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The Top 100 Brewers In The World: 2008


All brewers were eligible. Brewer scores are a composite of their top four beer scores (25%), their top four beer scores within a style (25%) and their beers' average scores in the last nine months (50%). Congratulations to our winners!

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  brewer  city  state  country  score 
1  Struise    Woesten-Vleteren   -    Belgium    5262.8  
2  Three Floyds Brewing Company    Munster   Indiana    USA   5236.47  
3  Port Brewing/Lost Abbey    San Marcos   California    USA   5205.02  
4  Bells Brewery    Kalamazoo   Michigan    USA   5172.59  
5  N�rke Kulturbryggeri    �rebro   -    Sweden    5121.11  
6  Mikkeller    Copenhagen V   -    Denmark    5104.74  
7  Founders Brewing Company    Grand Rapids   Michigan    USA   5091.37  
8  Russian River Brewing    Santa Rosa   California    USA   5078.04  
9  Stone Brewing Co.    Escondido   California    USA   5076.94  
10  AleSmith Brewing Company    San Diego   California    USA   5066.13  
11  Surly Brewing Company    Brooklyn Center   Minnesota    USA   5047.96  
12  �lfabrikken    Roskilde   -    Denmark    5047.14  
13  Westvleteren Abdij St. Sixtus    Westvleteren   -    Belgium    5046.58  
14  Great Divide Brewing Company    Denver   Colorado    USA   5033.87  
15  Hair of the Dog Brewing Company    Portland   Oregon    USA   5012.91  
16  Kuhnhenn Brewing    Warren   Michigan    USA   4999.64  
17  Southern Tier Brewing Company    Lakewood   New York    USA   4993.1  
18  Goose Island Beer Company    Chicago   Illinois    USA   4982.39  
19  Captain Lawrence Brewing Company    Pleasantville   New York    USA   4981.53  
20  Great Lakes Brewing Company    Cleveland   Ohio    USA   4979.22  
21  Brasserie de l�Abbaye des Rocs    Montignies-sur-Roc   -    Belgium    4967.24  
22  Alpine Beer Company (CA)    Alpine   California    USA   4965.61  
23  N�gne �    Grimstad   -    Norway    4963.77  
24  Flossmoor Station Restaurant & Brewery    Flossmoor   Illinois    USA   4962.69  
25  Brasserie Rochefort    Rochefort   -    Belgium    4960.8  
26  North Coast Brewing Company    Fort Bragg   California    USA   4955.43  
27  Dieu du Ciel!    Montreal   Quebec    Canada    4955.37  
28  Ottos Pub & Brewery    State College   Pennsylvania    USA   4952.61  
29  New Glarus Brewing Company    New Glarus   Wisconsin    USA   4952.01  
30  Midnight Sun Brewing Company    Anchorage   Alaska    USA   4937.6  
31  Minneapolis Town Hall Brewery    Minneapolis   Minnesota    USA   4935.57  
32  Victory Brewing Company    Downingtown   Pennsylvania    USA   4925.63  
33  Cantillon    Brussels   -    Belgium    4911.44  
34  Rogue Ales    Newport   Oregon    USA   4910.23  
35  Oskar Blues Grill & Brew    Lyons   Colorado    USA   4909.73  
36  The Livery    Benton Harbor   Michigan    USA   4906.74  
37  Firestone Walker Brewing Co.    Buellton   California    USA   4905.44  
38  Valley Brewing Company    Stockton   California    USA   4904.96  
39  Bear Republic Brewing Company    Healdsburg   California    USA   4895.44  
40  Barley Johns Brew Pub    New Brighton   Minnesota    USA   4894.07  
41  Allagash Brewing Company    Portland   Maine    USA   4892.45  
42  St. Bernard Brouwerij    Watou   -    Belgium    4888.55  
43  Dogfish Head Brewery    Milton   Delaware    USA   4884.34  
44  Bi�ropholie       Quebec    Canada    4880.13  
45  Smuttynose Brewing Company    Portsmouth   New Hampshire    USA   4874.55  
46  Pelican Pub & Brewery    Pacific City   Oregon    USA   4872.44  
47  Ballast Point Brewing Company    San Diego   California    USA   4870.33  
