60. St Edmunds

St Edmunds, Greene King, England (from Sainsbury's, Urmston)

59. Bacchus Kriek

Bacchus Kriek, Van Honsebrouck, Belgium (from Sainsbury's, Urmston)

58. Staropramen

Staropramen, Czech Republic (the Lowry Theatre, Salford Quays)

57. Kronenbourg 1664

Kronenbourg 1664, Kronenbourg, France

56. Southwold Bitter

Southwold Bitter, Adnams, England (from Sainsbury's, Urmston)

55. Caesar Augustus Lager/IPA Hybrid

Caesar Augustus Lager/IPA Hybrid, Williams Bros, Scotland (Sainsbury's, Urmston)

54. Old Scratch Amber Lager

Old Scratch Amber Lager, Flying Dog, USA (Selfridges, Manchester)

53. Tribute

Tribute, St Austell, England (Sainsbury's, Urmston)

52. Coopers Sparkling Ale

Coopers Sparkling Ale, Coopers Brewery, Australia (from Selfridges, Manchester)

51. Orval

Orval, Orval Brewery, Belgium (from Selfridges, Manchester)

Halfway

48 days in and the halfway stage has been reached (with a not-hugely-exciting can of Stella while playing poker last night).

Highlights so far include both BrewDog beers for their hoppiness, Meantime IPA as a clean bitter traditional IPA (although at over 7% abv and in a 750ml bottle probably not a realistic session beer) and the slightly darker fuller favoured Late Red.

As more of an ale drinker, old favourite Fuller's Discovery probably remains my top regular beer (a clean, refreshing citrus-y blonde beer) but on the lager front Budvar and newcomer Mythos are very drinkable.

Upcoming highlights currently in the fridge include some Trappist beers and Australian bitters following a trip to Selfridges, and a potential move to a target of 250 beers in a year (pending some consideration of the likely impact on my liver and wallet, and how far the local Sainsbury's range will go).

50. Stella Artois

Stella Artois, Belgium

49. Mahou Cinco Estrellas

Mahou Cinco Estrellas, Mahou, Spain (La Tasca, Manchester)

48. Meantime India Pale Ale

India Pale Ale, Meantime, England

47. Baltika 7

Baltika 7, Baltika, Russia

46. Erdinger Weißbier

Erdinger Weißbier, Erdinger, Germany

45. Past Masters XX

Past Masters XX, Fuller's, England

44. Beerlao Lager

Beerlao Lager, Lao Brewing Company, Laos (Tampopo, Manchester)

43. Newcastle Brown Ale

Newcastle Brown Ale, Caledonian, England (The Roadhouse, Manchester)

42. Red Stripe

Red Stripe, Desnoes & Geddes, Jamaica (Hula Tiki Lounge, Manchester)

41. Chang

Chang, Cosmos Brewery, Thailand (Hula Tiki Lounge, Manchester)

40. Fursty Ferret

Fursty Ferret, Hall and Woodhouse Badger Brewery, England

39. Discovery

Discovery, Fuller's, England

38. Golden Sheep

Golden Sheep, Black Sheep Brewery, England

37. Budweiser Budvar

Budweiser Budvar, Budějovický Budvar, Czech Republic

36. Boston Lager

Boston Lager, Samuel Adams, USA

35. Bengal Lancer

Bengal Lancer, Fuller's, England

34. 5am Saint

5am Saint, BrewDog, Scotland

33. London Pale Ale

London Pale Ale, Meantime, England

32. Brahma

Brahma, Companhia Cervejaria Brahma, Brazil

31. Sol

Sol, Cuauhtémoc Moctezuma, Mexico

30. 1795 Budweiser

1795 Budweiser, Budějovický Měšťanský Pivovar, Czech Republic