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Beers I Have Known and Loved 2023

§Introduction

So you're actually reading this. You aren't sick of me talking about beer all day everyday forever. ... Cool. Some people do music, some people do events, I'm gonna talk about all the beer I tried this year.

❧Things You Should Know

I've ignored counts of less than 5 in the superlatives. That is, best/worst of X only includes Xes that I have more than 5 entries for in the year. If there's a percentage in the parentheses, it's an ABV. If there's no percentage, it's a rating. I use a 0-5 rating scale that more or less corresponds to how I would describe the beer to someone asking my opinion.

  • Undrinkable (0)
  • Not That Good (1)
  • Fine (2)
  • Good (3)
  • Really Good (4)
  • Great (5)

§TL;DR

Total: 97 beers
Average Rating: 2.52
Average ABV: 6.72%

§Beers

❧Best

  1. Wild Minds Barrel Fermented Piwo Grodziskie (5.0, 5.0%, Grodziskie, USA)
  2. Bent Paddle Double Shot Double Black (5.0, 10.0%, Imperial Stout, USA)
  3. Bent Paddle Barrel-Aged Double Black (5.0, 10.4%, Imperial Stout, USA)

❧Worst

  1. Wooden Ship Where Have I Bean Your Whole Life? (1.0, 6.2%, Amber Ale, USA)
  2. Venn Cranberry Nectar (1.0, 10.4%, Sour, USA)
  3. Mankato Organ Grinder (1.0, 5.8%, Irish Ale, USA)

§Months

Average: 8.08 per month
Most: January (35)
Least: April (0)
Best: January (2.69)
Worst: April (0)
Booziest: January (6.87%)
Soberest: April (0%)

§Places

❧Cities Visited

3 different cities
Best: St Paul (2.6)
Worst: Minneapolis (2.52)
Booziest: Minneapolis (6.79%)
Soberest: St Paul (5.36%)

❧Countries Visited

1 different countries
Best: USA (2.52)
Worst: USA (2.52)
Booziest: USA (6.72%)
Soberest: USA (6.72%)

❧Brewery Countries

4 different brewery countries
Best: USA (2.56)
Worst: USA (2.56)
Booziest: USA (6.77%)
Soberst: USA (6.77%)

§Styles

35 different styles
Most: IPA (15)
Least: Pale Lager (5)
Best: Imperial Stout (3.25)
Worst: Pale Lager (2.0)
Booziest: Imperial Stout (10.3%)
Soberst: Pilsener (4.8%)

§ABV

❧Strongest

  1. Fair State Work Life Balance (3.0, 13.0%, Barley Wine, USA)
  2. Evil Twin Even More Xmas (3.0, 12.0%, Imperial Stout, USA)
  3. DAy Bock 9th Anniversary Imperial Brown (5.0, 11.5%, Brown Ale, USA)

❧Weakest

  1. Bauhaus Lil' Ben (3.0, 3.4%, Mild Ale, USA)
  2. Dual Citizen Szampan (4.0, 4.0%, Grodziskie, USA)
  3. Funk Factory Meerts - Cherry (3.0, 4.0%, Lambic, USA)

§Breweries

50 different breweries
Most: Wooden Ship (9)
Least: Venn (5)
Best: Junkyard (2.57)
Worst: Venn (2.2)
Booziest: Blackstack (8.32%)
Soberst: Wooden Ship (5.59%)