Top Beers on Planet Earth

According to BeerAdvocate.com reviewers.

Top by style:  All Beer Styles (Top 100) == Ale Beer Styles========== American Ales========American Amber / Red AleAmerican BarleywineAmerican Blonde AleAmerican Brown AleAmerican Dark Wheat AleAmerican Double / Imperial IPAAmerican Double / Imperial StoutAmerican IPAAmerican Pale Ale (APA)American Pale Wheat AleAmerican PorterAmerican StoutAmerican Strong AleAmerican Wild AleBlack & TanChile BeerCream AlePumpkin AleRye BeerWheatwine== Belgian / French Ales========Belgian Dark AleBelgian IPABelgian Pale AleBelgian Strong Dark AleBelgian Strong Pale AleBière de Champagne / Bière BrutBière de GardeDubbelFaroFlanders Oud BruinFlanders Red AleGueuzeLambic - FruitLambic - UnblendedQuadrupel (Quad)Saison / Farmhouse AleTripelWitbier== English Ales========Baltic PorterBraggotEnglish BarleywineEnglish BitterEnglish Brown AleEnglish Dark Mild AleEnglish India Pale Ale (IPA)English Pale AleEnglish Pale Mild AleEnglish PorterEnglish StoutEnglish Strong AleExtra Special / Strong Bitter (ESB)Foreign / Export StoutMilk / Sweet StoutOatmeal StoutOld AleRussian Imperial StoutWinter Warmer== Finnish Ales========Sahti== German Ales========AltbierBerliner WeissbierDunkelweizenGoseHefeweizenKristalweizenKölschRoggenbierWeizenbock== Irish Ales========Irish Dry StoutIrish Red Ale== Russian Ales========Kvass== Scottish Ales========Scotch Ale / Wee HeavyScottish AleScottish Gruit / Ancient Herbed Ale== Hybrids (Ale and Lager)========Fruit / Vegetable BeerHerbed / Spiced BeerSmoked Beer== Lager Beer Styles========== American Lagers========American Adjunct LagerAmerican Amber / Red LagerAmerican Double / Imperial PilsnerAmerican Malt LiquorAmerican Pale LagerCalifornia Common / Steam BeerLight LagerLow Alcohol Beer== Czech Lagers========Czech Pilsener== European Lagers========Euro Dark LagerEuro Pale LagerEuro Strong Lager== German Lagers========BockDoppelbockDortmunder / Export LagerEisbockGerman PilsenerKeller Bier / Zwickel BierMaibock / Helles BockMunich Dunkel LagerMunich Helles LagerMärzen / OktoberfestRauchbierSchwarzbierVienna Lager== Japanese Lagers========HapposhuJapanese Rice Lager

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Top Beers on Planet Earth
			Score / WR	Reviews
1		Trappist Westvleteren 12 Quadrupel (Quad) / 10.20% ABV Brouwerij Westvleteren (Sint-Sixtusabdij van Westvleteren)	A+ / 4.55	922
2		Pliny The Elder American Double / Imperial IPA / 8.00% ABV Russian River Brewing Company	A+ / 4.5	1559
3		Pliny The Younger American Double / Imperial IPA / 11.00% ABV Russian River Brewing Company	A+ / 4.49	491
4		The Abyss American Double / Imperial Stout / 11.00% ABV Deschutes Brewery	A+ / 4.47	871
5		Founders Kentucky Breakfast Stout American Double / Imperial Stout / 11.20% ABV Founders Brewing Company	A+ / 4.46	1261
6		Trappistes Rochefort 10 Quadrupel (Quad) / 11.30% ABV Brasserie de Rochefort (Abbaye de Notre-Dame de Saint-Rémy)	A / 4.41	1606
7		Trappist Westvleteren 8 Dubbel / 8.00% ABV Brouwerij Westvleteren (Sint-Sixtusabdij van Westvleteren)	A / 4.38	558
8		Founders Breakfast Stout American Double / Imperial Stout / 8.30% ABV Founders Brewing Company	A / 4.38	1561
