The winners here represent a small portion of the top 1% of brewers worldwide. It’s remained a classic example of the style, brimming with candy-like caramel sweetness and a backbone of West Coast hops. At least once. Or bacon? Budweiser, or the king of beers, was overthrown by Bud Light for the top spot among American beer drinkers in 2001. The most popular beers from 35 countries. The Best 19 Beers of 2019. There are no off-flavors, just a clean citrus presence that sits atop pillowy flavors of wheat bread and a subtle undercurrent of clove spice. It’s about people with daring visions; it’s about bucking mediocrity; and it’s about flavor. Mixed with Nugget, Warrior, Tomahawk, Simcoe, and Palisade hops, Nugget Nectar is a coveted seasonal beer along the East Coast. For the last few years, that’s included a lot of Belgian-American fusion brews. Many smoked beers go overboard; this one strikes a beautiful balance where the smoke simply complements all the other flavors of an expertly crafted stout. —Greg Eckert, Brewery: Founders Brewing Company City: Grand Rapids, Mich. At least eight varieties of malt (plus oats) are used to create a complex and rich base for the roasty, chocolate-y 14% alcohol Russian imperial stout, and all that malt flavor is tempered by the bold oak and bourbon flavors from a year spent in the barrels. It’s my favorite American quad, bar none. Here’s the first round from the master list—we’ll be counting down all week. Raise your hand if you don’t like maple syrup? That is fancy. Brewery: New Belgium Brewing City: Fort Collins, Colo. The warmth at the back end mingles almost perfectly with the sweetness of the spices and the blend of chocolate and coffee.—Greg Eckert. It’s darker than you’d expect, maybe richer than you’d expect, and definitely tastier than you’d expect. It’s a very tough beer style to master, but this blend hits the nail right on the head.—Jim Vorel, Brewery: Perennial Artisan Ales City: St. Louis, Mo. Published on 7/7/2014 at 8:00 PM. Brewery: Oskar Blues City: Lyons, Colo. Sierra Nevada's Pale Ale is a great example of the American interpretation of this classic English brew. Brewery: Hill Farmstead City: Greensboro, Vt. Picture your standard bar in the ‘80s and early ‘90s with a half dozen taps full of macro crap, then on the end, there’s Sam Adams, offering refuge. Brewer: Anheuser-Busch . If you’re lucky enough to live within their small distribution area and you haven’t experienced this unfiltered hop bomb, you’re just not living right. On its own, Yeti is a great imperial stout, quite boozy and intimidating. It’s nice to see the Middle of America knocking the West Coast style of IPA out of the park. Brewery: Westbrook Brewing Company City: Mount Pleasant, S.C. While other breweries would rather have you decant their beers into proper glassware, The Alchemist flat-out orders you to drink Heady Topper out of the can. This list is not for you. Talk to craft brewers and you’ll hear it again and again: there’s still no better American pale ale; Sierra Nevada Pale Ale might even be the best craft beer being brewed today.—John Verive, Brewery: Allagash Brewing Company City: Portland, Maine Description: The Belgian witbier is the Rodney Dangerfield of the craft beer world—it gets no respect. Andy Kryza. Cause this is velvet. Those breweries are from seven countries, with the […] Or coffee? 10 Most Popular Beers in the World Beer is a beloved alcoholic beverage around the world, and it is even part of the culture in some countries. Firestone Walker’s Parabola is one of the finest examples of these American originals for one simple reason: balance. Brewery: Sierra Nevada Brewing Co. City: Chico, California Description: There is perhaps no single beer that better encapsulates the American craft beer movement. More specifically, I can thank this beer. If you’re looking for an IPA style model, look no further than this hoppy brew. Autumnal Fire is maybe their best, with its exceedingly rich malt backbone and rounded flavors of caramel and toffee. Brewery: Hair of the Dog Brewing Company City: Portland, Ore. Description: As a Pennsylvania resident, Mad Elf has a special place in my heart. This test was full of light beers (seven to be precise), and Bud Light ranked right in the middle. Anchor is one craft brewery that predates the craft beer movement, and every glass of Anchor Steam is like tasting American brewing history.—John Verive, Brewery: Alpine Beer Company ? Weird, I say. Brewery: Smuttynose Brewing Co. City: Portsmouth, N.H. Citra often gets compared to IPA standouts like Heady Topper, so expect something life-changing if this is your first experience. This medium-bodied American-Double has a smooth floral finish that is sure to please.