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Beers of the Year 2011
What are your very best beers of 2011? Below you will find the Beers of the Year chosen by Willard Clarke in various categories, but we are looking for
your lists too. Send us your nominations using the Beers of the Year Entry Form for publication here.
Willard Clarke
Lager/Pilsner: Harviestoun, Schiehallion
Bitter/Pale Ale: St Peter's, India Pale Ale
Porter/Stout: Meantime, Greenwich Hospital Porter
Strong Ale: Shepherd Neame, 1698
British Beer: Fullers, Past Masters XX
World Beer: Anchor, Liberty Ale (USA)
Free choice: Thwaites, Bottle Conditioned Lancashire Dark Mild (for M&S)
visitors' awards - final batch for 2011 added 18th January
Justin Mason, UK
Lager/Pilsner: Victory - Prima Pils
Bitter/Pale Ale: Magic Rock - High Wire
Porter/Stout: Thornbridge - Evenlode Brown Porter
Strong Ale: Wibblers - Winter Wibble
Wheat Beer: Goose Island - 312 Urban wheat
British Beer: Dark Star - Green Hopped IPA
Belgian Beer: Boon Oude Geuze Mariage Parfait
World Beer: Southern Tier - Old Man Winter Ale
Best Newcomer: The Kernel
Free choice: Williams Bros - Profanity Stout
Simon Hyde, UK
Lager/Pilsner: Schiehallion
Bitter/Pale Ale: Leeds Brewery Leeds Pale
Porter/Stout: Bradfield Farmers Stout
Strong Ale: York Brewery Centurions Ghost
Wheat Beer: Paulaner Heffe Weisse
British Beer: Rudgate Ruby Mild
Belgian Beer: Westmalle Dubbel
World Beer: Brooklyn Brewery Dark Chocolate Stout
Free choice: Rudgate Ruby Mild
Gwyn Harris, UK
Lager/Pilsner: St Mungo Lager, West, Scotland
Bitter/Pale Ale: Butty Bach, Wye Valley
Porter/Stout: Dark Side, Bath Ales
Strong Ale: Vintage Ale 2009, Fullers
Wheat Beer: Meantime Wheat, Meantime
British Beer: Bathams Bitter
Belgian Beer: Saison Dupont
World Beer: Original: Weihenstephaner, Germany
Best Newcomer: St Mungo Lager, West, Scotland
Free choice: La Capsule, Craft beer bar in Lille
visitors' awards added 10th January
Andrew Nielsen, UK
Lager/Pilsner: Aecht Schlenkerla Eiche
Bitter/Pale Ale: Magic Rock High Wire
Porter/Stout: Kernel Brewing London 1890 Export Stout
Strong Ale: J W Lees Harvest Ale Vintage 10
British Beer: Kernel Brewing London 1890 Export Stout
Belgian Beer: 2008 Cantillon Lou Pepe Kriek
World Beer: Epic Hop Zombie
Best Newcomer: Magic Rock
Free choice: Best New Bar - The Craft Beer Co, Clerkenwell
Dave Jackson, UK
Lager/Pilsner: Brew Dog ~ Zeitgeist
Bitter/Pale Ale: Brakspear ~ Oxford Gold
Porter/Stout: The Old Chimneys ~ Good King Henry
Strong Ale: Fuller's ~ Vintage Ale
British Beer: Fuller's ~ London Pride
Belgian Beer: Duvel
World Beer: Eggenburg ~ Samichlaus
Free choice: Rodenbach ~ Grand Cru (getting back to its best)
Jody Grabham, UK
Lager/Pilsner: Asahi Black
Bitter/Pale Ale: Hog Back Brewery T.E.A
Porter/Stout: RCH Old Slug
Strong Ale: Hunters Gold
Wheat Beer: Erdinger Dunkel
British Beer: Wizard Ales Druids Fluid
Belgian Beer: Chimay Rouge
World Beer: Dos Equis XX Ambar
Best Newcomer: Cheddar Ales Bitter Bully (bottle)
Free choice: Bauskas Alus Tumšais Specialais
Daron Fincham, UK
Lager/Pilsner: Kronenbourg 1664
Bitter/Pale Ale: Holdens Bitter
Porter/Stout: Sarah Hughes Dark Ruby Mild
Strong Ale: Holdens Special
Wheat Beer: Urdinger
British Beer: Bathams Bitter
Belgian Beer: Rochfort 8
World Beer: Staroprammen
