Best German Smoked Beer (Rauchbier): Brands, Pairings, and When to Drink It
Best German Smoked Beers, ranked: Aecht Schlenkerla Rauchbier Marzen, the classic reference version of the style Spezial Lager, the gentler, more ...
Singha Review: Thailand’s Original Lager, Tested
Our Singha review: taste, ABV, calories, carbs and where to buy Thailand's original lager.
Carabao Beer Review: Thailand’s Newest Big Beer Brand, Tasted
3.3/5 Thai pale lager, 4.9% ABV, brewed under the German Purity Law. A malt-forward, medium-bodied lager with almost no bitterness, built ...
JoyBräu Protein Beer Review: Germany’s Pioneer Protein Beer Tasted and Compared
JoyBräu protein beer is the German drink that got protein beer started years before Optimum Nutrition ever thought about it. It ...
Hurricane Malt Liquor: History, ABV and How It Compares
Hurricane High Gravity is a malt liquor from Anheuser-Busch built for one job: maximum alcohol per dollar. At 8.1% ABV in ...
Corona Cero Review: Taste, Calories, and How It Compares to Corona Extra
Corona Cero is AB InBev’s alcohol-free version of Corona Extra, brewed to 0.0% ABV and built around the same lime-and-beach branding ...
Optimum Nutrition Beer Review: ChampionSips Tasted, Rated and Compared
Optimum Nutrition beer, ChampionSips, is a real non-alcoholic pilsner with 10g of protein and 90 calories a can. Here is what it actually is, what it tastes like, and where to buy it.
Troy Aikmans EIGHT: Inside the NFL Legends Light Lager
Troy Aikmans EIGHT Elite Light Lager, its real 2022 launch story, ingredients, and how it compares to Michelob Ultra and Miller Lite.
Steel Reserve 211: The Malt Liquor Behind the Logo
Steel Reserve 211, its real ABV, what the number actually means, and how it compares to Colt 45 and Mickeys.
Colt 45 Malt Liquor: History, ABV, and What It Actually Is
The real story behind Colt 45: its 1963 Baltimore origin, the Billy Dee Williams campaign, current 5.6% ABV, and how it compares to other malt liquors.
Modern Times Fruitlands Passion Fruit & Guava Review
Fruited gose, 4.8% ABV. A tropical, salty-sour beer from San Diego's Modern Times.
Upland Sour Reserve Review
Barrel-aged blonde sour, around 5.5% ABV. Indiana's flagship sour ale, blended from one, two and three year old barrels.
Odell Friek Review
Raspberry cherry sour, around 5.7 to 6.9% ABV. A blend of framboise and kriek traditions aged in oak barrels.
Wicked Weed Serenity Review
100% Brettanomyces farmhouse ale, around 5.4 to 5.5% ABV. Aged in wine barrels for a bright, tart character.
Firestone Walker Bretta Weisse Review
Brett-fermented wheat ale, 4.9% ABV. A Berliner Weisse-inspired beer aged eight months in French oak.
The Lost Abbey Duck Duck Gooze Review
Award-winning American gueuze, 7% ABV. Released once every three years, blending young and old barrel-aged beer.
Founders Rubaeus Review
Raspberry ale, 5.7% ABV. A widely available fruited ale with a bright, tart-and-sweet raspberry character.
Freigeist Bierkultur Abraxxxas Review
Smoked Lichtenhainer, 6% ABV. A revived historic German sour wheat style with smoked malt.
Professor Fritz Briem 1809 Berliner Style Weisse Review
Historic Berliner Weisse revival, 5% ABV. A stronger, more traditional version than the modern session style.
Allagash Coolship Resurgam Review
Spontaneously fermented blend, around 6.5 to 6.7% ABV. Maine's answer to traditional Belgian coolship brewing.
Jester King Atrial Rubicite Review
Raspberry farmhouse ale, around 5 to 5.8% ABV. A Texas wild ale that has topped sour beer rankings for over a decade.
Almanac Dogpatch Sour Review
Flanders-inspired wild ale, around 7.5% ABV. Named for its San Francisco neighbourhood, aged in wine barrels with cherries.
