Rating System

Figured it'd be a good idea to post a 'cheat sheet' of sorts so you all can actually know what I'm thinking...

I'm basing all my scores on a standard 4 point system just like in the good 'ole days of high school and college...a score of 4.0 is the best, and 0.0 is a score of go home and try again.

This should help give you an idea of what a specific number score means in my head:

4.0 Best beer of this particular style.  Not my absolute favorite beer of all time ever in the history of Joeywhat, but definitely the best I've had of that individual style of beer.

3.0-3.9 Very good beer that I would drink again.  Something I'd order at the bar if I saw it was on tap.  Very good representation of the style, it tastes great and tastes like it should.  A beer that I'll make a point of buying on a regular basis.

2.0-2.9 Good beer that stays true to the style, but has some flaws.  One of those beers that I'd have again if I saw it in a store and was in the mood for that style.  Not a favorite, but it's beer...and beer is good.

1.5-1.9 Mediocre brew that doesn't stick to the style it's supposed to be, and/or just doesn't taste good.  Might have serious flaws in it, might just be a bad recipe.  This is something that I'll avoid, but if you put it in front me (and the bill in front of you...) I'll drink it just for shits and giggles.

0.1-1.4 BAD beer.  Tastes bad, smells bad, looks bad...I can finish it, but I won't enjoy it.  I would NOT seek this beer out in any way, shape or form.

0.0 This is reserved for the bad of the bad.  One of those beers that is so skanky and awful that you just have to throw it out.  If a beer gets this distinction, please walk away...in fact run away, because it might be radioactive and cancer is a bitch.

So I hope this helps everyone out a bit.  I didn't want people to think that a beer with a 2.0 or 2.5 rating was bad...rather it's just a little bit special and needs to take the different bus to school.