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The World's Top New Beer Releases

For the year 2015

JAN 31, 2016

These are the top new releases of 2015 out of a field of more than 60,000 beers (the top 0.0016). Congratulations to all our winners. This list evenly weights overall and style percentile based scores and is presented in alphabetical order. All beers listed here are awarded RateBeer Best Gold Awards can be requested from

beer	brewer	city	state	country
AleSmith Speedway Stout - Velvet	AleSmith Brewing Company	San Diego	California	USA
Allagash Century Ale	Allagash Brewing Company	Portland	Maine	USA
Allagash Cuvée d’Industrial	Allagash Brewing Company	Portland	Maine	USA
Almanac Citra Sour	Almanac Beer Company	San Francisco	California	USA
Amager Batch 1000	Amager Bryghus	Kastrup	-	Denmark
Artezan Samiec Alfa BA	Browar Artezan	Błonie	-	Poland
Cycle Pallet 1	Cycle Brewing	Saint Petersburg	Florida	USA
De Garde Apricot Gose	De Garde Brewing	Tillamook	Oregon	USA
De Garde Imperial Purple Raz Bu	De Garde Brewing	Tillamook	Oregon	USA
Dragoon Lazarus	Dragoon Brewing Company	Tucson	Arizona	USA
Dunham The Red Sashes - Millésime 2015 (Brett)	Brasserie Dunham	Dunham	Quebec	Canada
Emelisse White Label Barley Wine (Heaven Hill BA)	Brouwerij Emelisse	Kamperland	-	Netherlands
Firestone Walker 19 (XIX Nineteenth Anniversary Ale)	Firestone Walker Brewing Co (Duvel Moortgat)	Paso Robles	California	USA
Foundation Epiphany IPA	Foundation Brewing Company	Portland	Maine	USA
Goose Island Bourbon County Stout - Rare 2015	Goose Island Beer Company (AB-InBev)	Chicago	Illinois	USA
Hill Farmstead Civil Disobedience (Release 15)	Hill Farmstead Brewery	Greensboro	Vermont	USA
Hill Farmstead Conduct of Life	Hill Farmstead Brewery	Greensboro	Vermont	USA
Hill Farmstead Dorothy (2015)	Hill Farmstead Brewery	Greensboro	Vermont	USA
Hill Farmstead Flora - Plum	Hill Farmstead Brewery	Greensboro	Vermont	USA
Hill Farmstead Mosaic Single Hop Pale Ale	Hill Farmstead Brewery	Greensboro	Vermont	USA
Hill Farmstead Song of Joy	Hill Farmstead Brewery	Greensboro	Vermont	USA
J. Wakefield Dragonfruit Passion Fruit (DFPF) Berliner Weisse	J. Wakefield Brewing	Miami	Florida	USA
La Trappe Quadrupel Oak Aged Batch #20	De Koningshoeven (Bavaria - Netherlands)	Berkel-Enschot	-	Netherlands
Lost Abbey Veritas 015	Port Brewing Co / The Lost Abbey	San Marcos	California	USA
Maine Beer II	Maine Beer Company	Freeport	Maine	USA
Mikkeller Nelson Sauvignon Riesling Grape Ed.	Mikkeller	Copenhagen	-	Denmark
Modern Times City of the Dead	Modern Times Beer	San Diego	California	USA
Naparbier Avant-Garde Series Barley Wine. Ed 2015	Naparbier	Noain	-	Spain
Oceanside Ale Works Funk-n-Delicious Bleuet	Oceanside Ale Works	Oceanside	California	USA
Omnipollo / Prairie Omniprairie aka Abundantia Milk Choc. Caramel Stout	Omnipollo	Stockholm	-	Sweden
Other Half Mosaic	Other Half Brewing	Brooklyn	New York	USA
Perrin No Rules Vietnamese Porter	Perrin Brewing Company	Comstock Park	Michigan	USA
Pipeworks The Lizard King	Pipeworks Brewing Company	Chicago	Illinois	USA
Sante Adairius Fruit Punch #1	Sante Adairius Rustic Ales	Capitola	California	USA
Sante Adairius Fruit Punch #2	Sante Adairius Rustic Ales	Capitola	California	USA
Side Project Derivation Blend #1	Side Project Brewing	St. Louis	Missouri	USA
Side Project Framboise du Fermier	Side Project Brewing	St. Louis	Missouri	USA
Side Project Thicket	Side Project Brewing	St. Louis	Missouri	USA
Sudwerk Fünke Hop Farm	Sudwerk Brewing Company	Davis	California	USA
The Kernel India Pale Ale Citra Mosaic	The Kernel	Bermondsey	Greater London	England
The Kernel India Pale Ale Mosaic Chinook Simcoe	The Kernel	Bermondsey	Greater London	England
Three Floyds Amber Smashed Face	Three Floyds Brewing Company	Munster	Indiana	USA
Three Floyds Wigsplitter	Three Floyds Brewing Company	Munster	Indiana	USA
Tired Hands Virgins & Diamonds	Tired Hands Brewing Company	Ardmore	Pennsylvania	USA
Toppling Goliath SR-71 Blackbird (2015 Bottling / Draft)	Toppling Goliath	Decorah	Iowa	USA
Tree House Eureka - Mosaic	Tree House Brewing Company	Monson	Massachusetts	USA
Trillium Artaic	Trillium Brewing Company	Boston	Massachusetts	USA
Trillium Fort Point Pale Ale - Mosaic Dry Hopped	Trillium Brewing Company	Boston	Massachusetts	USA
Trillium Melcher Street - Double Dry Hopped	Trillium Brewing Company	Boston	Massachusetts	USA
Trillium Summer Street IPA - Double Dry Hopped	Trillium Brewing Company	Boston	Massachusetts	USA