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Permissions: You may not reproduce any part of The Beer Connoisseur® without first obtaining written consent The easiest way to give The Beer Connoisseur® is to from On Tap Publishing, LLC and its authorized manager(s). order online at www.BeerConnoisseur.com/Premium-Membership 4 | The Beer Connoisseur® – Winter 2017, Issue 28 Advertisement www.suenner-brauerei.de FEaTURES Mr. Brettanomyces, Part I In our newest series, we meet the man behind the horseblanket, bedecked in sweaty leather, who’s on the forefront of modern brewing. St. Bernard’s: A Tail of Licker Barrels and Heroism Winter 2017, Issue 28 Join us as we separate fact and fiction in the storied history of the Most Interesting Man’s Best Friend in the World. TaBLE OF CONTENTS Organic Beer: The Natural Choice From the Editors Discover why many feel the right choice is what comes naturally. FIRST RUNNINGS Top 100 Beers of 2016 TRv a EL & TRENDS The highest rated beers of the year reviewed by our panel of judges. Enjoy the brewers perspective and Sonoma Calling judge’s second opinions. Connoisseur’s Corner Breweries of the Year Winter Style Recommendations Congratulations to 2016’s brewers producing the best Think outside the Bocks with these “alt-wintry-night” beers collectively as reviewed by our panel. beer styles. The Beer In Review REvIEWS A look at the best brews in popular style categories reviewed by our judging panel. Also find other fun statistics and best of lists like the funniest names, best Beer Review theme names and more. Single-blind reviews from our panel of experts. Featuring pFriem’s Frambozen, Jester King’s Boxer’s Revenge, Night Shift’s Santilli and many more! Brewer Q & A Brewers share secrets of their highest-scoring beers. 6 | The Beer Connoisseur® – Winter 2017, Issue 28 Advertisement https://www.grainfather.com/ From the Editors As we plot a course for the uncharted waters of 2017, brewing world, tell a “tail” for the ages, take you out it’s important to remain hopeful. Having something to west, give you some pointers for what’s good drinking look forward to is essential to health and happiness, and when the light on the snow is twinkling and cap it all off when you time it right, beer is as powerful a motivator with an organic healthy serving of knowledge. as William Wallace’s pre-battle speech in Braveheart. Join us as we take a deep breath, engage our In the name of things to be jazzed about, we’ve got a retronasal capabilities and become one with the esters. host of places to go, people to meet and bottles to seek. Everything’s gonna be okay. Exhale as you imbibe. Repeat. Happy 2017 from The Beer Connoisseur! But before we begin our journey into the unknown with heads and pints held high, we’re going to remember the Cheers! good times. That’s right, The Beer Connoisseur’s Top 100 Jim & Chris Beers of 2016 are here, with enough superlative clout to keep you going for at least one senate term. We’ll also drink in The Beer in Review, featuring Best in Show styles as reviewed by our judges, and other fun categories like Best Name. We can’t forget the people behind the magic, either -- we’ll rank the brewers who made everything okay in 2016 with our Brewery of the Year review. That’s just the tip of the Carlsberg. We’ll introduce you to the most mysterious and often nefarious man in the 8 | The Beer Connoisseur® – Winter 2017, Issue 28 Advertisement www.BeerKnurd.com Top 100 Beers of 2016 With a new year upon us, there comes a time when we must ruminate on our past. For us, that