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The Modus Operandi team (l-r) DJ McCready and Grant and Jaz Wearin

 

Beer review website, RateBeer, has tallied nearly one million reviews from 2015 to form its RateBeer Best Awards, with three Australian brewers coming up trumps.

Australia’s Top Beer for 2015 was Boatrocker Ramjet Whisky Barrel Aged Imperial Stout, Top Brewer went to Bridge Road Brewers and Top New Brewer was Modus Operandi Brewing Company.

“It was very nice to wake-up to!” Modus’ Jaz Wearin told Beer & Brewer of the award.

“2015 was our first complete year as a brewery and I have to say it was a pretty amazing year! We were lucky enough to pick up Gold for our Former Tenant and Silent Knight at the Sydney Royal, followed by Champion IPA, Champion Pale Ale and Champion Medium Brewery at the Craft Beer Awards, then Former Tenant in the top 10 of the GABS Hottest 100, finishing it off with this accolade – it’s all very humbling.

“We very much work with our heads down and bums up to try and get some great beer happening, so to receive a few awards here and there is very nice recognition for a great team effort.”

The top beers, brewers and new brewers listed by country were formulated according to reviews taken last year and weighted by performance within and outside of style, balanced by indicators of depth.

The RateBeer Best Awards recognise a number of different areas including; Top New Brewers, Top Retailers, Best Beers by Style Category, Top New Releases and Best Beers in the World, to name a few.

The Top 100 Brewers in the World were calculated out of more than 22,500 listed on RateBeer. The top 10 in this category are:

  1. Hill Farmstead Brewery – Greensboro, Vermont, USA
  2. AleSmith Brewing Co. – San Diego, California, USA
  3. Brouwerij 3 Fonteinen – Beersel, Belgium
  4. Three Floyds Brewing Co. – Munster, Indiana, USA
  5. De Garde Brewing – Tillamook, Oregon, USA
  6. Alpine Beer Company – Alpine, California, USA
  7. Sante Adairius Rustic Ales – Capitola, California, USA
  8. Side Project Brewing – St. Louis, Missouri, USA
  9. Bells Brewery – Galesburg, Michigan, USA
  10. Russian River Brewing – Santa Rosa, California USA

 

The Top 100 Beers in the World in alphabetical order are:

3 Fonteinen Framboos (Framboise), Brouwerij 3 Fonteinen – Belgium

3 Fonteinen Hommage, Brouwerij 3 Fonteinen – Belgium

Alchemist Focal Banger, The Alchemist – Vermont, USA

Alchemist Heady Topper, The Alchemist – Vermont, USA

AleSmith IPA, AleSmith Brewing Company – California, USA

AleSmith Old Numbskull Bourbon Barrel Aged, AleSmith Brewing Company – California, USA

AleSmith Speedway Stout, AleSmith Brewing Company – California, USA

Alpine Beer Company Exponential Hoppiness, Alpine Beer Company (CA) – California, USA

Baladin Xyauyù Barrel, Le Baladin – Italy

Ballast Point Victory at Sea, Ballast Point Brewing Company (Constellation) – California, USA

Bells Black Note Stout, Bells Brewery – Michigan, USA

Bells Expedition Stout, Bells Brewery – Michigan, USA

Bells Hopslam, Bells Brewery – Michigan, USA

BrewDog / Nøgne Ø / Mikkeller Black Tokyo* Horizon, BrewDog – Scotland

Cantillon Blåbær Lambik, Cantillon – Belgium

Cantillon Lou Pepe Framboise, Cantillon – Belgium

Cantillon Lou Pepe Pure Kriek, Cantillon – Belgium

Cigar City Caffè Americano Double Stout (Rum Barrel-Aged), Cigar City Brewing – Florida, USA

Cigar City Hunahpu’s Imperial Stout, Cigar City Brewing – Florida, USA

Deschutes The Abyss, Deschutes Brewery – Oregon, USA

Dieu du Ciel Aphrodisiaque, Dieu du Ciel – Quebec, Canada

Dieu du Ciel Péché Mortel, Dieu du Ciel – Quebec, Canada

Dieu du Ciel Péché Mortel en Fût de Bourbon Américain, Dieu du Ciel – Quebec, Canada

Evil Twin Double Barrel Jesus, Evil Twin Brewing – New York, USA

Evil Twin Imperial Biscotti Break Bourbon Barrel, Evil Twin Brewing – New York, USA

Firestone Walker Double Jack IPA, Firestone Walker Brewing Co (Duvel Moortgat) – California, USA

Firestone Walker Parabola, Firestone Walker Brewing Co (Duvel Moortgat) – California, USA

Firestone Walker Sucaba, Firestone Walker Brewing Co (Duvel Moortgat) – California, USA

Firestone Walker Wookey Jack Black Rye IPA, Firestone Walker Brewing Co (Duvel Moortgat) – California, USA

Founders Backstage Series # 2: CBS (Canadian Breakfast Stout), Founders Brewing Company –

Michigan, USA

Founders Breakfast Stout, Founders Brewing Company – Michigan, USA

Founders KBS (Kentucky Breakfast Stout), Founders Brewing Company – Michigan, USA

Funky Buddha Maple Bacon Coffee Porter, Funky Buddha Brewery – Florida, USA

Goose Island Bourbon County Barleywine, Goose Island Beer Company (AB-InBev) – Illinois, USA

Goose Island Bourbon County Stout, Goose Island Beer Company (AB-InBev) – Illinois, USA

