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Best Brewers
In The World
For the year 2016
JAN 30, 2017 - 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.
The Top 10
Hill Farmstead Brewery
Cycle Brewing
Trillium Brewing Company
Cigar City Brewing
Cloudwater Brew Co
Brouwerij de Molen
De Garde Brewing
Three Floyds Brewing Company
Evil Twin Brewing
Other Half Brewing
Complete list
| 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 |
| Arizona Wilderness Brewing Company | Gilbert | Arizona | USA |
| Avery Brewing Company | Boulder | Colorado | USA |
| Ballast Point Brewing Company (Constellation) | San Diego | California | USA |
| Beavertown | Tottenham | Greater London | England |
| Bell’s Brewery | Galesburg | Michigan | USA |
| Bellwoods Brewery | Toronto | Ontario | Canada |
| Boulevard Brewing Company (Duvel-Moortgat) | Kansas City | Missouri | USA |
| Brasserie Auval Brewing Co. | Val d’Espoir | Quebec | Canada |
| Brasserie Dunham | Dunham | Quebec | Canada |
| Brew By Numbers | Bermondsey | Greater London | England |
| BrewDog | Ellon, Aberdeenshire | - | Scotland |
| Brewery Ommegang (Duvel-Moortgat) | Cooperstown | New York | USA |
| Brouwerij 3 Fonteinen | Beersel | - | Belgium |
| Brouwerij de Molen | Bodegraven | - | Netherlands |
| Brouwerij Emelisse | Kamperland | - | Netherlands |
| Browar Artezan | Błonie | - | Poland |
| Bullfrog Brewery | Williamsport | Pennsylvania | USA |
| Buxton | Buxton | Derbyshire | England |
| Cantillon | Brussels | - | Belgium |
| Casey Brewing and Blending | Glenwood Springs | Colorado | USA |
| Cellarmaker Brewing Company | San Francisco | California | USA |
| Cigar City Brewing | Tampa | Florida | USA |
| Cloudwater Brew Co | Manchester | Greater Manchester | England |
| Crooked Stave | Denver | Colorado | USA |
| Cycle Brewing | Saint Petersburg | Florida | USA |
| De Garde Brewing | Tillamook | Oregon | USA |
| De Struise Brouwers | Oostvleteren | - | Belgium |
| Deschutes Brewery | Bend | Oregon | USA |
| Dieu du Ciel | Montreal | Quebec | Canada |
| Dogfish Head Brewery | Milton | Delaware | USA |
| Drakes Brewing Company | San Leandro | California | USA |
| Dugges Bryggeri | Landvetter | - | Sweden |
| Evil Twin Brewing | Brooklyn | New York | USA |
| Firestone Walker Brewing (Duvel Moortgat) | Paso Robles | California | USA |
| Founders Brewing Company | Grand Rapids | Michigan | USA |
| Funky Buddha Brewery | Oakland Park | Florida | USA |
| Goose Island Beer Company (AB-InBev) | Chicago | Illinois | USA |
| Goose Island Beer Company (Brewpubs) AB-Inbev | Chicago | Illinois | USA |
| Green Flash Brewing Company | San Diego | California | USA |
| Hair of the Dog Brewing Company | Portland | Oregon | USA |
| Half Acre Beer Company | Chicago | Illinois | USA |
| Hill Farmstead Brewery | Greensboro | Vermont | USA |
| Hoppin’ Frog Brewery | Akron | Ohio | USA |
| Jack’s Abby Brewing | Framingham | Massachusetts | 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 |
| Magic Rock Brewing | Huddersfield | West Yorkshire | England |
| 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 Belgium Brewing Company | Fort Collins | Colorado | USA |
| New Glarus Brewing Company | New Glarus | Wisconsin | USA |
| Nøgne Ø (Hansa Borg) | Grimstad | - | Norway |
| Omnipollo | Stockholm | - | Sweden |
| Other Half Brewing | Brooklyn | New York | USA |
| Perennial Artisan Ales | St. Louis | Missouri | USA |
| Pipeworks Brewing Company | Chicago | Illinois | USA |
| Pizza Port (Carlsbad) | Carlsbad | California | USA |
| Port Brewing Co / The Lost Abbey | San Marcos | California | USA |
| Pracownia Piwa | Modlniczka | - | Poland |
| Prairie Artisan Ales | Tulsa | Oklahoma | USA |
| Revolution Brewing Company | Chicago | Illinois | USA |
| Rogue Ales | Newport | Oregon | USA |
| Russian River Brewing | Santa Rosa | California | USA |
| Saint Louis Brewery | St. Louis | Missouri | USA |
| Sante Adairius Rustic Ales | Capitola | California | USA |
| Schramm’s Mead | Ferndale | Michigan | USA |
| Short’s Brewing Company | Bellaire | Michigan | USA |
| Side Project Brewing | Maplewood | Missouri | USA |
| Sierra Nevada Brewing Company | Chico | California | USA |
| Siren | Finchampstead | Berkshire | England |
| Smuttynose Brewing Company | Hampton | New Hampshire | USA |
| Southern Tier Brewing Company (ABV) | Lakewood | New York | USA |
| Stillwater Artisanal | Baltimore | Maryland | USA |
| Stone Brewing | Escondido | California | USA |
| Superstition Meadery | Prescott | Arizona | USA |
| Surly Brewing Company | Minneapolis | Minnesota | USA |
| The Bruery | Placentia | California | USA |
| The Kernel | Bermondsey | Greater London | England |
| Thornbridge | Ashford in the Water | 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 |
| Tree House Brewing Company | Monson | Massachusetts | USA |
| Trillium Brewing Company | Boston | Massachusetts | USA |
| Tröegs Brewing Company | Hershey | Pennsylvania | USA |
| Upright Brewing | Portland | Oregon | USA |
| Victory Brewing Company (ABV) | Downingtown | Pennsylvania | USA |
| Westbrook Brewing | Mt. Pleasant | South Carolina | USA |
| Wicked Weed Brewing | Asheville | North Carolina | USA |