The Bruery Terreux Rueuze Review
American gueuze-style blend, around 6 to 7% ABV. Hand-selected barrels blended in the tradition of Belgian gueuze.
Crooked Stave Surette Provision Saison Review
Brett-fermented farmhouse sour, 6.2% ABV. A flagship hybrid of saison and wild ale from a Denver cult favourite.
Cascade Kriek Review
Northwest sour ale with cherries, around 7% ABV. From the Portland brewery that pioneered American barrel-aged sours.
Russian River Supplication Review
Barrel-aged sour brown, 7.75% ABV. One of the most sought-after American wild ales, aged with cherries.
Reuben’s Brews Gose Review
Award-winning gose, 4.3% ABV. Back-to-back GABF gold medals for a Seattle brewery's first canned beer.
Off Color Beer for Tacos Review
Lime gose, 4.8% ABV. A margarita-inspired sour from one of Chicago's most inventive small breweries.
Anderson Valley Blood Orange Gose Review
Fruited gose, 4.2% ABV. Kettle-soured wheat ale with citrus notes from real blood oranges.
Anderson Valley The Kimmie, The Yink and The Holy Gose Review
Original American gose, 4.2% ABV. The can that helped kick off the modern US gose boom.
New Belgium La Folie Review
American Flanders red, around 7% ABV. Aged in French oak foeders, sharp and sour with a lambic-like edge.
Liefmans Goudenband Review
Oud bruin, 8% ABV. A dark, fruity Flemish brown ale matured for months before blending.
Duchesse de Bourgogne Review
Sweeter Flanders red, 6.2% ABV. Rounder and more approachable than Rodenbach, with pronounced cherry notes.
Rodenbach Grand Cru Review
The original Flanders red, 6% ABV. Brewed the same way since 1821 and still the benchmark of the style.
Hanssens Oudbeitje Review
Strawberry lambic, 6% ABV. A rare, small-batch fruit lambic from one of Belgium's most respected blenders.
Tilquin Oude Gueuze a l’Ancienne Review
Walloon gueuze, around 7% ABV. The only gueuze blender working outside the traditional Pajottenland region.
Girardin Gueuze 1882 Black Label Review
Farmhouse gueuze, 5% ABV. Unfiltered, rustic and considered one of the most traditional examples still made.
Oud Beersel Oude Geuze Review
Classic Beersel gueuze, 6.5% ABV. Balanced bitterness and a smooth, approachable sourness.
Boon Oude Geuze Mariage Parfait Review
Boon's premium blend, 8% ABV. Higher strength and a vinous edge that sets it apart from standard gueuze.
3 Fonteinen Oude Geuze Review
Blended lambic gueuze, around 6% ABV. A rotating blend that changes every season, always dry and citrus-forward.
Cantillon Gueuze 100% Lambic Bio Review
Traditional Belgian gueuze, 5% ABV. The reference point for the entire style, brewed the same way since 1900.
Medalla Beer: The Story Behind Puerto Rico’s Best-Selling Lager
Ask someone from the mainland which beer defines Puerto Rico, and they will probably guess wrong. Medalla Light is not a ...
Moosehead Beer: The Story Behind Canada’s Oldest Independent Brewery
Moosehead Lager's real history, from the 1867 Army and Navy Brewery to today, plus what reviewers actually say about the beer in the bottle.
Chimay Beer: Red, White and Blue Explained
Chimay Red, White and Blue compared: styles, ABV, tasting notes and why this Trappist abbey brewery is the one you actually find on the shelf.
New English Brewing: The Full San Diego Lineup, Reviewed
New English Brewing has been quietly stacking up medals in San Diego since 2007, from Great American Beer Festival wins to ...
Galway Bay Afterglow Hazy IPA Review: The Sunset-in-a-Can Core Range Pick
4.0/5 Hazy IPA, 6.0% ABV. Galway Bay Brewery’s fridge-filling core-range hazy, built to be the everyday version of their limited releases. ...
Terra Beer Review: HiteJinro’s Fresh, Fast-Growing Korean Lager
3.6/5 Terra launched in 2019 as HiteJinro’s bid to win back the market from Cass, selling a million cases in its ...
