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Best Beers, Brewers, New Brewers By Country
For the year 2018
JAN 29, 2019 - The top beers, brewers and new brewers listed by country 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 all of those listed at RateBeer. New brewer contests include those brewers who gained their first review after 1 June 2017. All winners in this category are eligible for award certificates and medallions.
| top beer | top brewer | best new brewer | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Australia | BentSpoke Cluster 8 Imperial IPA | BentSpoke Brewing Company | |
| Austria | Bevog Hagger Blend 0318 | Bevog Brewery | Muttermilch Vienna Brewery (Heineken) |
| Bahamas | Pirate Republic Brewery | ||
| Belarus | TRYE Beer Tsmok | OOO Kraftovaya Pivovarnya - TRYE Beer | |
| Belgium | Westvleteren 12 (XII) | De Struise Brouwers | Lambiek Fabriek |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | |||
| Brazil | Trilha Gorilla Coffee & Vanilla | Cervejaria Dogma | Trilha Cervejaria |
| Bulgaria | Rhombus / Wardrobe Beer Manufactury Dirty | White Stork Beer Company | |
| Cambodia | Stone Head The Dark Side | Stone Head | |
| Canada | Nickel Brook Café Del Bastardo | Brasserie Dieu du Ciel! | Godspeed Brewery |
| Chile | Kross | ||
| China | Great Leap Wall Builder Imperial Stout | Great Leap Brewing | |
| Costa Rica | Treintaycinco | ||
| Croatia | LAB Barba Imperial IPA | Zmajska Pivovara | PriMarius Craft Brewery |
| Czech Republic | Wild Creatures Fly with me (Apricot) | Pivovar Matuška | Pivovar Kamenice nad Lipou |
| Denmark | Mikkeller Beer Geek Vanilla Shake (Bourbon Edition) | Mikkeller | Mikkeller Baghaven |
| England | Wylam Imperial Macchiato | Cloudwater Brew Co | Mount St. Bernard Abbey Brewery |
| Estonia | Põhjala Cellar Series - Pime Öö PX | Põhjala | Humalakoda |
| Faroe Islands | Okkara Portari/Porter (7.9%) | Okkara | |
| Finland | Olutpaja Keinuhevonen | Panimoravintola Beer Hunter's | Etko Brewing |
| France | Piggy Monstruous Fat Pig Stout Mexican Cake Edition | Craig Allan | |
| Germany | FrauGruber Butcher's Lamb | Brauerei Aying | Brauerei Flügge |
| Greece | Seven Island / Sknipa Bare Handed Whiskey Barrel Aged Imperial Stout | Seven Island Brewery | |
| Greenland | Qajaq Brewery | ||
| Guernsey | White Rock Brewery | ||
| Hong Kong | Young Master 1842 Island Imperial IPA | Young Master Hong Kong | |
| Hungary | Mad Scientist Candy Man | Brew Your Mind | |
| Iceland | Borg Surtur 8.8 | Einstök Ölgerð | |
| Ireland | Galway Bay / Boundary Brewing Harmonic Convergence | Whiplash | |
| Isle of Man | Hooded Ram Mosaic | Hooded Ram | |
| Israel | Alexander / Mikkeller Holy Fruit | Shapiro | |
| Italy | Baladin Xyauyù Kentucky | Birrificio Toccalmatto | |
| Jamaica | Desnoes and Geddes (Diageo PLC) | ||
| Japan | Hideji Kuri Kuro (Dark Chestnut Ale) | Tamamura-Honten (Shiga Kogen Beer) | |
| Jersey | Liberation | ||
| Jordan | Carakale / Arizona Wilderness Dead Sea-rious | Carakale Brewing Co. | |
| Latvia | Malduguns Tumšā Puse | Malduguns | |
| Liechtenstein | Liechtensteiner Brauhaus | ||
| Lithuania | Apynys Kosmosas | Genys Brewing Co. | |
| Luxembourg | Totenhopfen / Barona Gravitational Collapse | Totenhopfen Brauhaus | Totenhopfen Brauhaus |
| Malta | Lord Chambray San Blas | Lord Chambray | |
| Mexico | Insurgente Hops & Chill | Cerveceria Insurgente | Madueño Brewing Company |
| Moldova | Litra Brewing Company | ||
| Monaco | Brasserie de Monaco | ||
| Namibia | Namibia Breweries | ||
| Netherlands | De Molen Hemel & Aarde (Bourbon BA) | Brouwerij De Molen | 4 Islands Brewing |
| New Zealand | 8 Wired iStout Unchained | Garage Project | |
| Nigeria | Guinness Foreign Extra Stout (Nigeria) | Guinness Nigeria | |
| Northern Ireland | Boundary / Zapato You're Not Getting Any | Boundary | |
| Norway | Lervig / Hoppin' Frog Sippin' Into Darkness Barrel Aged | Nøgne Ø (Hansa Borg) | Sleeping Village Brewing |
| Palestine/West Bank | Taybeh Brewing Co. | ||
| Panama | Casa Bruja Brewing Co. | ||
| Peru | Barbarian Chaski Porter | Cervecería Barbarian | |
| Poland | Artezan Samiec Alfa (Barrel Aged) | Browar Widawa | |
| Portugal | Mean Sardine Voragem | Oitava Colina | |
| Romania | Oriel Quadrupel (Jack Daniels BA) | Oriel Beer | Capra Noastră |
| Russia | AF Brew Zimnaya Melankholiya (Winter Melancholy) | Jaws Brewery | |
| San Marino | Birrificio Abusivo | ||
| Scotland | BrewDog Paradox Grain 2018 (13.5%) | BrewDog | BrewDog OverWorks |
| Serbia | Kabinet Olga On Cardamom | Dogma Brewery | |
| Singapore | Brewlander Love (Wild IPA) | Brewlander & Co. | |
| Slovak Republic | Hop Grup Imperial Nuts 27° | Kocovný Pivovar Hellstork | Pivovar u Ábela |
| Slovenia | Reservoir Dogs Starvation | Reservoir Dogs Brewery | Omnivar Brewery |
| South Africa | Devil's Peak / Mikkeller Capenhagen | Devil's Peak Brewing Company | |
| South Korea | Magpie Brewing Company | ||
| Spain | Soma Beer | Basquery | |
| Sri Lanka | Lion Stout | Lion Brewery (Sri Lanka) | |
| Sweden | Omnipollo / Siren / David Strachan Lorelei - Barrel Aged Extra Maple | Omnipollo | Apex Brewing Company |
| Switzerland | BFM Abbaye de Saint Bon-Chien (2017) | BFM (Brasserie des Franches-Montagnes) | À Tue-Tête! |
| Taiwan | Taihu Brewing 臺虎精釀 | ||
| Thailand | Paul's Hawaiian Pale Ale | Paul's | |
| Turkey | Atak | ||
| Ukraine | Pravda Lvivska Vesna | Pravda Beer Theatre | |
| United States | Toppling Goliath Kentucky Brunch | Hill Farmstead Brewery | 3 Sons Brewing Company |
| Vietnam | Pasteur Street Cyclo Imperial Chocolate Stout | Heart of Darkness Brewery | |
| Wales | Loka Polly India Pale Ale Citra Ekuanot | Tiny Rebel | Loka Polly |