Supporter Post:
Probably our fault for not featuring France 44 for a whole three weeks but this supporter post took longer than any other to prepare for one reason and one reason alone: the shop got in some really solid beers over the past three weeks…
…to the extent that we’re running a top 25 new beers post for the first time ever.
Info on shipping/ordering can be found at the bottom of the post.
[table caption=”Top 25 New/Returning Beers”]
Rank,Top Beer,Buy beer from…,Ratebeer Score
25,Widmer Brothers 924 Milk Stout,Widmer Brothers,(NEW),
24,Schell Snowstorm (2012 – Bière de Noël),Schells,(NEW),
23,Olvalde Ode to a Shipwright RIS,Olvalde,95/53,
22,Brooklyn Monster Ale,Brooklyn,95/73,
21,Lake Superior Old Man Winter Warmer,Lake Superior,95/75,
20,Clown Shoes Blaecorn Unidragon,Clown Shoes,98/77,
19,Dark Horse Perkulator Coffee Dopplebock,Dark Horse,91/88,
18,Left Hand Warrior IPA,Left Hand,94/90,
17,Magic Hat Heart of Darkness Stout,Magic Hat,94/91,
16,Straffe Hendrik Brugs Quadrupel,Straffe,98/87,
15,Sea Cider Kings and Spies,Sea Cider,88/98,
14,Heather Ales Fraoch 22 Auchentoshan ,Williams Bros,92/95,
13,Julius Echter Hefe-Weissbier Dunkel,Julius Echter,91/98,
12,Goose Island Christmas Ale,Goose Island,92/97,
11,Indeed Day Tripper Pale Ale,Indeed,95/98,
10,Porterhouse Wrasslers XXXX Stout ,Porterhouse,95/99,
9,Steel Toe Rainmaker Double Red Ale ,Steel Toe,95/99,
8,Southern Tier Krampus,Southern Tier,96/98,
7,Jolly Pumpkin Maracaibo Brown Ale,Jolly Pumpkin,98/96,
6,Sierra Nevada Celebration Ale,Summit,98/99,
5,Tyranena The Devil Made Me Do It,Tyranena,100/97,
4,Scaldis Prestige,Scaldis,100/99,
3,Double Bastard Ale,Stone,100/99,
2,Great Divide Oak Aged Yeti,Great Divide,100/99,
1,Bell’s Expedition Stout,Bells,100/100,
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Legend: WR = “RateBeer World Ranking” / RB = “RateBeer”
[table caption=”Top 25 Overall Beers”]
Rank,Top Beer,Buy beer from…,WR,RB Score
25,Sierra Nevada Celebration Ale,Summit,,98/99
24,Harviestoun Ola Dubh (18 yr),Harviestoun,,99/98
23,Clown Shoes Hoppy Feet 1.5 Black IPA,Clown Shoes,,99/98
22,De Molen Hel & Verdoemenis Imperial Stout,De Molen,,100/97
21,Tyranena The Devil Made Me Do It,Tyranena,,100/97
20,Lagunitas Hop Stoopid,Lagunitas,,100/98
19,Saison Dupont,Brasserie Dupont,,99/99
18,Olvisholt Lava Smoked Imperial Stout,Olvisholt,,99/99
17,Anchorage Galaxy White IPA,Anchorage,,99/99
16,Scaldis Prestige,Scaldis,,100/99
15,Domaine Dupont Cidre Reserve 2010 Harvest,Domaine Dupont,,99/100
14,Traquair Jacobite Ale,Traquair,,99/100
13,Great Lakes Edmund Fitzgerald,Great Lakes,,99/100
12,Jolly Pumpkin Luciernaga The Firefly,Jolly Pumpkin,,99/100
11,Great Divide Oak Aged Yeti,Great Divide,,100/99
10,Alaskan Smoked Porter 2012,Alaskan,,99/100
9,Mikkeller Beer Geek Breakfast Stout,Mikkeller,,100/100
8,St. Ambroise Oatmeal Stout,St. Ambroise,,100/100
7,Gouden Carolus Cuvee Van De Keizer Blue,Het Anker,,100/100
6,Founders Porter,Founders,,100/100
5,Bell’s Expedition Stout,Bells,,100/100
4,Surly Furious IPA,Surly,,100/100
3,St. Bernardus Abt 12,St. Bernardus,46,100/99
2,Stone Imperial Russian Stout,Stone,30,100/99
1,Rochefort Trappistes 10,Rochefort,9,100/100
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Shipping Tips:
Here is a link to the Shipping Policy and list of states to which France 44 can ship beer.
Fill up your cart and then click on “My Cart” in the upper right corner. On the next screen (order screen), punch in your zip code in the Destination Zip Code input field in the lower right part of the order screen and hit enter on the keyboard. It will then calculate your shipping (without having to sign up or enter a credit card).
The optimal order where shipping cost is most efficient is 24 beers (or 48 or multiples of 24 from there). If you order a 25th beer, they have to add a second box which is an extra charge.
No international shipping.
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A Quick Word:
I’ve said it before and I will say it again. As with all of the businesses I feature here, supporting them is a great way to support BeerPulse (in this case, while even getting yourself some beer in the process). Carin and the rest of the crew are big on delivering great service so give them a try if you haven’t already. Got questions about ordering? Ask for Carin when dialing 612-278-4416 or send Carin an email at [email protected]. Disclaimer: BeerPulse only acts as a conduit of information and takes no responsibility for the fulfillment of your order. You must be at least 21 years of age to order.