48  De Dolle Brouwers    Diksmuide   -    Belgium    4868.96  
49  Brouwerij Het Anker    Mechelen   -    Belgium    4868.29  
50  Jolly Pumpkin Artisan Ales    Dexter   Michigan    USA   4866.65  
51  BrewDog    Fraserburgh, Aberdeenshire   -    Scotland    4866.24  
52  Avery Brewing Company    Boulder   Colorado    USA   4865.23  
53  Barleys Brewing Company    Columbus   Ohio    USA   4844.13  
54  Brasserie Fant�me    Soy-Erez�e   -    Belgium    4837.46  
55  Dugges Ale & Porterbryggeri    M�lndal   -    Sweden    4835.93  
56  Rock Bottom Chicago    Chicago   Illinois    USA   4829.5  
57  Dark Horse Brewing Company    Marshall   Michigan    USA   4828.42  
58  Boulevard Brewing Company    Kansas City   Missouri    USA   4816.63  
59  Weissbierbrauerei G. Schneider & Sohn    Kelheim   -    Germany    4812.34  
60  Brasserie d�Achouffe (Moortgat)    Achouffe   -    Belgium    4806.83  
61  New Belgium Brewing Company    Fort Collins   Colorado    USA   4804.53  
62  Pizza Port (Carlsbad)    Carlsbad   California    USA   4802.46  
63  Southampton Publick House    Southampton   New York    USA   4796.24  
64  Unibroue (Sapporo)    Chambly   Quebec    Canada    4784.23  
65  Tyranena Brewing    Lake Mills   Wisconsin    USA   4780.14  
66  Flying Dog Brewery    Denver   Colorado    USA   4776.41  
67  Weyerbacher Brewing Co.    Easton   Pennsylvania    USA   4773.74  
68  Brooklyn Brewery    Brooklyn   New York    USA   4773.35  
69  Kiuchi Brewery    Ibaraki   -    Japan    4767.5  
70  Deschutes Brewery    Bend   Oregon    USA   4767.27  
71  Sierra Nevada Brewing Company    Chico   California    USA   4764.71  
72  Upland Brewing Company    Bloomington    Indiana    USA   4763.55  
73  High Point Brewing Company    Butler   New Jersey    USA   4760.55  
74  Hoppin Frog    Akron   Ohio    USA   4759.19  
75  Triumph Brewing Company    Princeton   New Jersey    USA   4759.1  
76  Samuel Smith    Yorkshire   -    England    4758.31  
77  Bayerische Staatsbrauerei Weihenstephan    Freising, Oberbayern   -    Germany    4752.46  
78  Brauerei Aying    Aying   -    Germany    4750.68  
79  Dupont Brasserie    Tourpes-Leuze   -    Belgium    4750.31  
80  Iron Hill Newark    Newark   Delaware    USA   4748.58  
81  Brouwerij De Ranke    Dottignies/Dottenijs   -    Belgium    4746.74  
82  DuClaw Brewing Company    Abingdon   Maryland    USA   4745.92  
83  Foothills Brewing    Winston-Salem   North Carolina    USA   4745.85  
84  Full Sail Brewing Company    Hood River   Oregon    USA   4745.55  
85  5 Seasons Brewing Company    Atlanta   Georgia    USA   4740.61  
86  Old Dominion Brewing Co.    Ashburn   Virginia    USA   4740.36  
87  Green Flash Brewing Co.    Vista   California    USA   4740.12  
88  Brouwerij de Molen    Bodegraven   -    Netherlands    4737.35  
89  Piece Brewery & Pizzeria    Chicago   Illinois    USA   4736.8  
90  Free State Brewing Company    Lawrence   Kansas    USA   4731.38  
91  Saint Louis Brewery    Maplewood   Missouri    USA   4724.55  
92  Tr�egs Brewing Company    Harrisburg   Pennsylvania    USA   4723.1  
93  Lagunitas Brewing Company    Petaluma   California    USA   4723.02  
94  Sixpoint Craft Ales    Brooklyn   New York    USA   4721.89  
95  Walking Man Brewing & Public House    Stevenson   Washington    USA   4721.41  
96  Sonoran Brewing Company    Phoenix   Arizona    USA   4712.58  
97  Fullers    London   -    England    4711.93  
98  Left Hand Brewing Co.    Longmont   Colorado    USA   4705.02  
99  Milton    Cambridge, Cambridgeshire   -    England    4702.91  
100  De Proefbrouwerij    Lochristi   -    Belgium    4701.55