- The top beers, brewers and new brewers listed by country according to reviews taken last year and weighted by performance within and outside of style, balanced by indicators of depth. The winners here are presented by country of origin and reflect the top performing brewers of all of those listed at RateBeer. New brewer contests include those brewers who gained their first review in Q4 2013. All winners in this category are eligible for award certificates.
Country |
Top Beer |
Top Brewer | New Brewer |
Australia |
Bridge Road B2 Bomber Mach 4.0 |
Feral Brewing Co. |
Exit Brewing |
Austria |
Bevog Ond Smoked Porter |
Bevog Brewery |
Brew Age |
Belgium |
Westvleteren 12 (XII) |
De Struise Brouwers |
Beryllium Erbium Brewery |
Brazil |
Invicta 1000 IBU |
Cervejaria Way Beer |
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Canada |
La Face Cachée de la Pomme Neige Recolte D’Hiver |
Dieu du Ciel |
Barn Door Brewing Company |
Chile |
Kross 5 |
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China |
Boxing Cat Bare Knuckle Barleywine |
Boxing Cat Brewery |
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Colombia |
Bogotá Beer Company (BBC) Septimazo IPA |
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Costa Rica |
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Costa Rica’s Craft Brewing Co |
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Croatia |
Zmajska Pivovara Porter |
Pivovara i pivnica Medvedgrad |
Zmajska Pivovara |
Czech Republic |
Matuška Apollo Galaxy |
Pivovar Matuška |
Řemeslný pivovar CLOCK |
Denmark |
Mikkeller Beer Geek Brunch Weasel |
Mikkeller |
Mad Beer |
England |
Thornbridge Hall Bracia |
Siren |
Burning Sky |
Estonia |
Põhjala Must Kuld |
Põhjala |
Õllenaut |
Faroe Islands |
Okkara Portari/Porter (7.9%) |
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Finland |
Plevnan Siperia Imperial Stout |
Koskipanimo |
Iso-Kallan Panimo |
France |
Mont Salève Black Indians |
Mont Salève |
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Germany |
Ayinger Celebrator Doppelbock |
Brauerei Aying |
Buddelship Brauerei |
Greece |
Septem Citra Single Hop IPA |
Septem Microbrewery |
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Guam |
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The Great Deep Brewing Company
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Hong Kong |
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Young Master Hong Kong |
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Hungary |
Hopfanatic / Nils Hansen IMPORTER |
Hopfanatic Brewery |
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Iceland |
Ölvisholt Lava |
Ölvisholt Brugghús |
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Ireland |
Galway Bay Of Foam and Fury |
Galway Bay Brewery |
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Isle of Man |
Okells Aile |
Okells |
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Israel |
Dancing Camel Doc’s Green Leaf Party |
HaDubim |
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Italy |
Baladin Xyauyù Barrel |
Birra del Borgo |
Birrificio Antoniano |
Jamaica |
Jamaica Stout |
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Japan |
Hitachino Nest Espresso Stout |
Kiuchi Brewery |
Y Market Brewing |
Jersey |
Liberation American Brown Ale |
Liberation |
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Kosovo |
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Sabaja Craft Brewery
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Latvia |
Labietis Lenteņu Kāvējs |
Malduguns |
Malduguns |
Lebanon |
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961 Beer - Gravity Brewing |
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Lithuania |
Dundulis Humulupu IPA |
Širvenos Bravoras (Dundulis) |
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Malaysia |
Danish Royal Stout |
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Mexico |
La Brü IIPA |
Cervecería Cucapá |
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Moldova |
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Beer House Moldova |
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Netherlands |
De Molen Hel & Verdoemenis 666 |
Brouwerij Emelisse |
Kaapse Brouwers |
New Zealand |
8 Wired iStout |
8 Wired Brewing |
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Nigeria |
Guinness Foreign Extra Stout (Nigeria) |
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Northern Ireland |
Clanconnel #4 McGrath’s Irish Black Stout |
Hilden |
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Norway |
Nøgne Ø Imperial Stout |
Lervig Aktiebryggeri |
Lindheim Ølkompani |
Peru |
Barbarian 174 IPA |
Cervecería Barbarian |
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Poland |
Pinta Imperator Bałtycki |
AleBrowar |
Doctor Brew |
Portugal |
Mean Sardine Amura |
Mean Sardine Brewery |
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Puerto Rico |
Old Harbor Kofresi Stout |
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Romania |
Ursus Black |
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Russia |
Jaws Beer American Pale Ale |
Jaws Beer |
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San Marino |
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Titanbräu - Birrificio Artigianale Sammarinese |
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Scotland |
BrewDog / Nøgne Ø / Mikkeller Black Tokyo* Horizon |
BrewDog |
Pilot Beer |
Serbia |
Kabinet SuperNova |
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Singapore |
Brewerkz Oatmeal Stout |
Brewerkz |
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Slovak Republic |
Hellstork Kraken IPA 15° |
Pivovar Kaltenecker |
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Slovenia |
Pelicon The 3rd Pill IPA |
Pivovarna Pelicon |
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South Africa |
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Collective São Gabriel |
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Spain |
BIIR 4B Oude Gueuze - 2014 Lambic Series |
Edge Brewing Barcelona |
Edge Brewing Barcelona |
Sri Lanka |
Lion Stout |
Lion Brewery |
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Sweden |
Omnipollo Hypnopompa (Bourbon BA) |
Omnipollo |
Rådanäs Bryggeri |
Switzerland |
BFM Abbaye de Saint Bon-Chien (2013) |
Trois Dames |
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Turkey |
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Bosphorus Brewing Company |
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Ukraine |
Lvivske Porter |
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United States |
Cigar City Hunahpu’s Imperial Stout - Double Barrel Aged |
Hill Farmstead Brewery |
Cellarmaker Brewing Company |
Wales |
Celt Experience Ogham Ash |
Tiny Rebel |
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