—Greg Eckert, Brewery: Great Lakes Brewing Co. City: Cleveland, Ohio Description: Access to fresh Edmund Fitzgerald might very well be the most agreeable thing about living in Cleveland. This is cigar beer without a doubt, too overpowering for many palates, but a rich reward for others. Brewery: Lagunitas Brewing Company City: Petaluma, Calif. Stone IPA is wonderfully balanced and incredibly refreshing beer for nearly any occasion. Just for fun, I’ve also looked through them and pulled out some interesting statistics about the list. It’s one of the few annual releases that has been around since the 1990s and still gets people excited on a yearly basis. Except for the Gigantic IPA. For the rest of you, know that this beer is sweet, creamy, roasted and a little bit salty. It’s earthy. Péché Mortel (Imperial Stout Au Cafe), Alpine Beer Company (Green Flash Brewing Company), 45. This is Cascade’s wheelhouse—sour beers that are given a world of complexity from the addition of fresh fruit. An ode to the high-demand Citra hop, it’s bursting with tropical fruit flavors such as mango and passion fruit, totally unbalanced and not at all ashamed of that fact. At over 17%, it’s one of the biggest beers you’ll find in a 12-ounce bottle. Drink it kind of warm, and let the notes of chocolate and leather (yes, leather) conquer your palate. Dating someone out of your league…this is what life is all about. La Trappe Quadrupel (Koningshoeven / Dominus), American Double / Imperial Milk / Sweet Stout, 91. Of the 10 most popular beers in the world, half are nearly unknown in the United States. It is a great example of the “Midwestern IPA,” that in-between ground where styles mix and merge. Angry Birds is maybe their most archetypal example, a potent combination of funky Belgian aromatics and citric American hops. The amazing thing is that whether you’re drinking it from the can or a glass, the bold citrus and pine flavors overwhelm your palette in the best way possible, leaving you wondering if you’ve actually been alive up until this point. This is a low ABV, summer beer, but nothing like the low ABV summer beers that you’re used to. Here are 250 of the most rated beers by our users. Brewery: Half Acre Beer Company City: Chicago, Ill. But this was something clearly and distinctively different, at once the best chocolate beer, the best coffee beer and the best oatmeal beer I’d ever had. As one of the first true “whales,” those beers that the truly geeky and dedicated go out of their way to track down at any cost, Dark Lord established the patterns and expectations that all the other whales have followed. Brewery: Stone Brewing Company ? The first sip provides a nice mixture of dark fruit with a slight yet delightful cherry tartness. Why date a model that isn’t super? Have you ever tasted velvet? It’s never been easy to find, but thanks to some tank generosity by Alpine’s San Diego neighbor, Green Flash Brewing, a couple hundred additional kegs will make it into the world this year. A bit spicy, a bit fruity…if you’re one of those dudes who says, “I don’t like Belgians,” give this one a shot. Description: With a name like “Maple Bacon Coffee Porter,” Funky Buddha has made it a little unnecessary for people like me to describe this sort of beer. Its aroma has always reminded me of a freshly mowed lawn. Thankfully, a beer like Prima Pils flips that script and reveals the character of a true Czech-style pilsner, which is among the more hop-forward beer styles out there. The beer never falls apart or feels muddled.—Jim Vorel. Description: It’s easy to gloss over the importance of Fat Tire in today’s dynamic craft beer scene, but youngsters please remember, this was the beer that prompted many an East Coaster to make a pilgrimage across the Mississippi. On tap, the cherry flavor relaxes a bit, which allows the honey, dark chocolate, and the handful of spices to come to the forefront. Initially released in 2009, and again in 2013, Duck Duck Gooze is an oak-aged sour beer that’s done in the Belgian Gueuze style of blending batches of young and old lambic beers and allowing them to ferment again. You would never know it, though because the alcohol is well-hidden among the seductive flavors of honey, caramel, and pine. Green Flash recently changed the recipe of some of their flagship beers to be more like Palate Wrecker, and for good reason: once you have a beer like this Imperial IPA, your standard IPA doesn’t quench your thirst anymore. Description: A foundation of chocolate and roasted nuts is enlivened by the addition of vanilla beans in this porter that is so decadent, I’m always amazed it’s a year-round beer. If you haven’t had a great Kolsch yet, pick this one up. Brewery: Green Flash Brewing Co. City: San Diego, Calif. City: Hershey, Pa.? But nope, you can pick up a sixer of this treat any time you want. Its barrel-aged character still packs a wallop today, and that’s not even including the many variants such as Bourbon County Coffee or a spin-off like Bourbon County Barleywine. Westbrook was simply following these guidelines when they brewed their first anniversary beer, an imperial stout that’s aged with cocoa, vanilla beans, cinnamon and habaneros. Is this a definitive list of beers everyone should try? Description: This San Diego IPA is truly one-of-a-kind. Photo via OhBeautifulBeer This unique beer is created by blending various barrel-aged brews, some nearly two decades old, into a boozy (the 2013 bottling was over 27%ABV) and syrupy elixir that coats the palate with strong oaky flavors. Perhaps the ultimate Christmas beer.