The Top 10 BEST Beers of 2010

I got to try a lot of new beers and beer styles in 2010 and did more to expand my palate this year than in any previous year. It was actually quite difficult to narrow this list down to the ten absolute BEST of the 185 beers that appeared on Chad'z Beer Reviews this year. Only SIX beers scored a perfect "10" and another 21 garnered a "9".

Let me just clarify that this is NOT meant to be "The Best Beers Ever Made". I'm also NOT arguing that there is a factual superiority between these beers in objective or artistic "quality". I don't caught up in those arbitrary, masturbatory debates. If you want such philosophical arguments, I suggest you check out the more pretentious, snobbish beer critics out there. This list is just my PERSONAL PREFERENCE. Everyone has a different sense of taste and, to me, these are the beers that taste the best.

FOR A BEER TO QUALIFY FOR THIS LIST:
It had to have been reviewed on Chad'z Beer Reviews during 2010. If I didn't review it this calender year it doesn't qualify.
It had to my first time reviewing it, re-reviews don't count.
If it was a vintage, it counts as a new beer, since a beer can change greatly from year to year as it ages.
An annual release whose recipe changes from year-to-year counts as a new beer.
Beers I only wrote text reviews of weren't eligible.
This list was NOT limited to beers released in 2010. Many of these beers have been around for years - I just haven't reviewed them until 2010.

NOTE: Many of these clips are taken from reviews with a guest reviewer. For each beer, I tried to narrow down the best 50-70 seconds of ME explaining why I graded them the way I did. So if it looks like I'm cutting off the guest reviewer or censoring them - I'm not. There's just no way to get in both my thoughts and the guest's thoughts in without making this a long, 20+ minute video.

#10 Three Floyds Dark Lord 2010
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vO-Tm18bxac

#9 Bell's Hopslam
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rhr9omBL_h8

#8 Ithaca Flower Power IPA
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FTJiFif3kJk

#7 Westvleteren 12 (2008 vintage)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eIn-QI2tWOw

#6 Dieu Du Ciel Aphrodite
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BQT-S_7sz_8

#5 Troegs Nugget Nectar
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MFh2yRmEzn0

#4 Great Divide Chocolate Oak Aged Yeti
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hXL8fs2zAms

#3 Three Floyds Apocalypse Cow
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kZzs3JduN-8

#2 Russian River Pliny The Elder
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RAv1Zz6rq5Y

#1 Southern Tier Choklat
2009: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XcJdPBbxJVc
2010: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G2Saj-PGY6I

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[jameshcopeland]

wine glass?.. there are alot of uneducated people who know nothing about good beers... why the hell are they looking up beer reviews is my question... you can get big massive packs of low strength pissy lager ...look no further if thats your thing!!! why bombard beer reviews with nonsense !!

[Chad9976]

@jameshcopeland There's lot of uneducated people who know nothing about movies, but they read reviews written by people with PhD in film. Or music, or books, or art.

Beer reviewing is first and foremost a hobby for the reviewer and and educational outreach to the less informed.

[Nulz0r]

Czech beer is the best. We are "beer nation" --> you better buy a ticket to czech and try one! immediately

[Chad9976]

@Nulz0r already have and they sucked. See for yourself. /watch?v=zvdTtsSBks8

[p7byrd]

Who the fuck drinks beer from a wine glass? Gay.

[Chad9976]

@p7byrd you obviously don't know much about beer then.

[KripDrip]

are these new beers that just got released in 2010?

[hoovergaming]

i drink cheap beer to get drunk

[imfromdenmarkbitch]

TUBORG?!?!

[imfromdenmarkbitch]

Its probally just some troll sayin drink wine from a wineglass, and now everyone thinks its cool...

[bluelagoon10023]

youre a pick of course we are gonnna go nuts in the comments section, I have to warn you bud....stay away from my brother ya fuckin pervert.

[jameshcopeland]

@Chad9976 yeah thats great and all but if they are not looking at a review out of interest or to learn something then why bother... if your not a fan of the craft and your only objective is to kill brain cells then commenting on something you have no interest in seems just random and pointless to me... but obviously you welcome the stupid comments!?!

[irvsoccer09]

@irvsoccer09 he really doesnt know anything about beer lol 100 likes

[irvsoccer09]

@Chad9976 like 

[COWBOYSALLDAY916]

its beer not fuckin wine !

[MissEgasMoniz]

Surly has just been voted the best pale ale in the world - brewed in Minneapolis, Minnesota USA. The yanks are micro brewing some of the best beer (real beer - not larger/pils) in the world. Better than the British swill.0

[MrChevyman95]

If god wanted beer drank out of a wine glass, He wouldn't have put'er in a bottle by'.

[MrJeffersondarcy]

i prefer czech beer named kozel. or elephant premium lager! and i am a german! :-)

[wsrcflyer]

pussy beers

[Aureas86]

@xXXzeldamasterXXx Lol you're so fucking dumb.

[Aureas86]

@Nulz0r Czech is homeland to the normal pints, the 'pilseners'. But they sure as hell dont know how to make a proper BEER.

[dmbsong41]

Southern tier chokolat as number 1?? Eeeek. Too sweet IMO. It's good but can't be in any number one slot

[Nulz0r]

@Chad9976 yeah i see you tasted the bad ones.. for example Svijany, Pilsner Urquell and Bernard are good :)

[xXXzeldamasterXXx]

@Chad9976 I know alot about beer. IT COMES IN A CAN AND A BOTTLE YOU DRINK IT IN THOSE!!! A WINE GLASS HAS THE WORD WINE!!! YOU DRINK WINE OUT OF IT! GOD DAMN IT!! FUCK!!! jk drinking beer from wine is all good.

[NutsDeez]

Thanks for the reviews. I defiantly got to try some of these. I recommend if you ever get a chance you should try, “Penn Pilsner St. Nicholas Bock.” I do believe it’s seasonal but it’s so worth the wait. In fact Penn Brewery produces some very fine brews. Pennsylvania at large is my favorite state for beer connoisseur.

[mattbetts01]

"u drink out of wine galss?"

"getz ze fukin das boot, pussayay"

"frutyy beer? ze fuckz?1!"

Hey guys, type "craft beer" into the search bar.

[skafan239]

snes games?? rad!