In spite of the fallout that followed its 100% acquisition by AB InBev in 2019… RateBeer remains a powerful and relevant online portal when it comes to crowd-sourced ratings and beer rankings…

And as we head into the holidays, we thought it might be time to tap into their crowed-sourced rankings and report on what RateBeer fans considers the Top 50 Winter Seasonal Beers in the world.

This year’s Top 50 Best Winter Seasonals includes numerous “blasts from the past” that may no longer in production, as well as international classics that, happily, still are.

But none of these beers are available year-round. Their release reflects certain seasons, which is why they’re called “seasonals” in the beer biz…

RateBeer’s Top 50 Winter Seasonal Beers – 2024

1	Russian River Pliny the Younger Russian River Brewing Company	4.35 769	IIPA DIPA – Imperial / Double IPA
2	Bell’s Expedition Stout Bell’s Brewery (Lion Co. – Kirin Holdings)	4.27 3166	Stout – Imperial
3	Surly Darkness Surly Brewing Company	4.2 1140	Stout – Imperial
4	Deschutes The Abyss Deschutes Brewery	4.2 1776	Stout – Imperial Flavored / Pastry
5	Kormoran Imperium Prunum Browar Kormoran	4.17 512	Porter – Baltic
6	Fremont B-Bomb – Coffee Cinnamon Fremont Brewing Company	4.13 245	Strong Ale – American
7	Great Divide Yeti Imperial Stout – Espresso Oak Aged Great Divide Brewing Company	4.12 1395	Stout – Imperial Flavored / Pastry
8	Oskar Blues Ten FIDY Oskar Blues Brewery (Monster Beverage Corp)	4.1 2654	Stout – Imperial
9	Founders Imperial Stout Founders Brewing Company (Mahou San Miguel)	4.1 2227	Stout – Imperial
10	Dogfish Head World Wide Stout 2001/2003 – Present Dogfish Head Brewery (Boston Beer Co.)	4.09 2184	Stout – Imperial
11	Thirsty Dog Siberian Night Imperial Stout Thirsty Dog Brewing Company	4.08 1310	Stout – Imperial
12	Midnight Sun Berserker Midnight Sun Brewing Company	4.08 558	Stout – Imperial
13	Three Floyds Behemoth Three Floyds Brewing Company	4.06 1222	Barley Wine / Wheat Wine / Rye Wine
14	Lost Abbey Serpent’s Stout Port Brewing Company / The Lost Abbey	4.05 1288	Stout – Imperial
15	Pelican Mother of all Storms Pelican Brewing Company	4.03 493	Barley Wine / Wheat Wine / Rye Wine
16	To Øl Yule Mælk To Øl	4.02 178	Stout – Imperial
17	Pizza Port Santa’s Little Helper Pizza Port (Solana Beach)	4.01 143	Stout – Imperial
18	Midnight Sun Arctic Devil Midnight Sun Brewing Company	4.01 575	Barley Wine / Wheat Wine / Rye Wine
19	AleSmith Double Red IPA AleSmith Brewing Company	4.01 1442	IPA – Red
20	Mammoth Lair of the Bear Mammoth Brewing Company	4 77	Stout – Imperial
21	Smuttynose Baltic Porter Smuttynose Brewing Company	4 914	Porter – Baltic
22	Dark Horse Plead the 5th Imperial Stout Dark Horse Brewing Company	4 1284	Stout – Imperial
23	Victory Old Horizontal Victory Brewing Company (ABV)	4 1650	Barley Wine / Wheat Wine / Rye Wine
24	Mikkeller Nelson Sauvignon Mikkeller	4 575	Belgian Ale – Strong Dark
25	St-Ambroise Stout Impériale Russe Brasserie McAuslan (Brasseurs RJ)	3.99 386	Stout – Imperial
26	Brooklyn Black Chocolate Stout Brooklyn Brewery	3.99 3399	Stout – Imperial
27	Avery Mephistopheles Stout Avery Brewing Company (Mahou San Miguel)	3.98 1461	Stout – Imperial
28	Henniker King Misanthrope Henniker Brewing Company	3.97 24	Stout – Imperial
29	Highland Black Watch Double Chocolate Milk Stout Highland Brewing Company	3.97 45	Stout – Imperial Flavored / Pastry
30	Fanø Imperial Jule Porter Fanø Bryghus	3.96 194	Porter – Imperial Flavored
31	Three Floyds Alpha Klaus Three Floyds Brewing Company	3.96 1171	Porter
32	Southern Tier Pumking – Oaked Southern Tier Brewing Company (ABV)	3.96 65	Flavored – Pumpkin / Vegetables
33	Fremont B-Bomb – Cinnamon Coconut Fremont Brewing Company	3.96 38	Strong Ale – American
34	Free State Old Backus Barleywine Free State Brewing Company	3.95 257	Barley Wine / Wheat Wine / Rye Wine
35	To Øl Jule Mælk Rhum Edition To Øl	3.94 144	Stout – Imperial
36	Smuttynose Big Beer Series: Imperial Stout Smuttynose Brewing Company	3.94 1019	Stout – Imperial
37	Dieu du Ciel! Solstice d’Hiver Réserve (Oak Aged / Bourbon) Brasserie Dieu du Ciel!	3.94 189	Barley Wine / Wheat Wine / Rye Wine
38	Third Coast Old Ale Bell’s Brewery (Lion Co. – Kirin Holdings)	3.94 1645	Barley Wine / Wheat Wine / Rye Wine
39	De Dolle Stille Nacht De Dolle Brouwers	3.94 1829	Belgian Ale – Strong Pale
40	Tröegs Nugget Nectar Ale Tröegs Brewing Company	3.94 1598	IPA – Red
41	Thunder Canyon Warhead Stout Thunder Canyon Brewery	3.93 101	Stout – Imperial
42	Trappist Achel Superior Dark Brewery and Abbey De Achelse Kluis	3.93 811	Quadrupel / Abt
43	Seven Island Hazelnut Moctezuma Seven Island Brewery	3.93 75	Stout – Imperial Flavored / Pastry
44	Perennial Barrel Aged 17 Perennial Artisan Ales	3.93 85	Stout – Imperial Flavored / Pastry
45	Cigar City Cafe Con Leche Stout Cigar City Brewing (Monster Beverage Corp)	3.93 271	Stout – Flavored / Pastry
46	Wild Beer Wildebeest Wild Beer (Curious Brewing – St. Peter’s)	3.93 312	Stout – Imperial Flavored / Pastry
47	Great Lakes Chillwave Great Lakes Brewing Co. (USA)	3.92 494	IIPA DIPA – Imperial / Double IPA
48	Crux [BANISHED] Tough Love Crux Fermentation Project – Bend	3.92 188	Stout – Imperial
49	Cerebral Barrel-Aged Work From Home Cerebral Brewing	3.92 52	Porter – Imperial Flavored
50	Tree House Super Sap Tree House Brewing Company	3.92 70	IIPA DIPA – Imperial / Double Hazy (NEIPA)

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