—Greg Eckert, Brewery: Dark Horse Brewing Company? The purple, tart beer is perfect for those days when you need a sour, fruity beer but don’t want to trek all the way to Brussels. Description: It’s a good thing this vicious Russian imperial stout only comes around once a year. With a helping hand from realbeer.com, we’ve broken down 10 styles and nominated the top five in each. Description: This year-round release is a relatively easy-to-find Quadrupel for East Coasters. But you’re almost guaranteed to seek out a second bottle after you sample the silky, cocoa goddess inside. Brewery: Toppling Goliath City: Decorah, Iowa Description: PseudoSue (named after the largest dinosaur fossil ever found) is a single hop beer, allowing you to explore the nuances of the Citra hop—but don’t expect an overtly bitter or hoppy brew. For years, The Alchemist only brewed and canned Heady Topper, but Focal Banger now literally doubles the boutique brewery’s options. The countries with the highest consumption of beer double as … You just have to. Brewery: Haymarket Pub & Brewery City: Chicago, IL Description: Chicago’s Haymarket Pub & Brewing is one of those places where the brewers make no concessions to those who don’t want to be challenged; they simply plow ahead and make what they want to make. Brewery: Green Flash Brewing City: San Diego, Calif. Beer Advocate just released their latest list of the Top Beers on Planet Earth, at least according to their ratings. It’s dark and rich and balances malt presence with the vinous zing of tannic grape must. Just like we might get tired of super models and bacon. Description: Yeti is a great example of how some craft breweries have been able to build an iconic product and then leverage it into brand extension. Some don’t have any real “pumpkin” flavor, while others are overflowing with spices or cloyingly sweet. But there’s nothing underwhelming about this brown. In a word, it’s robust. The dark chocolate, coffee, and cherry mask the booziness, leaving this Imperial Stout incredibly easy to drink. Related: Mustard-flavored beer … It has such depth of character, you’d expect it to be an annual Christmas present. In Chicago, it’s routinely picked up by beer geeks from the liquor stores on the day that it arrives. Samuel Smith's Organic Chocolate Stout, 62. At the 2013 Great American Beer Festival, one of the longest lines in the Denver Convention Center was for a one-ounce pour of this magical brew. Brewery: Breckenridge Brewery City: Breckenridge, Colo. is one of the finest examples of an American kriek. Nitrogen enhances the creamy body of this already creamy milk stout, turning it into a thick, smooth, mocha dream-boat of a beer. Heineken PilsenerMolson XXXDelirium TremensFounders Breakfast StoutStone IPA (India Pale Ale), Beck's DarkFuller's ESBHeavy Seas - Holy Sheet (Über Abbe...La Folie Wood Aged Beer, Samuel Adams HefeweizenDale's Pale AleApriHopChipotle AleUnearthly (Imperial India Pale Ale), Stone Pale AleIndian Brown AleFat Tire Amber AleAllagash WhiteHarp Lager, Samuel Adams Cranberry LambicSublimely Self RightousSamuel Adams Scotch AleStorm King Stout, Yeti Imperial StoutPabst Blue Ribbon (PBR)#9Stone IPA (India Pale Ale)Arrogant Bastard Ale, Landshark LagerPrima PilsSt. Their specialty is the Belgian pale ale/IPA, in which they typically mix Belgian yeast strains with aromatic American hops. Total annual sales stand around $100 billion. This is the one that did it. Last year, the U.S. beer industry shipped 202.2 million barrels, enough to fill more than 2.8 billion cases of 24 12-ounce cans or bottles, according to America’s Beer Distributors. It’s not a by-the-book kriek, but since when is American craft beer about going by the book? Or Sweetwater, or…you name it. Think juicy…but there is balance here, a malt backbone pulling the beer back into pale ale territory. Brewery: Brooklyn Brewery City: New York City Description: Consider this the antithesis to all of the super-hopped IPAs you’ll find on this list. Just try to make sure you have a few other drinkers on hand, or things could go very badly.