Top 50 Beers in the World – Ranked by RateBeer.com
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1. Westvleteren 12 (XII) – Westvleteren Abdij St. Sixtus(Belgium)
2. Russian River Pliny the Elder – Russian River Brewing(California)
3. Russian River Pliny the Younger – Russian River Brewing(California)
4. Founders KBS (Kentucky Breakfast Stout) – Founders Brewing Company(Michigan)
5. Cigar City Hunahpu’s Imperial Stout – Brandy Barrel Aged – Cigar City Brewing(Florida)
6. Bells Hopslam – Bells Brewery(Michigan)
7. Rochefort Trappistes 10 – Brasserie Rochefort(Belgium)
8. Goose Island Bourbon County Stout – Goose Island Beer Company(Illinois)
9. AleSmith Speedway Stout – AleSmith Brewing Company(California)
10. Bells Black Note Stout – Bells Brewery(Michigan)
11. Alchemist Heady Topper – The Alchemist(Vermont)
12. Hill Farmstead Ann – Hill Farmstead Brewery(Vermont)
13. Cigar City Pilot Series Miami Madness – Cigar City Brewing(Florida)
14. Firestone Walker Parabola – Firestone Walker Brewing Co.(California)
15. Deschutes The Abyss – Deschutes Brewery(Oregon)
16. Hill Farmstead Abner – Hill Farmstead Brewery(Vermont)
17. Westvleteren Extra 8 – Westvleteren Abdij St. Sixtus(Belgium)
18. Bells Expedition Stout – Bells Brewery(Michigan)
19. Cantillon Fou’ Foune – Cantillon(Belgium)
20. Mikkeller Beer Geek Brunch Weasel – Mikkeller(Denmark)
21. Three Floyds Dreadnaught Imperial IPA – Three Floyds Brewing Company(Indiana)
22. Three Floyds Zombie Dust – Three Floyds Brewing Company(Indiana)
23. 3 Fonteinen Framboos (Framboise) – 3 Fonteinen(Belgium)
24. Hill Farmstead Society & Solitude #5 – Hill Farmstead Brewery(Vermont) –
25. Three Floyds Dark Lord Russian Imperial Stout (Bourbon Vanilla Bean) – Three Floyds Brewing(Indiana)
26. Hill Farmstead Everett – Hill Farmstead Brewery(Vermont)
27. Peg’s G.O.O.D. RareR DOS – Peg’s Cantina(Florida)
28. Founders Imperial Stout – Founders Brewing Company(Michigan)
29. Dieu du Ciel Péché Mortel – Dieu du Ciel(Quebec)
30. St. Bernardus Abt 12 – St. Bernardus Brouwerij(Belgium)
31. North Coast Old Rasputin Anniversary Bourbon Barrel Aged Stout – North Coast Brewing(California)
32. Oskar Blues Ten FIDY – Oskar Blues Grill & Brew(Colorado)
33. Surly Darkness – Surly Brewing Company(Minnesota)
34. Cigar City Marshal Zhukov’s Imperial Stout – Cigar City Brewing(Florida)
35. Lost Abbey Deliverance – Port Brewing/Lost Abbey(California)
36. Struise Pannepot – De Struise Brouwers(Belgium)
37. Närke Konjaks! Stormaktsporter – Närke Kulturbryggeri(Sweden)
38. Stone Imperial Russian Stout – Stone Brewing Co.(California)
39. 3 Fonteinen Oude Geuze (Armand & Tommy) – 3 Fonteinen(Belgium)
40. Dark Horse Bourbon Barrel Plead the 5th Imperial Stout – Dark Horse Brewing Company(Michigan)
41. Southern Tier Choklat – Southern Tier Brewing Company(New York)
42. New Glarus Serendipity – New Glarus Brewing Company(Wisconsin)
43. Great Divide Espresso Oak Aged Yeti Imperial Stout – Great Divide Brewing Company(Colorado)
44. Struise Black Albert – De Struise Brouwers(Belgium)
45. Avery Uncle Jacob’s Stout – Avery Brewing Company(Colorado)
46. Lost Abbey Barrel Aged Serpents Stout with Cacao Nibs and Coffee – Port Brewing/Lost Abbey(California)
47. Russian River Beatification (Batch 002 +) – Russian River Brewing(California)
48. Ballast Point Victory at Sea – Ballast Point Brewing Company(California)
49. Cantillon Lou Pepe Pure Kriek – Cantillon(Belgium)
50. Lost Abbey The Angels Share (Bourbon Barrel) – Port Brewing/Lost Abbey(California)