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In spite of the fallout that followed its 100% accquistion by AB InBev in 2019… RateBeer remains a powerful and relevant online portal when it comes to crowd-sourced ratings and beer rankings…
And now in its 20th year, RateBeer just announced 2019’s best breweries in the world.
Performance for the year 2019 was highly weighted…But 4 years of user data was also considered in its ranking.
This list reflects the top performing brewers from the over 34,000 listed at RateBeer. 2019’s winners here represent a small portion of the top 1% of brewers worldwide.
RateBeer’s Top 10 Breweries For 2019
- Hill Farmstead Brewery (Vermont)
- Side Project Brewing (Missouri)
- Trillium Brewing Company (Massachusetts)
- Tree House Brewing (Massachusetts)
- Cigar City Brewing (CANarchy Craft Brewery Collective) (Massachusetts)
- AleSmith Brewing Company (California)
- Founders Brewing Company (Mahou San Miguel) (Michigan)
- Cloudwater Brew Co (UK)
- Santé Adairius Rustic Ales (California)
- Firestone Walker Brewing (Duvel-Moortgat) (California)
RateBeer’s Top 100 Breweries For 2019
| Rank | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Hill Farmstead Brewery
🇺🇸Greensboro, Vermont, United States
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| 2 | Side Project Brewing
🇺🇸Maplewood, Missouri, United States
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| 3 | Trillium Brewing Company
🇺🇸Boston, Massachusetts, United States
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| 4 | Tree House Brewing Company
🇺🇸Charlton, Massachusetts, United States
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| 5 | Cigar City Brewing (CANarchy Craft Brewery Collective)
🇺🇸Tampa, Florida, United States
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| 6 | AleSmith Brewing Company
🇺🇸San Diego, California, United States
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| 7 | Founders Brewing Company (Mahou San Miguel)
🇺🇸Grand Rapids, Michigan, United States
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| 8 | Cloudwater Brew Co
🇬🇧Manchester, Greater Manchester, England
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| 9 | Sante Adairius Rustic Ales
🇺🇸Capitola, California, United States
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| 10 | Firestone Walker Brewing (Duvel-Moortgat)
🇺🇸Paso Robles, California, United States
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| 11 | The Kernel Brewery
🇬🇧Bermondsey, Greater London, England
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| 12 | De Garde Brewing
🇺🇸Tillamook, Oregon, United States
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| 13 | Port Brewing Company / The Lost Abbey
🇺🇸San Marcos, California, United States
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| 14 | Toppling Goliath Brewing Company
🇺🇸Decorah, Iowa, United States
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| 15 | Brouwerij De Molen (Swinkels Family Brewers)
🇳🇱Bodegraven, NULL, Netherlands
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| 16 | Mikkeller
🇩🇰Copenhagen, NULL, Denmark
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| 17 | Brasserie Dieu du Ciel!
🇨🇦Montréal, Quebec, Canada
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| 18 | De Struise Brouwers
🇧🇪Oostvleteren, NULL, Belgium
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| 19 | Cycle Brewing
🇺🇸Saint Petersburg, Florida, United States
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| 20 | Hoppin’ Frog Brewery
🇺🇸Akron, Ohio, United States
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| 21 | Modern Times Beer
🇺🇸San Diego, California, United States
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| 22 | Tired Hands Brewing Company
🇺🇸Ardmore, Pennsylvania, United States
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| 23 | Bell’s Brewery
🇺🇸Comstock, Michigan, United States
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| 24 | Goose Island Beer Company (AB-InBev)
🇺🇸Chicago, Illinois, United States
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| 25 | Verdant Brewing Co
🇬🇧Falmouth, Cornwall, England
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| 26 | Maine Beer Company
🇺🇸Freeport, Maine, United States
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| 27 | Mikkeller San Diego
🇺🇸San Diego, California, United States
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| 28 | Buxton Brewery
🇬🇧Buxton, Derbyshire, England
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| 29 | Jack’s Abby Brewing
🇺🇸Framingham, Massachusetts, United States
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| 30 | Alpine Beer Company (CA)
🇺🇸Alpine, California, United States
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| 31 | Brouwerij 3 Fonteinen
🇧🇪Lot, Beersel, NULL, Belgium
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| 32 | Fuller’s Brewery (Asahi)
🇬🇧Chiswick, Greater London, England
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| 33 | Brasserie Dunham
🇨🇦Dunham, Quebec, Canada
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| 34 | Allagash Brewing Company
🇺🇸Portland, Maine, United States
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| 35 | Monkish Brewing Company
🇺🇸Torrance, California, United States
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| 36 | Stone Brewing
🇺🇸Escondido, California, United States
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| 37 | Russian River Brewing
🇺🇸Santa Rosa, California, United States
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| 38 | Three Floyds Brewing Company
🇺🇸Munster, Indiana, United States
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| 39 | Other Half Brewing
🇺🇸Brooklyn, New York, United States
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| 40 | Funky Buddha Brewery (Constellation Brands)
🇺🇸Oakland Park, Florida, United States
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| 41 | To Øl
🇩🇰Copenhagen N, NULL, Denmark
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| 42 | Brewery Ommegang (Duvel-Moortgat)
🇺🇸Cooperstown, New York, United States
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| 43 | Evil Twin Brewing
🇺🇸Queens, New York, United States
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| 44 | Wylam Brewery
🇬🇧Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne & Wear, England
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| 45 | Magic Rock Brewing (Lion Co. – Kirin Holdings)
🇬🇧Huddersfield, West Yorkshire, England
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| 46 | Sierra Nevada Brewing Company
🇺🇸Chico, California, United States
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| 47 | Abdij St. Sixtus – Westvleteren
🇧🇪Westvleteren, NULL, Belgium
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| 48 | Browar PINTA
🇵🇱Żywiec, NULL, Poland
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| 49 | Deschutes Brewery
🇺🇸Bend, Oregon, United States
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| 50 | Cellarmaker Brewing Company
🇺🇸San Francisco, California, United States
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| 51 | Brasserie de la Senne
🇧🇪Brussels, NULL, Belgium
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| 52 | Kuhnhenn Brewing
🇺🇸Warren, Michigan, United States
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| 53 | Boulevard Brewing Company (Duvel-Moortgat)
🇺🇸Kansas City, Missouri, United States
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| 54 | Northern Monk Brew Co.