Hite Beer Review: HiteJinro’s Legacy Korean Lager
3.2/5 Hite is HiteJinro’s legacy lager and the beer that gave the whole company its name – a mild, malt-and-rice pale ...
Tusker Beer Review: Kenya’s Iconic Pale Lager, Tested
Tusker is East African Breweries' flagship Kenyan pale lager at 4.2% ABV - clean, easy-drinking, and named for a bull elephant tied to the brewery's history.
Brooklyn Lager Review: The Pre-Prohibition Amber Lager, Tested
Brooklyn Lager is Brooklyn Brewery's dry-hopped Vienna-style flagship at 5.2% ABV - fuller and more characterful than a mainstream lager, styled after old-school NYC brewing.
Zombie Dust Review: Three Floyds’ Cult Classic Citra Pale Ale
Zombie Dust is Three Floyds' single-hop Citra pale ale at 6.5% ABV - a genuine cult classic since 2010, with grapefruit and mango hop character.
Dragon Stout Review: Jamaica’s Sweet, Strong Export Stout
Dragon Stout is Desnoes & Geddes' 7.5% Jamaican export stout - Red Stripe's darker, sweeter, stronger sibling, brewed since 1920.
Tuborg Review: Denmark’s Carlsberg Group Pilsner, Tested
Tuborg is the Carlsberg Group's Danish pilsner, brewed since 1873 - clean, crisp and food-friendly at around 4.6% ABV.
Pumking Review: Southern Tier’s King of Pumpkin Beers Since 2007
Pumking is Southern Tier's 8.6% imperial pumpkin ale - pumpkin pie in a glass, and the beer most craft drinkers name when asked for the best pumpkin beer.
Stone Delicious IPA Review: The Gluten-Reduced Citrus Bomb
Stone Delicious IPA is a bold, citrus-forward gluten-reduced American IPA at 7.7% ABV - real hop intensity, not a compromise beer.
Kokanee Beer Review: British Columbia’s Glacier Lager, Tasted
Kokanee is Columbia Brewery's Canadian Pilsner-style lager, brewed in Creston, BC since 1959 - a smooth, crisp, everyday beer at 5.0% ABV.
Genesee Cream Ale Review: The Rochester Classic Since 1960
Genesee Cream Ale is Rochester's smooth, crisp American cream ale - a two-time Great American Beer Festival gold medalist at 5.2% ABV since 1960.
Maine Beer Company Lunch IPA Review: The East Coast Classic, Tasted
Lunch is Maine Beer Company's flagship American IPA - intense tropical and citrus hop character at 7.0% ABV, named after a real whale off the Maine coast.
Indio Beer Review: Mexico’s Dark Vienna Lager, Tasted
Indio is Cerveceria Cuauhtemoc Moctezuma's dark Vienna-style lager - more caramel malt than Corona or Modelo, at 4.0% ABV.
Golden Monkey Review: Victory Brewing’s Deceptively Strong Belgian Tripel
Golden Monkey is Victory Brewing's 9.5% Belgian-style tripel - banana and clove yeast character, a big fruity finish, and an ABV that sneaks up on you.
Icehouse Beer Review: The Original American Ice-Brewed Lager, Tested
3.0/5 American ice-brewed lager, 5.5% ABV, 132 calories. Higher-strength macro lager known for smoothness and value. Icehouse arrived in 1993 as ...
Rainier Beer Review: Seattle’s Iconic Lager, Tested
3.2/5 American lager, 4.6% ABV, around 149 calories. A Pacific Northwest classic since 1878, now brewed by Pabst outside its original ...
Lowenbrau Review: The Munich Original With 600 Years of History
3.6/5 German Munich Helles-style lager, 5.2% ABV, around 145 calories. A clean, balanced import with genuine six-century Munich roots. Löwenbräu (“lion’s ...
Lone Star Beer Review: The National Beer of Texas, Tested
3.1/5 American adjunct lager, 4.6% ABV, around 149 calories. Billed as the National Beer of Texas, a clean, no-frills lager built ...
Keystone Light Review: The Cheap Party Lager, Tasted Honestly
2.8/5 American light lager, 4.1% ABV, 101 calories. A cheap, straightforward light beer built for volume drinking, not flavor. Keystone Light ...
