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RateBeer’s Top 50 Winter Seasonal Beers – 2024

, RateBeer’s Top 50 Winter Seasonal Beers – 2024

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…

, RateBeer’s Top 50 Winter Seasonal Beers – 2024And 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
 , RateBeer’s Top 50 Winter Seasonal Beers – 2024Russian River Pliny the Younger
Russian River Brewing Company		 4.35 769 IIPA DIPA – Imperial / Double IPA
2
 , RateBeer’s Top 50 Winter Seasonal Beers – 2024Bell’s Expedition Stout
Bell’s Brewery (Lion Co. – Kirin Holdings)		 4.27 3166 Stout – Imperial
3
 , RateBeer’s Top 50 Winter Seasonal Beers – 2024Surly Darkness
Surly Brewing Company		 4.2 1140 Stout – Imperial
4
 , RateBeer’s Top 50 Winter Seasonal Beers – 2024Deschutes The Abyss
Deschutes Brewery		 4.2 1776 Stout – Imperial Flavored / Pastry
5
 , RateBeer’s Top 50 Winter Seasonal Beers – 2024Kormoran Imperium Prunum
Browar Kormoran		 4.17 512 Porter – Baltic
6
 , RateBeer’s Top 50 Winter Seasonal Beers – 2024Fremont B-Bomb – Coffee Cinnamon
Fremont Brewing Company		 4.13 245 Strong Ale – American
7
 , RateBeer’s Top 50 Winter Seasonal Beers – 2024Great Divide Yeti Imperial Stout – Espresso Oak Aged
Great Divide Brewing Company		 4.12 1395 Stout – Imperial Flavored / Pastry
8
 , RateBeer’s Top 50 Winter Seasonal Beers – 2024Oskar Blues Ten FIDY
Oskar Blues Brewery (Monster Beverage Corp)		 4.1 2654 Stout – Imperial
9
 , RateBeer’s Top 50 Winter Seasonal Beers – 2024Founders Imperial Stout
Founders Brewing Company (Mahou San Miguel)		 4.1 2227 Stout – Imperial
10
 , RateBeer’s Top 50 Winter Seasonal Beers – 2024Dogfish Head World Wide Stout 2001/2003 – Present
Dogfish Head Brewery (Boston Beer Co.)		 4.09 2184 Stout – Imperial
11
 , RateBeer’s Top 50 Winter Seasonal Beers – 2024Thirsty Dog Siberian Night Imperial Stout
Thirsty Dog Brewing Company		 4.08 1310 Stout – Imperial
12
 , RateBeer’s Top 50 Winter Seasonal Beers – 2024Midnight Sun Berserker
Midnight Sun Brewing Company		 4.08 558 Stout – Imperial
13
 , RateBeer’s Top 50 Winter Seasonal Beers – 2024Three Floyds Behemoth
Three Floyds Brewing Company		 4.06 1222 Barley Wine / Wheat Wine / Rye Wine
14
 , RateBeer’s Top 50 Winter Seasonal Beers – 2024Lost Abbey Serpent’s Stout
Port Brewing Company / The Lost Abbey		 4.05 1288 Stout – Imperial
15
 , RateBeer’s Top 50 Winter Seasonal Beers – 2024Pelican Mother of all Storms
Pelican Brewing Company		 4.03 493 Barley Wine / Wheat Wine / Rye Wine
16
 , RateBeer’s Top 50 Winter Seasonal Beers – 2024To Øl Yule Mælk
To Øl		 4.02 178 Stout – Imperial
17
 , RateBeer’s Top 50 Winter Seasonal Beers – 2024Pizza Port Santa’s Little Helper
Pizza Port (Solana Beach)		 4.01 143 Stout – Imperial
18
 , RateBeer’s Top 50 Winter Seasonal Beers – 2024Midnight Sun Arctic Devil
Midnight Sun Brewing Company		 4.01 575 Barley Wine / Wheat Wine / Rye Wine
19
 , RateBeer’s Top 50 Winter Seasonal Beers – 2024AleSmith Double Red IPA
AleSmith Brewing Company		 4.01 1442 IPA – Red
20
 , RateBeer’s Top 50 Winter Seasonal Beers – 2024Mammoth Lair of the Bear
Mammoth Brewing Company		 4 77 Stout – Imperial
21
 , RateBeer’s Top 50 Winter Seasonal Beers – 2024Smuttynose Baltic Porter
Smuttynose Brewing Company		 4 914 Porter – Baltic
22
 , RateBeer’s Top 50 Winter Seasonal Beers – 2024Dark Horse Plead the 5th Imperial Stout
Dark Horse Brewing Company		 4 1284 Stout – Imperial
23
 , RateBeer’s Top 50 Winter Seasonal Beers – 2024Victory Old Horizontal
Victory Brewing Company (ABV)		 4 1650 Barley Wine / Wheat Wine / Rye Wine
24
 , RateBeer’s Top 50 Winter Seasonal Beers – 2024Mikkeller Nelson Sauvignon
Mikkeller		 4 575 Belgian Ale – Strong Dark
25
 , RateBeer’s Top 50 Winter Seasonal Beers – 2024St-Ambroise Stout Impériale Russe
Brasserie McAuslan (Brasseurs RJ)		 3.99 386 Stout – Imperial
