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Best Brewers in the World
For the year 2018
JAN 29, 2019 - The top 100 brewers in the world according to a summary score based on available reviews. The summarization is based on five different weighted scales that place an emphasis on reviews of the past year and top performing beers but also includes historical all-around performance, a brewer's range of performance across styles, and other factors to compare newer and older, larger and smaller brewers under a single method of processing. The winners here are presented as rank ordered. The members of this list reflect the top performing brewers of over 36,000 listed at RateBeer.
| brewer | city | state | country | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hill Farmstead Brewery | Greensboro | Vermont | USA | |
| Russian River Brewing | Santa Rosa | California | USA | |
| Trillium Brewing Company | Boston | Massachusetts | USA | |
| Cigar City Brewing | Tampa | Florida | USA | |
| Tree House Brewing Company | Charlton | Massachusetts | USA | |
| AleSmith Brewing Company | San Diego | California | USA | |
| Three Floyds Brewing Company | Munster | Indiana | USA | |
| New Glarus Brewing Company | New Glarus | Wisconsin | USA | |
| Side Project Brewing | Maplewood | Missouri | USA | |
| Sante Adairius Rustic Ales | Capitola | California | USA | |
| Port Brewing Company / The Lost Abbey | San Marcos | California | USA | |
| Founders Brewing Company | Grand Rapids | Michigan | USA | |
| Tired Hands Brewing Company | Ardmore | Pennsylvania | USA | |
| Cloudwater Brew Co | Manchester | Greater Manchester | England | |
| Toppling Goliath Brewing Company | Decorah | Iowa | USA | |
| Firestone Walker Brewing (Duvel-Moortgat) | Paso Robles | California | USA | |
| Mikkeller | Copenhagen | - | Denmark | |
| The Kernel Brewery | Bermondsey | Greater London | England | |
| Surly Brewing Company | Minneapolis | Minnesota | USA | |
| De Garde Brewing | Tillamook | Oregon | USA | |
| Brasserie Dieu du Ciel! | Montréal | Quebec | Canada | |
| Stone Brewing | Escondido | California | USA | |
| Modern Times Beer | San Diego | California | USA | |
| Cycle Brewing | Saint Petersburg | Florida | USA | |
| Sierra Nevada Brewing Company | Chico | California | USA | |
| Maine Beer Company | Freeport | Maine | USA | |
| Other Half Brewing | Brooklyn | New York | USA | |
| De Struise Brouwers | Oostvleteren | - | Belgium | |
| The Bruery | Placentia | California | USA | |
| Brouwerij De Molen | Bodegraven | - | Netherlands | |
| Bell's Brewery | Comstock | Michigan | USA | |
| Allagash Brewing Company | Portland | Maine | USA | |
| Schramm's Mead | Ferndale | Michigan | USA | |
| Brasserie Dunham | Dunham | Quebec | Canada | |
| Superstition Meadery | Prescott | Arizona | USA | |
| Funky Buddha Brewery (Constellation Brands) | Oakland Park | Florida | USA | |
| Buxton | Buxton | Derbyshire | England | |
| Fuller's | Chiswick | Greater London | England | |
| Siren | Finchampstead | Berkshire | England | |
| Brouwerij 3 Fonteinen | Lot, Beersel | - | Belgium | |
| To Øl | Copenhagen N | - | Denmark | |
| Deschutes Brewery | Bend | Oregon | USA | |
| Jack's Abby Brewing | Framingham | Massachusetts | USA | |
| Magic Rock Brewing | Huddersfield | West Yorkshire | England | |
| Alpine Beer Company (CA) | Alpine | California | USA | |
| Brewery Ommegang (Duvel-Moortgat) | Cooperstown | New York | USA | |
| Bellwoods Brewery | Toronto | Ontario | Canada | |
| Midnight Sun Brewing Company | Anchorage | Alaska | USA | |
| Cellarmaker Brewing Company | San Francisco | California | USA | |
| Westvleteren Abdij St. Sixtus | Westvleteren | - | Belgium | |
| Hair of the Dog Brewing Company | Portland | Oregon | USA | |
| Cantillon | Brussels | - | Belgium | |
| Kuhnhenn Brewing | Warren | Michigan | USA | |
| Victory Brewing Company (ABV) | Downingtown | Pennsylvania | USA | |
| Hoppin' Frog Brewery | Akron | Ohio | USA | |
| Goose Island Beer Company (AB-InBev) | Chicago | Illinois | USA | |
| Põhjala | Tallinn | - | Estonia | |
| Westbrook Brewing | Mount Pleasant | South Carolina | USA | |
| Stillwater Artisanal | Baltimore | Maryland | USA | |
| Casey Brewing and Blending | Glenwood Springs | Colorado | USA | |
| Ballast Point Brewing Company (Constellation Brands) | San Diego | California | USA | |
| Brasserie de la Senne | Brussels | - | Belgium | |
| Evil Twin Brewing | Brooklyn | New York | USA | |
| Pipeworks Brewing Company | Chicago | Illinois | USA | |
| Mikkeller San Diego | San Diego | California | USA | |
| Omnipollo | Stockholm | - | Sweden | |
| Perennial Artisan Ales | St. Louis | Missouri | USA | |
| Bottle Logic Brewing | Anaheim | California | USA | |
| Boulevard Brewing Company (Duvel-Moortgat) | Kansas City | Missouri | USA | |
| Avery Brewing Company | Boulder | Colorado | USA | |
| De Dolle Brouwers | Diksmuide | - | Belgium | |
| Angry Chair Brewing | Tampa | Florida | USA | |
| Anchorage Brewing Company | Anchorage | Alaska | USA | |
| Amager Bryghus | Kastrup | - | Denmark | |
| Crooked Stave Artisan Beer Project | Denver | Colorado | USA | |
| Jolly Pumpkin Artisan Ales | Dexter | Michigan | USA | |
| Almanac Beer Company | San Francisco | California | USA | |
| Half Acre Beer Company | Chicago | Illinois | USA | |
| Heater Allen Brewing Co. | McMinnville | Oregon | USA | |
| Lawson's Finest Liquids | Warren | Vermont | USA | |
| 3 Sons Brewing Company | Dania Beach | Florida | USA | |
| Prairie Artisan Ales | Tulsa | Oklahoma | USA | |
| Browar Widawa | Chrząstawa Mała | - | Poland | |
| Suarez Family Brewery | Livingston | New York | USA | |
| Smuttynose Brewing Company | Hampton | New Hampshire | USA | |
| Dogfish Head Brewery | Milton | Delaware | USA | |
| Rogue Ales | Newport | Oregon | USA | |
| BrewDog | Ellon, Aberdeenshire | - | Scotland | |
| J. Wakefield Brewing | Miami | Florida | USA | |
| Tempest | Tweedbank, Scottish Borders | - | Scotland | |
| Brauerei Aying | Aying | Bavaria | Germany | |
| Drakes Brewing Company | San Leandro | California | USA | |
| Nøgne Ø (Hansa Borg) | Grimstad | - | Norway | |
| Bullfrog Brewery | Williamsport | Pennsylvania | USA | |
| Jester King Brewery | Austin | Texas | USA | |
| Lervig Aktiebryggeri | Stavanger | - | Norway | |
| Monkish Brewing Company | Torrance | California | USA | |
| Wicked Weed Brewing (AB InBev) | Asheville | North Carolina | USA | |
| Jackie O's Pub & Brewery | Athens | Ohio | USA | |
| Lagunitas Brewing Company (Heineken) | Petaluma | California | USA |