Beer Ratings
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| Rank | Brewery - Beer | Type | Brewed In | ABV | How Drank | Look | Smell | Taste | Feel | Overall | Beer Rating (average of look, smell, taste, feel, overall) | Label Art Rating (has no impact on drink rating) | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Toppling Goliath - Pseudo Sue | Hazy Pale Ale | Iowa | 5.8% | Can | 4.5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4.9 | 4.5 | |
| 2 | Summit - EPA | English Pale Ale | Minnesota | 5.3% | Can & Draft | 4.5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4.9 | 3.5 | My go-to everyday and at-the-bar beer (if they have it). |
| 3 | Trillium - Headroom | Hazy Imperial IPA | Massachussetts | 8.0% | Can | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4.8 | 2.1 | |
| 4 | Trillium - Heavy Mettle | Hazy Imperial IPA | Massachussetts | 9.3% | Can | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4.8 | 2.5 | |
| 5 | Tree House - Very Hazy | Hazy Imperial IPA | Massachussetts | Can | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4.8 | 3.9 | ||
| 6 | Ballast Point - Sculpin | American IPA | California | 7.0% | Bottle | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4.75 | 4.75 | 4.5 | |
| 7 | Stone Brewing - Stone IPA | American IPA | California | 6.9% | Can | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4.5 | 4.7 | 3.9 | |
| 8 | New Belgium - Voodoo Ranger IPA | American IPA | Colorado | Draft, Can | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4.6 | 3.7 | ||
| 9 | Surly - Furious | American IPA | Minnesota | 6.7% | Can & Draft | 4.25 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 4.75 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 4 | |
| 10 | Bricksworth - A Thousand Cuts | American IPA | Minnesota | Draft | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4.5 | 4.5 | N-A | ||
| 11 | Deschutes Fresh Squeezed IPA | American IPA | Oregon | Can | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 4.5 | ||
| 12 | Guiness Extra Stout | Irish Dry Stout | Ireland | Draft & Bottle | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 3.5 | ||
| 13 | Toppling Goliath - Assassin | American Imperial Stout | Iowa | Can | 4 | 4 | 4.5 | 5 | 4.5 | 4.4 | 4.3 | ||
| 14 | Warpigs - Foggy Geezer | Hazy IPA | Indiana | 7.3% | Can | 4.5 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 4 | 4.5 | 4.4 | 4 | |
| 15 | 3 Floyds - Zombie Dust | American Pale Ale | Indiana | Can | 4 | 4 | 4.5 | 5 | 4.5 | 4.4 | 4.1 | ||
| 16 | Sierra Nevada - Pale Ale | Pale Ale | California | 5.6% | Bottle, Draft | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 4.4 | ||
| 17 | Guiness Draught | Irish Dry Stout | Ireland | Draft & Bottle | 5 | 5 | 4 | 3.5 | 4.25 | 4.35 | 3.5 | ||
| 18 | Lift Bridge Barrel-Aged Silhoutte | Russian Imperial Stout | Minnesota | 11.0% | Bottle | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4.5 | 4.3 | ||
| 19 | Tree House - Doubleganger | Hazy Imperial IPA | Massachussetts | Can | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4.5 | 4.3 | |||
| 20 | Sam Adams - Juicy IPA | IPA | Massachussetts | Draft, Can | 4 | 4 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 4.3 | |||
| 21 | Insight - Claw King | Hazy IPA | Minnesota | Draft | 4 | 4 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 4.25 | 4.25 | |||
| 22 | Newcastle Brown Ale (Caledonian) | English Brown Ale | Scotland | Bottle | 5 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 3 | 4 | 4.2 | 4.1 | ||
| 23 | Lift Bridge Barrel Aged Stout | Russian Imperial Stout | Minnesota | Draft | 5 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4.2 | |||
| 24 | Bricksworth Star Six Nine | New England IPA | Minnesota | Draft | 4.5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4.1 | |||
