Don't make any choices you might regret.
Posted by CollegeHumor on Thursday, September 8, 2016
Based on a highest rating of 5 stars, the following beers are those which come closest. Most are 4 stars or above, but as there aren’t that many with a rating that high I’ve included those with a high three star rating as well as a very few that dip into a high two star rating, and two or three that aren’t rated. If you don’t see your favorite beer here, don’t sweat it. This isn’t a comprehensive beer list, only a list I put together for a bar where all the competition up and down the avenue had 100 unique imported beers and I needed to do my own research. This list was the result.
- Aass Jubilee (Lager); Draamen, Norway (3.9)
- Aass Jule OL – Lager; Draamen, Norway (4.5)
- Abita Turbo Dog Dark Ale; Abita Springs, Lousiana (3.8)
- Adalscott Malt Liquor; Schiltigheim France (4.2)
- AEgean Hellas (Lager); Atalanti, Greece (4.2)
- Agulia Imperial Ale; Madrid, Spain (3.8)
- Alaskan Amber Alt; Juneau, Alaska (3.8)
- Alamaza Pilsener; Beiruit, Lebanon (3.9)
- Anchor Porter; San Francisco, California (4)
- Anchor Steam; San Francisco, California (3.9)
- Anchor Steam Wheat Draft; San Francisco, California (3.8)
- Anderson Valley Barney Flat Oatmeal Stout; Boonville, California (4)
- Anderson Valley’s Deep Ender Dark Porter; Boonville California (3.8)
- Artevelde Ale; Melle/Ghent, Belgium (4.1)
- Ayinger Dunkles Ur-Weisse; Aying, Germany (4)
- Ayinger Oktoberfest M„rzen (Lager); Aying, Germany (3.9)
- Ballintine India Pale Ale (3.8); Fort Wayne, Indiana
- Bandersnatch Milk Stout (Draft) (4); Tempe, Arizona
- Barbar Belgian Honey Ale; Belgium
- Barril Clara Pilsener (Draft) (3.8); Mexico City, Mexico
- Barril Oscura (4); Mexico City, Mexico
- Bass Pale Ale (3.8); Burton-on-Trent, England
- Bateman’s Dark Victory Ale; Waynefleet, England (3.8)
- Bellhaven Scottish Ale (4); Dunbar, Scottland
- Bieckert Especial Pilsener; Antartida, Argentina (4.2)
- Big Rock Royal Coachman Dry Ale; Calgary, Alberta, Canada (3.9)
- Bintang Pilsener (mp); Surabaya, Indonesia; Blanche de Bruges Wheat (3.9); Bruges, Belgium
- Boulevard Bully Porter (3.8); Kansas City, Missouri
- Brahma Pilsener; Rio de Jenero, Brazil (3.8)
- Bridgeport Old Knuckelhead Barley Wine Style Ale (4) ; Portland, Oregon
- Brigand Belgian Ale (3.8); Ingelmunster, Belgium
- Buckerfields Swan Oatmeal Stout (3.8); Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
- Cardinal Lager (4); Fribourg, Switzerland
- Catamount Porter (3.8); White River Junction, Vermont
- Celis White Hefe-Weizen (4); Austin, Texas
- Chicago’s Big Shoulders Porter (4); Chicago, Illinois
- Chimay Peres Trappistes Ale Premiere (Red Label); Chimay Abbey, Belgium (4.8)
- Coopersmith’s Horsetooth Stout (4); Ft. Collins, Colorado
- Coopersmith’s Punjabi India Pale Ale (3.8); Ft. Collins, Colorado
- Corsendonk Monk’s Brown Ale; Sigillum Monestary, Belgium (3.8)
- Corsendonk Monk’s Pale Ale; Sigillum Monestary, Belgium (4)
- Damm Pilsener; Barcelona/Valencia, Spain
