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The Top 100 Brewers In The World Jun 2004
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	AleSmith Brewing Company	San Diego	California	USA	4498.5
	2	Three Floyds Brewing Company	Munster	Indiana	USA	4475.3
	3	Stone Brewing Co.	San Marcos	California	USA	4439.5
	4	Kalamazoo Brewing Company	Kalamazoo	Michigan	USA	4395.2
	5	Victory Brewing Company	Downingtown	Pennsylvania	USA	4378.5
	6	Fuller Smith and Turner (Fullers)	Chiswick, London	-	England	4350.4
	7	Westvleteren	Westvleteren	-	Belgium	4331.75
	8	Southampton Publick House	Southampton	New York	USA	4329.7
	9	Rogue Ales	Newport	Oregon	USA	4324.8
	10	Pizza Port (Solana Beach)	Solana Beach	California	USA	4324.5
	11	New Glarus Brewing Company	New Glarus	Wisconsin	USA	4315.6
	12	De Dolle Brouwers	Diksmuide/Esen	-	Belgium	4295.3
	13	Dogfish Head Brewery	Milton	Delaware	USA	4291.4
	14	Unibroue (Sleeman)	Chambly	Quebec	Canada	4283.3
	15	Old Dominion Brewing Co.	Ashburn	Virginia	USA	4283.3
	16	Bear Republic Brewing Company	Healdsburg	California	USA	4283
	17	Full Sail Brewing Company	Hood River	Oregon	USA	4249.9
	18	Brasserie Cantillon	Brussels	-	Belgium	4230.6
	19	New Belgium Brewing Company	Fort Collins	Colorado	USA	4230.3
	20	Great Lakes Brewing Company	Cleveland	Ohio	USA	4223.1
	21	Ayinger	Aying	-	Germany	4221.6
	22	Samuel Smith Old Brewery	Tadcaster, North Yorkshire	-	England	4221.5
	23	Fish Brewing Company/Leavenworth Beers	Olympia	Washington	USA	4202.8
	24	Sierra Nevada Brewing Company	Chico	California	USA	4201.8
	25	Smuttynose Brewing Company	Portsmouth	New Hampshire	USA	4196.6
	26	Brasserie Girardin	Sint Ulriks Kappelle	-	Belgium	4194.7
	27	Great Divide Brewing Company	Denver	Colorado	USA	4185.1
	28	Allagash	Portland	Maine	USA	4184.5
	29	Anchor Brewing Company	San Francisco	California	USA	4181.4
	30	Brasserie de lAbbaye des Rocs	Montignies-sur-Roc	-	Belgium	4166.4
	31	Avery Brewing Company	Boulder	Colorado	USA	4165.4
	32	Troegs Brewing Company	Harrisburg	Pennsylvania	USA	4161.6
	33	Brasserie Fant�me	Soy-Erez�e	-	Belgium	4143.8
	34	Saint Louis Brewery	St. Louis	Missouri	USA	4136.8
	35	St. Bernardus Brouwerij	Watou	-	Belgium	4131.4
	36	Brouwerij F. Boon	Lembeek	-	Belgium	4129.6
	37	Brasserie Rochefort	Rochefort	-	Belgium	4115.35
	38	Lagunitas Brewing Company	Petaluma	California	USA	4112.4
	39	Deschutes Brewery	Bend	Oregon	USA	4110.9
	40	Stoudts Brewing Co.	Adamstown	Pennsylvania	USA	4106.9
	41	McNeills Brewery	Brattleboro	Vermont	USA	4101.9
	42	Dupont Brasserie	Tourpes-Leuze	-	Belgium	4064.6
	43	Founders Ales	Grand Rapids	Michigan	USA	4050.4
	44	B�rgerbr�u Wolnzach	Wolnzach	-	Germany	4037.8
	45	Brouwerij Het Anker	Mechelen	-	Belgium	4027.6
	46	Brasserie Bi�ropholie		Quebec	Canada	4025.3
	47	Midnight Sun Brewing Company	Anchorage	Alaska	USA	4023.3
	48	Hair of the Dog Brewing Company, Inc.	Portland	Oregon	USA	4015.8
	49	Weissbierbrauerei G. Schneider & Sohn	Kelheim	-	Germany	4014.2