| 25 | Great Divide - Titan IPA | American IPA | Colorado | Can | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4.5 | 4 | 4.1 | |||
| 26 | Deschutes The Abyss | American Imperial Stout | Oregon | Can | 5 | 4 | 3.5 | 4 | 3.75 | 4.05 | |||
| 27 | Brouwerij West - Picnic Lightning | Hazy IPA | California | 6.8% | Can | 4 | 4.5 | 3.75 | 3.75 | 4 | 4 | 3.5 | Had in San Francisco during work dinner at a Mexican restaurant |
| 28 | Bricksworth AV Club | New England IPA | Minnesota | Draft | 4.5 | 4 | 4 | 3.5 | 4 | 4 | N-A | ||
| 29 | Montgomery Brewing Double IPA | Imperial IPA | Minnesota | 8.0% | Can & Draft | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | Would consider this my hometown brewery, I just live next town over, love this place | |
| 30 | Warpigs Imperial Geezer | Imperial IPA | Indiana | 9.0% | Can | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | |
| 31 | Lift Bridge Hop Dish IPA | American IPA | Minnesota | 6.5% | Can | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | ||
| 32 | Lagunitas Little Sumpin Sumpin | American IPA | California | 7.5% | Bottle | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3.1 | |
| 33 | Dogfish Head 90 Minute IPA | Imperial IPA | Delaware | Can | 4 | 3.5 | 4 | 4.5 | 4 | 4 | |||
| 34 | Lagunitas IPA | American IPA | California | Bottle & Draft | 4 | 4 | 3.75 | 4 | 4 | 3.95 | 3 | ||
| 35 | Surly Xtra-Citra | American Pale Ale | Minnesota | Draft & Can | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3.75 | 4 | 3.95 | |||
| 36 | Alaskan Icy Bay IPA | American IPA | Alaska | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3.75 | 4 | 3.95 | ||||
| 37 | Harpoon IPA | English IPA | Massachusetts | Bottle | 4 | 4 | 3.75 | 4 | 4 | 3.95 | |||
| 38 | Founders Mortal Bloom | Hazy IPA | Michigan | 6.2% | Can | 3.5 | 3.75 | 4 | 4.5 | 4 | 3.95 | 4.1 | |
| 39 | Bricksworth Tax Man | American IPA | Minnesota | Draft | 4 | 4 | 3.5 | 4 | 4 | 3.9 | |||
| 40 | Surly Axe Man | IPA | Minnesota | Can | 4 | 4 | 3.5 | 4 | 4 | 3.9 | 4.1 | ||
| 41 | Henhouse Incredible | IPA | California | Can | 3.5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3.9 | |||
| 42 | Alaskan Husky IPA | American IPA | Alaska | 4 | 4 | 3.75 | 3.75 | 4 | 3.9 | ||||
| 43 | Dogfish Head Indian Brown Ale | American Brown Ale | Delaware | 7.2% | 4 | 4 | 3.5 | 4 | 4 | 3.9 | |||
| 44 | Fulton Lonely Blonde | American Blonde Ale | Minnesota | Bottle | 3.5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3.9 | 3.2 | ||
| 45 | Montgomery Brewing Hop Junkies | Hazy Imperial IPA | Minnesota | Can & Draft | 3.5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3.75 | 3.85 | |||
| 46 | BlackStack Local 755 | IPA | Can | 4 | 3.75 | 3.5 | 4 | 4 | 3.85 | ||||
| 47 | Insight Phantom Taxi | Imperial IPA | Minnesota | Draft | 4 | 4 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 4 | 3.8 | |||
| 48 | Warpigs Lil' Geezer | American Pale Ale | Indiana | 5.0% | Can | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3.75 | 3.75 | 4 | |
| 49 | Red Lodge Ales Bent Nail | IPA | Montana | Can | 3.5 | 4 | 3.75 | 3.75 | 3.75 | 3.75 | |||
| 50 | Montgomery Brewing Tiger King | Hazy Imperial IPA | Minnesota | Can | 3.5 | 3.5 | 4 | 4 | 3.75 | 3.75 | |||
| 51 | Green Flash West Coast IPA | American IPA | California | 7.0% | Can | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3.75 | 3.75 | ||
| 52 | Summit Saga | American IPA | Minnesota | 6.4% | Can | 3.5 | 3.5 | 4 | 3.5 | 4 | 3.7 | 3.2 | |
| 53 | Bricksworth Pizza Rolls | New England IPA | Minnesota | Draft | 3.5 | 4 | 3.75 | 3.75 | 3.5 | 3.7 | |||
| 54 | Schell's FireBrick | Vienna Lager | Minnesota | 5.0% | Bottle | 4 | 4 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 3.7 | ||
| 55 | Tanzenwald Smithereen | American IPA | Minnesota | Draft | 4 | 4 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 3.7 | |||