9		Bell's HopSlam Ale American Double / Imperial IPA / 10.00% ABV Bell's Brewery, Inc.	A / 4.38	1737
10		Stone Imperial Russian Stout Russian Imperial Stout / 10.50% ABV Stone Brewing Co.	A / 4.37	1867
11		St. Bernardus Abt 12 Quadrupel (Quad) / 10.50% ABV Brouwerij St. Bernardus NV	A / 4.37	1753
12		Dark Lord Imperial Stout Russian Imperial Stout / 15.00% ABV Three Floyds Brewing Co. / Brewery & Pub	A / 4.37	740
13		Supplication American Wild Ale / 7.00% ABV Russian River Brewing Company	A / 4.36	574
14		AleSmith Speedway Stout American Double / Imperial Stout / 12.00% ABV AleSmith Brewing Company	A / 4.35	830
15		Péché Mortel (Imperial Stout Au Cafe) American Double / Imperial Stout / 9.50% ABV Brasserie Dieu Du Ciel	A / 4.35	1086
16		Portsmouth Kate The Great Russian Imperial Stout / 9.50% ABV Portsmouth Brewery	A+ / 4.35	303
17		Dreadnaught IPA American Double / Imperial IPA / 9.50% ABV Three Floyds Brewing Co. / Brewery & Pub	A / 4.34	1089
18		Sculpin India Pale Ale American IPA / 7.00% ABV Ballast Point Brewing Company	A / 4.34	724
19		Canadian Breakfast Stout American Double / Imperial Stout / 9.40% ABV Founders Brewing Company	A+ / 4.34	230
20		Weihenstephaner Hefeweissbier Hefeweizen / 5.40% ABV Brauerei Weihenstephan	A / 4.33	1524
21		Masala Mama India Pale Ale American IPA / 5.90% ABV Minneapolis Town Hall Brewery	A / 4.32	522
22		Bourbon County Brand Stout American Double / Imperial Stout / 13.00% ABV Goose Island	A / 4.31	1225
23		Tröegs Nugget Nectar American Amber / Red Ale / 7.50% ABV Tröegs Brewing Company	A / 4.31	1498
24		Bourbon County Brand Coffee Stout American Double / Imperial Stout / 13.00% ABV Goose Island	A+ / 4.31	246
25		Ayinger Celebrator Doppelbock Doppelbock / 6.70% ABV Privatbrauerei Franz Inselkammer KG / Brauerei Aying	A / 4.3	1677
26		Darkness Russian Imperial Stout / 10.30% ABV Surly Brewing Company	A / 4.3	411
27		Temptation American Wild Ale / 7.25% ABV Russian River Brewing Company	A / 4.29	538
28		Furious American IPA / 6.20% ABV Surly Brewing Company	A / 4.29	826
29		Duvel Belgian Strong Pale Ale / 8.50% ABV Brouwerij Duvel Moortgat NV	A / 4.28	2002
30		La Fin Du Monde Tripel / 9.00% ABV Unibroue	A / 4.27	1991
31		Schneider Aventinus Weizenbock / 8.20% ABV Private Weissbierbrauerei G. Schneider & Sohn GmbH	A / 4.27	1577
32		AleSmith IPA American IPA / 7.25% ABV AleSmith Brewing Company	A / 4.27	753
33		Consecration American Wild Ale / 10.00% ABV Russian River Brewing Company	A / 4.27	481
34		Old Rasputin Russian Imperial Stout Russian Imperial Stout / 9.00% ABV North Coast Brewing Co.	A / 4.26	2330
35		Double Bastard Ale American Strong Ale / 10.50% ABV Stone Brewing Co.	A / 4.26	1426
36		Trappistes Rochefort 8 Belgian Strong Dark Ale / 9.20% ABV Brasserie de Rochefort (Abbaye de Notre-Dame de Saint-Rémy)	A / 4.26	1202
37		Hop Rod Rye American IPA / 8.00% ABV Bear Republic Brewing Co.	A / 4.26	1495
38		Stone Ruination IPA American Double / Imperial IPA / 7.70% ABV Stone Brewing Co.	A / 4.26	2123
39		Great Lakes Edmund Fitzgerald Porter American Porter / 5.80% ABV Great Lakes Brewing Company	A / 4.25	1223
