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Beers of the Year 2008
What are the best beers you've drunk during 2008? Below you will find the beers of the year chosen by Roger, Tom, and
our contributor Gavin Smith in a number of different categories, plus nominations from beer-pages' visitors
Lager/Pilsner: St Mungo, WEST, Glasgow
Bitter/Pale Ale: Triple fff Alton's Pride
Porter/Stout: Goose Island Bourbon County Stout
Strong Ale: Greene King Old Crafty Hen
Wheat Beer: Weihenstephan Vitus Weizen Bock
British Beer: Jenning's Cocker Hoop
Belgian Beer: Achel Extra
World Beer: Bosteels Tripel Karmeliet
Best Newcomer: Fuller's Brewer's Reserve No 1
Willard Clarke
Lager/Pilsner: Daleside, Blonde Lager Ale (England)
Bitter/Pale Ale: Purity Brewing, Mad Goose Pale Ale (England)
Porter/Stout: Brooklyn Brewery, Black Chocolate Stout (USA)
Strong Ale: WEST, Christmas Beer (Scotland)
Wheat Beer: Schneider & Sohn, Aventinus (Germany)
British Beer: Williams Bros, Seven Giraffes (Scotland)
Belgian Beer: Duvel, Triple Hop
World Beer: Shongweni Brewery, Durban Pale Ale (South Africa)
Gavin D Smith
Lager/Pilsner: St Mungo, WEST, Glasgow
Bitter/Pale Ale: Hebridean Berserker Export Pale Ale
Porter/Stout: Paradox Ale (BrewDog)
Strong Ale: Shepherd Neame Christmas Ale
Wheat Beer: WEST Hefeweizen
British Beer: Durham Evensong
Belgian Beer: Chimay Red Label Trappist Beer
World Beer: Red Pig Mexican Ale
visitors' Beers of the Year
Jamie Lindsay, UK
Lager/Pilsner: Latitude Pilsner,Atlas Brewery,UK
Bitter/Pale Ale: Hereford Pale Ale ,Wye Valley ,UK
Porter/Stout: Midnight Sun,Williams Bros,UK
Strong Ale: Orkney Blast,The Highland brewing Company,UK
Wheat Beer: O'Hanlons Wheat Beer,O'Hanlons,UK
British Beer: BrewDog Edge,BrewDog,UK
Belgian Beer: For some weird reason didn't drink much Belgian in 08
World Beer: Schneider Aventinus,Schneider & Sohn,Germany
Best Newcomer: Art Brut, Art Brew,Dorset,UK
Chris Pollard, UK
Lager/Pilsner: Slaghmuylder Paasbier
Bitter/Pale Ale: Nogne O IPA
Porter/Stout: Struise Black Albert
Strong Ale: Dupont Avec les Bons Voeux
Wheat Beer: Watou's Witbier
British Beer: Mighty Oak Oscar Wilde
Belgian Beer: Struise Black Albert
World Beer: Brooklyn Double Chocolate Stout
Best Newcomer: De Dochter van de Korenaar Embrasse
Ian Garrett, UK
Lager/Pilsner: Trumer Pils
Bitter/Pale Ale: Copper Dragon Golden Pippin
Porter/Stout: Meantime London Porter
Strong Ale: Fullers Golden Pride
Wheat Beer: Maissel Weisse
British Beer: Timothy Taylors Landlord
Belgian Beer: Orval
World Beer: Yoho Brewing Tokyo Black (cask)
Best Newcomer: Fullers Brewers Choice No1
Keith Spencer
Lager/Pilsner: Unpasturised Pilsner Urquell
Bitter/Pale Ale: WPA (Wentworth) UK
Porter/Stout: Brooklyn Chocolate stout USA
Strong Ale: Japiur ( Thornbridge) UK
Wheat Beer: Weiss beer (Bushys) I O M
British Beer: Japiur
Belgian Beer: de Graal Tripel
World Beer: Brooklyn IPA USA
Best Newcomer: Punk IPA UK
Mike Keeler, UK
Lager/Pilsner: Robert Cains - Finest Liverpool Lager (UK)
Bitter/Pale Ale: Harvey's of Lewes - Sussex Best
Porter/Stout: Westerham Brewery - Puddleduck Porter (UK)
Strong Ale: Brakspear - Tripple (UK)
British Beer: Ridleys (GK) - Old Bob (UK)
Belgian Beer: Leffe - Blue Label
Best Newcomer: Young's - Kew Gold
Marty Corey, USA
Lager/Pilsner: Sprecher Bavarian Black
Bitter/Pale Ale: Odells 90 Shilling Ale
Porter/Stout: Granville Island Lion Ale
Strong Ale: Tommyknocker Imperial Nut Brown
Wheat Beer: Batemans Combined Harvest ale
British Beer: Harveys Tom Paine Ale
Belgian Beer: Caracole Nostradamus Brune
World Beer: Steinlager
Best Newcomer: New Belgium 1554 Enlightened Ale
Joris Pattyn, Belgium
Lager/Pilsner: Ballast Point Navigator Syrah barrel-aged (Doppelbock-USA)
Bitter/Pale Ale: Thwaites Double Century
Porter/Stout: Mikkeller Black as the Night Whisky barrel-aged (DK)
Strong Ale: Lost Abbey Veritas 002 (USA)
Wheat Beer: Cantillon Amarillo lambic (B)
British Beer: Shoes Farrier Beer
Belgian Beer: Struise Brouwers Double Black (Eis-Stout) (B-@ DECA)
World Beer: Herslev Bryghus Aspargesoel (DK)
Best Newcomer: Brouwerij De Molen (NL) & Ballast Point (USA)
Zak Avery, UK
Lager/Pilsner: Hacker-Pschorr Oktoberfest M�rzen
Bitter/Pale Ale: Durham Archangel
Porter/Stout: Goose Island Bourbon County Stout
Strong Ale: Fullers Vintage
Wheat Beer: Schneider Aventinus
British Beer: St Austell Admiral's Ale
Belgian Beer: Gouden Carolus Triple
World Beer: Stone / Alesmith / Mikkeler Triple
Best Newcomer: BrewDog Tokto Black
John Clarke, UK
Lager/Pilsner: Moravka (5% version), Taddington Brewery, UK (again!)
Bitter/Pale Ale: JP Best, Marble Brewery, UK
Porter/Stout: Tsarina Ezra, De Molen Brewery, Netherlands
Strong Ale: Amarillo, De Molen Brewery, Netherlands
Wheat Beer: Nothing has stood out this year
British Beer: Brewers Gold, Pictish Brewery, UK
Belgian Beer: Over the Edges, Van Steenberge
World Beer: Saison, De Schans Brewery, Netherlands
Best Newcomer: Stout and / or Cheshire IPA, Dunham Massey Bewery, UK
Albrecht von Wallmoden, New Zealand
Lager/Pilsner: Augustiener Edelstoff, Augustiener Brewery Munchen Germany
Bitter/Pale Ale: Epic Pale Ale Epic Brewey New Zealand
Porter/Stout: O'Hanlons, Port Stout GB
Strong Ale: Epic Amagedon Epic Brewey New Zealand
Wheat Beer: Halertau Weiss, Hallertau Auckland New Zealand
British Beer: Barth Brewery , Gem, GB
Belgian Beer: Chimay Blue Chimay
World Beer: Munnerstadt Kloster Urstoff Germany
Best Newcomer: Epic lager Epic Brewery, New Zealand
Paul Russell, UK
Bitter/Pale Ale: British Bulldog Best Bitter
British Beer: Freedom Ale
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