Best ale on Reddit
108 reviews from r/beer, r/CraftBeer, r/UK_beer and 6 more subreddits
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#1
Founders
4.7
(3)
"Founder's Dirty Bastard or it's barrel aged counterpart Backwoods Bastard."
"Founders Dirty Bastard and it's stronger variants."
"Founder’s Dirty Bastard."
#2
Jackie O's
5.0
(2)
"Jackie O’s Chomolungma, really easy drinking brown ale."
"Jackie O's Chomolungma."
#3
Founders Dirty Bastard
5.0
(2)
"Dirty Bastard by Founders."
"Dirty bastard for me."
#4
Westvleteren 12
5.0
(2)
"Going to add another vote to Westvleteren 12."
"100% without question if you can get it."
#5
Champion of the Thames
5.0
(2)
"Champion of the Thames is the CAMRA pub of the year and you can’t go wrong there"
"Champion of the Thames is a great pub with great beer."
#6
Mac & Jack's
5.0
(2)
"Definitely try to grab cans of Mac & Jack’s African Amber."
"Can't go wrong with Mac and jacks African Amber."
#7
Verdant
5.0
(2)
"If you like Steady Rolling Man you will absolutely love anything by Verdant or Polly's"
"Some much better ones, like Marylou, Rusting Substance, There Is Only Now, and Little Summer Beer Bash"
#8
Rogue
5.0
(2)
"Rogue Hazelnut Brown. So good."
"Hazelnut Brown Nectar from Rogue."
#9
Bass
4.5
(2)
"Kingston Arms has wonderful Bass."
"Bass, Butcombe, Gem, Otter Ale and Proper Job (proper Black if you are in Cornwall and lucky) are my favourites."
#10
Cigar City
4.5
(2)
"Cigar city Madura is excellent."
"Cigar City Maduro brown ale."
#11
Alesmith
4.0
(2)
"Alesmith Nut Brown, Avery Ellie's Brown, Sam Smith's Nut Brown, and Short's Bellaire Brown would be good things to look for."
"Alesmith makes a solid brown."
#12
Cantillon
5.0
(1)
"Cantillon- Lou Pepe."
#13
Guinness
5.0
(1)
"Guinness is best."
#14
Trappist Breweries
5.0
(1)
"Any of the Trappist Breweries in Belgium make a good gift."
#15
Morgan Territory Highland Morauder
5.0
(1)
"The best I've ever had is Morgan Territory Highland Morauder."
#16
Steady Rolling Man
5.0
(1)
"It's just the perfect pale ale."
#17
Black Oak
5.0
(1)
"Black Oak Nut Brown ale used to be the best."
#18
Timothy Taylor's Landlord
5.0
(1)
"Timothy Taylor's Landlord."
#19
Genesee Cream Ale
5.0
(1)
"I'm voting Cream Ale."
#20
Storm Stayed Patina
5.0
(1)
"Is excellent."
#21
McLeod's Paradise Pale Ale
5.0
(1)
"My favorite is still the Paradise pale ale."
#22
Sierra Nevada Pale Ale
5.0
(1)
"The OG of craft pale ales."
#23
Pomona Island
5.0
(1)
"They are v v v good lol."
#24
Three Floyds
5.0
(1)
"One of the best (and among the most approachable)"
#25
Harvey's
5.0
(1)
"Harvey’s Sussex Best and Timothy Taylor Landlord are the two you will nearly always find somewhere, and usually both are fantastic."
#26
Hopback
5.0
(1)
"If you're in the UK I recommend Summer Lightening from Hopback brewery."
#27
Block 15
5.0
(1)
"Block 15. I think it’s like Squirrel Stash or something like that."
#28
Track
5.0
(1)
"Failing that Sonoma by Track. God I love that beer."
#29
St Peter's
5.0
(1)
"St Peter's Ruby Red Ale if you can find it"
#30
Toppling Goliath
5.0
(1)
"Toppling Goliath's Psuedo Sue is an awesome Pale Ale."
#31
Mosquito
5.0
(1)
"I had a red called Mosquito Pimpstick and it was my favourite one of the whole event."
#32
Big Sky
5.0
(1)
"Try Big Sky's Moose Drool!"
#33
Sullivan
5.0
(1)
"Sullivan do a really malty, classic Irish red ale."
#34
Beau's
5.0
(1)
"Beau's Lug Tread is fantastic."
#35
Timothy Taylor
5.0
(1)
"Harvey’s Sussex Best and Timothy Taylor Landlord are the two you will nearly always find somewhere, and usually both are fantastic."
#36
Fidens
5.0
(1)
"The best pale ale I’ve ever had"
#37
New Glarus
5.0
(1)
"If you're able to get it, Fat Squirrel from New Glarus is excellent."
#38
Against the Grain
5.0
(1)
"Against the Grain's Brown Note is a really solid choice."
#39
Newburgh
5.0
(1)
"Not sure where you are, but Newburgh Brown is spectacular."
#40
Wild Sky Brewery
5.0
(1)
"Wild sky brewery in Linton are pros."
#41
Moose Drool
5.0
(1)
"Moose Drool."
#42
Sierra Nevada
5.0
(1)
"The very best place to start for American Pale Ale is Sierra Nevada"
#43
Deya
5.0
(1)
"I’d keep looking to deya and verdant, maybe northern monk too. They all have amazing beers."