means a discussion of the best beers we reviewed in 2016. In 2016, a whopping 34 beers we reviewed attained the level of “world-class,” ranging from obscure Belgian styles to ubiquitous American IPAs. Congratulations to all the breweries that achieved this status; your efforts have helped craft beer grow into a joyous celebration of delightful flavors and artistic experimentation, where nothing is off-limits and rules are meant to be broken. For each beer that attained a world-class ranking, we interviewed one of the brewers that made that beer happen to discuss some of the beer’s backstory. Also, the judges have revisited the world-class beers they evaluated, dis- cussing various topics that revolve around the best beers they reviewed in 2016. Without further ado, here are the Top 100 Beers of 2016. World Class (100 to 96) 1. Frambozen (tied) 3. Bomb! 5. Santilli Rated 99 Rated 98 Rated 97 by John C. Tull by Joseph Formanek by Rick Franckhauser pFriem Family Brewers Prairie Artisan Ales Night Shift Brewing 2. King JJJuliusss 4. Parabola 6. pFriem Wit Rated 99 Rated Rated 97 Rated 97 by Dan Preston by Randy Scorby by John C. Tull Tree House Brewing Co. Firestone Walker Brewing Co. pFriem Family Brewers 10 | The Beer Connoisseur® – Winter 2017, Issue 28 Top 100 Beers of 2016 7. Maple Tripple ale 16. Boxer’s Revenge 25. Moirai India Pale ale Rated 97 Rated 97 Rated 96 by Dan Preston by Susan Ruud by Randy Scorby Lawson’s Finest Liquids Jester King Brewery FATE Brewing Company 8. alexander 17. KBS 26. Big Guns Rated 97 Rated 96 Rated 96 by Jason Johnson by Michael Bury by Tracy Hensley Brouwerij Rodenbach Founders Brewing Co. Fort George Brewery 9. N10 Imperial Blended ale 18. Pogue’s Run Porter 27. Meyer Lemon Lager Rated 97 Rated 96 Rated 96 by Michael Heniff by Rick Franckhauser by Tracy Hensley Ninkasi Brewing Company Flat12 Bierwerks Anchor Brewing 10. Wild Sour Series: Flanders Red 19. Expletus 28. Duet Rated 97 Rated 96 Rated 96 by Josh Weikert by Tracy Hensley by Tracy Hensley DESTIHL Brewery Avery Brewing Co. Alpine Beer Company 11. Espresso Oak aged Yeti 20. vintage 2013 29. Habanero Sculpin Rated 97 Rated 96 Rated 96 by Josh Weikert by Jason Johnson by Nelson Crowle Great Divide Brewing Co. Brouwerij Rodenbach Ballast Point Brewing & Spirits 12. Bouket 21. Rare Trait 30. 20 Year Storm Rated 97 Rated 96 Rated 96 by Jason Johnson by Mike Castagno by Mike Castagno De Proef Brouwerij & Trillium Brewing Co. Cerebral Brewing Heavy Seas Beer 13. Ol’ Oi 22. Classic Saison 31. 30th anniversary Keller Pils Rated 97 Rated 96 Rated 96 by Susan Ruud by Graham Barron by Owen Ogletree Jester King Brewery Blackberry Farm Brewery Summit Brewing Co. 14. Porter Culture 23. Hopslam 32. Mach 10 Rated 97 Rated 96 Rated 96 by John C. Tull by Joseph Formanek by Nelson Crowle Hops and Grain Brewery Bell’s Brewery Bear Republic Brewing Co. 15. Stone Farking Wheaton W00tstout 24. vanilla Bean Stout 33. Tartanium Berliner Weisse Rated 97 Rated 96 Rated 96 by Michael Heniff by Tracy Hensley by Michael Heniff Stone Brewing Co. Avery Brewing Co. Baxter Brewing Co. www.BeerConnoisseur.com | 11 Top 100 Beers of 2015 34. Barrel aged Tavern ale 43. apex 52. Suicide Squeeze IPa Rated 96 Rated 95 Rated 95 by Sal Mortillaro II by Nelson Crowle by Tracy Hensley Big Boss Brewing Co. Bear Republic Brewing Co. Fort George Brewery 35. pFriem Pilsner 44. Ground Control 53. Funky Gold Simcoe Rated 95 Rated 95 Rated 95 by John C. Tull by Michael Heniff by Joseph Formanek pFriem Family Brewers Ninkasi Brewing Co. Prairie Artisan Ales 36. Mosaicism 45.