & Perry
is made up of the following styles: Cider | Perry | Ice Cider |

		beer	style	brewer	state	country	score
	1	La Face Cachée de la Neige Premiere	Ice Cider	La Face Cachée de la Pomme	Quebec	Canada	award
	2	La Face Cachée de la Pomme Neige Reserve	Ice Cider	La Face Cachée de la Pomme	Quebec	Canada	award
	3	Applewood Farm Iced Cider	Ice Cider	Applewood Farm Winery	Ontario	Canada	award
	4	Domaine Pinnacle Cidre de Glace - Ice Cider	Ice Cider	Domaine Pinnacle Inc.	Quebec	Canada	award
	5	J.K.’s Solstice Hard Cider	Cider	Almar Orchards	Michigan	USA	award

Mead
is made up of the following styles: Mead |

		beer	style	brewer	state	country	score
	1	Kuhnhenn Banana French Toast Mead	Mead	Kuhnhenn Brewing	Michigan	USA	award
	2	Apis Póltorak Jadwiga	Mead	Spółdzielnia Pszczelarska Apis	-	Poland	award
	3	B. Nektar Bourbon Barrel Mead	Mead	B. Nektar Meadery	Michigan	USA	award
	4	Dwojniak Koronny	Mead	Pasieka Maciej Jaros	-	Poland	award
	5	Dwojniak Maliniak	Mead	Pasieka Maciej Jaros	-	Poland	award

Sake
is made up of the following styles: Saké - Junmai | Saké - Honjozo | Saké - Ginjo | Saké - Daiginjo | Saké - Tokubetsu | Saké - Futsu-shu | Saké - Namasaké | Saké - Genshu | Saké - Koshu | Saké - Nigori | Saké - Infused | Saké - Taru |

		beer	style	brewer	state	country	score
	1	Furu-dokei Junmai Kijo Dai-koshu Sake	Saké - Koshu	Kamogawa Shuzo	-	Japan	award
	2	Ozeki (Japan) Taruzake	Saké - Taru	Ozeki Co. (Japan)	-	Japan	award
	3	Momokawa G Joy Junmai Ginjo Genshu Sake	Saké - Genshu	SakeOne Corporation	Oregon	USA	award
	4	Nøgne Ø House Yeast	Saké - Junmai	Nøgne Ø	-	Norway	award
	5	Ozeki (Champion) Karatamba Sake	Saké - Honjozo	Ozeki Co. (Japan)	-	Japan	award