- Dillon’s Six Shooter Red Ale; Chatsworth, California (3.8)
- Douglas Scotch Brand Ale (3.9); Antwerp, Belgium
- Duffy’s Ale (Draft) (4.1); Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
- Duvel Ale; Breendonk, Belgium (2.9)
- Edelweiss Kristallklar Weizenbier; Salzburg, Austria (4)
- EKU Dark Hefe Weisbier (3.8); Kulmbach, Germany
- Erdinger Weissbier Dunkel; Erding, Germany (4)
- Erdinger Weissbier Hefetrub; Erding, Germany (4.4)
- Erdinger Weizenbock; Erding, Germany (3.8)
- Eske’s Bock; Taos, New Mexico (3.8)
- Ettaler Kloster Dunkeltaller (4.5); Ettal, Germany
- Felinfoel Double Dragon Ale (4.1); Llanelli, Wales
- Felinfoel Dragon Ale (4); Llanelli, Wales
- Felinfoel Hercules Ale (4); Llanelli, Wales
- Felinfoel Welsch Ale (3.9); Llanelli, Wales
- Fuller’s London Pride Ale (3.8); London, England
- Gouden Carolus Ale (3.9); Mechelen, Belgium
- Grant’s Imperial Stout (4.2); Yakima, Washington
- Grant’s Spiced Ale (3.9); Yakima, Washington
- Granville Island Bock (4.2); Vancouver, Canada
- Grimbergen Double Ale (4); Waterloo, Belgium
- Guiness Extra Stout (3.8); Dublin, Ireland
- Guiness Pub Draft (3.9); Dublin, Ireland
- Hale’s IPA Draft (4.4); Colville, Washington
- Hansa Dark Pilsener (4.1); Bergen, Norway
- Huanan (Lager) (3.8); Guangzhou, China
- Jindao (Lager) (4); Qingdao, China
- Kaiserdom Extra Dry Lager (3.9); Bamberg, Germany
- Kaiserdom Rauchbier (Smoked Bavarian Beer) (3.9); Bamberg, Germany
- Kirin Draft Pilsener (3.9); Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
- Kirin Dry Draft Pilsener (4); Tokyo, Japan
- Kirin Ichiban Malt Liquor (4); Tokyo, Japan
- Kirin Beer (3.9); Tokyo, Japan
- Kiwi Lager (4); Timara, New Zealand
- Labatt Classic Lager (3.8); Toronto, Ontario, Canada
- Landskron Pils; Radeberg, Germany (3.8)
- Leon de Oro Cerveza Especial (Lager) (3.8); Antartida, Argentina
- Liefmans Kriekbier (3.9) ; Oudenaarde, Belgium
- Mackeson XXX Stout (4.1); London, England
- MacTarnahan’s Scottish Ale (3.8); Portland, Oregon
- Maisel’s Hefeweisse (4); Bayreuth, Germany
- Manhattan Extra Stout (Draft) (4); New York, New York
- Manhattan Winter Warmer Ale (Draft, Annual) (3.8); New York, New York
- Maredsous Abbey Ale; Denee, Belgium (4.1)
- Maui Lager (3.9); Maui, Hawaii
- McEwan’s Export Indian Pale Ale; Edinburgh, Scottland (4)
- McEwan’s Scotch Ale; Edinburgh, Scottland (3.8)
- McFarland Golden Fire Ale; Milan, Italy (3.9)
- Messina Pilsener; Milan, Italy (4.1)
- Millstream Lager (3.8); Amana, Iowa
- New Belgium Fat Tire Amber Ale; Ft. Collins, Colorado (3.9)
- New England Holiday Ale (Annual); Norwalk Connecticut (4)
- Old Australia Stout (3.8); Thebarton, South Australia, Australia
- Old Columbia Black’s Beach Extra Dark Porter (Draft); San Diego, California (4)
- Old Detroit Amber Ale; Frankenmuth, Michigan (3.8)
- Old Peculiar Ale; Mascham, England (3.8)
- Oldenberg Weisse; Ft. Mitchel, Kentucky (3.9)
- Paulaner Alt Mncher (3.9); Munich, Germany
- Paulaner Oktoberfest Lager (3.8); Munich, Germany
