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The Top Brewers In The World
For the year 2015
JAN 30, 2016 - The top 100 brewers in the world according to a summary score based on available reviews. The summarization is based on ten 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 an ordered top ten and unordered top one hundred. The members of this list reflect the top performing brewers of over 22,500 listed at RateBeer.
1
Hill Farmstead BreweryGreensboro, Vermont, USA
2
AleSmith Brewing CoSan Diego, California, USA
3
Brouwerij 3 FonteinenBeersel, Belgium
4
Three Floyds Brewing CoMunster, Indiana, USA
5
De Garde BrewingTillamook, Oregon, USA
6
Alpine Beer CompanyAlpine, California, USA
7
Sante Adairius Rustic AlesCapitola, California, USA
8
Side Project Brewing St. Louis, Missouri, USA
9
Bells BreweryGalesburg, Michigan, USA
10
Russian River BrewingSanta Rosa, California USA
at DRAFT Magazine
| brewer | city | state | country | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AleSmith Brewing Company | San Diego | California | USA | |
| Allagash Brewing Company | Portland | Maine | USA | |
| Almanac Beer Company | San Francisco | California | USA | |
| Alpine Beer Company (CA) | Alpine | California | USA | |
| Amager Bryghus | Kastrup | - | Denmark | |
| Anchorage Brewing Company | Anchorage | Alaska | USA | |
| Arizona Wilderness Brewing Company | Gilbert | Arizona | USA | |
| armando_otchoa | Budapest | - | Hungary | |
| Avery Brewing Company | Boulder | Colorado | USA | |
| Ballast Point Brewing Company (Constellation) | San Diego | California | USA | |
| Beachwood BBQ & Brewing | Long Beach | California | USA | |
| Bear Republic Brewing Company | Healdsburg | California | USA | |
| Bells Brewery | Galesburg | Michigan | USA | |
| Bellwoods Brewery | Toronto | Ontario | Canada | |
| Boulevard Brewing Company (Duvel-Moortgat) | Kansas City | Missouri | USA | |
| Brasserie Dunham | Dunham | Quebec | Canada | |
| BrewDog | Ellon, Aberdeenshire | - | Scotland | |
| Brewery Ommegang (Duvel-Moortgat) | Cooperstown | New York | USA | |
| Brooklyn Brewery | Brooklyn | New York | USA | |
| Brouwerij 3 Fonteinen | Beersel | - | Belgium | |
| Brouwerij de Molen | Bodegraven | - | Netherlands | |
| Brouwerij Emelisse | Kamperland | - | Netherlands | |
| Buxton | Buxton | Derbyshire | England | |
| Cantillon | Brussels | - | Belgium | |
| Cascade Brewing | Portland | Oregon | USA | |
| Casey Brewing and Blending | Glenwood Springs | Colorado | USA | |
| Cellarmaker Brewing Company | San Francisco | California | USA | |
| Cigar City Brewing | Tampa | Florida | USA | |
| Crooked Stave | Denver | Colorado | USA | |
| Cycle Brewing | Saint Petersburg | Florida | USA | |
| De Garde Brewing | Tillamook | Oregon | USA | |
| De Koningshoeven (Bavaria - Netherlands) | Berkel-Enschot | - | Netherlands | |
| De Struise Brouwers | Oostvleteren | - | Belgium | |
| Deschutes Brewery | Bend | Oregon | USA | |
| Dieu du Ciel | Montreal | Quebec | Canada | |
| Dragoon Brewing Company | Tucson | Arizona | USA | |
| Drakes Brewing Company | San Leandro | California | USA | |
| Evil Twin Brewing | Brooklyn | New York | USA | |
| Fat Head’s Brewery & Saloon | North Olmsted | Ohio | USA | |
| FiftyFifty Brewing Company | Truckee | California | USA | |
| Firestone Walker Brewing Co (Duvel Moortgat) | Paso Robles | California | USA | |
