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Matt is the resident Beermeister of ModernThirst.com. He was born and raised on the west side of Cincinnati. From his humble beginnings as a Burger Light and Hudy Delight drinker, he has developed a palate for some of the America’s best beer, bourbon and wine.
What if the beer doesn’t fit neatly into on of the categories we’ve chosen for Matt’s ratings? Have no fear! This is the catch-all for other types of ales that Matt has reviewed!
All ratings are out of 5 total points.
Beer
Brewery
Type
Rating
Backwoods Bastard
Founders Brewing Co.
Scotch Ale / Wee Heavy
4.5
Backwoods Bastard (2014)
Founders Brewing Co.
Scotch Ale / Wee Heavy
4.5
Bourbon County Brand Barleywine
Goose Island Beer Co.
Barleywine - English
4.5
Imperial Boont Amber Ale
Anderson Valley Brewing Company
Red Ale - Imperial / Double
4.5
The Beer That Saved Christmas
Prairie Artisan Ales
Old Ale
4.5
Zoe
Maine Beer Company
Red Ale - American Amber / Red
4.5
2014 Stone Old Guardian Barley Wine
Stone Brewing Co.
Barleywine - American
4
American Beauty
Dogfish Head Craft Brewery
Strong Ale - American
4
Ard Ri
Upland Brewing Company
Red Ale - Imperial / Double
4
Backwoods Bastard (2013)
Founders Brewing Co.
Scottish Ale
4
Bar Harbor Summer Ale
Atlantic Brewing Company
English Mild Ale
4
Beer Camp #95 Imperial Red Ale
Sierra Nevada Brewing Co.
Red Ale - Imperial / Double
4
Bell Ringer Ale
RJ Rockers Brewing Company
Strong Ale - American
4
Bourbon Barrel Uncle
Rhinegeist
English Mild Ale
4
Calm Before The Storm
Ballast Point Brewing & Spirits
Cream Ale
4
Chickow!
Triple Digit Brewery
Brown Ale - Imperial / Double
4
Cobblestone Steam Lager
Morgan Street Brewery
California Common
4
Dad
Rhinegeist
Red Ale - American Amber / Red
4
Fascist Pig
Finch's Beer Company
Red Ale - Imperial / Double
4
Gnarly Brown
MadTree Brewing Company
Brown Ale - American
4
Harvest Ale
Mt. Carmel Brewing Company
Harvest Ale
4
Jupiter: The Bringer of Jollity (Planets Series)
Bell's Brewery, Inc.
Brown Ale - Imperial / Double
4
Kentucky Home (Batch 141)
Braxton Brewing Company
Cream Ale
4
Kentucky Old Fashioned Barrel Ale
Alltech Lexington Brewing & Distilling Co.
Strong Ale - American
4
Long of Tooth
De Proefbrouwerij
Strong Ale - English
4
Monster Ale Barleywine (2012)
Brooklyn Brewery
Barleywine - English
4
Nugget Nectar
Tröegs Independent Brewing
Red Ale - Imperial / Double
4
Papaw's Red Pappy Van Winkle
Country Boy Brewing
Red Ale - Imperial / Double
4
Red Rocket Ale®
Bear Republic Brewing Co.
Red Ale - American Amber / Red
4
Scorpion Death Drop
Quarter Barrel Brewery (Ohio)
Braggot
4
Shroominous
Blank Slate Brewing Co.
Brown Ale - American
4
Tarnished
Ei8ht Ball Brewing
Golden Ale
4
Tater Ridge
Sierra Nevada Brewing Co.
Scottish Ale
4
Thunder Hole Ale
Bar Harbor Brewing Company
Brown Ale - American
4
Tongue Buckler
Ballast Point Brewing & Spirits
Red Ale - Imperial / Double
4
Walk On Water
Mikkeller
Strong Ale - American
4
Squirrely
Rhinegeist
Brown Ale - English
3.75
The Brown Note
Against the Grain Brewery & Smokehouse (Kentucky)
Brown Ale - American
3.75
10&2 Bourbon Barrel Aged
Fifty West Brewing Company
Barleywine - American
3.5
Amber Ale
Peak Organic Brewing Company
Red Ale - American Amber / Red
3.5
Amber Ale
West Sixth Brewing
Red Ale - American Amber / Red
3.5
Bad Tom Ale
Bad Tom Brewing
Brown Ale - American
3.5
Big Wave Golden Ale
Kona Brewing Company
Golden Ale
3.5
Bigfoot
Sierra Nevada Brewing Co.
Barleywine - American
3.5
Blonde Ale
Mt. Carmel Brewing Company
Blonde Ale
3.5
Calico Amber Ale
Ballast Point Brewing & Spirits
Red Ale - American Amber / Red
3.5
Cascazilla
Ithaca Beer Company
Red Ale - American Amber / Red
3.5
Chomolungma Honey Nut Brown
Jackie O's Pub & Brewery
Brown Ale - American
3.5
Coconut Chickow
Triple Digit Brewery
Brown Ale - Imperial / Double
3.5
Cougar
Rhinegeist
Blonde Ale
3.5
Crystal Bitter Ale
No-Li Brewhouse
Extra Special / Strong Bitter
3.5
Cuvée Des Jacobins Rouge
Omer Vander Ghinste Brewery
Flanders Red Ale
3.5
DewBrew: Grateful Red
Mt. Carmel Brewing Company
Red Ale - Irish
3.5
Ermal's Belgian Style Cream Ale
Warped Wing Brewery
Cream Ale
3.5
Fork In The Road
Blank Slate Brewing Co.
