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 with 2023, not the best year for the brewing biz, nearing its run, we thought it might be the right time to check out what thousands of beer lovers consider to be the best beers in the world.

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

RateBeer’s Top 50 Best Beers – 2023

	Best Beers		score	count	style
1	Toppling Goliath Kentucky Brunch		4.54	167	Stout – Imperial Flavored / Pastry
2	Närke Kaggen Stormaktsporter		4.47	600	Stout – Imperial
3	Westvleteren 12		4.42	3700	Quadrupel / Abt
4	Toppling Goliath Mornin’ Delight		4.39	320	Stout – Imperial Flavored / Pastry
5	Russian River Pliny the Younger		4.35	766	IIPA DIPA – Imperial / Double IPA
6	AleSmith Speedway Stout – Bourbon Barrel Aged		4.33	946	Stout – Imperial Flavored / Pastry
7	AleSmith Speedway Stout – Barrel-Aged Vietnamese Coffee		4.31	226	Stout – Imperial Flavored / Pastry
8	Cigar City Hunahpu’s Imperial Stout – Apple Brandy Barrel Aged		4.31	185	Stout – Imperial Flavored / Pastry
9	Bell’s Black Note Stout		4.30	1011	Stout – Imperial
10	Perennial Barrel Aged Abraxas		4.30	289	Stout – Imperial Flavored / Pastry
11	Founders CBS (Canadian Breakfast Stout)		4.30	1533	Stout – Imperial Flavored / Pastry
12	AleSmith Speedway Stout		4.29	3143	Stout – Imperial Flavored / Pastry
13	Hill Farmstead Ann		4.29	128	Saison / Farmhouse / Grisette
14	Trappistes Rochefort 10		4.29	5170	Quadrupel / Abt
15	Cigar City Hunahpu’s Imperial Stout		4.29	1053	Stout – Imperial Flavored / Pastry
16	Founders KBS (Kentucky Breakfast Stout)		4.28	3110	Stout – Imperial Flavored / Pastry
17	Three Floyds Dark Lord Russian Imperial Stout		4.27	1875	Stout – Imperial Flavored / Pastry
18	Russian River Pliny the Elder		4.27	2810	IIPA DIPA – Imperial / Double IPA
19	Bell’s Expedition Stout		4.27	3166	Stout – Imperial
20	Goose Island Bourbon County Stout		4.27	2975	Stout – Imperial
21	Lost Abbey Yellow Bus		4.27	131	Sour / Wild Beer – Flavored
22	Modern Times Monster Tones		4.27	54	Stout – Imperial Flavored / Pastry
23	Funky Buddha Morning Wood		4.25	217	Porter – Imperial Flavored
24	Hill Farmstead Aaron		4.25	171	Barley Wine / Wheat Wine / Rye Wine
25	Cigar City Hunahpu’s Imperial Stout – Bourbon Barrel Aged		4.25	221	Stout – Imperial Flavored / Pastry
26	Toppling Goliath Assassin		4.25	265	Stout – Imperial
27	Närke Stormaktsporter		4.24	410	Stout – Imperial
28	Bokke Framboos Noyaux		4.24	53	Lambic – Flavored
29	Bell’s Expedition Stout – Bourbon Barrel-Aged		4.24	194	Stout – Imperial
30	The Alchemist Heady Topper		4.23	1647	IIPA DIPA – Imperial / Double Hazy (NEIPA)
31	Bottle Logic Fundamental Observation		4.23	256	Stout – Imperial Flavored / Pastry
32	Närke Konjaks! Stormaktsporter		4.23	231	Stout – Imperial
33	Three Floyds Dreadnaught Imperial IPA		4.23	2102	IIPA DIPA – Imperial / Double IPA
34	Mikkeller Beer Geek Brunch Weasel		4.23	1851	Stout – Imperial Flavored / Pastry
35	Cantillon La Vie est Belge		4.23	78	Lambic – Gueuze
36	3 Fonteinen Framboos (Framboise)		4.22	553	Lambic – Flavored
37	Firestone Walker Parabola		4.21	1267	Stout – Imperial
38	Omnipollo / Siren / David Strachan Lorelei – Barrel Aged Extra Maple		4.21	172	Porter – Imperial Flavored
39	Evil Twin Double Barrel Jesus		4.21	199	Stout – Imperial
40	Anchorage Blessed		4.21	62	Stout – Imperial Flavored / Pastry
41	Närke Kaggen Stormaktsporter Pure Swedish Oak		4.21	101	Stout – Imperial
42	Funky Buddha Last Buffalo in the Park		4.20	199	Porter – Imperial Flavored
43	Surly Darkness		4.20	1133	Stout – Imperial
44	Närke Kaggen Stormaktsporter Börb’nåhallon		4.20	161	Stout – Imperial Flavored / Pastry
45	Deschutes The Abyss		4.19	1760	Stout – Imperial Flavored / Pastry
46	Stone Imperial Russian Stout – Bourbon Barrel		4.19	507	Stout – Imperial
47	Westvleteren 8		4.19	2246	Belgian Ale – Strong Dark
48	Funky Buddha Wide Awake It’s Morning		4.19	230	Porter – Imperial Flavored
49	Hill Farmstead Abner		4.19	421	IIPA DIPA – Imperial / Double Hazy (NEIPA)
50	Bell’s Hopslam		4.19	2709	IIPA DIPA – Imperial / Double IPA

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