| 56 | Imminent 916 West Coast IPA | American IPA | Minnesota | 7.0% | Draft | 4 | 4 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 3.7 | ||
| 57 | Deschutes Black Butte Porter | Robust Porter | Oregon | Can | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3.5 | 3.7 | |||
| 58 | Fulton War and Peace | Russian Imperial Stout | Minnesota | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3.5 | 3.7 | ||||
| 59 | Grain Belt Nordeast | American Amber Lager | Minnesota | 4.7% | Bottle & Draft | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3.5 | 3.75 | 3.65 | 3.1 | |
| 60 | Newcastle Brown Ale (Heineken) | English Brown Ale | Netherlands | Bottle | 4 | 4 | 3.5 | 3 | 3.75 | 3.65 | 3.5 | ||
| 61 | Lift Bridge Juice-Z | Hazy IPA | Minnesota | 7.0% | 4 | 3 | 3.75 | 3.75 | 3.75 | 3.65 | |||
| 62 | Toppling Goliath Morning Delight | Imperial Pastry Stout | Iowa | Can | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3.6 | |||
| 63 | Leinenkugels Honey Weiss | Pale Wheat Beer | Wisconsin | 4.9% | Bottle & Draft | 4 | 2.5 | 4 | 3.5 | 4 | 3.6 | 3 | |
| 64 | New Glarus Spotted Cow | Belgian Saison | Wisconsin | 4.8% | Can | 4.25 | 3.25 | 3.5 | 3.75 | 3.25 | 3.6 | 2.7 | So overrated. But definitely more drinkable than your average domestic beer |
| 65 | Alaskan Amber | Altbier | Alaska | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3.6 | ||||
| 66 | Granite City Wicked Juicy | Hazy IPA | North Dakota | Draft | 4 | 3 | 3.5 | 4 | 3.5 | 3.6 | |||
| 67 | Stella Artois | European Pale Lager | Belgium | 5.0% | Bottle & Draft | 3 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 4 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 3.5 | |
| 68 | Lagunitas Pils | Czech Pilsner | California | Bottle | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 2.9 | ||
| 69 | Granite City Batch 1000 | Imperial IPA | North Dakota | Draft | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3.5 | 3.5 | |||
| 70 | Schell's Deer Brand | American Lager | Minnesota | 4.8% | Bottle | 4 | 3 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 3.25 | 3.45 | ||
| 71 | Victory Brewing Sour Monkey | Belgian Tripel | Pennsylvania | Bottle | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3.4 | |||
| 72 | Fulton Sweet Child of Vine | English IPA | Minnesota | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3.4 | ||||
| 73 | Corona Extra | American Lager | Mexico | Bottle | 2.5 | 3 | 3.5 | 4 | 3.5 | 3.3 | Very refreshing. What I want after a hot day working in the yard or something | ||
| 74 | Indeed Flavorwave IPA | American IPA | Minnesota | Draft | 3.5 | 3.5 | 3 | 3.5 | 3 | 3.3 | |||
| 75 | Modelo Especial | American Lager | Mexico | 4.5% | Can & Bottle | 3 | 2.75 | 3.25 | 4 | 3.25 | 3.25 | 3.7 | |
| 76 | Leinenkugels Summer Shandy | Fruit and Field Beer | Wisconsin | 2 | 2.5 | 3.75 | 4 | 3.75 | 3.2 | ||||
| 77 | Goose Island Goose IPA | English IPA | Illinois | 5.9% | Draft | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3.2 | ||
| 78 | Utepils Glocal IPA | Belgian IPA | Minnesota | 6.5% | Draft | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3.2 | ||
| 79 | Fat Tire | American Amber | Colorado | Can | 3 | 2 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 4 | 3.2 | |||
| 80 | Indeed Let It Ride | American IPA | Minnesota | Draft | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3.5 | 3 | 3.1 | |||
| 81 | Sam Adams Boston Lager | Vienna Lager | Massachussetts | Bottle, Draft | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3.5 | 3.75 | 3.05 | |||
| 82 | Kirin Ichiban | American Lager | Japan | Bottle | 2 | 3 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 3 | 3 | |||
| 83 | Surly Coffee Bender | American Brown Ale | Minnesota | 4 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | ||||
