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Beers of the Year 2009
What are the best beers you've drunk during 2009? Below you will find the beers of the year chosen by Roger and Tom in a number of different categories, plus lists from beer-pages'
visitors. Nominations are nowl closed.
Lager/Pilsner: Perle, Poland/Budweiser Budvar
Bitter/Pale Ale: Purity Mad Goose Pale Ale
IPA: National Trust/Westerham Brewery Viceroy IPA/Redoak, Sydney, IPA
Gold/Blond Ale: Hawkshead Lakeland Gold/Three Ravens Blond, Melbourne
Porter: Meantime London Porter
Stout: County Carlow Irish Stout, Carlow Brewing Co, Ireland/Thornbridge St Petersburg
Strong Ale: North Cotswold Global Arctic Ale
Oak-aged: Innis & Gunn Triple Matured/Fuller's Brewer's Reserve
Wheat Beer: Feral White, W. Australia/Matilda Bay Redback, North Fremantle, Australia
British Beer: Jenning's Cocker Hoop
Oud Bruin/Belgian Brown Ale: Liefman's Goudenband/Anker Gouden Carolus Classic
Kolsch-style: Red Hill Blond, Mornington Peninsula, Victoria, Australia.
Christmas Ale: Goose Island, Chicago.
Beers made with the addition of herbs and spices: Gruut, Ghent, Belgium/Froach 20th Anniversary Ale
Willard Clarke
Lager/Pilsner: Freedom Brewery, Lager (England)
Bitter/Pale Ale: Williams Bros, IPA (Scotland)
Porter/Stout: Brooklyn Brewery, Black Chocolate Stout (USA)
Strong Ale: Adnams, Broadside (England)
Wheat Beer: Schneider & Sohn, Aventinus (Germany)
British Beer: Hambleton Ales, Taylor's Tipple (England)
Belgian Beer: Hoegaarden, Forbidden Fruit (Belgium)
World Beer: Innis & Gunn, Rum Cask (Scotland)
Best Newcomer: BrewDog, Atlantic IPA (Scotland)
Steven Palmer, UK
Lager/Pilsner: Dortmunder Kronen
Porter/Stout: Guinness Red
Wheat Beer: Erdinger Weissbier
Belgian Beer: Hoegardern
World Beer: Lowenbrau Oktoberfest
Free choice: Brinkhoff's No.1
Zak Avery, UK
Lager/Pilsner: Birrificio Italiano Tipopils
Bitter/Pale Ale: Dark Star Hophead
Porter/Stout: Anchor Porter
Strong Ale: Crown Brewery India Pale Ale
Wheat Beer: Grolsch Weizen
British Beer: Roosters YPA
Belgian Beer: Girardin Gueuze 1882 Black Label
World Beer: Sierra Nevada Torpedo Extra IPA
Best Newcomer: Deschutes The Dissident
Free choice: BrewDog Chaos Theory (why discontinue such a great beer?!)
Stuart Ross, UK
Lager/Pilsner: Spatan Oktoberfest
Bitter/Pale Ale: Marble Pint
Porter/Stout: Saints n Sinners Insomniac
Strong Ale: Thornbridge Jaipur (new brewery)
British Beer: Thornbridge Raven
Belgian Beer: Orval
World Beer: Sierra Nevada Celibration Ale
Best Newcomer: Marble Mild
Free choice: Achel Blond
Tim Carlisle, UK
Bitter/Pale Ale: Ridgeway Ivanhoe
Porter/Stout: Compass Baltic Night Stout
Wheat Beer: Cotswold Brewing Company Wheat Beer
Best Newcomer: Cherwell Valley Brewery
Free choice: Ridgeway Bad King John
Michael Keeler, UK
Lager/Pilsner: Budvar
Bitter/Pale Ale: Timothy Taylor Landlord
Porter/Stout: Shepherd Neame Porter (Cask)
Strong Ale: Adnams Broadside (Cask)
Wheat Beer: Schneider Weisse
British Beer: Westerham Brewey British Bulldog
Belgian Beer: Leffe Brun
World Beer: Brakspear Tripple
Best Newcomer: Morland (GK) Old Crafy Hen
Free choice: Surrey Hills Brewery Shere Drop
John Doughty, UK
Lager/Pilsner: William Brothers Ceilidh
Bitter/Pale Ale: Oyster Thistle Ticker
Porter/Stout: Mikkeller Beer Geek Breakfast
Strong Ale: Stone Sublimely Self Righteous Ale
Wheat Beer: Kristina Kult
British Beer: Thornbridge Alliance Maderia Reserve 2007
Belgian Beer: Westvleteren extra 8
World Beer: SNAB Maelstron
Best Newcomer: Adnams Innovation
Free choice: Thornbridge Jaipur
Chris Wright, USA
Bitter/Pale Ale: Surrey Hills Ranmore Ale
Strong Ale: Russian River Pliny the Elder
Wheat Beer: New Belgium, Mothership Wit
