The best beers rated in 2013

Lager, Light (150 entries)

1

Jormbryggeriet Brakk

4.67

1

Schönramer Grünhopfen Pils

4.67

3

Tettnanger Keller-Pils (Bio-Bier)

4.12

4

Klackabackens Originalet

4.12

5

Nils Oscar ÜbergOTt, draught

4.12

6

Amager The Sinner Series Greed

3.84

7

Bayernbräu Lager

3.84

8

Sovina Helles

3.84

8

Paulaner Bräuhaus (Jakarta) Hell, draught

3.84

8

Ritter St. Georgen Ritter Pils

3.84

Lager, Dark (91 entries)

1

St. Georgen Bräu Fest Bier Fränkisch

4.12

2

Jädraöl Svenne

3.93

3

S:t Eriks & Mathias Dahlgren Påsköl

3.84

4

Irlbacher Premium Festbier

3.84

4

Praxis Dunkel

3.66

6

Jädraöl NK Saluhalls Julöl

3.56

7

7° Master's Brew, draught

3.56

8

Striker Rock Bock, draught

3.56

8

Kaltenecker Brokát Märzen 13°

3.56

9

Vapour Premium, draught

3.56

Lager, Bock (36 entries)

1

North Coast Oliver Twist 20th Anniversary Ale

4.46

2

Brooklyn Silver Anniversary Lager

3.94

3

Tri Martolod Brune

3.84

4

Wiesener Räuber Bock

3.84

4

All In Brewing / Toccalmatto Big Lager, draught

3.84

6

S:t Eriks & Mackmyra Amber Bock

3.64

7

Dugges Jullager, draught

3.56

7

Ängö Ekfatslagrad Kalla Tiders Ängöl, draught

3.56

9

Sessler Svetlý Speciál 20%

3.56

10

Fürst Wallerstein Winter-Böckle

3.56

Ale, British style (598 entries)

1

Anchorage Bitter Monk Belgian Style Double IPA

4.71

2

Epic Mosaic IPA

4.67

3

Brewfist Terminal Pale Ale

4.39

4

Rudgate Christmas Barrel, cask

4.39

5

Triple fff Out Of The Ashes, cask

4.39

5

Dark Star Carafa Jade, cask

4.39

7

Anchor BigLeaf Maple Autumn Red

4.39

8

Buxton Imperial Black

4.39

9

Det Lille Bryggeri 300

4.39

10

Great Divide Barrel Aged Old Ruffian

4.39

Ale, Belgian style (153 entries)

1

Struise Ypres Reserva, draught

5.10

2

Boulevard Love Child No.3

4.67

3

Charlevoix Dominus Vobiscum Lupulus

4.67

4

Alvinne/Stillwater Artisanal Ales Wild West, draught

4.46

5

De Ranke Hop Harvest 2013, draught

4.39

6

Struise Ypres, draught

4.39

7

Anchorage Anadromous Belgian Black Bier

4.39

8

Monks Café Blend no.2 Superior Sour Stout

4.39

9

Monks Café Cheval Blanc Cuvée de Noel 2013, draught

4.39

9

Nøgne Ø Sour Brown

4.33

Ale, German style (10 entries)

1

Eskilstuna Kjula Kölsch, draught

3.56

2

Azteca Kölsch, draught

3.56

3

Krenkerup Påskeøl

3.56

4

The Monarchy Methusalem Sour Altbier

3.46

5

Tempus Alt-Clásica, draught

3.28

6

Tempus Doble Malta, draught

3.00

6

Sthlm Bar Central Typ Kölsch

2.72

8

Mora Winter-Alt

2.44

9

Mo Laksegard Mørk Suldøl

1.60

10

Braustelle Ehrenfelder Alt

1.32

Porter/Stout (192 entries)

