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1,000 – part 4

I have now rated 1,000+ beers on RateBeer. and so I have been looking at the figures to see what I have been drinking.

Last week I covered which cities make the best beer according to what I have rated. This week I take a step up and look at the states that are doing it right and which ones I have been sipping. As with last week, this is based on the RateBeer information.

Of the 1,000, 388 are from California and 157 from Oregon. So well over 1/2 of my ratings are from 2 states. That is something I hope to remedy. The 50 Beers from 50 States challenge helped but didn’t close the gap. Predictably Colorado was 3rd and Washington state was 4th.

Here is the average rating breakdown:
California – 3.20
Colorado – 3.10
Massachussets – 2.92
New York – 3.34
Oregon – 3.17
Pennsylvania – 3.18
Washington – 3.06

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1,000 – part 3

I have now rated 1,000+ beers on RateBeer. and so I have been uncovering golden nuggets of statistical information about what I have been drinking.

Last week I covered my top beer in each style. Today, we delve into which cities make the best beer according to what I have rated. This means a city needs to have a minimum of 10 ratings and more than one brewery. As with last week, this is based on the RateBeer information.

City – Average Rating
Ashland, Oregon – 3.11
Bend, Oregon – 3.18
Boston, Mass. – 2.89
Boulder, Colorado – 3.03
Copenhagen, Denmark – 3.31
Denver, Colorado – 3.22
Eugene, Oregon – 3.20
Fort Collins, Colorado – 3.17
Hood River, Oregon – 3.06
Los Angeles, California – 3.25
Portland, Oregon – 3.18
San Diego, California – 3.19 (not inlcuding Stone or Port)
San Francisco, California – 3.12
Seattle, Washington – 2.98

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1,000 – part 1

I have now rated 1,000+ beers on RateBeer. and it is time to break down into some real statistical geekery.

Over the last few weeks, I have been parsing the data to look for interesting trends or factoids from my craft beer drinking. Not just the usual top 10 / bottom 10 (though that’s here too).

So let’s dig into the numbers……
First, my average score was 3.14 out of a possible 5.00. Which to me is good because it means I am not being too generous or too stingy with my scores. It also signifies that I am not drinking crappy beer.

And speaking of, here are the bottom 10 finishers….
Tecate 1.80
Ukiah Willits Wit 1.80
Eagle Rock Sriracha 1.80
Liefman 1.70
McMenamins Jalapeño Wheat 1.60
Miller High Life 1.50
The Bruery Provisions Series: Salt of the Earth 1.50
Game Day Ice 1.40
Coors Light 1.40
Budweiser 1.20

The usual suspects are here so I will skip flogging that vortex bottle but there are a couple surprises. First off, I hate peppers and scovill heat so the Sriracha and Jalapeno are only here because of that, not due to anything else. The Liefman is there due to exceeding amounts of sugar which may are may not have been part of the plan. The huge shock to some (who haven’t tried it) is the Bruery being in the bottom. Well, the beer tasted like salad dressing and smelt worse. And the worse sin was it took a lovely style that I adore and made it undrinkable.

Kern River Citra DIPA 4.40
The Bruery Chocolate Rain 4.30
Magic Hat #9 4.30
The Bruery Melange #1 4.30
Ballast Point Victory at Sea 4.20
BrewDog Punk IPA (5.6%) 4.10
Hair of the Dog Cherry Adam from the Wood 4.10
The Bruery Loakal Red 4.10
Hair of the Dog Matt 4.10
Russian River Sanctification 4.10

I don’t think there is too much to argue with here. Magic Hat is probably rated too high (1.24 higher than the average Ratebeer score) but both times I have had it on a hot summer day and it has delivered. The Punk IPA is probably a skosh over as well but still within a 1/2 point from the average.

More 1000 ratings data coming up on future posts.