Red Ale - American Amber / Red
3.5
Geary's Hampshire Special Ale (HSA)
D.L. Geary Brewing Company
Strong Ale - American
3.5
Happy Amber
MadTree Brewing Company
Red Ale - American Amber / Red
3.5
Honker's Ale
Goose Island Beer Co.
Extra Special / Strong Bitter
3.5
Hoppy Face Amber Ale
Hoppy Brewing Company
Red Ale - American Amber / Red
3.5
Lord Rear Admiral
3 Floyds Brewing Company
Extra Special / Strong Bitter
3.5
Mountain Abbey Ale
Blue Moon Brewing Company
Brown Ale - American
3.5
Oatis Redding
Tow Yard Brewing Company
Red Ale - Imperial / Double
3.5
Old Guardian Barley Wine
Stone Brewing Co.
Barleywine - American
3.5
Paardebloem (Lips of Faith)
New Belgium Brewing Company
Gruit / Ancient Herbed Ale
3.5
Really Old Brown Dog Ale
Smuttynose Brewing Co.
Old Ale
3.5
Red Drink
Ei8ht Ball Brewing
Red Ale - Imperial / Double
3.5
Resurrection
The Brewer's Art
Brown Ale - Belgian
3.5
Rocky's Revenge Bourbon Brown
Tyranena Brewing
Brown Ale - American
3.5
Scottish Ale
Belhaven Brewery
Scottish Ale
3.5
Scythe & Sickle
Brewery Ommegang
Harvest Ale
3.5
Smithtown Brown
West Sixth Brewing
Brown Ale - American
3.5
Soulless
Rivertown Brewery & Barrel House (Ohio)
Flanders Red Ale
3.5
Storm
Braxton Brewing Company
Cream Ale
3.5
Uncle
Rhinegeist
English Mild Ale
3.5
Vacationland Summer Ale
Gritty McDuff's Brewing Company
Blonde Ale
3.5
Wee Mac Scottish Ale
Sun King Brewing Company
Scottish Ale
3.5
XS Old Crustacean Barleywine
Rogue Ales
Barleywine - American
3.5
Dirty Bastard
Founders Brewing Co.
Scotch Ale / Wee Heavy
3.25
Fuggin' Special Bitter
Fifth Street Brewpub
Extra Special / Strong Bitter
3.25
Lemon Basil Blonde
MadTree Brewing Company
Blonde Ale
3.25
BJ's Oasis Amber®
BJ's Restaurant and Brewhouse
Red Ale - American Amber / Red
3
Blonde
NOLA Brewing
Blonde Ale
3
Boombrew Amber
BoomBozz Pizza & Tap House Carmel
Red Ale - American Amber / Red
3
Bourbon Barrel Ale
Goodwood Brewing
Dark Ale
3
Cellar Blues
Cellar Dweller Craft Beers / Valley Vineyards
Blonde Ale
3
Code 3
Old Firehouse Brewery
Red Ale - Irish
3
Cougar Bait Blonde
Country Boy Brewing
Blonde Ale
3
DeVEILed
Magic Hat Brewing Company
Red Ale - American Amber / Red
3
Dos Perros
Yazoo Brewing Company
Brown Ale - American
3
Elenor
Fifty West Brewing Company
Blonde Ale
3
Gaelic Ale
Highland Brewing Company
Red Ale - American Amber / Red
3
Hibernation Ale
Great Divide Brewing Company
Old Ale
3
Hop Flood
Evil Twin Brewing
Red Ale - American Amber / Red
3
Imperial Red Ale
Lagunitas Brewing Company
Red Ale - Imperial / Double
3
Indie Ale
Birrificio Indipendente Elav
Red Ale - American Amber / Red
3
Ishmael
Rising Tide Brewing Company
Red Ale - American Amber / Red
3
Misnomer
MadTree Brewing Company
Blonde Ale
3
Nutty Brewnette®
BJ's Restaurant and Brewhouse
Brown Ale - American
3
Old Thumper
Shipyard Brewing Company
English Bitter
3
Red River Hog Ale
Christian Moerlein Brewing
Red Ale - American Amber / Red
3
Smithwick's Draught / Premium Irish Ale / Red Ale
Guinness
Red Ale - Irish
3
Sunlight Cream Ale
Sun King Brewing Company
Cream Ale
3
Cure-All
Fifth Street Brewpub
Cream Ale
2.75
Cabana Red Ale
Cabana on the River
Red Ale - Irish
2.5
ESB
Green Man Brewery (NC)
Extra Special / Strong Bitter
2.5
Norm's Amber Ale
Winery Exchange, World Brews
Red Ale - American Amber / Red
2.5
Southern Pecan
Lazy Magnolia Brewing Company
Brown Ale - English
2.5
Jeremiah Red®
BJ's Restaurant and Brewhouse
Red Ale - Irish
2
Sawtooth Ale
Left Hand Brewing Company
Extra Special / Strong Bitter
2
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