Beer Rating System Help

Help Discussion in 'BeerAdvocate Talk' started by lahmeyer, Mar 1, 2014.

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  1. lahmeyer

    lahmeyer Aspirant (239) Nov 3, 2013 Missouri
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    Can someone explain the Top 250 rating system a bit? The WR column
    seems to correspond (nearly) with the rAvg number on the beer page but
    if so, then we have a real sleeper down at number 95 on the list. The beer called
    Black Magick - Pappy Van Winkle has a rAve of 4.73 which should rate it
    at about the top of the 250 Best list. Instead it appears at number 95
    with a 4.36 in the WR column. What am I missing here? How does one
    read these ratings?
    I am not advocating this beer, I have never heard of it, but if it's a 4.73
    perhaps I had better GET some.
     
    #1 lahmeyer, Mar 1, 2014
  2. TongoRad

    TongoRad Grand Pooh-Bah (3,884) Jun 3, 2004 New Jersey
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    #2 TongoRad, Mar 1, 2014
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  3. lahmeyer

    lahmeyer Aspirant (239) Nov 3, 2013 Missouri
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    Thank you sir, that helps a great deal. I was not "saying" anything, just trying to
    understand the rating system. I appreciate your appropriate comment.
     
    #3 lahmeyer, Mar 1, 2014
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  4. drtth

    drtth Initiate (0) Nov 25, 2007 Pennsylvania
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    Have you read the explanation of how the numbers are calculated at the bottom of that page? If not there's additional detail there.
     
    #4 drtth, Mar 1, 2014
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