40		Two Hearted Ale American IPA / 7.10% ABV Bell's Brewery, Inc.	A / 4.25	2016
41		Wisconsin Belgian Red Fruit / Vegetable Beer / 5.10% ABV New Glarus Brewing Company	A / 4.25	600
42		Chimay Grande Réserve (Blue) Belgian Strong Dark Ale / 9.00% ABV Bières de Chimay (Abbaye Notre Dame de Scourmont)	A / 4.25	1599
43		YuleSmith (Summer) American Double / Imperial IPA / 8.80% ABV AleSmith Brewing Company	A / 4.25	735
44		Oak Aged Yeti Imperial Stout Russian Imperial Stout / 9.50% ABV Great Divide Brewing Company	A / 4.25	1101
45		Ten FIDY Russian Imperial Stout / 9.50% ABV Oskar Blues Grill & Brewery	A / 4.25	1201
46		Hunahpu's Imperial Stout American Double / Imperial Stout / 11.50% ABV Cigar City Brewing	A+ / 4.25	190
47		Chocolate Stout American Stout / 6.00% ABV Rogue Brewery / Brewer's on the Bay	A / 4.24	1499
48		90 Minute IPA American Double / Imperial IPA / 9.00% ABV Dogfish Head Craft Brewery	A / 4.24	2581
49		Blind Pig IPA American IPA / 6.10% ABV Russian River Brewing Company	A / 4.24	763
50		Pannepot - Old Fisherman's Ale Quadrupel (Quad) / 10.00% ABV De Struise Brouwers	A / 4.24	470
51		Raspberry Tart Fruit / Vegetable Beer / 4.00% ABV New Glarus Brewing Company	A / 4.23	510
52		Fantôme Saison Saison / Farmhouse Ale / 8.00% ABV Brasserie Fantôme	A / 4.23	537
53		Yeti Imperial Stout Russian Imperial Stout / 9.50% ABV Great Divide Brewing Company	A / 4.23	1028
54		Choklat (Imperial Stout) American Double / Imperial Stout / 11.00% ABV Southern Tier Brewing Company	A / 4.23	838
55		Alpha King Pale Ale American Pale Ale (APA) / 6.00% ABV Three Floyds Brewing Co. / Brewery & Pub	A / 4.22	1174
56		Stone IPA (India Pale Ale) American IPA / 6.90% ABV Stone Brewing Co.	A- / 4.22	2014
57		Westmalle Trappist Tripel Tripel / 9.50% ABV Brouwerij Westmalle (Adbij der Trappisten van Westmalle)	A / 4.22	1119
58		J.W. Lees Vintage Harvest Ale English Barleywine / 11.50% ABV J.W. Lees & Co (Brewers) Ltd	A / 4.22	597
59		Kuhnhenn Raspberry Eisbock Eisbock / 13.50% ABV Kuhnhenn Brewing Company	A / 4.22	315
60		Old Ruffian Barley Wine American Barleywine / 10.20% ABV Great Divide Brewing Company	A / 4.22	741
61		Black Tuesday American Double / Imperial Stout / 19.50% ABV The Bruery	A / 4.22	196
62		Shakespeare Oatmeal Stout Oatmeal Stout / 6.10% ABV Rogue Brewery / Brewer's on the Bay	A / 4.22	1323
63		Arrogant Bastard Ale American Strong Ale / 7.20% ABV Stone Brewing Co.	A- / 4.21	2166
64		Storm King Stout Russian Imperial Stout / 9.10% ABV Victory Brewing Company	A- / 4.21	1987
65		Live Oak HefeWeizen Hefeweizen / 4.10% ABV Live Oak Brewing Company	A / 4.21	244
66		Cuvée Van De Keizer Blauw (Blue) Belgian Strong Dark Ale / 11.00% ABV Brouwerij Het Anker	A / 4.21	593
67		Vanilla Bean Aged Dark Lord Russian Imperial Stout / 13.00% ABV Three Floyds Brewing Co. / Brewery & Pub	A+ / 4.21	109
68		Founders Imperial Stout Russian Imperial Stout / 10.50% ABV Founders Brewing Company	A / 4.2	704
69		Brooklyn Black Chocolate Stout Russian Imperial Stout / 10.10% ABV Brooklyn Brewery	A- / 4.19	1796
70		St. Bernardus Tripel Tripel / 8.00% ABV Brouwerij St. Bernardus NV	A- / 4.19	838
71		Samuel Smith's Imperial Stout Russian Imperial Stout / 7.00% ABV Samuel Smith Old Brewery (Tadcaster)	A- / 4.19	1273