British Beer: Surrey Hills Ranmore Ale
Belgian Beer: Chimay Red
World Beer: Russian River Pliny the Elder
Free choice: Russian River Pliny the Younger (limited release - February)
Marcus Hodgson, UK
Lager/Pilsner: Meantime Pilsner
Bitter/Pale Ale: Jennings Bitter
Porter/Stout: Cropton Scorseby Stout
Strong Ale: Robinsons Old Tom
Wheat Beer: Matilda Red Back, Australia
British Beer: Timothy Taylors Landlord
Belgian Beer: Leffe Dark
World Beer: Monteiths Celtic, NZ
Best Newcomer: Kirkby Lonsdale Ruskins Bitter
Free choice: Orkney dark Island
Ian Roberts, USA
Lager/Pilsner: Great Lakes Brewing Co. Dortmunder Gold
Bitter/Pale Ale: Sam Adams Brewmaster's Choice Pale Ale
Porter/Stout: Lion Stout
Strong Ale: Great Divide Hibernation Ale
Wheat Beer: Allagash White
British Beer: Shepherd Neame Spitfire Ale
Belgian Beer: Duval
World Beer: Dogfish Head 60-minute IPA
Best Newcomer: Kellys Island Brewing Co. Anniversary Ale
Free choice: Clipper City Brewing Co. Winter Storm
John Clarke, UK
Lager/Pilsner: BrewDog 77 (UK)
Bitter/Pale Ale: Marble Pint (UK)
Porter/Stout: Viven Porter (new beer from Belgian beer firm)
Strong Ale: Mareble Special (new barley wine from one of UK's top brewers)
Wheat Beer: Nothing special for me this year
British Beer: Bollington Long Hop (UK) - wonderfully refreshing
Belgian Beer: Jendrain Jendreouille IV Saison
World Beer: De Eem Chinook (amazing stuff from Dutch beer firm)
Best Newcomer: Ape Ale from Blue Monkey Brewery (UK)
Free choice: Beer to culr up with - new Marble Decadence (UK)
Thomas Marshall, UK
Lager/Pilsner: Weihenstephaner Pilsner
Bitter/Pale Ale: Port Brewing Third Anniversary IPA
Porter/Stout: De Struise Culvie Delphine
Strong Ale: De Molen Heaven and Hell
Wheat Beer: Schneider Weisse
British Beer: Crown IPA
Belgian Beer: De Sruise Pannepot
World Beer: Worthington's White Shield
Best Newcomer: Brew Dog Tactical Nuclear Programme - something fresh?
Joris Pattyn, Belgium
Lager/Pilsner: Sternbr�u Schlusselfeld Dunkel Rauchbier (D)
Bitter/Pale Ale: Amager Christianshavn Pale ale (DK)
Porter/Stout: Mikkeller Beer Geek Brunch Weasel (DK)
Strong Ale: Hair of the Dog Matt (USA)
Wheat Beer: Cantillon Crianza Helena (B)
British Beer: Southport Golden Sands Golden ale
Belgian Beer: Cantillon Zwanze 2008 (B)
World Beer: Iron Hill Kreik de Hill (USA)
Best Newcomer: Brasserie de Bastogne/La Trouffette (B)
Best macrobrewer beer: Paulaner Nockherberger (D)
Andy Mogg, UK
Bitter/Pale Ale: Hetton Pale Ale
Porter/Stout: Thornbridge Bracia
Strong Ale: Thornbridge Halcyon
Wheat Beer: Dass witte
British Beer: Thornbridge Bracia
World Beer: sierra nevada celebration 2008
Best Newcomer: Crown Brewery unpronouncable IPA
Free choice: Crown brewery Ring of fire
Neil Bowness, UK
Lager/Pilsner: Vedett Extra Blond
Bitter/Pale Ale: St. Peter's IPA
Porter/Stout: Coniston Brewery's Oatmeal Stout
Strong Ale: Coniston's new Barley Wine (on it's way and a beauty)
Wheat Beer: Erdinger (again)
British Beer: St. Peter's (am pretty much loving just about anything they brew)
Belgian Beer: Poperings Hommel Bier
World Beer: St. Peter's IPA - a world beater!
Free choice: Innes & Gunn Rum Cask
Ian Garrett, UK
Lager/Pilsner: Bernard Svatecni Lezak
Bitter/Pale Ale: Pictish Brewers Gold
Porter/Stout: Elland 1872 Porter
Strong Ale: Fullers Golden Best
Wheat Beer: Korenwolf
British Beer: Timothy Taylors Golden Best
Belgian Beer: De Ranke XXX Bitter
World Beer: Russian River Pliny the Elder
Free choice: Copper Dragon Black Gold
beers of the year 2008
beers of the year 2007
beers of the year 2006
beers of the year 2005
Beers of the Year 2009 is now closed. Look out for Beers of the Year 2010, in December.
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