What you will find below

The listings below will include the name of the beer, my numerical ranking based upon my own scale of 0.1 to 10.0, and a little of my personal thoughts about each beer. Here and there I’ll also throw in a few funny or interesting quotes about beer from famous folks. And if you’re curious about my ranking systems, let’s just say that a 5.0 is a decent beer, a 1.0 is an awful beer and a 10.0 is a fantastic beer.

T beers

Light at first sip, but the strength grows as you drink more. Has a nice, frothy head. Light enough you could drink more than one, but the flavor is probably a little too complex for the non-connoisseur.

Goes back pretty smooth with a light sweetness and the barest hint of carbonation. This is a good brew for introducing your non-snob friends to good beer.

Wow! One of the strongest-tasting pale ales I’ve ever had. Goes down a bit heavy, almost like a lighter porter, but not in a harsh way. Definitely a different kind of pale ale, but not in a bad way. Heavy enough that I would not suggest drinking a lot of these … unless, of course, your goal is to get drunk.

I guess weak and watery beers are popular in hotter climes. This stuff comes from Mexico but it tastes like it came from tap water.

This Glasgow, Scotland, brew is very sweet with an almost fizzy cider-type quality. Goes down pretty smooth. Worth trying.

This is Anheuser-Busch’s answer to Corona, which has grown in popularity. This drink doesn’t taste much like a beer. It tastes more like a lime seltzer water. The smooth lime gives it the score I’ve given it, because there isn’t enough beer taste to have done so. Folks who don’t like beer but want to fit in with a beer crowd will like this (ie. the Zima and wine coolers crowd). This brew goes down very easy. The lime is nice at first, but gets on your nerves after you’ve had a few.

This Anheuser-Busch brew is a little stronger than regular Tequiza and it doesn’t have the lime flavoring. It’s got a slight tequila flavor, but that’s not overly strong. Try it once, then put it away. There are too many better beers to be stuck with this.

Has an overly strong burnt fruit flavor. Awful strong and sweet for a “bitter”-style ale. According to the bottle, this stuff is made based upon an old Welsh recipe.

Yes, this cheap lager with a little sweetness and fizz has a picture of Moe, Larry and Curly on the front label. The label on the back of the bottle shows the Three Stooges standing in the middle of a room and gawking at several tables loaded down with beer bottles. Comes from the Panther Brewing Co. of Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania. The funny bottle and novelty of the drink could be a hit at parties, but the taste won’t be.

The bottle has a quaint, old-fashioned look to it due to a map of the Green Bay area in northwest Michigan (the actual bay, not the city of Green Bay, Wisconsin) on the label; the map sort of reminds one of a nautical map or maybe even a pirate map (though the lines of the map are quite modern). This beer looks weak in the glass but it has a strong bitterness. Very wet. Would make a good pub brew to go along with pub food (hot wings, anyone?). Comes to us from the Kalamazoo Brewery guys.

This sweet-tasting beer comes from a micro-brewery in Idaho Springs, Colorado. The taste is reminiscent of maple syrup to some extent. While this isn’t the best beer in the world, don’t pass it up if you get the chance. This is a good beer for folks who like their brews sweet, mainly because the sweetness isn’t overpowering.

A fairly strong India Pale Ale with a bit of a nutty flavor and usual I.P.A. sourness. Goes down wet. Though not a really great drink, this is much too complicated a beer for non-beer snobs.

An extremely sweet Scottish ale that takes a little getting used to but goes down great and has a very high-class taste to it. True beer snobs will have to try this to appreciate it, but watch out because it’s very expensive.

Watery, sweet and sour. Someone in China apparently doesn’t know how to make beer.

This French liquid comes in a bottle painted white, and that’s the only unique thing about it. Otherwise, it’s a pretty plain drink much like a cheap American lager. Brewed and bottled by Schutzenberger.

Comes to us from the Kalamazoo Brewery. Really good for watching late night vampire movies. A pretty strong bitter flavor while going down, but good and smooth enough for you pale ale/heavy lager fans.

Dave Barry quote

Without question, the greatest invention in the history of mankind is beer. Oh, I grant you that the wheel was also a fine invention, but the wheel does not go nearly as well with pizza.