1

Anchorage Darkest Hour Belgian Imperial Stout

4.67

2

Monks Café Blend no.9 Maximum Indulgence

4.58

3

Qvänum Ekfatslagrad Ambassadörsporter Imperial

4.46

4

Founders Porter

4.39

5

Næstved Kaffe Porter

4.39

6

Monks Café Blend no.4 Vigorous

4.39

7

De Molen Rasputin Buffalo Trace Barrel Aged, draught

4.39

8

Haandbryggeriet Norse Porter (2012-)

4.39

9

Storm&Anchor Kodiak Bourbon Barrel Edition

4.31

10

S:t Eriks & Mackmyra Heather Honey Imperial Porter

4.27

Wheat beer (87 entries)

1

Ilkley Wit Marie, cask

4.12

2

Schneider Weisse Tap X Mein Cuvée Barrique

4.01

3

Sälens Hjortron Wit

3.84

4

Schneider Weisse Tap X Meine Sommer Weisse

3.84

5

Mikkeller Vesterbro Toilet Bajer

3.84

6

Siren / Omnipollo / Rick Gordon Lindqvist Näcken, draught

3.84

7

Nynäshamns Weizenbock Specialbrygd #13, draught

3.84

8

De Dochter van de Korenaar Courage

3.84

9

S:t Eriks IngefärsWit, draught

3.77

10

Eskilstuna Modern Veteöl

3.75

Gueuze/Lambic (7 entries)

1

3 Fonteinen Intense Red Oude Kriek

5.22

2

3 Fonteinen Oude Geuze (Armand & Tommy)

4.97

3

De Cam Lambiek Special

4.12

4

De Cam Framboise Lambiek

4.12

5

Mikkeller SpontanGooseberry

3.84

6

Monks Café Blend no.12 Invincible Gueze Style Sthlm Ale

3.13

7

Mikkeller SpontanCherryFrederiksdal

2.72

Special (136 entries)

1

Gänstaller-Bräu Akkurat ROCKS Steinbier, draught

4.67

2

Gänstaller-Bräu ROCKS Steinbeir Mk.2, draught

4.39

3

Mjödhamnen Lingonlunda

4.27

4

Heather Ales Fraoch 22 Auchentoshan

4.17

5

Närke RAPA, draught

4.12

6

S:t Eriks Rauchbier

4.12

7

Herzbräu Nachtschatten

4.12

8

Haandbryggeriet Blåbic

4.12

9

Amarcord Riserva Speciale

4.12

10

Lyme Bay Traditional Mead

3.94

Overall (1460 entries)

1

3 Fonteinen Intense Red Oude Kriek

5.22

2

Struise Ypres Reserva, draught

5.10

3

3 Fonteinen Oude Geuze (Armand & Tommy)

4.97

4

Anchorage Bitter Monk Belgian Style Double IPA

4.71

5

Jormbryggeriet Brakk

4.67

5

Schönramer Grünhopfen Pils

4.67

7

Gänstaller-Bräu Akkurat ROCKS Steinbier, draught

4.67

8

Epic Mosaic IPA

4.67

9

Boulevard Love Child No.3

4.67

10

Charlevoix Dominus Vobiscum Lupulus

4.67

11

Anchorage Darkest Hour Belgian Imperial Stout

4.67

12

Monks Café Blend no.9 Maximum Indulgence

4.58

13

Alvinne/Stillwater Artisanal Ales Wild West, draught

4.46

14

Qvänum Ekfatslagrad Ambassadörsporter Imperial

4.46

15

North Coast Oliver Twist 20th Anniversary Ale

4.46


Countries with most new rated beers 2013 (50 total)

POS

Country

# of beers

Average

1

Sweden

417

3.28

2

Denmark

108

2.96

3

England

104

3.39

4

USA

99

3.25

5

Mexico

99

2.94

6

France

85

3.09

7

Germany

60

3.18

8

Scotland

59

3.17

9

Norway

48

3.09

10

Belgium

44

3.35

11

Switzerland

44

3.17

12

Finland

44

2.39

13

Portugal

32

2.84

14

India

27

2.92

15

Italy

24

3.37

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Updated 2014-01-08 Per Forsgren