Some are old, some new, said the editors of Draft magazine. In a roundup of this year’s “Top 25 Beers,” winners were named in various categories. “Every one is worth the hunt, and deserves a place on a pedestal (or in your fridge).” Some winners:
Wood-Aged Beer, Isabelle Proximus, Lost Abbey Brewing
This extremely acidic beer still manages to exhibit “complex flavors” ranging from lemon juice to leather. Dry, sour, highly effervescent.
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Witbier, Orchard White, the Bruery
The Bruery, in Placentia, Calif., specializes in large bottles of Belgian-style witbier. Hazy, straw-colored, with a light body.
Russian Imperial Stout, Dark Lord, Three Floyds Brewing
This gargantuan Russian stout, brewed in Munster, Ind., using coffee, molasses, and honey, weighs in at 13 percent alcohol. “Thick and viscous,” with an alcoholic wallop that will warm you “from the inside out.”
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