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The Top 100 Brewers In The World: 2007


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 Three Floyds Brewing Company   Munster  Indiana   USA  4906.6  
2 AleSmith Brewing Company   San Diego  California   USA  4890.6  
3 Bells Brewery, Inc.   Kalamazoo  Michigan   USA  4853.8  
4 3 Fonteinen   Beersel   -   Belgium   4846.4  
5 Mikkeller   Copenhagen V   -   Denmark   4844  
6 Westvleteren Abdij St. Sixtus   Westvleteren   -   Belgium   4821.2  
7 Russian River Brewing   Santa Rosa  California   USA  4815.4  
8 De Dolle Brouwers   Diksmuide   -   Belgium   4803.8  
9 Stone Brewing Co.   Escondido  California   USA  4796.8  
10 Hair of the Dog Brewing Company, Inc.   Portland  Oregon   USA  4781  
11 Goose Island Beer Company   Chicago  Illinois   USA  4779.6  
12 ï¿½lfabrikken   Vejby   -   Denmark   4778.2  
13 New Glarus Brewing Company   New Glarus  Wisconsin   USA  4772.2  
14 Founders Brewing Company   Grand Rapids  Michigan   USA  4767.2  
15 Dogfish Head Brewery   Milton  Delaware   USA  4765.8  
16 Dieu du Ciel!   Montreal  Quebec   Canada   4762.2  
17 Southampton Publick House   Southampton  New York   USA  4753.4  
18 Kuhnhenn Brewing   Warren  Michigan   USA  4752.6  
19 Pizza Port (Solana Beach)   Solana Beach  California   USA  4752.2  
20 Brasserie de l�Abbaye des Rocs   Montignies-sur-Roc   -   Belgium   4743.2  
21 Drakes Brewing Company   San Leandro  California   USA  4732  
22 Great Lakes Brewing Company   Cleveland  Ohio   USA  4727.4  
23 Great Divide Brewing Company   Denver  Colorado   USA  4724.4  
24 Midnight Sun Brewing Company   Anchorage  Alaska   USA  4724.4  
25 Pizza Port (Carlsbad)   Carlsbad  California   USA  4720.2  
26 N�rke Kulturbryggeri   ï¿½rebro   -   Sweden   4713.8  
27 Cantillon   Brussels   -   Belgium   4712.2  
28 Fullers   London   -   England   4711.2  
29 Victory Brewing Company   Downingtown  Pennsylvania   USA  4710  
30 Rogue Ales   Newport  Oregon   USA  4710  
31 Minneapolis Town Hall Brewery   Minneapolis  Minnesota   USA  4692  
32 Deca Services NV   Woesten-Vleteren   -   Belgium   4687.8  
33 Jolly Pumpkin Artisan Ales   Dexter  Michigan   USA  4687.2  
34 Fish Brewing Company/Leavenworth Beers   Olympia  Washington   USA  4676.2  
35 St. Bernard Brouwerij   Watou   -   Belgium   4674.6  
36 Unibroue (Sapporo)   Chambly  Quebec   Canada   4663.2  
37 Flossmoor Station Restaurant & Brewery   Flossmoor  Illinois   USA  4659.6  
38 Allagash Brewing Company   Portland  Maine   USA  4658  
39 Dark Horse Brewing Company   Marshall  Michigan   USA  4657.8  
40 Deschutes Brewery   Bend  Oregon   USA  4653.6  
41 Tr�egs Brewing Company   Harrisburg  Pennsylvania   USA  4651.8  
42 Triumph Brewing Company   Princeton  New Jersey   USA  4642  
43 Brewery Ommegang (Moortgat)   Cooperstown  New York   USA  4633  
44 N�gne �   Grimstad   -   Norway   4632  
45 McKenzie Brew House   Glen Mills  Pennsylvania   USA  4629.8  
46 Bear Republic Brewing Company   Healdsburg  California   USA  4628.6  
47 Old Dominion Brewing Co.   Ashburn  Virginia   USA  4626.6  
48 Smuttynose Brewing Company   Portsmouth  New Hampshire   USA  4626.2  
49 Barleys Brewing Company   Columbus  Ohio   USA  4626  
50 Tyranena Brewing   Lake Mills  Wisconsin   USA  4619.4  
