• American Lagers
• Belgian Whites
  
• Canadian Beers
  
• Dubbles and Tripels
• English Ales
• Strong English Ales
• German Beers
• India Pale Ales
• Lambics
• Meads 2003
  
• Mixed Styles I
• Mixed Styles II
• Mixed Styles III
• Mixed Styles IV
• Mixed Styles V
• Mixed Styles VI
• Mixed Styles VII
  
• Oktoberfests 1999
• Oktoberfests 2000
• Pilseners
• Stouts 
• Strong Beers I
• Strong Beers II
• Strong Beers III
• Strong Beers IV
• Strong Beers V
• Strong Beers VI
• Strong Beers VII
  
• Wheat / Golden Beers

• Alpharetta / Cumming, GA
• Amsterdam, Netherlands
  
• Athens, GA
• Atlanta, GA
• Austin, TX 
• Belgium 
• Chicago, IL 
• Fort Collins, CO
• Germany 2003: Munich, Kelheim, Regensburg
  
• Minneapolis, St. Paul
• Montreal, Canada
  
• Nashville, TN
• New England - RI, NH, ME
• New Orleans, LA 1999
• New Orleans Beer Tour Photos 2001
• New Orleans Craft Brewers Conf. 2003
  
• New York, NY 
• Philadelphia, PA
• Portland, OR
  
• Germany: Munich, Bamberg, Kulmbach, and Berlin 
• Salt Lake City, UT
• Tampa, FL 
• Chimay Trappist 
• Orval Trappist 
• Rochefort Trappist 
• Westvleteren Trappist 
• Westmalle Trappist 

 

Rogue Imperial Stout Rogue Ales - Newport, OR, USA Russian Imperial Stout (11% abv)  FIRST PLACE Aroma: Coffee grounds, espresso aromas, alcohol. Appearance: Very black and viscous. Flavor: Roasty with a great espresso-like finish.  Not very acidic.  Hop content is substantial and the finish is bitter-sweet.  Malt, roasted barley, and hops all work together extremely well to make this a rich, luscious dark ale.  This is an impressive beer with a warming, dark chocolate note.

Victory Old Horizontal Victory Brewing Company - Downingtown, PA, USA American-style Barleywine (11% abv)  SECOND PLACE  Aroma: Lots of resiny, spicy American hops. Appearance: Clear with light carbonation and a bright amber color. Flavor: American hop flavor and bitterness are floral and pleasant.  This is a malty beer with a terrific hop/malt balance.  Smooth yet assertive - hops resonate on the tongue.  A splendid Barleywine that is very delicious.

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Millennium Ale King and Barnes Brewery - Horsham, W. Sussex, UK English Barleywine (9.5% abv)  THIRD PLACE  Aroma: Plums, raisins, perfume and passion fruit. Appearance: Mahogany with a slight haze and very low carbonation. Flavor: Viscous with a mild, pleasant sourness and heavy mouthfeel.  There are undertones of herbs, plum, and maple syrup.  The mouthfeel coats the tongue and flavors of caramel appear in the finish.  This beer has a good balance between bitterness and sweetness.

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Dogfish Head World Wide Stout
Dogfish Head Craft Brewery - Lewes, DE, USA
Imperial Stout (18% abv) 
HONORABLE MENTION 
Aroma: Winey and cordial-like with notes of whiskey and rum.
Appearance: Jet black with a very light head.
Flavor: This is more like a liqueur than an Imperial Stout.  This beer is very high in alcohol warmth and alcohol flavor, and has notes of strong plum, syrup, maple, and port.  It has a big mouthfeel and is outrageous and impressive.  Very high end of this style and goes overboard on many parameters of an Imperial Stout.  This is a sipping beer with roast/coffee character in the background.  Quite an experience.

Benchmark Old Ale
Portland Brewing Company - Portland, OR, USA
Old Ale (9.9% abv) 
HONORABLE MENTION 
Aroma: Mild alcohol, hops, light malt and caramel. 
Appearance: Dark copper in color -- clear with a mild white foam.
Flavor: Beautiful floral hop flavor with good malt for balance.  Not a very bitter ale and lacks any sherry-like, oxidative character.  May be better with some age.  Extremely pleasant and drinkable.

MacQueen's Nessie
Castle Brewery Eggenberg - Vorchdorf, Austria
Red Ale with whiskey malt (7.3% abv)   
Aroma: Honey and fruit with a touch of alcohol and sourness in the aroma.
Appearance: Golden with a clear, white head of foam.
Flavor: Malt and honey with a very restrained hop bitterness.  This exhibits a fine malt flavor, but is not sweet.  There is a bit of butterscotch, smoke, and dark toast in the flavor.

Hair of the Dog Adam
Hair of the Dog Brewing Company - Portland, OR, USA
Historical Dortmunder Altbier with smoked malts (10% abv) 
Aroma: Earthy, horsey, Brettanomyces notes.  Aroma also is sour and fruity with hints of smoke.
Appearance: Dark brown and hazy with a tan head.
Flavor: Sour, salty, citrusy, earthy, and cellar-like with a bitter finish.  This is a very complex and unusual beer with a unique, rustic character.  Slight infection could be present.  Not for everyone's taste.

Weyerbacher Raspberry Imperial Stout
Weyerbacher Brewing Company - Easton, PA, USA
Imperial Stout with Fruit (8% abv) 
Aroma: Fruit, wood-like hops, roast, flowers, tannins, and raspberries.  The aroma is complex, yet mild.
Appearance: Thick foam with hints of red and amber color.  The beer is very black.
Flavor: There is a great raspberry flavor and finish blended with chocolate and an alcohol presence.  There is a dry, medium/full mouthfeel and body.  This beer could perhaps use a bit more malt sweetness to backup the fruit.  A very pleasant, pleasing beer that is light in roasted grain character (so the raspberries come through more).