Gouden Carolus Cuvee Van De Keizer Blauw/Blue, Brouwerij Het Anker – Belgium

Great Divide Yeti Imperial Stout (Espresso Oak Aged), Great Divide Brewing Company – Colorado, USA

Great Divide Yeti Imperial Stout (Oak Aged), Great Divide Brewing Company – Colorado, USA

Hangar 24 Barrel Roll: Pugachev Royale, Hangar 24 Craft Brewery – California, USA

Hill Farmstead Abner, Hill Farmstead Brewery – Vermont, USA

Hill Farmstead Birth of Tragedy, Hill Farmstead Brewery – Vermont, USA

Hill Farmstead Citra Single Hop Pale Ale, Hill Farmstead Brewery – Vermont, USA

Hill Farmstead Double Galaxy, Hill Farmstead Brewery – Vermont, USA

Hill Farmstead Nelson Sauvin Single Hop Pale Ale, Hill Farmstead Brewery – Vermont, USA

Hill Farmstead Society & Solitude #5, Hill Farmstead Brewery – Vermont, USA

Hill Farmstead Society & Solitude #6, Hill Farmstead Brewery – Vermont, USA

Jester King Atrial Rubicite, Jester King Brewery – Texas, USA

Lawson’s Finest Sip of Sunshine IPA, Lawson’s Finest Liquids – Vermont, USA

Lost Abbey Box Set: Track #6 (Highway to Hell), Port Brewing Co/The Lost Abbey – California, USA

Lost Abbey Deliverance, Port Brewing Co/The Lost Abbey – California, USA

Lost Abbey Red Poppy Ale, Port Brewing Co/The Lost Abbey – California, USA

Maine Beer Dinner, Maine Beer Company – Maine, USA

Mikkeller Beer Geek Breakfast, Mikkeller – Denmark

Mikkeller Beer Geek Brunch Weasel, Mikkeller – Denmark

Mikkeller Nelson Sauvignon, Mikkeller – Denmark

New Glarus Serendipity, New Glarus Brewing Company – Wisconsin, USA

New Glarus Wisconsin Belgian Red, New Glarus Brewing Company – Wisconsin, USA

North Coast Old Stock Cellar Reserve Brandy Barrel, North Coast Brewing Company – California, USA

Oskar Blues Ten FIDY, Oskar Blues Brewery – Colorado, USA

Pelican Mother of all Storms, Pelican Pub & Brewery – Oregon, USA

Perennial Barrel Aged Abraxas, Perennial Artisan Ales – Missouri, USA

Pinta Imperator Bałtycki, Browar PINTA – Poland

Port Brewing Hop 15, Port Brewing Co/The Lost Abbey – California, USA

Prairie Bomb!, Prairie Artisan Ales – Oklahoma, USA

Prairie Pirate Bomb!, Prairie Artisan Ales – Oklahoma, USA

Rochefort Trappistes 10, Brasserie Rochefort – Belgium

Rochefort Trappistes 8, Brasserie Rochefort – Belgium

Rodenbach Caractère Rouge, Brouwerij Rodenbach (Palm) – Belgium

Russian River Beatification (Batch 002 +), Russian River Brewing – California, USA

Russian River Consecration, Russian River Brewing – California, USA

Russian River Framboise for a Cure 2013 – Russian River Brewing, California USA

Russian River Pliny the Elder, Russian River Brewing – California, USA

Russian River Pliny the Younger, Russian River Brewing – California, USA

Russian River Supplication, Russian River Brewing – California, USA

Russian River Temptation, Russian River Brewing – California, USA

Sante Adairius Saison Bernice, Sante Adairius Rustic Ales – California, USA

Sante Adairius West Ashley, Sante Adairius Rustic Ales – California, USA

Schneider Aventinus, Weissbierbrauerei G. Schneider & Sohn – Bavaria, Germany

St. Bernardus Abt 12, St. Bernardus Brouwerij – Belgium

Stillwater Gose Gone Wild, Stillwater Artisanal – Maryland, USA

Stone Imperial Russian Stout, Stone Brewing Co. – California, USA

Stone Imperial Russian Stout (Bourbon Barrel), Stone Brewing Co. – California, USA

Struise Black Albert, De Struise Brouwers – Belgium

Struise Cuvée Delphine, De Struise Brouwers – Belgium

Struise Pannepot, De Struise Brouwers – Belgium

Struise Pannepot Grand Reserva, De Struise Brouwers – Belgium

Struise Pannepot Reserva, De Struise Brouwers – Belgium

Surly Abrasive Ale, Surly Brewing Company – Minnesota, USA

Surly Darkness, Surly Brewing Company – Minnesota, USA

The Bruery Cuivre, The Bruery – California, USA

Thornbridge Hall Bracia, Thornbridge – Derbyshire, England

Three Floyds Dark Lord Russian Imperial Stout, Three Floyds Brewing Company – Indiana, USA

Three Floyds Zombie Dust, Three Floyds Brewing Company – Indiana, USA

To Øl Black Malts & Body Salts Black Coffee IIPA, To Øl – Denmark

Toppling Goliath King Sue, Toppling Goliath – Iowa, USA

Toppling Goliath Mornin’ Delight, Toppling Goliath – Iowa, USA

Tree House Julius, Tree House Brewing Company – Massachusetts, USA

Trillium Fort Point Pale Ale (Galaxy Dry Hopped), Trillium Brewing Company – Massachusetts, USA

Westvleteren 12 (XII), Westvleteren Abdij St. Sixtus – Belgium

Westvleteren Extra 8, Westvleteren Abdij St. Sixtus – Belgium

 

For a full list of all the RateBeer Best Awards, click here.

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