51 The Livery   Benton Harbor  Michigan   USA  4617.6  
52 Barley Johns Brew Pub   New Brighton  Minnesota   USA  4614.8  
53 Stoudts Brewing Co.   Adamstown  Pennsylvania   USA  4606.8  
54 Brauerei Aying   Aying   -   Germany   4603.8  
55 Port Brewing/Lost Abbey   San Marcos  California   USA  4603  
56 Southern Tier Brewing Company   Lakewood  New York   USA  4596.2  
57 Alpine Beer Company (CA)   Alpine  California   USA  4589.4  
58 New Belgium Brewing Company   Fort Collins  Colorado   USA  4584.6  
59 Brouwerij Het Anker   Mechelen   -   Belgium   4578.4  
60 Brasserie Fant�me   Soy-Erez�e   -   Belgium   4572.4  
61 Full Sail Brewing Company   Hood River  Oregon   USA  4570  
62 Anchor Brewing Company   San Francisco  California   USA  4562.8  
63 Sierra Nevada Brewing Company   Chico  California   USA  4561  
64 Brasserie d�Achouffe (Moortgat)   Achouffe   -   Belgium   4559.2  
65 Iron Hill Newark   Newark  Delaware   USA  4557.8  
66 Dupont Brasserie   Tourpes-Leuze   -   Belgium   4553.2  
67 Ballast Point Brewing Company   San Diego  California   USA  4550.6  
68 Boston Beer Company   Boston  Massachusetts   USA  4544.4  
69 Avery Brewing Company   Boulder  Colorado   USA  4543.9  
70 Samuel Smith   Yorkshire   -   England   4538.8  
71 Saint Louis Brewery   Maplewood  Missouri   USA  4537.2  
72 DuClaw Brewing Company   Abingdon  Maryland   USA  4533  
73 Thomas Hooker (formerly Troutbrook)   Hartford  Connecticut   USA  4517  
74 Sly Fox Brewhouse (Chester County Brewing)   Royersford and Phoenixville  Pennsylvania   USA  4503.5  
75 Free State Brewing Company   Lawrence  Kansas   USA  4499  
76 Bi�ropholie     Quebec   Canada   4498.6  
77 Surly Brewing Company   Brooklyn Center  Minnesota   USA  4493  
78 Nyn�shamns �ngbryggeri   Nyn�shamn   -   Sweden   4492.6  
79 Lagunitas Brewing Company   Petaluma  California   USA  4492.6  
80 North Coast Brewing Company   Fort Bragg  California   USA  4492.4  
81 Rock Bottom Chicago   Chicago  Illinois   USA  4481.6  
82 Moylans Brewery & Restaurant   Novato  California   USA  4470.6  
83 Buckeye Brewing Company   Bedford Heights  Ohio   USA  4467.4  
84 Weissbierbrauerei G. Schneider & Sohn   Kelheim   -   Germany   4457.6  
85 The Duck-Rabbit Craft Brewery   Farmville  North Carolina   USA  4457  
86 Brasserie Rochefort   Rochefort   -   Belgium   4454.75  
87 McNeills Brewery   Brattleboro  Vermont   USA  4452.4  
88 Capital Brewery   Middleton  Wisconsin   USA  4441.6  
89 Brooklyn Brewery   Brooklyn  New York   USA  4439.8  
90 Coastal Extreme Brewing Company   Middletown  Rhode Island   USA  4436.4  
91 Hawks Brewing   Roseburg  Oregon   USA  4433.2  
92 Green Flash Brewing Co.   Vista  California   USA  4428.4  
93 N�rrebro Bryghus   Copenhagen   -   Denmark   4422.8  
94 Left Coast/Oggi�s Pizza and Brewing Company   Del Mar  California   USA  4421.4  
95 Mercury Brewing and Distribution   Ipswich  Massachusetts   USA  4420.8  
96 Marin Brewing Company   Larkspur  California   USA  4420.6  
97 Oskar Blues Grill & Brew   Lyons  Colorado   USA  4419.2  
98 Brouwerij F. Boon   Lembeek    -   Belgium   4419  
99 High Point Wheat Beer Company   Butler  New Jersey   USA  4413.8  
100 Coast Range Brewing Co.   Gilroy  California   USA  4411.4