Free choice: Holdens Golden Glow
visitors' awards added 4th January
Brian Grafstrom, UK
Lager/Pilsner: Aecht Schlenkerla - Urbock Rauchbier (Germany)
Bitter/Pale Ale: Ilkley Brewing Co. - "Mary Jane" Pale Ale (England)
Porter/Stout: Cropton Brewery - "Blackout" Porter (England)
Strong Ale: Fuller's - Past Masters Heritage Series XX Strong Ale (England)
Wheat Beer: Samuel Smith's - Organic Wheat Beer (England)
British Beer: Thornbridge - "Sequoia" American Amber Ale (England)
Belgian Beer: 2004 Drie Fonteinen - Oude Gueuze (Belgium)
World Beer: Birra del Borgo - Ke To Porter (Italy)
Best Newcomer: Surly - "Furious" IPA (USA)
Free choice: Jolly Pumpkin - "Biere de Mars" French-Style Stock Ale (USA)
John Clarke, UK
Lager/Pilsner: Emelisse Urtyp Plis (NL)
Bitter/Pale Ale: Quantum Stella IPA (UK)
Porter/Stout: Blue Bee Lustn' For Stout (UK)
Strong Ale: Pelgrim Amarillo Tripel (NL)
Wheat Beer: Schneider Hopfenweisse
British Beer: RedWillow Wreckless
Belgian Beer: Our Beersel Framboise
World Beer: Evil Twin Soft Dookie (DK)
Best Newcomer: RedWillow Brewery
Free choice: Most improved brewery - Buxton Brewery
Bob Sap, UK
Lager/Pilsner: Windsor and Eton Republik
Bitter/Pale Ale: W J King Horsham Best
Porter/Stout: Dark Star Smoked Porter
Strong Ale: Dark Star Imperial Stout
Wheat Beer: Wolf Straw Dog
British Beer: Thornbridge sequoia
Belgian Beer: Bosteels Pauwel Kwak
World Beer: Aecht schlenkerla rauchbier
Free choice: Fullers Past Masters Double Stout
Keith Spencer, UK
Best Newcomer: RAW Maximus Debate, a 5% dry hopped light brown ale
Richard Ward, UK
Lager/Pilsner: Warsteiner
Bitter/Pale Ale: Golden Best (Timothy Taylor)
Porter/Stout: Ironclad 957 (Haworth Steam Brewing Company)
Wheat Beer: Hebden Wheat (Little Valley Brewery)
British Beer: Golden Pippin (Copper Dragon)
Belgian Beer: Ciney Bruin
World Beer: Asahi Black
Best Newcomer: Haworth Steam Brewing Company
Barry Dean
Bitter/Pale Ale: Morland Original Bitter
Strong Ale: Phoenix Wobbly Bob
British Beer: Shepherd Neame Spooky Ale
Belgian Beer: Orval
World Beer: Anchor Steam Beer
Best Newcomer: M&S; own brand beers
Free choice: Sint Bernardus Bi�re des Grottes
Craig Walker, UK
Lager/Pilsner: Radenberger Pilsner
Bitter/Pale Ale: Oakham Citra
Porter/Stout: Luckie Ales Brown Stout
Strong Ale: Highland Orkney Blast
Wheat Beer: Schneider Aventinus
British Beer: Black Isle Export Scotch Ale
Belgian Beer: Westvleteren 8
World Beer: Nogne Imperial Stout
Best Newcomer: Tempus Rye Pale Ale
Free choice: Sierra Nevada Celebration Ale
Zak Avery, UK
Lager/Pilsner: Budvar Dark
Bitter/Pale Ale: Kernel Borefts Rye IPA
Porter/Stout: Bristol Beer Factory Ultimate Stout
Strong Ale: Fullers 1845
Wheat Beer: Schneider Weisse Original
British Beer: Magic Rock High Wire
Belgian Beer: Duvel - an eternal classic
World Beer: Mikkeller Single Hop IPA - Simcoe
Best Newcomer: Magic Rock Brewing Co
Free choice: Best "thing" - the rise of the "craft" beer bar
visitors' awards added 24th December
Joris Pattyn, Belgium
Lager/Pilsner: G�nstaller Br�u Zoigl Germany
Bitter/Pale Ale: Stone Cali Belgique IPA USA
Porter/Stout: The Bruery Chocolate Rain USA
Strong Ale: Birrificio del Ducato l'Ultima Luna (barley wine) Italy
Wheat Beer: Schneider Tap 4 Mein Gr�nes D
British Beer: The Kernel IPA Nelson Sauvin Citra
