10 – the perfect beer
9.0 to 9.9 – highly recommended
8.0 to 8.9 – a great beer anytime
7.5 to 7.9 – above average beer
7.0 to 7.4 – the standard mark
6.0 to 6.9 – slightly below par, but drinkable
5.0 to 5.9 – drinkable, only just, stay clear
0.0 to 4.9 – epic fail, wouldn’t shout my worst enemy
N/A – doesn’t taste like beer or due to circumstances beyond DCs control, no rating was possible
NB: these ratings are as judged by DC at the time the beer was drunk. Variables such as country brewed, country drunk in, vessel beer consumed in, temperature of beer, climate of area drunk in and DC’s soberness all contribute to un-laboratory-like conditions and should therefore be taking into consideration when using or disputing the ratings. Also ratings are allowed to be changed if the beer has been re-drunk and the previous score has been considered significantly incorrect.
The List
2010 – 1 Jan
Boag’s St George 8.1
Hahn Super Dry 7.9
Carlsberg 8.6
Tooheys Extra Dry 8.3
5) Stella Artois 8.1
Carona 7.4
West End Draught 6.6
Pure Blonde 7.5
Becks 7.6
10) Coopers Sparkling Ale 7.4
Heineken 7.2
Tiger Lager 7.5
Coopers Pale Ale 7.0
Asahi 8.3
15) Coopers Premium Lager 6.0
Coopers Dr Tims 6.9
Little Creatures Pale Ale 7.8
Peroni 7.3
Beez Neez 8.6
20) Sol 7.7
Dry Dock Premium Lager 8.1
Gage Roads Premium Lager 7.7
Barefoot Radler 6.5
Sapporo Premium Beer 7.4
25) James Squire Golden Ale 9.5
James Squire Amber Ale 8.0
Blue Tongue Premium Lager 7.2
Little Creatures Bright Ale 7.0
Kirin 7.3
30) Kronenbourg 1664 7.8
Coopers Clear 6.7
Fat Yak Pale Ale 7.4
Moorilla Moo Brew 6.0
Monteiths Original Ale 7.2
35) James Boag Premium Lager 8.8
James Boag’s Classic Blonde 7.7
James Boag’s Draught 7.1
Carlton Dry 7.5
Crown Lager 7.0
40) Tsingtao Beer 7.7
Budweiser 7.3
Coopers 62 Pilsner 7.0
Monteith’s Summer Ale 3.5
Velkopopovicky Kozel Premium Beer 7.6
45) Leffe Blonde 5.9
Hoegaarden 6.6
Belgium Floris Apple Beer n/a
Belgium Pils 7.5
Grolsh (swing top) 7.2
50) Singha 7.7
Miller Genuine Draft 7.7
Bitburger Premium Beer 7.4
Cascade Green 7.2
James Squire Porter 6.3
55) James Squire IPA 6.2
Gentlemen’s Pale Ale 8.0
James Boag’s Pure Tasmanian Lager 7.8
Amstel 7.3
Southwark Bitter 7.0
60) Platinum Blonde 7.3
Steinlager Classic 8.0
Hofbrau Munchen Original 7.0
Mac’s Brewery Hop Rocker Pilsner 7.2
Pilsner Urquell 6.8
65) Carlton Cold n/a
Oettinger Pils 6.8
Amsterdam Mariner Premium Lager 7.3
Hahn Premium Lager 7.0
Chang 6.6
70) Bee Sting 8.1
Sinha Lager 8.3
Tooheys Extra Dry Platinum 8.4
Mountain Goat Organic Stream Ale 7.7
Crackenback Pale Ale 7.4
75) Mythos Hellenic Lager 7.0
VB 5.9
Monteith’s Golden Lager 7.8
Mildura Murray Honey Wheat 7.2
Red Angus Pilsner 8.2
80) Budejovicky Buvar Lager 7.1
James Squire Sundowner Lager 7.7
Montieth’s Pilsner Beer 7.6
Mountain Goat Highland Ale 7.8
