RateBeer.com, a website that, well, rates the world’s beers, has published a list of the best beers and best brewers on the planet.
And, at least according to this survey, America has seven of the top brewers and seven of the top beers. (Belgium comes in second.)
They are, in order:
BEST BREWERS:
1. AleSmith Brewing Company, San Diego, California
2. Three Floyds Brewing Company, Munster, Indiana
3. Stone Brewing Co., San Marcos, California
4. Westvleteren Abdij St. Sixtus, Westvleteren, Belgium
5. Hair of the Dog Brewing Company, Inc., Portland, Oregon
6. De Dolle Brouwers, Diksmuide, Belgium
7. Kalamazoo Brewing Company, Kalamazoo, Michigan
8. Pizza Port (Solana Beach), Solana Beach, California
9. Dogfish Head Brewery, Milton, Delaware
10. Fuller, Smith & Turner, London, England
BEST BEERS:
1. Westvleteren Abt 12, Westvleteren Abdij St. Sixtus, Westvleteren, Belgium
2. Three Floyds Dark Lord Russian Imperial Stout, Three Floyds Brewing, Company, Munster, Indiana
3. Bells Expedition Stout, Kalamazoo Brewing Company, Kalamazoo, Michigan
4. Kuhnhenn Raspberry Eisbock, Kuhnhenn Brewing, Warren, Michigan
5. AleSmith Speedway Stout, AleSmith Brewing Company, San Diego, California
6. Nørrebro Bryghus North Bridge Extreme, Nørrebro Bryghus, Copenhagen, Denmark
7. Rochefort Trappistes 10, Brasserie Rochefort, Rochefort, Belgium
8. Three Floyds Dreadnaught Imperial IPA, Three Floyds Brewing Company, Munster, Indiana
9. Stone Imperial Russian Stout, Stone Brewing Co., San Marcos, California
10. Oggis Hop Whompus, Left Coast/Oggi’s Pizza and Brewing Co., Del Mar, California
According to RateBeer.com, “over 30,000 different beers from over 4,000 brewers in 120 different countries were eligible for awards. RateBeer's total archive includes over a half million beer ratings collected on its Internet servers from tasters worldwide. An emphasis was placed on beer and brewer performance over the last 9 months for this events' judging.”
Details about the judging and the winners can be found at:
http://www.ratebeer.com
And, at least according to this survey, America has seven of the top brewers and seven of the top beers. (Belgium comes in second.)
They are, in order:
BEST BREWERS:
1. AleSmith Brewing Company, San Diego, California
2. Three Floyds Brewing Company, Munster, Indiana
3. Stone Brewing Co., San Marcos, California
4. Westvleteren Abdij St. Sixtus, Westvleteren, Belgium
5. Hair of the Dog Brewing Company, Inc., Portland, Oregon
6. De Dolle Brouwers, Diksmuide, Belgium
7. Kalamazoo Brewing Company, Kalamazoo, Michigan
8. Pizza Port (Solana Beach), Solana Beach, California
9. Dogfish Head Brewery, Milton, Delaware
10. Fuller, Smith & Turner, London, England
BEST BEERS:
1. Westvleteren Abt 12, Westvleteren Abdij St. Sixtus, Westvleteren, Belgium
2. Three Floyds Dark Lord Russian Imperial Stout, Three Floyds Brewing, Company, Munster, Indiana
3. Bells Expedition Stout, Kalamazoo Brewing Company, Kalamazoo, Michigan
4. Kuhnhenn Raspberry Eisbock, Kuhnhenn Brewing, Warren, Michigan
5. AleSmith Speedway Stout, AleSmith Brewing Company, San Diego, California
6. Nørrebro Bryghus North Bridge Extreme, Nørrebro Bryghus, Copenhagen, Denmark
7. Rochefort Trappistes 10, Brasserie Rochefort, Rochefort, Belgium
8. Three Floyds Dreadnaught Imperial IPA, Three Floyds Brewing Company, Munster, Indiana
9. Stone Imperial Russian Stout, Stone Brewing Co., San Marcos, California
10. Oggis Hop Whompus, Left Coast/Oggi’s Pizza and Brewing Co., Del Mar, California
According to RateBeer.com, “over 30,000 different beers from over 4,000 brewers in 120 different countries were eligible for awards. RateBeer's total archive includes over a half million beer ratings collected on its Internet servers from tasters worldwide. An emphasis was placed on beer and brewer performance over the last 9 months for this events' judging.”
Details about the judging and the winners can be found at:
http://www.ratebeer.com
- KC's View:
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Over the past week we tasted two beers we’d never had before – Boulder Beer’s Sundance Amber Ale, and Anchor Brewing Co.’s Anchor Summer Beer. Both of which we can recommend wholeheartedly.
Neither Boulder nor any of its beers made the top 100 on this particular list, and while Anchor was rated as the #38 brewer in the world, its Summer Beer didn’t make the list.
But that doesn’t matter. The pleasure is in the tasting.
