Are your scores out of 100 or 50?

fifty.

Jason,
Beers are traditionally based on a 0 to 50 scale. Adding 50 gets you close to a wine score, although I think that a 40 is more like an Alan Meadows 90 than a WS 90. I don't think that I've ever seen a beer judge give a score higher than 45.

ok now my favorite four, picked up from BevMo in Stockton

drinking these out of New Belgium glasses, being a bit more formal about these TN's since they are my favorite

Anderson Valley Winter Solstice
Look: light amber, some turbidity
Smell: sort of malty, not much
Taste: very malty, caramel, somewhat sweet and viscous

Lagunitas Brown Sugga
Look: med amber
Smell: very citrusy, and slightly perfumey
Taste: very citrusy-grapefuit, orange, slightly bitter in a rind way
This one is very different than last year. Last year it was a very high-gravity, sweet and alchoholic beer. This year it seems that it's brewed with perhaps some citrus rinds.

New Belgium Frambozen
Look: copper/reddish/amber
Smell: sour cherries, estery
Taste: pretty sour, cherry juice, not offering as much as before
This seems to be scaled back from previous years, when previous years have been more concentrated

Anchor Christmas Ale
Look: med dark
Smell: Spicy, nutmeg, pine, dark malts
Taste: spiced, malted, a bit metallic, very distinct
love this one!