Mildura Desert Premium Lager 7.9
85) St. Arnou Premium Lager 8.4
Razorback Red Ale 7.0
Saltram of Barossa Pepperjack Ale 7.8
Knappstein Reserve Lager 7.9
Maltilda Bay Helga Lager 7.4
90) Trumer Pils 7.2
Wahoo Premium Ale 7.2
Burleigh Brewing HEF 4.1
Lowenbrau Original 7.5
Carlton Natural Blonde 7.1
95) Cricketers Arms Lager 7.6
Dos Equis XX Lager 7.5
DAB Dortmunder Original 7.4
Baron’s Lager 7.2
Baron’s Black Wattle Ale 6.9
100) Bridge Road Australian Ale 7.2
11 Apr
Vale Ale 8.3
Kingfisher 7.3
Harvestmoon Organic Beer 6.8
DAB Pilsner 7.2
105) Grumpy’s Buzz Beer 7.0
Carlton Natural Dry Lager 7.7
Steam Exchange Steam Ale 7.4
Oranjeboom Premium Beer 7.6
Estrella Damm Barcelona 7.9
110) Little Creatures Rogers 8.3
Mildura Storm Cloudy Ale 7.4
James Squire Pilsner 7.9
Castello 7.1
Belle-Vue Kreik n/a
115) Kwak 7.1
Special Block 6 7.4
Tooheys New White Stag 7.1
27 Dec (new journey begins)
Little Creatures Pilsner 7.7
White Rabbit White Ale 8.0
120) Spitfire Kentish Ale 6.8
San Miguel 7.6
2011 – 1 Jan (121 beers in 2010)
Sagres 7.6
Cobra 7.5
Staropramen 7.6
125) Discovery Ale 7.8
Fullers London Pride 7.1
Fullers Organic Honey Dew 7.3
Milestone Cronwells Gold 7.4
Tetleys 7.5
130) Boheme Pilsen 8.0
Bass Smooth Cream Flow 8.5
Nottingham Legend 7.3
Franziskaner Weissbier n/a
Edinburgh Gold 7.9
135) Caledonian 80% Ale 6.8
Tolley Phoenix 7.1
Fullers ESB Champion Ale 7.3
3 Feb (Europe)
Grimbergen 7.2
Feldschlosschen 8.3
140) Faxe Premium n/a
Jupiler 7.7
Stiegl 7.1
Raschhofer Zwickl 7.8
Krugerl 8.3
145) Seeger Classic 8.6
Soproni 7.6
Gosser 7.7
Oxocim 7.8
Lech 7.4
150) ZBUR 1768 8.2
19 Feb
Kozel Svelty 8.6
Budweiser Budvar (Czech vers) 8.0
Lobkowicz 7.1
Rychtar Natur 7.3
155) Kozel Cerny 7.6
Gambrinus Svelty 7.4
Master 7.6
Berlina Pilsner 7.6
Becks Gold 7.4
26 Feb (back to UK)
160) Meantime London Lager 9.0
Brahma 7.9
Young’s Special n/a
Fosters (Eng) 7.3
Exmoor Fox 8.0
165) Downton Chimera Quadhop 7.3
Chiller 7.3
Porterhouse Red 7.2
Halida 7.6
The George Inn Ale 8.2
170) Young’s Ale 8.0
Badger Golden Champion 9.2
Camden Town Pale Ale 7.0
Badger Fursty Ferret 9.1
Tennent’s Super Strong Lager 4.7
175) Kirin Ichiban 8.3
John Smith’s Extra Smooth 7.1
Tennent’s Pislner 7.3
London Glory 7.4
Blue Moon North American Craft Beer 7.5
180) Mad Goose Pale Ale 6.9
Samuel Smith’s Alpine Lager 7.7
English Pale Ale 6.9
Cornwall Doombar 7.7
Thornbridge Ashford 7.0
185) Greene King Abbot Ale 7.3
Twickenham Spring Ale 7.5
XXXX Brewery Junction 7.7
The Rev. James 7.6
Brains SA Gold 7.9
190) Red Stripe Jamaican Lager 7.5
Woodforde’s Wherry 8.3
Speight’s Gold Medal Ale 7.1
Samuel Smith’s Pure Brewed Lager 8.0
EFES Pilsen 8.1
195) RserTuborg Gold 8.0
Mac’s Gold All Malt Lager 8.5
Steinlager Pure n/a
Freedom Organic 7.5
Stella Black 8.3
200) Suffolk Blonde Lager 7.4
