RateBeer announced its ranking of the best brewers in the world, compiled from over 4.2-million customer and industry reviews with more than 33,000 brewers considered, and Firestone Walker Brewing earned a top ranking as No. 10 best brewer in the world.
“This accolade was supremely gratifying,” said Adam Firestone. “Having our beers recognized year in and year out speaks to an incredibly hard-working brew team and long-supporting community.”
Joe Tucker, founder of RateBeer said, “Our winners are big and small, urban and rural, highly specialized or brewing a myriad of styles. RateBeer judges them on equal footing, with many of our reviewers traveling extensively, so it’s not uncommon to see a brewery that some people see as their local gem recognized as a global best. In fact, most of our top 100 winners are smaller breweries.”
RateBeer is a community of beer enthusiasts dedicated to the pursuit and appreciation of good beer. Its mission is to serve the craft beer community as a resource for unbiased, consumer-driven information about beer and breweries worldwide and to enhance the image and worldwide appreciation of beer.
These are Ratebeer’s top brewers in the world for the year 2019. The winners here represent the top 1-percent of brewers worldwide.
Rank 1:
Hill Farmstead Brewery
Rank 2: Greensboro, Vermont, United States
Side Project Brewing
Rank 3: Maplewood, Missouri, United States
Trillium Brewing Company
Rank 4: Boston, Massachusetts, United States
Tree House Brewing Company
Rank 5: Charlton, Massachusetts, United States
CigarCity Brewing (CANarchy Craft Brewery Collective)
Rank 6: Tampa, Florida, United States
AleSmith Brewing Company
Rank 7: San Diego, California, United States
Founders Brewing Company (Mahou San Miguel)
Rank 8: Grand Rapids, Michigan, United States
Cloudwater Brew Co
Rank 9: Manchester, Greater Manchester, England
Sante Adairius Rustic Ales
Rank 10: Capitola, California, United States
Firestone Walker Brewing (Duvel-Moortgat)
Rank 11: Paso Robles, California, United States
The Kernel Brewery
Rank 12: Bermondsey, Greater London, England
De Garde Brewing
Rank 13: Tillamook, Oregon, United States
Port Brewing Company / The Lost Abbey
Rank 14: San Marcos, California, United States
Toppling Goliath Brewing Company
Rank 15: Decorah, Iowa, United States
Brouwerij De Molen (Swinkels Family Brewers)
Rank 16: Bodegraven, NULL, Netherlands
Mikkeller
Rank 17: Copenhagen, NULL, Denmark
Brasserie Dieu du Ciel!
Rank 18: Montréal, Quebec, Canada
De Struise Brouwers
Rank 19: Oostvleteren, NULL, Belgium
Cycle Brewing
Rank 20: Saint Petersburg, Florida, United States
Hoppin’ Frog Brewery
Rank 21: Akron, Ohio, United States
Modern Times Beer
Rank 22: San Diego, California, United States
Tired Hands Brewing Company
Rank 23: Ardmore, Pennsylvania, United States
Bell’s Brewery
Rank 24: Comstock, Michigan, United States
Goose Island Beer Company (AB-InBev)
Rank 25: Chicago, Illinois, United States
Verdant Brewing Co
Rank 26: Falmouth, Cornwall, England
–Source: RateBeer.com