- Paulaner Salvator Doppelbock (4); Munich, Germany
- Pete’s Wicked Ale; New Orm, Minnesoda (3.8)
- Pilsener (4); Quito, Ecuador
- Prestige Stout; Port au Prince, Haiti (4)
- Raffo (Pilsener); Rome, Italy (3.9)
- Red Hook Blackhook Porter (4); Seattle, Washingon
- Bringnes Export Pale Pilsener; Oslo, Norway (4)
- Rio Bravo Estephan Dark Porter (Draft) (4.1); Albequerque, New Mexico
- Rio Bravo High Dessert Pale Ale (Draft) (4.2); Albequerque, New Mexico
- Rio Bravo O’Keefe Dry Irish Stout (4); Albequerque, New Mexico
- Ritterbr„u Pale Lager; Dortmund, Germany (4)
- Rogue Maierbach Ale; Newport, Oregon (3.9)
- Rogue Red Ale; Newport, Oregon (4.4)
- Rogue Shakespear Stout; Newport, Oregon (4.8)
- Royal Guard Pilsener; Santiago, Chile (3.8)
- Royal Oak Pale Ale; Dorchester, England (4.4)
- Samual Adams Triple Bock (4.7); Brewed at Bronco Winery in Ceres California for the Boson Brewing Company
- Samual Smith’s Oatmeal Stout ; Tadcaster, England (4)
- Samual Smith’s Imperial Stout; Tadcaster, England (4)
- Samual Smith’s Lager; Tadcaster, England (4)
- San Miguel Dark Pilsener (4.4); Manila, Phillipines
- Sante Fe Rubia Especial (Lager) (3.9); Sante Fe, Argentina
- Sapporo Black Malt Liquor (4); Tokyo, Japan
- Sapporo Black Malt Liquor (4.1); Tokyo, Japan (Japanese market only)
- Saranak Black & Tan Stout/Lager; Utica, New York (3.8)
- Schlafley Oatmeal Stout (Draft); St. Louis, Missouri (4)
- Schutzenberger Jubilator Bock (3.8); Schildigheim, France
- Siam Ale; Bangkok, Thailand (3.8)
- Southwark Premium Pilsener; Adelaide, South Australia, Australia (4.1)
- Spartan Lager (4); Atalanti, Greece
- St. Stands Amber Alt (3.8); Modesto, California
- St. Stands Dark Alt (3.9); Modesto, California
- Staropramin Pilsener (3.9); Praag, Chechoslovakia
- Steendonk White Ale; Breendonk, Belgium (3.9)
- Steinlager Pilsener; Auckland, New Zealand (3.8)
- Sun Valley Holiday Ale (Annual); Halley, Idaho (3.9)
- Sun Valley White Cloud Ale; Halley, Idaho (3.8)
- Tijuca (Pilsener) (3.8); Belem, Brazil
- Traquair House Ale (4.1); Innerleithen, Scottland
- Tusker Premium Lager; Nairobi, Kenya (4.3)
- Upper Canada Rebellion Malt Liquor (3.8); Toronto, Ontario, Canada
- Warsteiner Pilsener (3.9); Warstein, Germany
- Watney’s Cream Stout; London, England (3.9)
- Watney’s Red Barrel Lager; London, England (3.9)
- Waihenstephan Export Dunkel; Freising, Germany (4.1)
- Waihenstephan Weizen Bier; Freising, Germany (3.8)
- Westmalle Trappist Ale (4.3); Abbey of Westmalle, Belgium
- Whitbread Ale (Draft) (3.9); London, Sheffield, England
- Widmer Festbier Lager (Annual); Tigard, Oregon (3.8)
- Witkap-Pater Singel Abbey Ale; (4) Ninove, Belgium
- Xingu Black Beer (Stout/Lager) (4.5); Cacador, Brazil
- Young’s Oatmeal Stout; London, England (4.3)
- Young’s Old Nick Christmas Ale (Annual); London, England (3.9)
- Young’s Winter Ale (Annual); London, England (4-4.3)
- Yuchan Pilsner; Beijing, China (4)
- Yuengling Porter (4.1); Pottsville, Pennslyvania
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