Experts from Stanford University - one of them a Slovenian dr. Jure Leskovec - studied the evolution of the taste of beer lovers last year, as they wanted to find out how they could recommend a sample of 'green gold' to the beer drinker with the greatest possible success and hit their taste. One of the 'verdicts' of the study is that connoisseurs have an affinity for flavors that are beyond the taste range of a novice, and based on the ratings of beer 'users' on the ratebeer.com website, a list of the best 20 was created. The list that is being published these days all world media. Namely, the beer drinking season is at its peak!
Taste a drinker is modeled over time, which is a rather vague explanation of what the journey from novice to expert is like. Graduate student Julian McAuley and assistant professor Jure Leskovec that's why they set up a website RateBeer, which allowed them to separate the connoisseur from the beginner, and they were fed up with opinions beer drinkers about a certain beer brew.
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They assessed the level of 'knowledge' according to the number of ratings given individual and how they 'performed' in comparison to the assessments of other, major or minor experts. The beers went through 3 million opinion sites and it is in front of you list of 20s (from the last to the first), which drinkers have the most in numbers.
20. Stone – Imperial Russian Stout. A dark beer that comes from California. Rating: 4.215/5
19. Bell's - Batch 7000 Ale. A dark beer straight from the state of Michigan in the USA. Rating: 4.226/5
18. Bell's – Hopslam Ale. This is a light beer, but it also comes from the state of Michigan in the USA. Rating: 4.229/5
17. 3 Fonteinen – Schaerbeekse Kriek. This is neither a lager nor an ale, but a lambic beer (cherry flavored) and it comes from Belgium. Rating: 4.236/5
16. Hürlimann – Samichlaus. An extremely strong dark dock beer that comes from Switzerland, more precisely from Zurich. Rating: 4.239/5
15. Hair of the Dog – Fred from the Wood. Fred comes from Portland, USA, and matures in an oak barrel for half a year before sale. With an aftertaste of tobacco or wood. Rating: 4.241/5
14. Deschutes – The Abyss. This is a dark beer from Oregon, USA. Rating: 4,243/5
13. Surly – Darkness. It is a dark beer that comes from Minnesota (USA). Rating: 4,254/5
12. Westvleteren – Extra 8. As the name suggests, it is an extremely strong and dark brown ale beer that comes from Belgium. Rating: 4,267/5
11. Russian River – Supplication. This beer comes from the American town of Sonoma. It is a light colored sour ale beer. Rating: 4.275/5
10. Hair of the Dog - Adam. 'Eva's Chosen' is a light beer brewed in Portland, USA. Rating: 4.277/5
9. Goose Island – Bourbon County Stout. This is a dark beer from Chicago (USA). Rating: 4.283/5
8. Russian River – Temptation. This beer comes from the west coast of America, California to be exact. It is a sour ale beer. Rating: 4,284/5
7. Russian River – Pliny the Elder. It's another beer from sunny California (USA), but with the addition of pineapple, fresh hops and citrus. Rating: 4,289/5
6. Founders Brewing Co. KBS – Kentucky Breakfast Stout. This dark beer is brewed in Michigan (USA). Rating: 4.29/5
5. Three Floyds Brewing's – Dreadnaught Imperial IPA. The beer with the aroma of mango and peach comes from Indiana (USA). Rating: 4.3/5
4. Bell's – Expedition Stout. This dark beer goes to the world from Kalamazoo, Michigan (USA). Rating: 4.34/5
3. AleSmith – Speedway Stout. A dark beer brewed in San Diego (California, USA). Rating: 4.372/5
2. Three Floyds Brewing – Dark Lord Russian Imperial Stout. This dark beer comes from Munster, Indiana (USA). Rating: 4,479/5
1. Westvleteren – 12. This Trappist ale comes from Belgium and is still brewed in the monastery today. Rating: 4,499/5
