Magic8Ball
Well-Known Member
I wanted to see what beers folks are drinking and talking about (I was bored). So I went to the BeerAdvocate and pulled info about the Top 51 Beers and got some interesting results. Of the Top 51 Beers Scored by the BA users:
Number of times a beer style occurs in the top 51
# Style
11 American Double / Imperial IPA / 9.50% ABV
11 American Double / Imperial Stout / 8.30% ABV
6 American Wild Ale / 10.00% ABV
5 Russian Imperial Stout / 10.30% ABV
4 Lambic - Fruit / 6.00% ABV
3 Quadrupel (Quad) / 11.30% ABV
2 English Barleywine / 14.00% ABV
2 Old Ale / 13.50% ABV
1 American IPA / 7.00% ABV
1 American Pale Ale (APA) / 6.40% ABV
1 American Porter / 7.50% ABV
1 American Strong Ale / 14.90% ABV
1 Dubbel / 8.00% ABV
1 Gueuze / 5.00% ABV
1 Hefeweizen / 5.40% ABV
Breweries with the Most Beers in the Top 51.
# beers Brewery
6 Russian River Brewing Company
5 Brasserie Cantillon
4 Hill Farmstead Brewery
4 Three Floyds Brewing Co. & Brewpub
3 Bell's Brewery, Inc.
2 AleSmith Brewing Company
2 Brouwerij Westvleteren (Sint-Sixtusabdij van Westvleteren)
2 Cigar City Brewing
2 Firestone Walker Brewing Co.
2 Founders Brewing Company
2 Goose Island Beer Co.
2 Surly Brewing Company
2 The Lost Abbey
1 Ballast Point Brewing Company
1 Bayerische Staatsbrauerei Weihenstephan
1 Brasserie de Rochefort
1 Brouwerij St. Bernardus NV
1 Dark Horse Brewing Company
1 Deschutes Brewery
1 Hair of the Dog Brewing Company / Brewery and Tasting Room
1 Kern River Brewing Company
1 Kuhnhenn Brewing Company
1 Lawson's Finest Liquids
1 Pelican Pub & Brewery
1 The Alchemist
1 The Bruery
TOP 10 BEERS
Ranking Beer Style Brewery
1 Heady Topper American Double / Imperial IPA The Alchemist
2 Pliny The Younger American Double / Imperial IPA Russian River Brewing
3 Pliny The Elder American Double / Imperial IPA Russian River Brewing
4 Founders KBS American Double / Imperial Stout Founders Brewing
5 Bourbon Co. Brand Coffee Stout American Double / Imperial Stout Goose Island Beer Co.
6 Zombie Dust American Pale Ale (APA) Three Floyds Brewing
7 Trappist Westvleteren 12 (XII) Quadrupel Brouwerij Westvleteren
8 Parabola Russian Imperial Stout Firestone Walker Brewing
9 Bourbon Barrel Aged Vanilla Bean Dark Lord Russian Imperial Stout Three Floyds Brewing
10 The Abyss American Double / Imperial Stout Deschutes Brewery
Ive got to get drinking, Ive only had two of the top 10. Have a great brewing weekend.
Number of times a beer style occurs in the top 51
# Style
11 American Double / Imperial IPA / 9.50% ABV
11 American Double / Imperial Stout / 8.30% ABV
6 American Wild Ale / 10.00% ABV
5 Russian Imperial Stout / 10.30% ABV
4 Lambic - Fruit / 6.00% ABV
3 Quadrupel (Quad) / 11.30% ABV
2 English Barleywine / 14.00% ABV
2 Old Ale / 13.50% ABV
1 American IPA / 7.00% ABV
1 American Pale Ale (APA) / 6.40% ABV
1 American Porter / 7.50% ABV
1 American Strong Ale / 14.90% ABV
1 Dubbel / 8.00% ABV
1 Gueuze / 5.00% ABV
1 Hefeweizen / 5.40% ABV
Breweries with the Most Beers in the Top 51.
# beers Brewery
6 Russian River Brewing Company
5 Brasserie Cantillon
4 Hill Farmstead Brewery
4 Three Floyds Brewing Co. & Brewpub
3 Bell's Brewery, Inc.
2 AleSmith Brewing Company
2 Brouwerij Westvleteren (Sint-Sixtusabdij van Westvleteren)
2 Cigar City Brewing
2 Firestone Walker Brewing Co.
2 Founders Brewing Company
2 Goose Island Beer Co.
2 Surly Brewing Company
2 The Lost Abbey
1 Ballast Point Brewing Company
1 Bayerische Staatsbrauerei Weihenstephan
1 Brasserie de Rochefort
1 Brouwerij St. Bernardus NV
1 Dark Horse Brewing Company
1 Deschutes Brewery
1 Hair of the Dog Brewing Company / Brewery and Tasting Room
1 Kern River Brewing Company
1 Kuhnhenn Brewing Company
1 Lawson's Finest Liquids
1 Pelican Pub & Brewery
1 The Alchemist
1 The Bruery
TOP 10 BEERS
Ranking Beer Style Brewery
1 Heady Topper American Double / Imperial IPA The Alchemist
2 Pliny The Younger American Double / Imperial IPA Russian River Brewing
3 Pliny The Elder American Double / Imperial IPA Russian River Brewing
4 Founders KBS American Double / Imperial Stout Founders Brewing
5 Bourbon Co. Brand Coffee Stout American Double / Imperial Stout Goose Island Beer Co.
6 Zombie Dust American Pale Ale (APA) Three Floyds Brewing
7 Trappist Westvleteren 12 (XII) Quadrupel Brouwerij Westvleteren
8 Parabola Russian Imperial Stout Firestone Walker Brewing
9 Bourbon Barrel Aged Vanilla Bean Dark Lord Russian Imperial Stout Three Floyds Brewing
10 The Abyss American Double / Imperial Stout Deschutes Brewery
Ive got to get drinking, Ive only had two of the top 10. Have a great brewing weekend.