My Year In Beer (legacy)

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One of the coolest stats still alive here is My 2023 in Beer: omhper (ratebeer.com) (replace 2778 with your user ID)¨

2023 was a good year for me. I managed:
3090 beer reviews in 2023 from 1194 breweries
427 breweries were tried for the first time.

My highest rated beers were:

Name ABV Style Avg My Score Date
1 Närke Kaggen Double Oaked Stormaktsporter 11.0% Stout - Imperial 4.03 4.8 April 22
2 Aecht Schlenkerla Erle 4.2% Smoked - Rauchbier 3.89 4.8 October 12
3 Afro-Caribbean Hoppenheimer 6.7% IPA 3.28 4.6 December 26
4 Nyköping Hoppy Hour 5.5% IPA 3.48 4.4 June 27
5 Aecht Schlenkerla Weichsel Rotbier 4.6% Smoked - Rauchbier 3.89 4.4 July 16
6 Suarez Family Domain (Blend #12) 5.0% Saison / Farmhouse / Grisette 3.65 4.4 July 16

And my top ten breweries were:

Brewery Location Count Average Rating
Brouwerij De Ranke Hainaut 4 4.2
Närke Kulturbryggeri Örebro 12 4.03
Afro-Caribbean Brewing Company South Africa 3 4
Ängöl Kvartersbryggeri Kalmar 5 3.94
Brouwerij 3 Fonteinen Flemish Brabant 4 3.92
Nynäshamns Ångbryggeri Stockholm 4 3.9
Underjord Bryggeri Stockholm 6 3.88
Nyköping Brewing Company Södermanland 8 3.86
Subbe Bryggeri Halland 5 3.84
Pivovar Kamenice nad Lipou Vysocina 3 3.83

I rated beers from 72 countries, of which >100 from 8:

Country Avg Count
Sweden 3.2 763
Finland 2.76 440
Denmark 2.94 360
Germany 3.06 168
South Korea 3.16 150
United States 3.05 144
England 3.11 130
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I rated 882 and 861 of them were from the US. Undoubtedly the least amount of new European beers I have had since I started drinking. Also, I’m sure at least 75% of my US rates are from Wisconsin and Illinois. Beer scene getting more and more localized, import scene a thing of the past.

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Let’s see:
2377 beer reviews in 2023 from 708 breweries
255 breweries were tried for the first time, 18 of which opened in 2023.
Places reviewed 80 Place check-ins 9
Average rating given: 3.41

Average score of what I rated: 3.41

Beers rated above 4.0:

1 Apis Półtorak Jadwiga 16.0% Mead - Melomel / Fruited 4.09 4.5 June 11
2 Pühaste / Pinta Morphosis - Brandy BA 11.3% Porter - Baltic 3.98 4.3 January 8
3 Cloudwater My Continuous Improvement #4 - Chocolate Orange 11.0% Stout - Imperial Flavored / Pastry 4.02 4.3 April 7
4 Siren Crescendo 11.0% Stout - Imperial Flavored / Pastry 3.84 4.2 April 5
5 Superstition Framboesa Atando 12.0% Mead - Melomel / Fruited 4.21 4.2 June 11
6 Mikkeller Baghaven Kriek Vanilje 2021 7.9% Sour / Wild Beer - Flavored 3.19 4.2 October 17
7 Hoppy People Swiss Federal Stout 2023 (Barrel Aged) 15.4% Stout - Imperial 3.48 4.2 November 16
8 Hoppy People Chouchouloulou 2023 15.0% Barley Wine / Wheat Wine / Rye Wine 3.64 4.1 November 16
9 Oud Beersel Oude Geuze Barrel Selection Demi-Muids 6.5% Lambic - Gueuze 4.01 4.1 November 27
10 Monkish Circular 10.5% IIPA DIPA - Imperial / Double Hazy (NEIPA) 3.59 4.1 December 13
11 Tommie Sjef Saaz 6.8% Sour / Wild Beer 3.71 4.1 August 13
12 Brekeriet Stevns (Vild) 5.6% Sour / Wild Beer - Flavored 3.84 4.1 June 11
13 Pizza Port Bacon & Eggs Breakfast Coffee Imperial Porter 9.5% Porter - Imperial Flavored 3.86 4.1 March 3
14 Amundsen Barrel Aged Dessert In A Can - Gingerbread Creme Brulee 11.5% Stout - Imperial Flavored / Pastry 3.46 4.1 January 10

Top Rated Breweries

Place Location Count Average Rating
Hill Farmstead Brewery Vermont 3 3.97
Monkish Brewing Company California 5 3.88
Brouwerij 3 Fonteinen Flemish Brabant 3 3.87
Siren Craft Brew Berkshire 6 3.85
North Park Beer Company California 3 3.83
Mills Brewing Gloucestershire 3 3.83
Other Half Brewing New York 3 3.8

Countries

(49 in total)

Czech Republic 3.41 1028
Croatia 3.49 239
Germany 3.34 205
Denmark 3.46 118
Poland 3.42 96
United States 3.74 59
Sweden 3.43 57
Belgium 3.53 48
Austria 3.16 47
England 3.55 45
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