Your most underrated/overrated beers, according to rDev

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  1. GarrettFM

    GarrettFM Initiate (0) Nov 23, 2013 Illinois

    You know what I mean by "rDev," right? The percentage figure that appears in the righthand column of your BA "Your Beers" list?

    It's a handy way to figure out which beers you find most underrated and most overrated.

    E.g., my highest positive rDev is for Half Acre's Akari Shogun (+11.9%), which for me edges out FFF's Gumballhead for best American Pale Wheat Ale. My highest negative rDev is for Green Flash's Palate Wrecker (-29.6%), which seems to be like cilantro: different people perceive its flavor completely differently.

    Figured this might make a fun discussion topic. What are your highest and lowest rDev scores?
     
    #1 GarrettFM, Dec 24, 2014
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  2. yemenmocha

    yemenmocha Grand Pooh-Bah (4,116) Jun 18, 2002 Arizona
    Pooh-Bah

    + Missing Elf
    - Thomas Brau
     
    #2 yemenmocha, Dec 24, 2014
  3. bubseymour

    bubseymour Grand Pooh-Bah (4,800) Oct 30, 2010 Maryland
    Pooh-Bah Trader

    This is always a fun thread.

    +157.5% on Natural Light
    -60.8% on Newcastle Werewolf
     
    #3 bubseymour, Dec 24, 2014
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  4. GarrettFM

    GarrettFM Initiate (0) Nov 23, 2013 Illinois

    (Apologies, BTW, if this thread has been done to death before. I did a cursory search in the forum archives and couldn't find much, but I can't imagine I'm the first to have this idea.)
     
    #4 GarrettFM, Dec 24, 2014
  5. MisSigsFan

    MisSigsFan Initiate (0) Mar 2, 2013 California

    Most underrated for me is the Saint Archer DIPA at +17%.
    Most overrated is Hopslam at -77.7%

    And no, this isn't the first time we've done this but it's always fun. Last time my most underrated was actually Noble Nelson Showers and I was surprised to see that Saint Archer topped it.
     
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  6. Foyle

    Foyle Maven (1,481) Sep 29, 2007 North Carolina

    Positive: Michelob Original Lager (+49%)

    Negative: Pateros Creek Cache La Porter (-72%)
     
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  7. smbslt

    smbslt Pooh-Bah (1,980) Dec 26, 2010 Illinois
    Society Pooh-Bah Trader

    +19.7 - Old Kaya Dog - Tighthead Brewing
    -32.4 - Ursus - Greenbush
     
    #7 smbslt, Dec 24, 2014
  8. UrbanCaveman

    UrbanCaveman Pooh-Bah (1,866) Sep 30, 2014 Ohio
    Pooh-Bah Trader

    Kona Brewing Longboard Island Lager at +24.3%. But I do tend to rate lagers higher than the average BA seems to.

    Stone Stochasticity Master of Disguise at -67.7%, which I rated a 1.2 and was a drain pour. Tasted like someone threw coffee and cocoa into an IPA and tried to call it a "stout".
     
    #8 UrbanCaveman, Dec 24, 2014
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  9. gopens44

    gopens44 Grand Pooh-Bah (3,560) Aug 9, 2010 Virginia
    Pooh-Bah Trader

    + Amber Tease from Schmohz @ +36.5%
    - Blue Moon @ -55.8%, which was not too far off from Venus at 53.1!

    Can't believe after all the hate that beer got, I was apparently even more hateful!
     
    #9 gopens44, Dec 24, 2014
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  10. TylerKitchens

    TylerKitchens Initiate (0) Apr 9, 2014 Massachusetts

    Have you had Fortunate Islands from Modern Times...I liked it more than Gumballhead as well. I've never had Akari Shogun.
     
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  11. BenwayPHD

    BenwayPHD Initiate (0) Sep 4, 2014 California
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    +23.6 Green Flash Cedar Plank which think belongs ja the same discussion as Dale's Pale and SNPA.
    -19.4 Mendocino Oatmeal Stout which tasted like metal garbage.
     
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  12. TylerKitchens

    TylerKitchens Initiate (0) Apr 9, 2014 Massachusetts

    Great Idea for a thread!

    +22 for Lagunitas Brown Shugga'
    -18 for Rising Tide Hesperus (American Barleywine)
     
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  13. TylerKitchens

    TylerKitchens Initiate (0) Apr 9, 2014 Massachusetts

    God, you really like Natty Light! I find water refreshing as well! :wink:
     
    #13 TylerKitchens, Dec 24, 2014
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  14. MisSigsFan

    MisSigsFan Initiate (0) Mar 2, 2013 California

    Fortunate Islands is amazing. Citra and Amarillo bomb!
     
    #14 MisSigsFan, Dec 24, 2014
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  15. TylerKitchens

    TylerKitchens Initiate (0) Apr 9, 2014 Massachusetts

    My favorite American pale wheat ale, then GBH, then Little Sumthin (or however the hell its spelled)
     
    #15 TylerKitchens, Dec 24, 2014
  16. GarrettFM

    GarrettFM Initiate (0) Nov 23, 2013 Illinois

    Nope--as far as I know, Modern Times hasn't yet reached the Midwest, but I hope it does soon! Thanks for the rec.
     
    #16 GarrettFM, Dec 24, 2014
  17. MisSigsFan

    MisSigsFan Initiate (0) Mar 2, 2013 California

    Well look at his other highest rDevs.
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  18. corby112

    corby112 Initiate (0) Nov 19, 2008 Pennsylvania

    +Budweiser
    -Epic 825 Stout
     
    #18 corby112, Dec 24, 2014
  19. MisSigsFan

    MisSigsFan Initiate (0) Mar 2, 2013 California

    I don't think I've ever heard someone describe a beer as cilantro. Palate Wrecker tastes like straight up pine resin to me. Delicious.
     
    #19 MisSigsFan, Dec 24, 2014
  20. GarrettFM

    GarrettFM Initiate (0) Nov 23, 2013 Illinois

    Ha! Although I haven't rated it on BA, I definitely understand the affection for Natty Light. Takes me back to a time of fewer diaper changes, quicker hangover recoveries, and less expensive tastes.
     
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