| 84 | Utepils Skölsch! | Kölsch | Minnesota | 4.9% | Draft | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | ||
| 85 | Indeed Day Tripper Pale Ale | American Pale Ale | Minnesota | Draft | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | |||
| 86 | Budweiser | American Lager | Missouri | 5.0% | Can, Bottle, Draft | 3 | 2.5 | 3.5 | 2.75 | 3 | 2.95 | 4 | I think Budweiser is a nice alternative to a Coca Cola when you're having a sandwich and some potato chips for lunch. I think the cans look great. You know what you're getting and there are much worse tasting beers out there than Bud. |
| 87 | Yuengling | American Amber Lager | Pennsylvania | 4.5% | Bottle | 4 | 3 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.75 | 2.95 | ||
| 88 | Heineken Lager Beer | European Pale Lager | Netherlands | Bottle | 2.5 | 2 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 3 | 2.9 | 3.5 | ||
| 89 | Sapporo Premium | American Lager | Japan | Bottle | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3.5 | 3 | 2.9 | |||
| 90 | Grain Belt Premium | American Lager | Minnesota | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 3.5 | 2.9 | ||||
| 91 | Carlsberg | European Pale Lager | Denmark | 5.0% | Bottle | 3 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 3 | 3 | 2.8 | 2 | |
| 92 | Leinenkugels Berry Weiss | American Pale Wheat Fruit Beer | Wisconsin | Bottle | 3 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2.8 | |||
| 93 | George Killian's Irish Red | American Amber | Colorado | Bottle | 3 | 3 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.75 | 2.75 | |||
| 94 | Badger Hill Traitor IPA | IPA | Minnesota | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2.5 | 2.7 | ||||
| 95 | Leinenkugels Sunset Wheat | Witbier | Wisconsin | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2.6 | ||||
| 96 | Blue Moon | Witbier | Illinois | Bottle | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2.5 | 2.5 | Very popular, I just do not like it. | ||
| 97 | Stonehome Medora Music-ale | Session IPA | North Dakota | 4.8% | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2.5 | 2.5 | |||
| 98 | Badger Hill Turntable Juicy IPA | IPA | Minnesota | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2.4 | ||||
| 99 | Shöfferhofer Weizen | Hefeweizen | Germany | 5.0% | Draft | 2 | 2 | 2.5 | 3 | 2 | 2.3 | I just really don't like hefeweissens, sorry Germany. | |
| 100 | Bud Light | American Lager | Can, Bottle, Draft | 1 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2 | 2.1 | 1.5 | |||
| 101 | Utepils Ewald the Golden | Hefeweizen | Minnesota | 5.2% | Draft | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2.5 | 2.1 | ||
| 102 | Michelob Golden Light | Light Lager | Missouri | 4.1% | Bottle | 2 | 1 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2 | 2 | 2.2 | It grew on me a little, Minnesotans are obsessed with this one. |
| 103 | Badger Hill Mucho Gusto | American Lager | Minnesota | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | ||||
| 104 | Shock Top Belgian White | Witbier | Georgia | 5.2% | Bottle | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1.8 | ||
| 105 | Pabst Blue Ribbon | American Lager | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1.5 | 1.7 | 2.3 | ||||
| 106 | OId Style | American Lager | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 2 | ||||
| 107 | Old Milwaukee | American Lager | Can | 1.5 | 1 | 1.5 | 1 | 1 | 1.2 | 1.7 | The first beer I ever drank actually. By accident as a child. | ||
| 108 | Rolling Rock | Amber Lager | Missouri | 4.0% | Bottle | 1.5 | 1 | 1 | 1.5 | 1 | 1.2 | 1.9 | I really hate this beer. Made me repulsed by beer in green bottles. |
| 109 | Busch Light | American Lager | Can | 1 | 1 | 1.5 | 1 | 1 | 1.1 | 1.2 | |||
| 110 | Natural Light | American Lager | Can | 1 | 1 | 1.25 | 1 | 1 | 1.05 | 1 |