#44
The Kernel
5.0
(1)
"Anything by the Kernel. In any style for that matter."
#45
Brasserie Dupont
4.0
(1)
"Great beer, not hard to find but I think the name will help you say thank you clearly."
#46
Mt Caramel
4.0
(1)
"Mt Caramel Nut Brown Ale"
#47
Oskar Blues Brewing
4.0
(1)
"Old Chub, from Oskar Blues Brewing in Longmont, CO and Brevard, NC."
#48
Long Trail
4.0
(1)
"Long Trail Hibernator (winter seasonal)."
#49
Wye Valley
4.0
(1)
"HPA is lovely on cask if you see it."
#50
Monday Night Brewing
4.0
(1)
"Drafty Kilt, from Monday Night Brewing in Atlanta, GA."
#51
Kettlehouse Brewing
4.0
(1)
"Cold Smoke, from Kettlehouse Brewing in Missoula, MT."
#52
St Mel’s
4.0
(1)
"St Mel’s brown ale."
#53
London Pride
4.0
(1)
"London Pride also seems to be a crowd-pleaser in my experience."
#54
Dos Equis
4.0
(1)
"Dos Equis Ambar."
#55
St. Austell
4.0
(1)
"Look for St. Austell."
#56
Cambridge Blue
4.0
(1)
"I enjoy the selection at the Cambridge Blue."
#57
Calverley's
4.0
(1)
"Calverley's do a good pint."
#58
Belhaven Scottish Ale
4.0
(1)
"Belhaven Scottish Ale"
#59
Sun King Wee Mac
4.0
(1)
"Wee Mac from Sun King is nice."
#60
Salcombe
4.0
(1)
"Salcombe are in the southwest, I've enjoyed what I've had from them"
#61
Sheep Shagger
4.0
(1)
"Sheep shagger was a great one."
#62
Ponysaurus
4.0
(1)
"Ponysaurus Scottish Ale is my favorite if you're ever in the Durham, NC, area."
#63
Amsterdam
4.0
(1)
"Amsterdam makes a nice brown ale."
#64
Chimay Blue
4.0
(1)
"Chimay blue Barrel finished editions are good"
#65
Schneider Weisse Original
4.0
(1)
"Schneider Weisse Original"
#66
Irish Red Ale
4.0
(1)
"Irish Red ales, they are malty and subtle."
#67
Gaelic Ale
4.0
(1)
"Give Gaelic Ale a sip. I love it."
#68
Anchor Steam
4.0
(1)
"Anchor Steam if it’s still available."
#69
Hefeweizen
4.0
(1)
"But I’d also consider a Hefeweizen or witbier."
#70
Kölsch
4.0
(1)
"Kölsch, Cream Ale, Blonde ale."
#71
Bell's Golden Ale
4.0
(1)
"Any decent golden ale. No, yeah from Bells for example."
#72
Orkney Skull Splitter
4.0
(1)
"Skull Splitter from The Orkney Brewery also."
#73
Black Isle Alstadt
4.0
(1)
"Found one in Lidl by Black isle brewery called Alstadt."
#74
Fuller's London Pride
4.0
(1)
"Fullers London Pride is apparently an amber ale."
#75
Ganaraska ESB
4.0
(1)
"Always scratches the autumn itch."
#76
Epic Pale Ale
4.0
(1)
"That is a solid choice."
#77
Liberty Brewing Oh Brother
4.0
(1)
"Is good."
#78
Short's Bellaire Brown
4.0
(1)
#79
Civil Life American Brown
4.0
(1)
#80
Country Boy Shotgun Wedding
4.0
(1)
#81
BOM Brewery Triporteur from Hell
4.0
(1)
"Great dubble like brown ale."
#82
Cromarty Happy Chappy
4.0
(1)
"Try Happy Chappy by Cromarty Brewing."
#83
Polly's Pales
4.0
(1)
"Do some wicked Pales."
#84
Deya Pales
4.0
(1)
"Anything by Deya is generally good."
#85
Deya Hazy IDA's
4.0
(1)
"I'd recommend some of Deyas hazy IDA'S."
#86
Heavy Riff Brewery
4.0
(1)
"Velvet Underbrown - Heavy Riff Brewery."
#87
Exmore
4.0
(1)
"Exmore have a good one in spoons in cans at the moment but they're starting to phase it out, it's called Urban Fox, worth glancing in the fridges to see if you can spot it."
#88
Founder's
4.0
(1)
"Founder's Underground Mountain if you want something stronger."
#89
Rebel
4.0
(1)
"Try time rebel cwub Tropicana"
#90
Hatherwood
4.0
(1)
"Lidl's own (Hatherwood) brand Ruby ale is worth a look. Cheap too."
#91
Reliance
4.0
(1)
"A friend of mine in the UK spoke highly of Reliance Pale Ale."
#92
Brakspear
4.0
(1)
"If you See anything from “brakspear” like Oxford gold that’s a good bet."
#93
Butcombe
4.0
(1)
"Butcombe Original Bitter is all over around here, and I really enjoy it."
#94
Smuttynose
4.0
(1)
"Smuttynose - Old Brown Dog."
#95
Brooklyn
3.0
(1)
"I used to really like Brooklyn Brown until they just stopped making it."
#96
Keith's
3.0
(1)
"I'm not a huge ale guy but I like Keith's"
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