Rated a 5. Anything else is crazy.

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  1. cmmcdonn

    cmmcdonn Initiate (0) Jun 21, 2009 Virginia

    5
     
    #21 cmmcdonn, May 20, 2015
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  2. Seabass1964

    Seabass1964 Initiate (0) Jan 10, 2014 Arkansas

    A perfect 5 is a beer that tastes so awesome that at that moment you cannot imagine anything that could possibly change to make it better. I'm talking total mouth-gasm!

    That being said, I've rated a few perfect 5's but later when I tried it again lowered my rating by a few tenths.
     
    #22 Seabass1964, May 20, 2015
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  3. cambabeer

    cambabeer Pooh-Bah (2,670) Dec 29, 2010 New York
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    And there's the "problem" with different raters. Though not really a "problem" everyone treats and thinks about the 5 point scale a little differently. Personally, I've never given a 5, out of the 400+ I've rated I think the highest i've given is a 4.7something.
     
    #23 cambabeer, May 20, 2015
  4. plutoniumpete

    plutoniumpete Initiate (0) Oct 21, 2008 New Jersey

    I think Hop Juju did it for me. so juicy
     
    #24 plutoniumpete, May 20, 2015
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  5. brureview

    brureview Pooh-Bah (2,803) Jan 20, 2012 Massachusetts
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    I have never given a 5. BCBS and Sucaba rate high on my list, along with Framinghammer Baltic porter and
    its varietals.
     
    #25 brureview, May 20, 2015
  6. Ri0

    Ri0 Initiate (0) Jul 1, 2012 Wisconsin

    2014 King Sue on tap.
     
    #26 Ri0, May 20, 2015
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  7. Tbub18

    Tbub18 Initiate (0) Oct 31, 2014 New York

    Given 3 5's so far: Julius, Triple Sunshine, and Rose de Gambrinus (2014)
     
    #27 Tbub18, May 20, 2015
  8. Sam-VW

    Sam-VW Initiate (0) Mar 20, 2014 England

    The Rose de Gambrinus (2014) was a particularly good one!
     
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  9. Lucular

    Lucular Grand Pooh-Bah (4,367) Jun 20, 2014 Maryland
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    Some beers used to be 5's, but not any longer.
     
    #29 Lucular, May 20, 2015
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  10. lambpasty

    lambpasty Initiate (0) May 3, 2013 New Hampshire

    I'll say it: fresh Heady Topper. To me that beer cannot be improved upon and exemplifies the style.

    I try to reserve 5's for beers I don't think can be improved within the style they portray, but I also don't take it as seriously as some.
     
    #30 lambpasty, May 20, 2015
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  11. MacQ32

    MacQ32 Pooh-Bah (1,625) Mar 5, 2010 South Carolina
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    Aaron, Triple Sunshine, Dinner
     
    #31 MacQ32, May 20, 2015
  12. Tbub18

    Tbub18 Initiate (0) Oct 31, 2014 New York

    Amazing... fruit blast
     
    #32 Tbub18, May 20, 2015
  13. TonyLema1

    TonyLema1 Pooh-Bah (2,890) Nov 19, 2008 South Carolina
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    I think Rochefort 10 was the closest I ever came to a 5 (not on this site)
     
    #33 TonyLema1, May 20, 2015
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  14. lillitnn92

    lillitnn92 Initiate (0) Aug 22, 2009 Virginia

    I rate in reverse just to fuck up the ratings ....

    .... ok I don't do that, but now that I think about it. :wink:
     
    #34 lillitnn92, May 20, 2015
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  15. digita7693

    digita7693 Initiate (0) Jan 19, 2010 Germany

    True story, for me this is the epitome of a RIS and what all other should strive to be, wonderful example!
     
    #35 digita7693, May 20, 2015
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  16. EyePeeAyBryan

    EyePeeAyBryan Initiate (0) Dec 20, 2011 Arizona
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    Rating a beer a 5 is like getting married: Sure you're with someone you think is great but is there someone out there better? Maybe.
     
    #36 EyePeeAyBryan, May 20, 2015
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  17. gibgink

    gibgink Pooh-Bah (1,581) Oct 27, 2014 Missouri
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    Some raters equate a 5 rating with perfection, and that it can not be obtained. I give out 5's like Daym drops.
     
    #37 gibgink, May 20, 2015
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  18. AnotherPint4Ole

    AnotherPint4Ole Aspirant (257) Jul 19, 2014 Pennsylvania

    I try to make a point of actually making 5's attainable.. definitely not often, but when I see fit. Palates change, even your absolute favorite beer not probably won't be eventually in the future. I like to rate in the moment, not "if I drank this again in 50 years, would it still be amazing," and also within the style. Even if it's not the best imperial stout or DIPA, say, if it's everything I could ever want out of a brown ale, or English bitter, I give it what it deserves.
     
    #38 AnotherPint4Ole, May 20, 2015
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  19. spark3148857

    spark3148857 Pooh-Bah (1,595) Dec 4, 2010 Ohio
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    I gave FFF Permanent Funeral a 5 because I don't think there is anything that could possibly be done to make that beer better. I gave FW PNC Buckwheat Stout at 4.75 but it is oh so close to being a 5 in my mind. And while I didn't rate it a 5, Cellarmaker Imperial Coffee and Cigarettes may not be improvable. In my mind, a perfect beer is one that cannot be improved so there are a few that may make that cut.
     
    #39 spark3148857, May 20, 2015
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  20. Treyliff

    Treyliff Grand Pooh-Bah (5,025) Aug 10, 2010 West Virginia
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    Haven't found it yet.
     
    #40 Treyliff, May 20, 2015
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