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Here is what we thought about some beers...
...if it matters!

  At The Foaming Head, we have created a unique way of accurately judging beer.  We have created a Beer Buying Guide to help our customers make the best beer choice when they walk into a bar or store.  In addition to traditionally rating the beer itself, we have placed a (small) emphasis on how the beer is presented, i.e. - what packaging it entails, as well as the cost.  We have provided a guide below to show you how to rate beers on your own using our method. 
 


 Beers  Our Rating  Beer Advocate  Rate Beer
 Captain Larence Captain's Reserve   96  A- 3.83
 Southern Tier gemini Imperial Blended Ale 95 A- 3.87
 Brooklyn Black Ops 94 A 4.01
 Captain Lawrence Rosso e Marrone  94 A 4.02
 Southampton Keller Pils 94 B+ 3.61
 Southern Tier unEarthly Imperial India Pale Ale 93 A- 3.85
 Ommegang Tripel Perfection 93 A- 3.64
 Ithaca Flower Power 92 B+  3.36
 Ommegang Zuur 92 B+ 3.48
 Ommegang Hennepin 92 A- 3.67
 Captain Lawrence Smoked Porter 92 A- 3.73
 Sixpoint Righteous Ale
 92 A- 3.49
 Ithaca Double IPA 91  B+  3.51
 Southern Tier Porter  91  B 3.41
 Brooklyn Monster Ale 91 B+ 3.57
 Dundee Kolsch-Style Ale 91 B- 2.94
 Peekskill Hop Common 91  
 Southern Tier back burner 91 A- 3.75
 Saranac Imperial IPA 91  B+ 3.23 
 Sixpoint Bengali Tiger 91  A- 3.62
 Brown's Tomhannock Pilsner 91  B 3.28
 Brooklyn Black Chocolate Stout 91 A- 4.01
 C.H. Evans Kick Ass Brown Ale 91 A- 3.15
 Ommegang Biere de Mars 91  A- 3.74
 Ithaca TWELVE 91 A- 3.65
 Brooklyn Brown Ale 91 B+ 3.44
 Southern Tier krampus 91  B+  3.65 
 Southern Tier uber sun 91  A- 
 Lake Placid Ubu Ale 90 B 3.46
 Middle Ages Duke of Winship 90 B+ 3.45
 Captain Lawrence Pale Ale 90 A- 3.61
 Blue Point Rastafar Rye 90  B+ 3.31
 Southampton Secret Ale 90  B 3.25
 Ommegang Abbey Ale 90 A- 3.83
 Middle Ages Druid Fluid 90 B+ 3.54
 Ithaca ELEVEN 90 A- 3.49
 Saranac Imperial Stout 90  A- 3.53
 Brown's Hefeweizen 90 B 2.98
 Dundee Pale Bock Lager 90 B- 2.50
 Phin and Matt's Extraordinary Ale 90  B 3.26
 Hurricane Kitty 90  B+  3.52 
 Saranac Irish Red Ale 90   B- 2.88
 Saranac Octoberfest 90   B- 2.76
 Brooklyn Local 1  90  A- 3.64
 Saranac Pale Ale 90   B-  3.02 
 Ithaca TEN 90   A 3.86
 Brown's IPA 90 C+ 3.16
 Ommegang BPA 90 A 3.52
 Southern Tier 2xIPA 90 A- 3.39
 Peekskill Brewery Rosemary's Baby 90  
 Ommegang Three Philosophers 89 A- 3.83
 Ommegang Chocolate Indulgence 89 B+ 3.60
 Shmaltz Rejewvenator 09 89 B 3.47
 Brown's ESB 89  B+ 3.01
 Saranac IPA 89 B- 2.90
 Ommegang Adoration 89  A- 3.61
 Ithaca Le Bleu 89 A 3.66
 Brooklyner-Scnieder Hopfen-Weisse 89 A-  3.86 
 Southampton Christmas Ale 89 B+ 
 Middle Ages Wailing Wench 89 A- 3.62
 Southampton Double White 89 A- 3.54 
 Ellicottville Nut Brown Ale 89  B+ 
