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As rated by Consumer
Reports Magazine
P = poor F = fair G = good V = very
good E = excellent
Craft Lagers
Listed in order of flavor quality
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Product |
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Flavour
Quality |
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|
P
F G V E |
| 1. |
Brooklyn
Brand |
|
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| 2. |
Leinenkugel's Red |
|
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| 3. |
Samuel
Adams Boston |
|
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| 4. |
George Killian's Irish Red |
|
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| 5. |
Red
Wolf |
|
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| 6. |
Henry Weinhard's Private Reserve |
|
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| 7. |
Sterling |
|
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| 8. |
Legacy |
|
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| 9. |
Dominion |
|
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| 10. |
Lone Star |
|
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| 11. |
Abita
Amber |
|
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| 12. |
Yuengling Premium |
|
 |
| 13. |
Berghoff
Original |
|
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Craft Ales
Listed in order of flavor quality
| |
Product |
|
Flavour
Quality |
|
|
|
P
F G V E |
| 1. |
Samuel
Adams Boston |
|
 |
| 2. |
Sierra Nevada Pale |
|
 |
| 3. |
Full
Sail Amber |
|
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| 4. |
Liberty |
|
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| 5. |
Elk
Mountain Amber |
|
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| 6. |
Celis Pale Bock |
|
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| 7. |
Pete's
Wicked |
|
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| 8. |
Anchor Steam |
|
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| 9. |
Dock
Street Amber |
|
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| 10. |
Bass |
|
 |
| 11. |
Redhook
ESB |
|
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| 12. |
New Amsterdam New York |
|
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| 13. |
Catamount
Amber |
|
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| 14. |
Red Nectar |
|
 |
| 15. |
Old
Detroit Amber |
|
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| 16. |
BridgePort Blue Heron Pale |
|
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| 17. |
Geary's
Pale |
|
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Imported Lagers
Listed in order of flavor quality
| |
Product |
|
Flavour
Quality |
|
|
|
P
F G V E |
| 1. |
Molson
Golden |
|
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| 2. |
Labatt Blue |
|
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| 3. |
Foster's |
|
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| 4. |
Kirin |
|
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| 5. |
Dos
Equis |
|
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| 6. |
Heineken |
|
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| 7. |
Corona
Extra |
|
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| 8. |
St. Pauli Girl |
|
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| 9. |
Beck's |
|
 |
| 10. |
Pilsner Urquell |
|
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Regular and Ice Beers
Listed in order of flavor quality
| |
Product |
|
Flavour
Quality |
|
|
|
P
F G V E |
| 1. |
Old
Milwaukee |
|
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| 2. |
Stroh's |
|
 |
| 3. |
Red
Dog |
|
 |
| 4. |
Budweiser |
|
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| 5. |
Icehouse |
|
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| 6. |
Molson Ice |
|
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| 7. |
Michelob |
|
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| 8. |
Bud Ice |
|
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| 9. |
Busch |
|
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| 10. |
Coors Original |
|
 |
| 11. |
Genesee
Cream Ale |
|
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| 12. |
Miller High Life |
|
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| 13. |
Pabst
Blue Ribbon |
|
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| 14. |
Milwaukee's Best |
|
 |
| 15. |
Miller
Genuine Draft |
|
 |
| 16. |
Rolling Rock |
|
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Light Beer
Listed in order of flavor quality
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Product |
|
Flavour Quality |
|
|
|
P F G V E |
| 1. |
Michelob
Light |
|
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| 2. |
Bud Light |
|
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| 3. |
Natural
Light |
|
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| 4. |
Coors Light |
|
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| 5. |
Miller
Light |
|
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| 6. |
Amstel Light |
|
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Nonalcoholic Beer
Listed in order of flavor quality
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Product |
|
Flavour
Quality |
|
|
|
P
F G V E |
| 1. |
Sharp's |
|
 |
| 2. |
Coors Cutter |
|
 |
| 3. |
Kingsbury |
|
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| 4. |
Old Milwaukee |
|
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| 5. |
O'Doul's |
|
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| 6. |
Kaliber |
|
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| 7. |
Clausthaler |
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