My tastes have changed since I started drinking. We rate based on a number of categories, including look, smell, taste, aftertaste, drinkability. Before I started all of this, I probably wouldn't have given Boddington's a second thought (might have even considered it gross), and I certainly wouldn't have thought that look or smell contributes to a beer as much as it does. As I said, my tastes have changed, my horizons expanded. Boddington's may not be the best in any given category (except looks rate a 10 out of 10), it does rate above average in all categories.
It isn't the perfect beer (it's average rating from 6 raters is 7.68 out of 10; I gave it a 7.85 personally; yeah, that is our best rating so far...we're harsh critics), but I keep searching hoping to find the "perfect" beer. Something that looks like a Guiness, smells like a Granville Island Lions Winter Ale, etc...maybe I'll just have to brew it myself...
And no, I haven't tried Kalik yet. As far as I know, it's not available in Alberta, so I'll have to look for it on a trip.