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Judging Process
Our reviews are conducted in a single-blind tasting format. This method provides the best opportunity to rely on facts and to avoid favoritism, ensuring a level playing field for all brewers. It serves both the industry and the consumer to have unbiased and objective scores from qualified experts. To best implement this approach, the Judges Review is open to those with established experience as a Master Cicerone® from the Cicerone® Certification Program or as a judge that has accomplished the rank of National or higher from the Beer Judge Certification Program. In the single blind tasting format, judges are presented with a chilled, properly poured beer and given its style category. Scoring is then done on the following basis using a 100-point scale:
Exceptional (95 to 91)
95
by John C. Tull
Atrial Rubicite
Jester King Brewery
95
by Rodney A. Tillinghast
Black Ops
Brooklyn Brewery
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95
by Jim Koebel
Alter Ego
Smartmouth Brewing Co.
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95
by Michael Bury
Death By Coconut
Oskar Blues Brewery
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95
by Randy Scorby
Grapefruit Shandy
SanTan Brewing Co.
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95
by Michael McGuire
Poivre Potion
Terrapin Beer Co.
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95
by Jason Johnson
Double Vision Doppelbock
Grand Teton Brewing Co.
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95
by Graham L. Barron
30th Anniversary Ale
Bell's Brewery