Winter Beer Tasting Results

[llwydtp]

I thought someone might be interested in this. I have hosted a double blind winter beer tasting the last few years and here are this year's results. There were 13 tasters this year all rating each beer on a simple 1-10 scale. The results are ranked by arithmetic mean with the highest and lowest scores removed. This is the first year that there has been several that were almost unanimous.

Rahr Winter Warmer Barrel Aged 2013- 7.79
Anderson Valley Winter Solstice- 7.79
Rahr Winter Warmer- 7.53
Ommegang Adoration Ale- 7.45
Rahr Winter Warmer Barrel Aged 2011- 7.33
Widmer Brothers Brrr- 7.33
Widmer Brothers Ginger Barrel Aged Brrrbon 2013- 7.33
Mikkeller Santas Little Helper 2012- 7.27
Brouwerij St. Bernardus Christmas Ale- 7.21
Rogness Holiday- 7.15
Rahr Winter Warmer Barrel Aged 2012- 7.12
Firestone Walker Velvet Merlin- 7.07
Magic Hat Heart of Darkness- 7.07
Peticolas Wintervention- 7.05
Anchor Christmas Ale 2011- 6.92
Anchor Christmas Ale 2012- 6.70
Deschutes Jubelale- 6.63
Boulevard Nutcracker Ale- 6.61
Bridgeport Ebenezer Ale- 6.44
Big Sky Powder Pound- 6.31
Sixpoint Global Warmer- 6.30
Shipyard Prelude Special Ale- 6.25
Avery Old Jubilation- 6.20
Anchor Christmas Ale 2013- 5.65

 

[Devil Doc]

No Smuttynose Winter Ale? Local beer is better beer.
 

 
Doc

 

[llwydtp]

We can't get that one around here. 6-7 of the ones in the lineup were from Texas. We are going through a beer revival in Dallas right now with a half dozen or so breweries opening in the last 2 years following a state law change but not many of them did a winter beer this year.