Belgian Beer: Drie Fonteinen Armand '4 Lente (gueuze) Belgium
World Beer: Mikkeller Mielcke & Hurtigkarl (Belgian strong) DK/Belgium
Best Newcomer: Tilquin Oude Gueuze B
Free choice: Special mention: Lion � Plume/Bastogne Postiche Belgium (stout)
Ed Murphy, UK
Lager/Pilsner: Jever Pilsner
Bitter/Pale Ale: American Pale Ale (Dark Star)
Porter/Stout: Tsar Imperial Stout (Buxton)
Strong Ale: Brewer's Reserve No 3 (Fullers)
Wheat Beer: Clouded Yellow (St Austell)
British Beer: Bengal Lancer (Fullers)
Belgian Beer: Rochefort 10
World Beer: Ruination IPA (Stone USA)
Best Newcomer: Human Cannonball (Magic Rock)
Free choice: Dales Pale Ale (Oskar Blues)
Ian Garrett, UK
Lager/Pilsner: Bernard Svetly Lezak
Bitter/Pale Ale: Kirkstall Three Swords
Porter/Stout: Odell Cutthroat Porter
Strong Ale: Fullers Vintage Ale
British Beer: Taylors Landlord
Belgian Beer: Orval
World Beer: Epic Thornbridge Stout
Best Newcomer: Magic Rock
Free choice: Brooklyn Sorachi Ace
visitors' awards added 28th December 2011
Fred Wilde, UK
Lager/Pilsner: Butt Brewery -Le Butts Bier
Bitter/Pale Ale: Dark Star -Hop Head
Porter/Stout: Orkney Brewery -Dragon Head
Strong Ale: Quantock Ales -UXB
Wheat Beer: Bristol Beer Factory -Hefe
British Beer: Moor Beer -Northern Star
Belgian Beer: Kwak
World Beer: Dogfish Head -90 minute IPA
Best Newcomer: Kernel -Centennial IPA
John Midwood, UK
Bitter/Pale Ale: Angel Brewery Angel Ale
Strong Ale: Bathams XXX
Belgian Beer: Rochefort 12
Best Newcomer: Angel Ale
Sigmund Melberg, Norway
Lager/Pilsner: Christoffel Bier
Bitter/Pale Ale: Durham Magus
Porter/Stout: The Kernel Export Stout London 1890
Strong Ale: Fullers Brewer's Reserve Limited Edition No 2 Oak Aged Ale
Wheat Beer: Schneider Aventinus Weizen-Eisbock
British Beer: Hook Norton Twelve Days
Belgian Beer: Bush de Nuits
World Beer: Goose Island Big John Imperial Stout (USA)
Best Newcomer: Maxim Boxing Hare
Free choice: Great Divide Espresso Oak Aged Yeti Imperial Stout
Nicholas Barney, UK
Lager/Pilsner: Sam Adams 'Boston Lager'
Bitter/Pale Ale: Goose Island IPA
Porter/Stout: Felinfoel Stout
Strong Ale: Otley 'O8'
Wheat Beer: Grimbergen Blanche
British Beer: Badgers 'Englands Own'
World Beer: Otley 'O-Garden'
Best Newcomer: Otley 'Croes-O'
Free choice: Hopback 'Summer Lightning'
Pete Gerrard, UK
Lager/Pilsner: Harviestoun - Schiehallion
Bitter/Pale Ale: Thwaite's - Wainwright
Porter/Stout: Sadler's Ales - Mud City Stout
Strong Ale: Leeds Brewery - Gyle No. 479 Vintage Ale
British Beer: Fullers - ESB
Belgian Beer: Rochefort - 10
World Beer: Mikkeller - Black Hole
Best Newcomer: Magic Rock - Human Cannonball
Free choice: Brewdog - Hello, My Name Is Ingrid
John Doughty, UK
Lager/Pilsner: Brew Dog 77 lager
Bitter/Pale Ale: Marble Dobber
Porter/Stout: Wensleydale Porter
Strong Ale: Green Flash Barley Wine
Wheat Beer: Keesmann Weissbier
British Beer: Brew Dog 5 AM Saint
Belgian Beer: Ellezelloise Hercule Stout
World Beer: Nogne Batch 100
Best Newcomer: Thornbridge/Dark Star Coalition
Free choice: Smuttynose Robust Porter
Sunil Malhotra
Lager/Pilsner: Carlsberg
Porter/Stout: Guinness
Wheat Beer: Hoogarten
Beers of the Year Entry Form
beers of the year 2010
beers of the year 2009
beers of the year 2008
beers of the year 2007
beers of the year 2006
beers of the year 2005
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