good idea for a thread.
recently i bought a $12, 46oz. bottle of Budweiser Brewmaster's Private Reserve. it looks like a wine bottle with a swing top grolsch top. i saved the bottle.
Apparently, the brewmasters @ AB have had a holiday tradition of skimming the top of the freshly brewed bud (before it is treated for canning/ bottling) and saved it for themselves and thier family.
it is 8.5 percent alcohol, which is always good and has the body to stand up to the alcohol.
it is less yeasty than the typical top-fermented belgian ales that usually have as much alcohol and body.
overall i give it an A-
another selection i've recently had is Zywiec Porter.
typical porter beer from an unlikely source for porter: Poland.
this bitch was 9.5 % alc.
kick ass.
smooth taste, good body and texture, very stout-ish without the heaviness typically associated w/ stout.
overall i give it a B+
heres a link...
http://www.ratebeer.com/beer/zywiec-porter/6561/8089/