 Middle Ages ImPaled Ale 89 B+ 3.34
 Origin Pomegranate Ale 89 B 3.17
 Southampton 10th Anniversary Ale 89 A- 3.68
 Shmaltz Human Blockhead 89 B 3.19
 Keegan Ales Mother's Milk 89 B+ 3.53
 Keegan Ales Joe-Mama's Milk Stout 89  A- 3.09
 Brown's Pale Ale 89  B+ 3.25
 Shmaltz Bittersweet Lenny's R.I.P.A. 89 A- 3.72
 Captain Lawrence Xtra Gold  89 A-  3.77 
 Shmaltz Coney Island Lager 89  B+ 3.28
 Southern Tier choklat 89  A 4.01
 Ithaca Ground Break 89 B+ 3.35
 Captain Lawrence Birra DeCicco 89 A- 3.27
 Blue Point Spring Fling Ale 89 B 3.09
 C.H. Evans Gose  89 B+ 3.50
 Shmaltz Jewbelation Twelve 88 B+ 3.64
 Middle Ages Swallow Wit 88 B 2.83
 Keegan Ales Super Kitty 88 A 3.63
 Saranac Brown Ale 88  B- 2.95
 Captain Lawrence St. Vincent's Dubbel  88 B+ 3.67
 Olde Saratoga Lager 88  B  2.89 
 Middle Ages Beast Bitter 88 B+ 3.27
 Cooperstown Pride of Milford Special Ale  88 B+ 3.39
 Southern Tier Harvest Ale 88 B+ 3.63
 Blue Point Toasted Lager 88 B 3.16
 Grace House Honey Wheat 88  B-  2.34 
 Wagner Valley IPA 88 B+ 3.36
 Sackets Harbor Thousand Islands Pale Ale 88 B- 3.34
 Ommegeddon 88  B+ 3.68
 Saranac Belgian White 88 B- 2.85
 Southampton Imperial Porter 88 B+  3.71
 Ithaca Pils 88  B  3.01
 Ithaca Partly Sunny 88  B- 3.07
 Coney Island Albino Python 88 B 3.07
 Southampton India Pale Ale 88 B 3.37
 Saranac Pomegranate Wheat 88 B- 2.73
 Southern Tier Pale Ale
 88 B+ 3.45
 Defiant Belgian-style Tripel
 88  
 Ithaca Cold Front 87 B+ 3.30
 Dundee Irish Red Lager 87 B 3.18
 Brooklyn Lager 87 B+  3.43
 Cooperstown Nine Man Ale 87 B- 2.80
 Brown's Oatmeal Stout 87 B-  3.11
 Saranac Adirondack Lager 87  B- 2.87
 Wagner Valley Sled Dog Doppelbock 87 B 3.21
 Ithaca Cascazilla 87 B+ 3.51
 Blue Point Winter Ale 87 B 3.12
 Cooperstown Striker 87 B 3.07
 Dockside Amber Lager 87  B-  3.3
 Captain Lawrence Liquid Gold 87 A- 3.59
 Brooklyn Oktoberfest 87 B+ 3.12
 Captain Lawrence Captain's Kolsch 87 A- 3.36
 Ithaca alpHalpHa 87 A- 3.66
 Middle Ages Syracuse Pale Ale   86 B 2.83
 Wagner Valley Oatmeal Stout   86 B+ 
 Ithaca Pale Ale 86 B 3.06
 Dundee Festive Ale 86 B 3.04
 Middle Ages Grail Ale 86 B 3.16
 Ithaca Old Habit 86 A- 3.78
 Southern Tier Oak Aged unearthly Imperial IPA 86  A- 3.84
 Dundee Porter 86  B 3.07
 Middle Ages Kilt Tilter 86 B+ 3.53
 jah*va Imperial Coffee Stout 86 A- 3.93
 Ithaca Nut Brown 86 B  3.17 
 Brooklyn Backbreaker 86 B 3.17
 Custom Brewcrafters St. Patrick's Irish Ale  86 B 2.88
 Brooklyn East India Pale Ale 85  B 3.41
 Ithaca Gorges Smoked Porter 85  B+ 3.30
 Southern Tier IPA 85  B+ 3.62
 Brown's Oktoberfest 85  
 Lake Placid Honey Rye 85  B 3.06
 Brooklyn Post Road 85  B 3.09
 Olde Saratoga IPA 85 B+ 3.28
 Saranac Rye IPA 85 B+ 3.11
 He'Brew Genesis Ale 85 B 2.90
 Dundee Summer Wheat Beer 85  2.80
 Pork Slap Pale Ale 85 B- 2.53
 Snapperhead IPA 85 B- 2.71