Shiner Bock Review: Texas’s Favorite Craft Beer Since 1913
Shiner Bock's real ABV, brewing history, and what Spoetzl's own tasting notes and independent reviewers say it tastes like.
Voodoo Ranger IPA Review: The Original Behind New Belgium’s Whole Lineup
The beer that started New Belgium's Voodoo Ranger family: real ABV, hop bill, and what reviewers say about the taste.
Samuel Adams Octoberfest Review: The Marzen Everyone Can Actually Find
A look at Samuel Adams' seasonal Marzen: real ABV, hops, malts, and what BeerAdvocate and independent reviewers say it tastes like.
Twisted Tea Original Review: The Best-Selling Hard Iced Tea, Explained
What Twisted Tea Original actually is, its real ABV and calories, and what reviewers who've tried it consistently say about the taste.
BrewDog Non-Alcoholic Beer Review
Discover a comprehensive review of BrewDog's Non-Alcoholic Beer, exploring its taste, quality, and whether it lives up to the reputation of its alcoholic counterparts. Uncover the truth behind this non-alcoholic gem and decide if it's the perfect choice for your beer-loving palate.
Guinness Draught Review: Still the Smoothest Pint in the Room
Our honest Guinness Draught review: taste, ABV, calories, ingredients, is it vegan or gluten free, where to buy, and the best alternatives.
Allagash White Review: America’s Benchmark Witbier, Tested
Our Allagash White review: taste, ABV, calories, ingredients and where to buy America's benchmark Belgian-style witbier.
Garage Beer Apple Review: The Kelce Brothers’ New Apple-Flavored Light Beer, Tested
Garage Beer Apple review: 4% ABV, 95 calories, 3g carbs. What it tastes like, where it's sold, and why you won't find it on Saucey yet.
Wicklow Wolf IPA and Wildfire Red Ale Review: Our 14th Anniversary Pints
A review of Wicklow Wolf IPA and Wildfire Irish Red Ale, tried on a 14th wedding anniversary. ABV, hops, tasting notes and which one to order.
Ack! Ack! Attack! Review: Sudden Death Brewing’s Hazy Double IPA, Tasted
Ack! Ack! Attack! by Sudden Death Brewing review: an 8.0% German hazy double IPA hopped with Simcoe, Citra and Enigma. Tasting notes, ABV, ingredients and where to find it.
Southwark Brewing LPA Review: The Bermondsey Beer Mile’s Everyday Pale Ale
Southwark Brewing LPA review: a 4.0% London Pale Ale hopped with Aramis and Citra, brewed on the Bermondsey Beer Mile. Tasting notes, ABV and where to buy it.
Kanpai Sumi Review: A London-Brewed Sake From the Bermondsey Beer Mile
Kanpai London Sumi sake review: a Tokubetsu Junmai sake brewed on the Bermondsey Beer Mile from 70%-polished Gohyakumangoku rice. Tasting notes, ABV and where to buy it.
Anspach & Hobday The Porter Review: The Beer That Built the Bermondsey Brewery
Anspach & Hobday The Porter review: their flagship 6.7% London porter with coffee, chocolate and treacle character, brewed on the Bermondsey Beer Mile. Tasting notes and where to buy it.
The Kernel Table Beer Review: A Low-ABV Pale Ale That Started a Trend
The Kernel Table Beer review: a full-flavoured, around-3% low-ABV pale ale brewed on the Bermondsey Beer Mile since 2012. Tasting notes and where to buy it.
Moor Beer Old Freddy Walker Review: A Multi-Award-Winning Old Ale on the Bermondsey Mile
Moor Beer Old Freddy Walker review: a 7.3% multi-award-winning Old Ale poured on the Bermondsey Beer Mile. Tasting notes, ABV and where to find it.
Bianca Road Tropicali Review: A Bermondsey Beer Mile Tropical IPA
Bianca Road Brew Co Tropicali review: a 5.3% tropical American IPA brewed on the Bermondsey Beer Mile. Tasting notes, ABV and where to buy it.