| Flossmoor Station Restaurant & Brewery | Flossmoor | Illinois | USA | |
| Forest & Main Brewing Company | Ambler | Pennsylvania | USA | |
| Founders Brewing Company | Grand Rapids | Michigan | USA | |
| Funky Buddha Brewery | Oakland Park | Florida | USA | |
| Goose Island Beer Company (AB-InBev) | Chicago | Illinois | USA | |
| Green Flash Brewing Co. | San Diego | California | USA | |
| Hair of the Dog Brewing Company | Portland | Oregon | USA | |
| Hangar 24 Craft Brewery | Redlands | California | USA | |
| Hill Farmstead Brewery | Greensboro | Vermont | USA | |
| Hoppin’ Frog Brewery | Akron | Ohio | USA | |
| Jackie O’s Pub & Brewery | Athens | Ohio | USA | |
| Jester King Brewery | Austin | Texas | USA | |
| Jolly Pumpkin Artisan Ales | Dexter | Michigan | USA | |
| Kuhnhenn Brewing | Warren | Michigan | USA | |
| Lagunitas Brewing Company (Heineken) | Petaluma | California | USA | |
| Maine Beer Company | Freeport | Maine | USA | |
| Midnight Sun Brewing Company | Anchorage | Alaska | USA | |
| Mikkeller | Copenhagen | - | Denmark | |
| Minneapolis Town Hall Brewery | Minneapolis | Minnesota | USA | |
| Modern Times Beer | San Diego | California | USA | |
| New Glarus Brewing Company | New Glarus | Wisconsin | USA | |
| Nøgne Ø (Hansa Borg) | Grimstad | - | Norway | |
| North Coast Brewing Company | Fort Bragg | California | USA | |
| Odd Side Ales | Grand Haven | Michigan | USA | |
| Omnipollo | Stockholm | - | Sweden | |
| Perennial Artisan Ales | St. Louis | Missouri | USA | |
| Pipeworks Brewing Company | Chicago | Illinois | USA | |
| Port Brewing Co / The Lost Abbey | San Marcos | California | USA | |
| Prairie Artisan Ales | Tulsa | Oklahoma | USA | |
| Revolution Brewing Company | Chicago | Illinois | USA | |
| Rogue Ales | Newport | Oregon | USA | |
| Russian River Brewing | Santa Rosa | California | USA | |
| Sante Adairius Rustic Ales | Capitola | California | USA | |
| Schramm’s Mead | Ferndale | Michigan | USA | |
| Side Project Brewing | St. Louis | Missouri | USA | |
| Sierra Nevada Brewing Company | Chico | California | USA | |
| Siren | Finchampstead | Berkshire | England | |
| Smuttynose Brewing Company | Hampton | New Hampshire | USA | |
| Southern Tier Brewing Company | Lakewood | New York | USA | |
| Stillwater Artisanal | Baltimore | Maryland | USA | |
| Stone Brewing Co. | Escondido | California | USA | |
| Superstition Meadery | Prescott | Arizona | USA | |
| Surly Brewing Company | Minneapolis | Minnesota | USA | |
| Terrapin Beer Company | Athens | Georgia | USA | |
| The Bruery | Placentia | California | USA | |
| The Kernel | Bermondsey | Greater London | England | |
| The Rare Barrel | Berkeley | California | USA | |
| Thornbridge | Bakewell | Derbyshire | England | |
| Three Floyds Brewing Company | Munster | Indiana | USA | |
| Tired Hands Brewing Company | Ardmore | Pennsylvania | USA | |
| To Øl | Copenhagen N | - | Denmark | |
| Toppling Goliath | Decorah | Iowa | USA | |
| Trillium Brewing Company | Boston | Massachusetts | USA | |
| Tyranena Brewing | Lake Mills | Wisconsin | USA | |
| Upright Brewing | Portland | Oregon | USA | |
| Victory Brewing Company | Downingtown | Pennsylvania | USA | |
| Weissbierbrauerei G. Schneider & Sohn | Kelheim | Bavaria | Germany | |
| Westbrook Brewing | Mt. Pleasant | South Carolina | USA | |
| Wicked Weed Brewing | Asheville | North Carolina | USA |