 Southern Tier hop sun 85  B+   3.34
 Ellicottville Pale Ale  85  B+ 
 Southern Tier Old Man Winter 85  B+  3.51
 Southampton Biere de Mars 85  A- 3.74
 Southern Tier cherry saison 85 B 3.17
 Blue Point Hoptical Illusion 84  B+ 3.48
 Coney Island Sword Swallower 84 B  3.23
 Saranac Belgian Ale 84 B- 2.80
 Keegan Ales White Ale 84  A- 3.17
 Captain Lawrence Brown Bird Brown Ale 84  B+ 3.22
 Captain Lawrence Nor' Easter Winter Warmer 84  A 3.92
 Saranac Big Moose Ale 84 B+ 3.06
 Brown's Dunkelweizen 84  
 Saranac Golden Pilsener  84 C+ 2.73
 Cooperstown Benchwarmer Porter 84 B+ 3.33
 Landmark India Pale Ale  84  B+ 3.44 
 Middle Ages Eleventh Anniversary Ale 84 B 3.41
 Saranac Helles 84 B+ 2.69
 Custom Brewcrafters English-Style Pale Ale 84 B 2.52
 Cooperstown Old Slugger 84 B 2.96
 Lake Placid IPA 83 B 3.69
 Brooklyn Winter Ale 83 B+ 3.17
 Saranac India Brown Ale 83 B 3.16
 Dundee India Pale Ale 83 B- 2.94
 Dundee Oktoberfest 83 B- 2.84
 Brown's Cherry Raspberry Ale 83  A- 2.73
 Saranac Amber Wheat 83 B- 2.83
 Sackets Harbor War of 1812 Ale 83 B- 2.75
 Blue Point Oktoberfest 83 B 3.07
 Saranac Winter Lager 83 B 2.89
 Dundee Pale Ale 83 B- 2.92
 Brown's Porter 83  
 Keegan Ales Old Capital 82 B 2.84
 Brooklyner Weisse Beer 82  B+  3.15
 Saranac Vanilla Stout 82 B 3.13
 Brooklyn Pilsner 82 B 3.10
 Blue Point Summer Ale 82  B- 2.73
 Saranac Rye Pilsener 82 B 2.86
 Custom Brewcrafters Double Dark Cream Porter 82 A- 3.04
 Middle Ages Wizard's Winter Ale 82 B 3.14
 Peekskill Paramout Ale 82 B+ 3.07
 Dundee Stout
 82 B 3.06
 Cooperstown Backyard IPA 81 B- 3.18
 Genesee Bock 81 B- 2.81
 Lake Placid 46'er Pale Ale 81  B 2.99
 Brooklyn Summer Ale 81 B  3.04
 Saranac Black and Tan 81 B 3.05
 Cooperstown Strike Out Stout 81 B 3.26
 Davidson Brothers IPA 81 B 3.15
 Saranac Pumpkin Ale 80 B 2.92
 Saranac Black Lager 80 B 2.95
 Genesee Cream Ale 80 C 2.23
 Brooklyn East India Pale Ale 79  B  3.42
 Southern Tier Raspberry Wheat Beer  79 C+ 2.64
 Saranac Caramel Porter 79  C+ 3.07
 Dundee Honey Brown Lager 79  C+ 2.55
 Saranac Irish Stout 79  B  2.96
 Saranac Black Forest 78  B 3.13
 Saranac Bohemien Pilsener 78 B 3.01
 Saranac Summer Ale 78 C+ 2.74
 Moo Thunder Stout 78 B- 2.81
 Southern Tier Raspberry Porter 78  B-  3.01
 Shmaltz Messiah Bold 78 B 3.09
 Saranac Maple Porter 78 B 3.15
 Bluepoint Blueberry Ale 77  B 3.14
 Shmaltz Jewbelation Thirteen  77 A- 3.60
 Fire Island Lighthouse Ale 77 B 2.85
 Ithaca Apricot Wheat 77  C+  2.71
 Custom Brewcrafters Canandaiguia Lake Ale  76 B-  2.73
 Browns Brown Ale 76 B+ 2.85
 Heinnieweisse Weissebier 76 B 2.87
 Landmark Vanilla Bean Brown Ale  76  B- 2.72
 Saranac Pale Pale Ale  74 B- 2.74
 Ellicottville Blueberry Wheat Ale 74 B 2.91
 Peekskill Vanilla Bourbon Stout 69 B+ 3.88

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