—Jim Vorel, Brewery: Sierra Nevada Brewing Co. City: Chico, Calif. The flagship White from Allagash may be America’s best example of the style that prizes complexity and drinkability equally. The results are one of the most drinkable bourbon barrel aged brews around. KBS spends a year in bourbon barrels stored in cool, dormant gypsum mines under the streets of Grand Rapids. Urban Chestnut’s Schnickelfritz is a hefeweizen, and a spectacular one. Yeti with Espresso Stout (Oak Barrel Aged), Brouwerij Bockor NV / Brouwerij Omer Vander Ghinste, Ballast Point Brewing Company (Kings & Convicts Brewing Co.), American Double / Imperial Wheat Rye Pecan Stout, Brouwerij Straffe Hendrik / De Halve Maan, KettleHouse Brewing Co. (Southside Taproom), Bières de Chimay (Abbaye Notre Dame de Scourmont), 82. Description: On paper, Horny Devil is a Belgian Strong Ale brewed with candi sugar and a yeast strain pulled from a Trappist monastery in Belgium—a traditional approach to Belgian beers. It’s tough to pen down Brown Shugga’s style, so beer geeks tend to just label it as a “strong ale,” which basically means it’ll knock you on your ass. The name and breakfast ingredients aside, you should not drink this beer in the morning. The fact that this is a really good pale ale (a bit of citrus and bitterness underscored by just enough bready, malt backbone) is just icing on the cake. Brewery: Odell Brewing Company City: Fort Collins, Colo. Seriously. Weighing in at 14% ABV, Alpine Great immediately delivers a powerful bourbon and caramel mix, with a dash of dark chocolate and a hint of vanilla that will linger and haunt your palate. City: Alpine, Calif.? Yes, or very nearly.—Jim Vorel. Amongst the CUB-owned brands, 4 Pines managed to place three beers in the top 100, but Pirate Life failed to make the top 100. Several times per year, a limited batch of extremely fresh beer is distributed among four lucky states and one U.S. territory—with a shelf life of about six weeks. Description: Most West Coast bottle shops place a two-bottle limit on Pliny the Elder, which is the only reason its ever possible to find 16-ouncers of this limited-batch Double IPA. Description: Funk. At last estimate, there were more than 7,500 breweries operating in the U.S. in 2019. Roasty and dry with a tasteful amount of smoke and great espresso flavors, this is absolutely delicious stuff. Budweiser is a popular beer in the US, although it has been witnessing declining sales across the country. I could feel the hops in my teeth. Unlike some of the more subtle barrel-aged brews, this one gets right up in your face—it pretty much tastes like licking the inside of a barrel. Description: Beers aged in bourbon barrels were once considered cutting edge, but that was all of five to 10 years ago. Brewery: Alpine Beer Company? Black Butte Porter is Deschutes’ flagship beer, and it seems appropriate that one of the Pacific Northwest’s greatest breweries would hang its hat on such a hearty brew.—James Stafford. Brewery: Funky Buddha Brewery City: Oakland Park, Fla. It is complexity in a bottle. If you find those delicious, I expect you will find this beer delicious as well.—Jim Vorel, Brewery: Three Floyds Brewing Co. City: Munster, Ind. It’s luxurious and silky smooth, rich with dark cocoa flavors and intense in its coffee character. These beer are judged by top beer buyers, bartenders, traders and beverage professionals. Top 100 Beers displays the highest rated beer by users in the BrewGene community. Brewery: Firestone Walker City: Paso Robles, Calif. The base brew is aged in everything from Buffalo Trace Bourbon barrels to Portuguese port casks to Hungarian oak tuns that hold the brewery’s “Kosmic Mother Funk,” and the result is thick with malty sweetness, rich in fruit notes, and undeniably potent. The Great American Beer Festival might be all virtual this year, but the show’s iconic beer competition still goes on. Forget the style guidelines, this beer is unfiltered and double dry-hopped. They’re go-to, crowd pleasing beers and 90 Shilling is one of the most pleasing you can find. Do not pass up a chance to taste it.—Ian Anderson, Brewery: Russian River Brewing Company City: Santa Rosa, California Description: Sour beer and wild ales seem to be the next frontier for American craft brewers, and Supplication from California’s lauded Russian River Brewery is a showcase for just how transcendent these brews can be. The IBUs are off the charts, so don’t go looking for the balance you’d typically find in a pale ale. If you’re the kind of person who enjoys yard work, that should bring a smile to your face.—Jim Vorel, Brewery: Russian River Brewing Company? Description: Pumpkin ales are completely ubiquitous every fall, but finding a good one can be a pretty big challenge for seasoned beer geeks. The beer is hopped entirely with Northern Brewer hops, which provide the signature woody, herbal (some even say minty) character to the aroma and flavor. 