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Beers I Have Known and Loved 2024

§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: 254 beers
Average Rating: 2.56
Average ABV: 6.22%

§Beers

❧Best

  1. Dual Citizen Mischief and Mayhem (5.0, 11.5%, Barley Wine, USA)
  2. Schlenkerla Weichsel - Rotbier (5.0, 4.6%, Smoked, Germany)
  3. Stiegl-Gut Wildshut Bio Antique (5.0, 9.0%, Spice, Austria)

❧Worst

  1. Half Acre Snow Melt (0.0, 6.0%, IPA, USA)
  2. Arbeiter Arbeiteren (0.0, 5.4%, Sour, USA)
  3. Junkyard Church Giggles (0.0, 5.9%, Sour, USA)

§Months

Average: 21.17 per month
Most: June (56)
Least: September (0)
Best: June (2.84)
Worst: September (0)
Booziest: February (6.99%)
Soberest: September (0%)

§Places

❧Cities Visited

27 different cities
Best: St. Pantaleon (4.2)
Worst: Amsterdam (2.33)
Booziest: Pleasanton (7.02%)
Soberest: Edina (5.25%)

❧Countries Visited

4 different countries
Best: Austria (2.97)
Worst: USA (2.46)
Booziest: USA (6.33%)
Soberest: Germany (5.64%)

❧Brewery Countries

10 different brewery countries
Best: Austria (2.89)
Worst: USA (2.43)
Booziest: USA (6.34%)
Soberst: Germany (4.61%)

§Styles

57 different styles
Most: IPA (33)
Least: Cream Ale (5)
Best: Saison (3.5)
Worst: Fruit Beer (1.6)
Booziest: Imperial Stout (10.89%)
Soberst: Fruit Beer (3.66%)

§ABV

❧Strongest

  1. Forager Galaxy Otter (1.0, 13.4%, Barley Wine, USA)
  2. Firestone Walker Anniversary XXVII (4.0, 12.5%, Imperial Stout, USA)
  3. Moose Lake Whiskey Chip Bourbon Stout (3.0, 12.0%, Imperial Stout, USA)

❧Weakest

  1. Gösser Radler (2.0, 2.0%, Fruit Beer, Austria)
  2. Hopf Russ'n (1.0, 2.7%, Fruit Beer, Germany)
  3. Thiriez La Petite Princesse (4.0, 2.9%, Saison, France)

§Breweries

122 different breweries
Most: Arbeiter (11)
Least: Brewery Bhavana (5)
Best: Stiegl-Gut Wildshut (4.29)
Worst: Arbeiter (1.73)
Booziest: Broken Clock (8.24%)
Soberst: Brewery Bhavana (5.32%)