| Name | Origin | Ashley's Rating | Description: |
| Ommegang Abbey Ale | Cooperstown, New York | 6 | Deep burgundy color with a big, fluffy head. Complex fruit aromas with a layered sweetness (honey, caramel, toffee) with a hint of licorice and chocolate. A big, rich, abbey-style ale that dries out nicely on the finish. 8.5% |
| Great Lakes Burning River Pale Ale | Cleveland, Ohio | 4 | Well hopped with Cascade hops. Light malt flavors balance the profile and give a satisfying dry finish. |
| Dogfish Head 120 Min IPA | Milton, Delaware | 8 | The Holy Grail for Hopheads! Boiled for a full 2 hours while being continually hopped with high alpha American hops, dry-hopped daily for a month and aged for a month on whole leaf hops, 120 Minute IPA is the biggest IPA ever brewed! Limited. 21% |
| Thomas Hardy Vintage Ale 2004 | Devon, England | 9 | Scarce, subtle and complex, Thomas Hardys Ale is the beer enthusiasts beer. Bottle-conditioned to mature like fine wine. This old ale/barley wine will improve with age for at least 26 years. 11.7% |
| Kuhnhenn 4th Dimentia Old Ale | Warren, Michigan | 9 | Deep ruby red ale. Extreme malty/caramel flavor; sweet up front, finishing with hop bitterness and aroma. Very complex beer. We recommend at least four more months of age. But it is a delight to drink now. 11% |
| Double Diamond | Leeds, England | 3 | Nice full malt character, yet very drinkable. The hop character is not so typically English, almost more continental, very clean. So well balanced that you can drink it all day with most anything. |
| Darkhorse Crooked Tree IPA | Marshall, Michigan | 5 | Hazy orange copper color with a small white head. hop resin, grapefruit, along with some nice soft malts... sweet, sticky hops...great flavor, wonderful IPA. Nice balance and dry bitter finish. |
| Mendocino Red Tail Ale | Mendocino County, California | 5 | Premium two-row malted barley, Cascade and Cluster hops, our own special proprietary yeast strain and pure water are used. A substantial, full-bodied amber ale that has become THE LEGEND! |
| Anchor Liberty Pale Ale | San Francisco, California | 4 | Originally brewed in 1975 to commemorate Paul Revere's ride, this brew is heavily hopped with a copper color and a hoppy nose. |
| Founders Red's Rye | Grand Rapids, MI | 5 | Brewed with four varieties of Belgian caramel malts imparting a sweet richness. Red's Rye is impressiviely balanced with its hop bitterness and floral bouquet achieved from the dry hop. In the finish, the generous amount of malted rye used accentuates a spicy crisp finish. |
| Victory Old Horizontal | Downingtown, Pennsylvania | 9 | Luxuriously rich in character, this warming winter ale delivers over 10% alcohol in an oh-so-seductive manner. Deliciously fruity flavors lie under a bracing hop nose. 10.5% |
| Arbor Red Snapper Special Bitter | Ann Arbor, Michigan | 4 | A deep reddish brew with medium body and carbonation. This stronger, maltier, and hoppier pale ale has a depth of hop taste and acidity in the palate and finish. Cascade dry hopping gives this popular brew a fresh, floral nose. |
| Bell's Third Coast Old Ale | Kalamazoo, Michigan | 8 | A barley wine with deep amber color, the brandy of ales. This beer has vintage character and will mature in the bottle at cellar temperature for years. 9% |
| J.W. Lees Harvest Ale | Manchester, England | 9 | This fully fermented strong ale has been brewed by J.W. Lees as a celebration of the brewers art since 1985. Harvest Ale can be enjoyed now or laid down like a vintage wine for enjoyment in years to come. 11.5% |
| Great Divide Titan IPA | Denver, Colorado | 5 | Titan IPA is another beautiful American hopped up pale for my mouth --beginning with piney hop aromas and citrus hop flavors, and finishing with a rich, malty sweetness that is carefully balanced with crisp hop bitterness. Hand-pulled. 65 (IBUs). |
| Rogue Brutal Bitter | Newport, Oregon | 5 | An imperial bitter style using exotic malts, citrus hoppy flavor, stupendous hop aroma. Brutal Bitter is actually full-bodied, deeply flavored, intensely hoppy brew. This beer may raise eyebrows, but it won't pucker lips. The aftertaste is clean. |
| Stoudts Scarlet Lady ESB | Adamstown, Pennsylvania | 5 | This authentic English-style ale is brewed from the finest imported Marris Otter malt for arich, reddish-copper color and full, malty palate. the generous use of English hops balances the regal, sweet maltiness and imparts a softly perfumed aroma. |
| Arcadia Hopmouth Double IPA | Battle Creek, Michigan | 6 | Huge Maris Otter malt and a generous amount of fresh hops combine to make this extremely balanced ale remarkable. 8.3% |
| Dogfish Head 90 Min IPA | Milton, Delaware | 6 | An Imperial I.P.A. brewed to be savored from a snifter. A big beer with a great malt backbone that stands up to the extreme hopping rate. EQ Magazine writes that this is perhaps the best IPA in America. 9% |
| New Holland Mad Hatter | Holland, MI | 5 | Mad Hatter not only explodes with complex hop flavors, but it echoes with subtle, balanced malt notes. This sensory symphony is punctuated by a distinctive hop aroma that's the most wonderful punch in the nose you'll ever experience. |
