Beer Advocate vs Rate Beer
I am a member of both Beer Advocate and Rate Beer. I like to by a mixed 6 pack at my local beer store, but I don’t like knowing what the rating is until I drink it. I try to drink the brews and make my opinion first, then see what everyone else on these sites think. I tend to agree with the majority on both sites, but I noticed one big difference between both sites.
One thing I found is that Rate Beer’s ratings are always high. They have a slew of beers that are rated 99%. Though most of the beers are good, 99% should be reserved for the best beers EVER!. In my latest 6 pack, 4 out of 6 of the beers were rated 99%, the other 2 were 95+. I just feel that you can’t get an accurate reading from the rate beer ranking number.
On Beer Advocate, these beers rated 88%-92%. The difference between %’s are some what equal, but Beer Advocate leaves room in the %’s for that truly amazing beer. In fact, I don’t think I ever come across a 99% on Beer Advocate, but Rate Beer has hundreds rated in the 99% range. Even though the beers were awesome, they in no way were 1% below the best beer ever.