The bias of beer geeks toward high-alcohol hops bombs is pretty well discussed. But it can be somewhat circumvented in that you can break out the Top 50 beers for each style. That might not favor more widely known beers (Great Lakes Dortmunder Gold gets as far as #2 in the Dortmunder/Helles category, behind the lesser-known LAmère à Boire Montréal Hell, but it gives more beers in lesser-loved styles a fighting chance. And you also have the option to "show only non-retired beers," that is, those that are still being produced so you have a chance of finding them.
Re: “The Quiet Kingmaker”
The bias of beer geeks toward high-alcohol hops bombs is pretty well discussed. But it can be somewhat circumvented in that you can break out the Top 50 beers for each style. That might not favor more widely known beers (Great Lakes Dortmunder Gold gets as far as #2 in the Dortmunder/Helles category, behind the lesser-known LAmère à Boire Montréal Hell, but it gives more beers in lesser-loved styles a fighting chance. And you also have the option to "show only non-retired beers," that is, those that are still being produced so you have a chance of finding them.