26
 , RateBeer’s Top 50 Winter Seasonal Beers – 2024Brooklyn Black Chocolate Stout
Brooklyn Brewery		 3.99 3399 Stout – Imperial
27
 , RateBeer’s Top 50 Winter Seasonal Beers – 2024Avery Mephistopheles Stout
Avery Brewing Company (Mahou San Miguel)		 3.98 1461 Stout – Imperial
28
 , RateBeer’s Top 50 Winter Seasonal Beers – 2024Henniker King Misanthrope
Henniker Brewing Company		 3.97 24 Stout – Imperial
29
 , RateBeer’s Top 50 Winter Seasonal Beers – 2024Highland Black Watch Double Chocolate Milk Stout
Highland Brewing Company		 3.97 45 Stout – Imperial Flavored / Pastry
30
 , RateBeer’s Top 50 Winter Seasonal Beers – 2024Fanø Imperial Jule Porter
Fanø Bryghus		 3.96 194 Porter – Imperial Flavored
31
 , RateBeer’s Top 50 Winter Seasonal Beers – 2024Three Floyds Alpha Klaus
Three Floyds Brewing Company		 3.96 1171 Porter
32
 , RateBeer’s Top 50 Winter Seasonal Beers – 2024Southern Tier Pumking – Oaked
Southern Tier Brewing Company (ABV)		 3.96 65 Flavored – Pumpkin / Vegetables
33
 , RateBeer’s Top 50 Winter Seasonal Beers – 2024Fremont B-Bomb – Cinnamon Coconut
Fremont Brewing Company		 3.96 38 Strong Ale – American
34
 , RateBeer’s Top 50 Winter Seasonal Beers – 2024Free State Old Backus Barleywine
Free State Brewing Company		 3.95 257 Barley Wine / Wheat Wine / Rye Wine
35
 , RateBeer’s Top 50 Winter Seasonal Beers – 2024To Øl Jule Mælk Rhum Edition
To Øl		 3.94 144 Stout – Imperial
36
 , RateBeer’s Top 50 Winter Seasonal Beers – 2024Smuttynose Big Beer Series: Imperial Stout
Smuttynose Brewing Company		 3.94 1019 Stout – Imperial
37
 , RateBeer’s Top 50 Winter Seasonal Beers – 2024Dieu du Ciel! Solstice d’Hiver Réserve (Oak Aged / Bourbon)
Brasserie Dieu du Ciel!		 3.94 189 Barley Wine / Wheat Wine / Rye Wine
38
 , RateBeer’s Top 50 Winter Seasonal Beers – 2024Third Coast Old Ale
Bell’s Brewery (Lion Co. – Kirin Holdings)		 3.94 1645 Barley Wine / Wheat Wine / Rye Wine
39
 , RateBeer’s Top 50 Winter Seasonal Beers – 2024De Dolle Stille Nacht
De Dolle Brouwers		 3.94 1829 Belgian Ale – Strong Pale
40
 , RateBeer’s Top 50 Winter Seasonal Beers – 2024Tröegs Nugget Nectar Ale
Tröegs Brewing Company		 3.94 1598 IPA – Red
41
 , RateBeer’s Top 50 Winter Seasonal Beers – 2024Thunder Canyon Warhead Stout
Thunder Canyon Brewery		 3.93 101 Stout – Imperial
42
 , RateBeer’s Top 50 Winter Seasonal Beers – 2024Trappist Achel Superior Dark
Brewery and Abbey De Achelse Kluis		 3.93 811 Quadrupel / Abt
43
 , RateBeer’s Top 50 Winter Seasonal Beers – 2024Seven Island Hazelnut Moctezuma
Seven Island Brewery		 3.93 75 Stout – Imperial Flavored / Pastry
44
 , RateBeer’s Top 50 Winter Seasonal Beers – 2024Perennial Barrel Aged 17
Perennial Artisan Ales		 3.93 85 Stout – Imperial Flavored / Pastry
45
 , RateBeer’s Top 50 Winter Seasonal Beers – 2024Cigar City Cafe Con Leche Stout
Cigar City Brewing (Monster Beverage Corp)		 3.93 271 Stout – Flavored / Pastry
46
 , RateBeer’s Top 50 Winter Seasonal Beers – 2024Wild Beer Wildebeest
Wild Beer (Curious Brewing – St. Peter’s)		 3.93 312 Stout – Imperial Flavored / Pastry
47
 , RateBeer’s Top 50 Winter Seasonal Beers – 2024Great Lakes Chillwave
Great Lakes Brewing Co. (USA)		 3.92 494 IIPA DIPA – Imperial / Double IPA
48
 , RateBeer’s Top 50 Winter Seasonal Beers – 2024Crux [BANISHED] Tough Love
Crux Fermentation Project – Bend		 3.92 188 Stout – Imperial
49
 , RateBeer’s Top 50 Winter Seasonal Beers – 2024Cerebral Barrel-Aged Work From Home
Cerebral Brewing		 3.92 52 Porter – Imperial Flavored
50
 , RateBeer’s Top 50 Winter Seasonal Beers – 2024Tree House Super Sap
Tree House Brewing Company		 3.92 70 IIPA DIPA – Imperial / Double Hazy (NEIPA)

 

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Posted by: AmericanCraftBeer.com December 18, 2024

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