	50	Boston Beer Company	Boston	Massachusetts	USA	4009.6
	51	Goose Island Beer Company	Chicago	Illinois	USA	3979
	52	Boulevard Brewing Company	Kansas City	Missouri	USA	3977.4
	53	New Holland Brewing Company	Holland	Michigan	USA	3970
	54	North Coast Brewing Company	Ft. Bragg	California	USA	3969.9
	55	Svaneke Bryghus	Svaneke	-	Denmark	3962.5
	56	Portland Brewing Company (owned by Pyramid)	Portland	Oregon	USA	3960.8
	57	Cisco Brewers Inc.	Nantucket	Massachusetts	USA	3958.3
	58	Lost Coast Brewery & Cafe	Eureka	California	USA	3957.8
	59	Capital Brewery	Middleton	Wisconsin	USA	3953.4
	60	Left Hand / Tabernash / Indian Peaks	Longmont	Colorado	USA	3940.6
	61	Brooklyn Brewery	Brooklyn	New York	USA	3939.3
	62	Brewery Ommegang (Moortgat)	Cooperstown	New York	USA	3934.9
	63	Dark Horse Brewing Company	Marshall	Michigan	USA	3932.4
	64	Harviestoun Brewery	Alva Industrial Estate, Alva	-	Scotland	3931.6
	65	McAuslan Brewing	Montreal	Quebec	Canada	3929.65
	66	High Point Wheat Beer Company	Butler	New Jersey	USA	3928
	67	Magic Hat Brewing Company	South Burlington	Vermont	USA	3925.9
	68	Hales Ales	Seattle	Washington	USA	3925.6
	69	Heavyweight Brewing Company	Ocean Township	New Jersey	USA	3909.5
	70	Buckeye Brewing Company	Bedford Heights	Ohio	USA	3899.2
	71	Chimay	Baileux	-	Belgium	3895.3
	72	Sp�łdzielnia Pszczelarska Apis	Lublin	-	Poland	3893.05
	73	Anderson Valley Brewing Company	Anderson Valley	California	USA	3875.9
	74	Lakefront Brewery, Inc.	Milwaukee	Wisconsin	USA	3870.6
	75	Brouwerij Van Steenberge	Ertvelde	-	Belgium	3843.9
	76	Marin Brewing Company	Larkspur	California	USA	3836.3
	77	Klosterbrauerei Andechs	Andechs	-	Germany	3820.25
	78	Bayerische Staatsbrauerei Weihenstephan	Freising	-	Germany	3820.1
	79	Brouwerij Affligem / De Smedt (Heineken)	Opwijk	-	Belgium	3812
	80	Alaskan Brewing Co	Juneau	Alaska	USA	3810.3
	81	Liefmans	Oudenaarde	-	Belgium	3802.5
	82	Brouwerij Oud Beersel	Beersel	-	Belgium	3795.15
	83	Brasserie St-Feuillien / Friart	Le Roeulx	-	Belgium	3794.9
	84	Youngs	Wandsworth, London	-	England	3788.3
	85	Weltenburg Klosterbrauerei	Kelheim	-	Germany	3783.5
	86	De Landtsheer	Buggenhout	-	Belgium	3780.7
	87	DuClaw Brewing Company	Hanover	Maryland	USA	3779.1
	88	t IJ	Amsterdam	-	Netherlands	3776.5
	89	Brouwerij der Trappisten van Westmalle	Malle	-	Belgium	3775.65
	90	Sprecher Brewing Company	Glendale	Wisconsin	USA	3757.6
	91	Moylans Brewery & Restaurant	Novato	California	USA	3727
	92	HopTown Brewing Company	Pleasanton	California	USA	3724.1
	93	Spaten-Franziskaner-Br�u (Interbrew)	Munich	-	Germany	3723.7
	94	Brasserie Theillier	Bavay	-	France	3719.2
	95	LaConner Brewing Company	LaConner	Washington	USA	3718.9
	96	Southern Tier Brewing Company	Lakewood	New York	USA	3710.45
	97	BridgePort Brewing (Gambrinus Company)	Portland	Oregon	USA	3705.3
	98	Brouwerij Rodenbach (Palm)	Roeselare	-	Belgium	3697.85
	99	Denisons Brewing Company	Toronto	Ontario	Canada	3682.25
	100	Brouwerij der Trappistenabdij De Achelse Kluis	Hamont-Achel	-	Belgium	3679