| Stoudts Double IPA | Adamstown, Pennsylvania | 6 | Strong, full-bodied ale with an intense hop character and deep golden color. Multiple kettle hop additions and generous dry hopping contribute to the powerful yet smooth and fragrant hop character of this beer. 10.6% |
| Victory Hop Devil IPA | Downingtown, Pennsylvania | 5 | Bold, spicy and delicious. This American-hopped IPA offers an aromatic punch followed by a lasting, full-bodied finish. |
| Stone Arrogant Bastard Ale | Escondido, California | 7 | This is an aggressive beer. You probably won't like it. It is quite doubtful that you have the taste or sophistication to appreciate an ale of this quality and depth. An American strong ale that is likely too complex, malty and delicious for your taste buds. 7.2% |
| Dragonmead Inquisition Pale Ale | Warren, Michigan | 4 | If you are a fan of traditional English IPAs get ready for this malty, hop-filled treat. English Pale, Crystal, and Munich malts are used along with Challenger, East Kent Goldings and Styrian Goldings hops to create a brew that is fit for the English Troops in India. |
| North Coast Red Seal Ale | Fort Bragg, California | 5 | Malt & hops are married in this full-bodied, copper-red ale. Well hopped for a long, spicy finish. |
| Theakston Old Peculier | North Yorkshire, England | 6 | Fruity, caramel and roasted aroma. Soft, rich, and malty. Taste of dried fruit like dates and raisins and a hint of molasses with a slight roasted finish. Its initial sweetness is, apparently, "of roasted and vinous notes with a subtle bitter aftertaste". Strong fruitiness, often with "banana notes" standing out, is derived from Old Peculier's fermentation process. |
| Samuel Smith's Nut Brown Ale | Tadcaster, England | 5 | Walnut-like color, palate of hazelnuts. Great balance of roasted crystal malt and aromatic hops. Long clean finish Gold Medal and "Top-Rated English Brown Ale" World Beer Championships, 2000. |
| Newcastle Brown Ale | Tyne, England | 4 | Dark brown color, translucent, with sweet malty aroma and nice white-tan head. Not too sweet and seems almost perfectly balanced. Since 1917. |
| Tetley's Pub Ale | Leeds, England | 3 | Light-bodied roasted malt flavor with just a hint of caramel. Tetley's Cask also has a smooth hop character and bitterness derived from its English hops. Smooth taste and a creamy head. |
| Ruddles County Ale | Suffolk, England | 4 | Famed for its dry, bitter flavor, which comes from using the rare Bramling Cross hops. Many liken the flavor to burnt toffee and caramel which, when combined with the dry bitterness, gives a very pleasing taste. |
| Old Speckled Hen | Oxfordshire, England | 4 | Malt and toffee flavors combine with a bitterness on the back of the tongue to give a beautiful, balanced sweetness without being cloying. |
| Bell's Best Brown Ale | Kalamazoo, Michigan | 5 | This is a rich brown ale perfect for the fall. Exclusive use of all Belgian specialty malts give a rich yet dry finish to this beer. |
| Bell's Amber Ale | Kalamazoo, Michigan | 5 | Bell's flagship beer is made of pale malt with some Munich and caramel malts. Has a slightly sweet flavor that is balanced by a mélange of American hops. Results in deep copper color and rich flavor. |
| Bass Ale | Stratfordshire, England | 4 | English malts, aromatic hops, and water rich in essential salts and minerals. Malty, lightly hoppy taste that, combined with its slight burnt roast aroma. |
| Fuller's ESB | London, England | 5 | An enormous attack of rich malt, tangy fruit and spicy hops in the mouth, with a profound Goldings peppery note in the long finish and hints of orange, lemon and gooseberry fruit. Best English beer three years running. |
| Boddington Pub Ale | Lancashire, England | 3 | Begins with a tangy caramel malt flavor. Hops are mildly bitter and provide a nice balance with the malt front end. Aftertaste is dry and creamy with a slight floral hops flavor that linger. |
| Bell's Two Hearted IPA | Kalamazoo, Michigan | 5 | India Pale Ale style well suited for Hemingway-esque trips to the Upper Peninsula. American malts and enormous hop additions give this beer a crisp finish and incredible floral hop aroma. |
| Smithwick's Irish Ale | Dublin, Ireland | 4 | Perfect appearance with a long lasting head and clear dark amber color. Crisp mouthfeel, just the right bitterness and malt flavors. |
| Founder's Pale Ale | Grand Rapids, MI | 4 | A testament to Cascade hops on draught. Meduium-bodied, having a distinctive floral hop aroma and refreshing citrus flavor. Founder's Pale Ale has a slight malty sweetness with a balanced hop finish. |
| Dogfish Head Indian Brown Ale | Milton, Delaware | 5 | Indian Brown Ale is a cross between a Scotch Ale, an I.P.A. and an American Pale. This beer is well hopped and malty at the same time. It is brewed with Aromatic Barley and caramelized brown sugar. Notes of molasses, coffee, ginger, raisins, and chocolate. |
| Avery Redpoint Ale | Boulder, Colorado | 5 | Rich and caramelly amber ale with the distinct flavor and bouquet of Cascade hops. Reaching the perfect balance of crystal malt sweetness and hop bitterness took plenty of time and effort, making Redpoint the perfect beer for toasting your most recent success. |