IBC unveils world's top 50 beers
Judges at this year's International Beer Challenge
had to whittle down hundreds of entries to 50 champions
Judges commented on a general improvement in the standard of the beers they sampled during the first day of the International Beer Challenge.
Entries were whittled down to a list of just 75.
On a second day of judging, the super jurors - led by IBC chairman Jeff Evans - made the final cut, and picked out the medal winners in each of the 12 classes.
A full report, complete with tasting notes for all 50 winners, is scheduled to appear in a supplement next month.
Supreme Champion and Best in Class Beer above 7% abv
Deschutes The Abyss, 11%
Best in Class Ales up to 4.2% abv
Orkney Red McGregor, 4%
Best in Class Ales between 4.3% and 5.5% abv
Deschutes Bachelor ESB, 5.3%
Best in Class Ales between 5.6% and 6.9% abv
Batemans Victory Ale, 6%
Best in Class Lagers up to 4.2% abv
Atlas Latitude Highland
Pilsner, 3.9%
Best in Class Lagers between 4.3% and 5.5% abv
Monteith's New Zealand Lager, 5%
Best in Class Lagers between 5.6% and 6.9% abv
Weltenburger Asam Bock, 6.9%
Best in Class Fruit Beers
Meantime Raspberry Grand Cru, 6.5%
Best in Class Wheat Beers
Weihenstephaner Hefeweissbier, 5.4%
Best in Class Stouts and Porters up to 6.9% abv
Meantime Coffee, 6%
Best in Class Dark/Black Lagers up to 6.9% abv
Samuel Adams Boston Lager, 4.9%
Best in Class Non-Alcoholic and Low Alcohol Beers
Clausthaler Classic
Other Top 50 Beers
King Cobra, 8%
Samuel Adams Triple Bock, 18%
Adnams Explorer, 5.5%
Coopers Extra Strong Vintage Ale 2006, 7.5%
Young's Bitter, 3.7%
Hook Norton Old Hooky, 4.6%
Hook Norton Twelve Days, 5.5%
Traquair 900, 9%
O'Hanlon's Thomas Hardy's Ale, 11.7%
Young's Special London Ale, 6.4%
Weihenstephaner Kristall-Weissbier, 5.4%
Young's Double Chocolate Stout, 5.2%
La Trappe Dubbel, 6.5%
Deschutes Hop Henge Imperial IPA, 8.1%
Fuller's London Pride, 4.7%
Meantime London Porter, 6.5%
Fuller's London Porter, 5.4%
Ossett Treacle Stout, 5%
Greene King Ruddles County, 4.7%
Fuller's ESB, 5.9%
Purity Pure UBU, 4.5%
Harviestoun Bitter & Twisted, 4.2%
Wadworth The Bishop's Tipple, 6.5%
Holt Sixex, 6%
Brakspear Bitter, 3.4%
Meantime Pale Ale, 4.7%
Bartram's Comrade Bill Bartram's Egalitarian Anti Imperialist Soviet Stout, 6.9%
Greene King IPA, 3.6%
Hook Norton Hooky Gold, 4.2%
Baltika N4 Original, 5.6%
Batemans Dark Lord, 5%
Holt Thunderholt, 5%
St Austell Tribute, 4.2%
Fuller's Discovery, 4.2%
Hall & Woodhouse Golden Glory, 4.5%
Deschutes Inversion IPA, 6.8%
Broughton Champion Double Ale, 5.5%
Whitewater Clotworthy Dobbin, 5%
