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The Top Brewers In The World

THU FEB 6, 2014 - The top 100 brewers in the world according to reviews taken last year and weighted by performance within and outside of style, balanced by indicators of depth. The winners here are presented by country of origin and reflect the top performing brewers of hundreds of thousands listed at RateBeer. All winners in this category are eligible for award certificates.

Country	Beer	Brewer	New Brewer
Australia	Bridge Road / Nøgne Ø Aurora Australis	Northdown Craft Beer
Austria	Bevog Ond Smoked Porter	Pannonia Brauerei	Bevog Brewery
Belgium	Westvleteren 12 (XII)	Westvleteren Abdij St. Sixtus	Henricus
Brazil	Colorado Vintage Black Rapadura	Cervejaria Bodebrown
Canada	Dieu du Ciel Péché Mortel	Dieu du Ciel	Bridge Brewing Co.
Chile	Kross 5	Sociedad Cervecera Totoral Ltda.
China	Boxing Cat King Louie Imperial Stout	Boxing Cat Brewery
Croatia	Tomislav Tamno Pivo	Bujska Pivovara
Czech Republic	Pilsner Urquell Nefiltrovaný	Pivovar Matuška
Denmark	Mikkeller Beer Geek Brunch Weasel	Mikkeller
England	Old Chimneys Good King Henry Special Reserve	The Kernel	Siren
Estonia	Põhjala Öö	Põhjala	Põhjala
Faroe Islands	Okkara Portari/Porter (7.9%)	Föroya Bjór
Finland	Plevnan Siperia Imperial Stout	Koskipanimo	Bryggeri Helsinki
France	Cidre Dupont Réserve	Craig Allan
Georgia		Zedazeni
Germany	Ayinger Celebrator Doppelbock	Brauerei Aying	---
Greece	Septem A.C.E.	Septem Microbrewery
Hungary	Hopfanatic/Nils Hansen IMPORTER	Róth Serfőző Kft.
Iceland	Ölvisholt Lava	Einstök Ölgerð
India		Som Distilleries & Breweries
Ireland	Guinness Foreign Extra Stout	J.W. Sweetman	J.W. Sweetman
Isle of Man		Okells
Israel	Negev Porter Alon	Negev Brewery
Italy	Revelation Cat Black Knight	Birra del Borgo
Japan	Hitachino Nest Espresso Stout	Kiuchi Brewery
Latvia	ALEhouse Black Sheep	Malduguns
Lithuania	Midus Bočiu	Volfas Engelman (Olvi)
Malaysia	Danish Royal Stout
Mexico	Minerva Imperial Tequila Ale
Monaco		Brasserie de Monaco
Myanmar		Dagon
Nepal		United Breweries Nepal
Netherlands	Emelisse White Label Imperial Russian Stout (Wild Turkey BA)	Brouwerij de Molen	Trappistenbrouwerij De Kievit
New Zealand	Epic Hop Zombie	8 Wired Brewing
Nigeria	Guinness Foreign Extra Stout (Nigeria)
Northern Ireland	Clanconnel McGrath’s Irish Black (#4)	Clanconnel
Norway	Nøgne Ø Dark Horizon Fourth Edition	Nøgne Ø	Voss Bryggeri
Poland	Apis Póltorak Jadwiga	Browar Artezan	Browar Szałpiw
Portugal		Amphora	Amphora
Puerto Rico	Old Harbor Kofresi Stout
Romania	Ursus Black	Brașov (Ursus Breweries - SABMiller)
Russia	Baltika 6 Porter	Baltika Brewery (Baltic Beverages Holding - Carlsberg)
Scotland	BrewDog / Nøgne Ø Mikkeller Black Tokyo* Horizon	BrewDog	Windswept
Singapore	Brewerkz Xtra IPA
Slovak Republic	Kaltenecker Chopper IPA Grand Champion 2012	Bratislavský Meštiansky Pivovar Dunajská
South Africa	Devil’s Peak King’s Blockhouse IPA	Devil’s Peak Brewing Company
Spain	Nómada Royal Porter A La Taza	BIIR	Cervezas Yria-Guinea Pigs!
Sri Lanka	Lion Stout	Asia Pacific Brewery (Lanka) Ltd.
Sweden	Omnipollo Nebuchadnezzar	Närke Kulturbryggeri	Beerbliotek
Switzerland	BFM √225 Saison	BFM (Brasserie des Franches-Montagnes)
Transdniestra		Benderskiy Zavod Bezalkogolnykh Napitkov
Ukraine	Lvivske Porter	Obolon
United States	Founders KBS (Kentucky Breakfast Stout)	Alesmith	Arizona Wilderness Brewing Company
Wales	Celt Experience Ogham ’Ash’	Celt Experience