THE HEDONIST BEER JIVE ALL-STAR 12

Since March we’ve been sampling beers with a razor-sharp critical eye, assigning ratings & pinpoint evaluations and totally leeching all the joy out of beer drinking, in the name of creating the following list. That’s right, the HEDONIST BEER JIVE 12 – the twelve finest beers I’ve sampled since March 2006 and the dawn of this blog. You’ve seen Beer Advocate’s Top 100 Beers, you’ve seen Men’s Journal’s 25 Best Beers, but you don’t have time to track all those down and drink them in one sitting, right? But my 12 beers this Saturday night – no problem, right? Let me know how it goes.

1. ANDERSON VALLEY BREWING – Boont Amber Ale (American Amber/Red Ale)
2. BRASSERIE DE ROCHEFORT – Trappistes Rochefort 8 (Belgian Strong Dark Ale)
3. MOYLAN’S – Hopsickle (Double IPA)
4. HACKER PSCORR – Dunkel Weiss (Dunkel Weizen)
5. RUSSIAN RIVER BREWING – Damnation (Belgian-Style Strong Pale Ale)
6. MOYLAN’S – IPA (India Pale Ale)
7. RUSSIAN RIVER BREWING – Rejection (Belgian Black Ale)
8. DESCHUTES – Black Butte Porter (American Porter)
9. LAGUNITAS BREWING – Maximus (Double IPA)
10. DRAKE’S – Denogginizer (Double IPA)
11. DOGFISH HEAD – 90-Minute Imperial IPA (Double IPA)
12. STONE BREWING – Arrogant Bastard Ale (American Strong Ale)