22. Beers Breweries The list shows the top beers, based on our weighted average formula, which effectively rates all beers against each-other. Not an easy task. Brewery: Fullsteam Brewery City: Durham, N.C. Description: Craft beer drinkers are a dedicated bunch, and no year-round beer inspires as much devotion as The Alchemist’s Heady Topper. Respect. It tastes like the wizened grandfather of Sierra Nevada Pale Ale, and that’s pretty much what it is. Fullsteam is pushing the envelope of sourcing locally (they have a forager series where customers bring in fruit for small batches of beer), with an impressive “plow to pint” philosophy, and Carver is one of the best manifestations of this philosophy. I adore the thrilling hop-bombs of my home state of California, but I think that the best IPA in the country is actually closer to the style’s English roots: Bell’s Two Hearted ale. Don’t make the mistake of thinking witbiers are only for newbies, or worse yet that they’re “chick beers”; Belgian wits are refreshing brews made for the outdoors, and they’re unexpectedly versatile with food.—John Verive, Brewery: Anchor Brewing City: San Francisco, California Description: An American original style that harks back to the era before the scourge of prohibition devastated the country’s brewing industry, steam beer is fermented with lager yeast at warmer temperatures more common to ale brewing. Brewery: NoDa Brewing City: Charlotte, N.C. The top beers in the world. RateBeer posts the best beers in the world according to style. Blind Pig IPA became my unicorn-beer for at least two years, until I finally wrapped my hand around a pint of it at Monk’s Café in Philadelphia. It’s full of complex, roasty stout flavor without being cloyingly sweet.—Josh Jackson. Much like its namesake, Shakespeare is so smooth, it may as well be laminated. Description: What Bourbon County Stout is to barrel-aged beer, Sierra Nevada’s Bigfoot is to the American Barleywine style. We don't have enough ratings to say what beers are similar. At 11.3 percent, this beer is malty and dark, with hints of plum and apricot at colder temperatures, and a complexity that only expands the closer this beer gets to true cellar temperature. Most lawnmower beers you find are lagers, but this is a “fancy” lawnmower beer, so Saint Arnold went with a Kolsch, a beer style that’s huge in Germany, but underappreciated here in the States. Description: If there’s such a thing as a “session” barrel-aged stout, then Velvet Merkin is it. We have a more complete set of beer information than any other source in the world. Brewery: Avery Brewing Co. City: Boulder, Colo. Performance for the year 2019 was highly weighted while 4 years of our catalog was also considered in our ranking. City: Santa Rosa, Calif. ? And supplies never last. The first sip creates a unique wave of hop-flavor, setting it apart from many of the other West Coast IPA’s. PM DAWN, 9% // TRILLIUM BREWING COMPANY, BOSTON Description: Okay, so I’ll never be able to write about this brewery without all kinds of disclaimers (both of its founders were in my wedding; I invested in its start-up; and the brand-new brewery is two blocks from the Paste office, making it our most local of locals), but holy monk’s beard! In the world of craft beer, “funk” is a compliment, and Serenity is the George Clinton of the craft beer world, winning gold for American Style Brett Beer at last year’s GABF. Description: Prior to drinking this beer, it seemed like every bar I had visited had an owner or bartender that raved about this IPA. But in action, there’s so much goodness going on from the inclusion of coriander, Horny Devil transcends standard Belgian status. Cocoa, coffee and vanilla flavors balance the boozy effects of barrel aging. It’s all about the gas. You gotta love the porter as a style because it exists in this limbo realm—not burly enough to be a stout, but too decadent to be lumped in with most other ales. There’s nothing going on inside the bottle that’s going to offend you. Riding a roller coaster. Description: Only Three Floyds would have the balls to call a beer like this a “pale ale.” At 6.4% ABV it’s stretching the alcohol limits of the style, but more importantly it has the hop presence of an IPA and then some. And after drinking some of the double IPAs you’ll find on this list, Union Jack might feel downright understated. Description: At some point, Americans might get tired of big, bold double IPAs. Look around the barrel-aging landscape today and you’ll begin to see a lot more variation and creativity other than whiskey, with brewers using regular oak barrels, wine barrels, tequila barrels, gin barrels, you name it. 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