🇬🇧Leeds, West Yorkshire, England
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| 55 | Suarez Family Brewery
🇺🇸Livingston, New York, United States
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| 56 | The Bruery
🇺🇸Placentia, California, United States
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| 57 | Anchorage Brewing Company
🇺🇸Anchorage, Alaska, United States
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| 58 | Cantillon
🇧🇪Brussels, NULL, Belgium
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| 59 | Garage Project
🇳🇿Wellington, NULL, New Zealand
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| 60 | Nøgne Ø (Hansa Borg)
🇳🇴Grimstad, NULL, Norway
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| 61 | Hair of the Dog Brewing Company
🇺🇸Portland, Oregon, United States
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| 62 | Casey Brewing and Blending
🇺🇸Glenwood Springs, Colorado, United States
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| 63 | Omnipollo
🇸🇪Stockholm, NULL, Sweden
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| 64 | Surly Brewing Company
🇺🇸Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States
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| 65 | Amager Bryghus
🇩🇰Kastrup, NULL, Denmark
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| 66 | J. Wakefield Brewing
🇺🇸Miami, Florida, United States
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| 67 | Methode Goat
🇧🇪Hasselt, NULL, Belgium
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| 68 | Crooked Stave Artisan Beer Project
🇺🇸Denver, Colorado, United States
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| 69 | Ballast Point Brewing Company (Kings & Convicts)
🇺🇸San Diego, California, United States
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| 70 | Bottle Logic Brewing
🇺🇸Anaheim, California, United States
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| 71 | Siren Craft Brew
🇬🇧Finchampstead, Berkshire, England
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| 72 | Bellwoods Brewery
🇨🇦Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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| 73 | Fremont Brewing Company
🇺🇸Seattle, Washington, United States
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| 74 | Avery Brewing Company (Mahou San Miguel)
🇺🇸Boulder, Colorado, United States
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| 75 | Half Acre Beer Company
🇺🇸Chicago, Illinois, United States
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| 76 | Wicked Weed Brewing (AB InBev)
🇺🇸Asheville, North Carolina, United States
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| 77 | LTM – Les Trois Mousquetaires
🇨🇦Brossard, Quebec, Canada
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| 78 | Angry Chair Brewing
🇺🇸Tampa, Florida, United States
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| 79 | Drakes Brewing Company
🇺🇸San Leandro, California, United States
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| 80 | De Dolle Brouwers
🇧🇪Diksmuide, Belgium
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| 81 | New Glarus Brewing Company
🇺🇸New Glarus, Wisconsin, United States
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| 82 | Almanac Beer Company
🇺🇸San Francisco, California, United States
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| 83 | Jolly Pumpkin Artisan Ales
🇺🇸Dexter, Michigan, United States
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| 84 | Põhjala
🇪🇪Tallinn, NULL, Estonia
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| 85 | The Veil Brewing Company
🇺🇸Richmond, Virginia, United States
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| 86 | Abbaye Notre-Dame de Saint-Rémy – Brasserie Rochefort
🇧🇪Rochefort, NULL, Belgium
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| 87 | Lagunitas Brewing Company (Heineken)
🇺🇸Petaluma, California, United States
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| 88 | Lawson’s Finest Liquids
🇺🇸Waitsfield, Vermont, United States
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| 89 | Prairie Artisan Ales
🇺🇸Tulsa, Oklahoma, United States
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| 90 | Jester King Brewery
🇺🇸Austin, Texas, United States
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| 91 | Jackie O’s Pub & Brewery
🇺🇸Athens, Ohio, United States
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| 92 | Brauerei Aying
🇩🇪Aying, Bavaria, Germany
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| 93 | Brasserie du Bas-Canada
🇨🇦Gatineau, Quebec, Canada
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| 94 | Brasserie Auval Brewing Co.
🇨🇦Percé, Quebec, Canada
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| 95 | La Cumbre Brewing Company
🇺🇸Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States
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| 96 | Holy Mountain Brewing Company
🇺🇸Seattle, Washington, United States
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| 97 | Arizona Wilderness Brewing Company
🇺🇸Gilbert, Arizona, United States
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| 98 | Dogfish Head Brewery
🇺🇸Milton, Delaware, United States
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| 99 | BrewDog
Ellon, Aberdeenshire, NULL, Scotland
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| 100 | Lervig Aktiebryggeri
🇳🇴Stavanger, NULL, Norway
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Congratulations to all of this year’s winners…Live long and prosper.
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