Perlenbacher Premium Pilsner Review: The Lidl Beer That Keeps Winning Gold
Perlenbacher Premium Pilsner is Lidl's own-label German pilsner and a repeat World Beer Awards gold medalist. Full review: taste, ABV, screw cap, food pairing and where to buy it.
Mahou Cinco Estrellas Review: Madrid’s Beer Since 1890
Mahou Cinco Estrellas is Madrid's favorite beer, brewed since 1890. Full review: taste, ABV, brewery history and where to find it.
Hertog Jan Pilsener Review: One of the Netherlands’ Top Beers
Hertog Jan Pilsener is one of the Netherlands' most popular domestic pilsners, brewed since 1915. Full review: taste, ABV and brewery history.
Gambrinus Original 10 Review: The Czech Republic’s Biggest Beer
Gambrinus Original 10 is the Czech Republic's best-selling beer, brewed in Plzen since 1869. Full review: taste, ABV and brewery history.
Zubr Beer Review: Poland’s Number One Beer, Tasted
Zubr is Poland's best-selling beer, brewed since 1768 at the historic Dojlidy Brewery. Full review: taste, ABV and brewery history.
Aguila Beer Review: Colombia’s Number One Beer Since 1913
Aguila is Colombia's best-selling beer, brewed since 1913 and now part of Molson Coors. Full review: taste, ABV and where to buy it in the US.
Brahma Beer Review: Brazil’s Best-Selling Beer Since 1888
Brahma is Brazil's best-selling beer, brewed since 1888 and now part of AB InBev. Full review: taste, ABV and where to buy it in the US.
Quilmes Beer Review: Argentina’s Most Iconic Beer, Tasted
Quilmes Clasica is Argentina's most popular beer, brewed since 1888. Full review: taste, ABV, brewery history and where to find it.
Lvivske 1715 Review: Ukraine’s Leading Beer Brand
Lvivske 1715 is one of Ukraine's most popular beers, brewed in Lviv since the brewery's founding in 1715. Full review: taste, ABV and history.
Cristal Beer Review: Peru’s Best-Selling Beer Since 1921
Cristal is Peru's best-selling beer, brewed since 1921 by Backus y Johnston. Full review: taste, ABV and where to buy it in the US.
Star Lager Review: Nigeria’s Number One Beer
Star Lager is Nigeria's best-selling beer, brewed since 1949. Full review: taste, ABV, and where to buy it in the US.
Goldstar Beer Review: Israel’s Best-Selling Beer Since 1950
Goldstar is Israel's best-selling beer, a reddish dark lager brewed by Tempo since 1950. Full review: taste, ABV and where to buy it in the US.
Leo Beer Review: Thailand’s Best-Selling Lager
Leo Beer is Thailand's best-selling beer, brewed by Boon Rawd Brewery. Full review: taste, ABV and where to buy it in the US.
Snow Beer Review: The World’s Best-Selling Beer by Volume
Snow Beer, brewed by China Resources Snow Breweries, is the world's best-selling beer brand by volume. Full review: taste, ABV and where to buy it in the US.
Stella Egyptian Beer Review: Egypt’s Best-Selling Beer Since 1897
Stella is Egypt's best-selling beer, brewed by Al Ahram Beverages since 1897. Not to be confused with Belgium's Stella Artois. Full review: taste, ABV and availability.
Baltika 7 Review: One of Russia’s Leading Export Lagers
Baltika 7 is one of Russia's best-selling beers, an export lager from Baltika Breweries in St. Petersburg. Full review: taste, ABV and where to buy it in the US.
Cass Beer Review: South Korea’s Number One Beer
Cass Fresh is South Korea's best-selling beer, brewed by Oriental Brewery using a cold-brew method. Full review: taste, ABV and where to buy it in the US.
Cristal Chile Beer Review: The Country’s Best-Selling Lager
Cristal is Chile's best-selling beer, brewed by CCU since 1977. Not to be confused with Peru's Cristal. Full review: taste, ABV and availability.
Great Northern Super Crisp Review: One of Australia’s Best-Selling Lagers
Great Northern Super Crisp is one of Australia's top-selling beers, brewed by Carlton & United Breweries. Full review: taste, ABV and availability.