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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.
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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