the best beers of new zealand

The following are the highest rated beers brewed in New Zealand as they appear in the ranks at RateBeer.com. Beer scores are weighted means so that more ratings for a beer increase the score's tendency to the beer's actual mean.

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		score	count	style
1	Renaissance Elemental Porter	3.71	41	Porter
2	Pink Elephant Imperious Rushin Stowt	3.71	22	Imperial Stout
3	Epic Armageddon IPA	3.68	27	India Pale Ale (IPA)
4	Emersons Pilsner	3.66	159	Pilsener
5	Epic Pale Ale	3.64	71	American Pale Ale
6	Epic Mayhem	3.59	26	American Strong Ale
7	Yeastie Boys Pot Kettle Black 2009	3.56	13	Porter
8	Renaissance Stonecutter Scotch Ale	3.55	35	Scotch Ale
9	Yeastie Boys Pot Kettle Black	3.55	12	Porter
10	The Twisted Hop Golding Bitter	3.52	21	Bitter
11	Pink Elephant Rogers Reserve	3.47	12	English Pale Ale
12	Emersons 1812 India Pale Ale	3.45	93	India Pale Ale (IPA)
13	Emersons Old 95	3.44	115	Old Ale
14	Galbraith Resurrection	3.43	13	Abbey Tripel
15	The Twisted Hop IPA	3.43	13	India Pale Ale (IPA)
16	Moa Methode Moa	3.42	76	Pilsener
17	The Twisted Hop Twisted Ankle	3.42	19	Old Ale
18	Emersons Bookbinder Bitter	3.41	39	Bitter
19	Wanaka Brewski	3.41	33	Bohemian Pilsener
20	Moa St Josephs Belgian Tripel	3.41	17	Abbey Tripel
21	Invercargill Smokin Bishop	3.40	23	Smoked
22	Harringtons Big John Special Reserve	3.39	37	Scotch Ale
23	Renaissance Perfection Pale Ale	3.39	25	English Pale Ale
24	The Twisted Hop Enigma	3.39	19	Barley Wine
25	Pink Elephant Mammoth	3.37	41	Brown Ale
26	Three Boys Oyster Stout	3.34	27	Stout
27	Emersons London Porter	3.33	88	Porter
28	Galbraith Bitter and Twisted	3.33	19	Premium Bitter/ESB
29	Speights Porter	3.33	47	Porter
30	Limburg Witbier	3.32	34	Belgian White (Witbier)
31	Cock and Bull Monks Habit	3.32	15	India Pale Ale (IPA)
32	Duncans Founders Fair Maiden Ale	3.32	15	American Pale Ale
33	Galbraith Grafton Porter	3.31	14	Porter
34	Mussel Inn Captain Cooker Manuka Beer	3.31	21	Spice/Herb/Vegetable
35	The Twisted Hop Challenger	3.31	22	Premium Bitter/ESB
36	Tuatara Pilsner	3.30	35	Bohemian Pilsener
37	Brew Moon (NZ) Dark Side Stout	3.30	23	Stout
38	Galbraith Bob Hudsons Bitter	3.29	15	Bitter
39	Limburg Hopsmacker	3.29	26	American Pale Ale
40	Pink Elephant Trumpet	3.29	15	Barley Wine
41	Renaissance Marlborough Pale Ale	3.27	14	India Pale Ale (IPA)
42	Invercargill Boysenbeery	3.26	17	Fruit Beer
43	Shakespeare Pucks Pixil(l)ation	3.25	10	Belgian Strong Ale
44	Croucher Pale Ale	3.25	25	American Pale Ale
45	Renaissance Paradox Blonde	3.25	22	Golden Ale/Blond Ale
46	Emersons JP (2009)	3.25	15	Abbey Dubbel
47	Emersons JP (2007)	3.24	17	Belgian Strong Ale
48	Emersons JP (2008)	3.24	13	Fruit Beer
49	Emersons Taieri George	3.23	47	Spice/Herb/Vegetable
50	Mussel Inn Dark Horse	3.22	13	Porter