Cor! What a stunner! What's your best score lately?

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Just to counterbalance the “shocker” thread…

My highest this year is 4.1 for this:
https://www.ratebeer.com/beer/moonchild-gypsy-queen/497782/74729/

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4.3

https://www.ratebeer.com/beer/figueroa-mountain-6th-anniversary-grand-cru/474764/1966/

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4,6
https://www.ratebeer.com/beer/founders-cbs-40canadian-breakfast-stout41/98973/111306/

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My highest score so far this year, a 4.2:
https://www.ratebeer.com/beer/omnipollo-selassie/454116/

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My best this year is Epic Big Bad Baptista at a 4.4, but that doesn’t feel ‘lately’. Best I’ve had, or at least one I was most excited about, in the last few weeks was a small local brewery’s English Strong Ale on cask. By far the best thing I’ve had on cask in New Zealand in almost four years here.

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https://www.ratebeer.com/beer/cloudwater-bourbon-chocolate-imperial-stout/573718/97853/

A very rare 4.4 from me!

<*))))))><

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https://www.ratebeer.com/beer/alchemist-heady-topper/32329/

Heady Topper with 4.5.

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4.2 for https://www.ratebeer.com/beer/founders-cbs-canadian-breakfast-stout/98973/

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I think I’m getting less generous with my high scores, in what seems light a couple of months of excellent beer my highest is a 4.2

https://www.ratebeer.com/beer/northern-monk-glory/588145/295172/

I have had some very good Northern Monk beers this year, i think they are now my top rated English Brewery

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Loved this

https://www.ratebeer.com/beer/marble-the-castle-of-udolpho/555897/20036/

Barrel aged old ale. Lovely dark sour, fruity.

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And this one from Marble too

https://www.ratebeer.com/beer/marble-barley-wine-2017/577614/20036/

Crystallised fruits.

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Best beer of the year though was this

https://www.ratebeer.com/beer/cantillon-fou-foune/7502/

Not a new rate but I increased my rating to a 4.6/5.0

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Dugges Cinna Mon got a 4.5 from me recently amidst a general grade inflation affecting everything except cask bitter. Obviously no Harvey’s involved…

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4.6 for this…Bear Republic racer X

I actually got Pliny the Younger this year too, and it didn’t finish 2nd or 3rd

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4.5 last month - so good i had to have it twice :slight_smile:

https://www.ratebeer.com/beer/mikkeller-spontanpentadrupelraspberry/554341/

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Fremont Dark Star BA Coffee I believe was something that absolutely stunned me and I rated it 4.9 which is my 3rd highest ever.

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Edge Brewing Barrica #25. Gave it a 4.5.
It’s been a long time since I tasted such a delicious combination of chocolate, bourbon vanilla, caramel fudge cookies and red fruit. Amazing beer.

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I gave two 4.4s this year and both of these are in my all time top 10:

https://www.ratebeer.com/beer/brew-your-mind-evermind/512231/398597/
and
https://www.ratebeer.com/beer/mikkeller-beer-geek-breakfast/53853/

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This caused me to say “wow”, so got a 4.0:
https://www.ratebeer.com/beer/pyynikin-motti-suomi100-sahti/562930/51287/

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Kormoran Imperium Prunum earned a 4.2, highest so far this year.

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