17 May
Cotswold Lager 7.9
Adnams Royal Wedding Ale 6.0
Tuborg 7.3
Seafarer’s Ale 7.2
205) Fullers Golden Pride 7.3
St Austell Tribute 7.9
Tyskie 8.0
Waggle Dance 7.6
Wells Banana Bread Beer 8.0
210) Crabbies Alcoholic Ginger Beer n/a
Breconshire Golden Valley 7.0
Caledonian Deuchares IPA 8.0
RCH East St Cream 7.5
Banktop Mild 7.8
215) Brains Bitter 8.1
Vetlins German Pilsner 7.6
McMullins Original IPA 7.1
Rebellion Twelfth Man 6.9
Brakspear Oxford Gold 8.0
220) Clipper IPA (St Albans) 6.8
Timothy Tayler Landlord 7.2
Wells Bombardier Bitter n/a
Everards Tiger Smooth 7.3
Westgate Ale Fresco 7.7
225) St Austell Proper Job 7.1
UBU Purity Premium Amber Ale 8.0
Beer Lao Lager Beer 8.1
Viru Premium Estonian 7.9
Brooklyn Lager 7.7
230) Darkstar Sunburst Golden Ale 7.6
Rothaus PILS 8.0
Darkstar American Pale Ale 7.1
Fullers Chiswick Bitter 8.5
Fullers London Porter 8.4
235) Newcastle Brown Ale 7.4
Carling 7.4
White Horse Village Idiot 7.6
Darkstar Hylder Flower 7.9
Malvern Hills Black Pear 7.6
240) Dancing Duck Gold 7.7
Great Gable Yeabarrow 7.2
Rauchbier Marzen 7.1
Grolsch Blonde 7.1
Otter Bitter 7.8
245) Becks Vier 6.9
Twickenham Fine Ales Summer Gold 7.3
Kasteel CRU Fine Lager 7.2
Tennant’s Lager 6.8
Belhaven Best 7.4
250) Cairngorm Stag Premium 8.2
13 Aug
Morland Old Speckled Hen 8.5
Warsteiner Premium Verum Beer 8.4
Paulaner Original Munich Lager 7.8
Krombacher PILS 7.5
255) Zywiec 7.4
Porterhouse Plain Porter 7.2
Moosehead Lager 7.6
Galway Hooker Pale Ale 8.0
Smithwick’s Superior Irish Ale 7.5
260) OLM Dutch Premium Lager 4.9
Harp Lager 8.5
MESSrs Maguires Rusty 8.8
Whitewater Belfast Ale 8.1
Guinness (IRE) 8.4
265) Bavaria 7.5
Ringnes Pilsner (Norway) 7.7
Theakston Paradise Ale 7.9
Camden Town Lager 8.0
Fullers Red Fox 6.7
270) White Horse Brewery Wayland Smithy 7.6
Sam Smith’s Old Brewery Bitter 7.6
Sam Smith’s Sovereign Bitter 7.8
Palm, Belgium Amber Ale 7.8
Sam Smith’s Taddy Lager 7.6
275) Kelburn Red Smiddy 7.9
Courage Directors Bitter 7.4
Yorkshire Terrior 6.7
Wells Eagle IPA 7.6
Hawkshead Brewery Brodie’s Prime 6.8
280) Green King Bonfire Toffee 7.6
Green King IPA 8.0
Cusquena 7.5
Cesu Premium Rock n Fun 7.4
Modelo Special 7.1
285) Dark Island Orcadian Ale 7.7
Stonehenge Ales Eye-Opener IPA 7.2
Morland Old Golden Hen 7.1
Erdinger Weisbier 8.3
Fuller’s Bengal Lancer IPA 8.4
290) Ha’Penny Brewing London Stone 7.6
Meantime Pale Ale 8.8
Tring Santa’s Little Helper 8.3
Baltika Premium 8.7
Boheme 1795 Pilsen 7.0
295) Whiltshire Rum Beer Wadworth Brewery 8.1
Box Stream Brewery Tunnel Vision 7.1
2012 – 1 Jan (175 beers in 2011)
Sherlock Holmes Ale 7.7
Anchor Liberty Ale 8.7
Boddingtin’s Bitter 7.9
300) Southwold Winter IPA Adnam’s Brewery 7.6
25 Jan
Robinson’s Unicorn Bitter 8.2
Cass Fresh (Korea) 8.3
Almaza Pilsner (Lebanon) 7.4