Top 50 Beers in the World - Ranked by RateBeer.com -- Beer Info

2013 Ratebeer Top 50 Beers in the World
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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)