72		Bell's Expedition Stout Russian Imperial Stout / 10.50% ABV Bell's Brewery, Inc.	A- / 4.19	1286
73		Andechser Doppelbock Dunkel Doppelbock / 7.10% ABV Klosterbrauerei Andechs	A / 4.19	233
74		Girardin Gueuze 1882 Black Label (unfiltered) Gueuze / 5.00% ABV Brouwerij Girardin	A / 4.19	344
75		Pure Hoppiness American Double / Imperial IPA / 8.00% ABV Alpine Beer Company	A / 4.19	366
76		Oaked Arrogant Bastard Ale American Strong Ale / 7.20% ABV Stone Brewing Co.	A- / 4.19	1240
77		Cantillon Saint Lamvinus Lambic - Fruit / 6.00% ABV Brasserie Cantillon	A / 4.19	259
78		Thomas Hooker Liberator Doppelbock Doppelbock / 8.00% ABV Thomas Hooker Ales & Lagers	A / 4.19	433
79		Houblon Chouffe Dobbelen IPA Tripel Belgian IPA / 9.00% ABV Brasserie d'Achouffe	A- / 4.19	828
80		B.O.R.I.S. The Crusher Oatmeal-Imperial Stout Russian Imperial Stout / 9.40% ABV Hoppin' Frog Brewery	A / 4.19	601
81		Stone Sublimely Self-Righteous Ale American Strong Ale / 8.70% ABV Stone Brewing Co.	A- / 4.19	1073
82		Hennepin (Farmhouse Saison) Saison / Farmhouse Ale / 7.70% ABV Brewery Ommegang	A- / 4.18	1493
83		Samuel Smith's Oatmeal Stout Oatmeal Stout / 5.00% ABV Samuel Smith Old Brewery (Tadcaster)	A- / 4.18	1610
84		Founders Red's Rye PA Rye Beer / 6.80% ABV Founders Brewing Company	A- / 4.18	972
85		Samuel Adams Utopias American Strong Ale / 27.00% ABV Boston Beer Company (Samuel Adams)	A / 4.18	250
86		Beatification American Wild Ale / 5.50% ABV Russian River Brewing Company	A / 4.18	287
87		AleSmith Speedway Stout - Barrel Aged American Double / Imperial Stout / 12.00% ABV AleSmith Brewing Company	A / 4.18	147
88		Abrasive Ale American Double / Imperial IPA / 9.00% ABV Surly Brewing Company	A / 4.18	244
89		Trois Pistoles Belgian Strong Dark Ale / 9.00% ABV Unibroue	A- / 4.17	1410
90		Tripel Karmeliet Tripel / 8.40% ABV Brouwerij Bosteels	A- / 4.17	803
91		Racer 5 India Pale Ale American IPA / 7.00% ABV Bear Republic Brewing Co.	A- / 4.17	1439
92		Cadillac Mountain Stout American Stout / 6.70% ABV Bar Harbor Brewing Company	A / 4.17	451
93		Siberian Night Imperial Stout Russian Imperial Stout / 9.00% ABV Thirsty Dog Brewing Company	A- / 4.17	584
94		Maharaja American Double / Imperial IPA / 10.30% ABV Avery Brewing Company	A- / 4.17	1153
95		Oak Aged Dark Lord Imperial Stout Russian Imperial Stout / 13.00% ABV Three Floyds Brewing Co. / Brewery & Pub	A+ / 4.17	118
96		Ølfabrikken Porter Baltic Porter / 7.50% ABV Ølfabrikken	A / 4.17	294
97		The Angel's Share - Bourbon Barrel-Aged American Strong Ale / 12.00% ABV The Lost Abbey	A / 4.17	337
98		Saison - Brett Saison / Farmhouse Ale / 8.50% ABV Boulevard Brewing Co.	A / 4.17	285
99		Black Albert Russian Imperial Stout / 13.00% ABV De Struise Brouwers	A / 4.17	500
100		Night Stalker American Double / Imperial Stout / 11.70% ABV Goose Island	A / 4.17	345

How was this list calculated?
This Best of BeerAdvocate (BA) list is generated using statisical formulas that pull data from millions of user reviews; they are not hand-picked. The general formula uses a Bayesian estimate:

weighted rank (WR) = (v ÷ (v+m)) × R + (m ÷ (v+m)) × C 

where: 
R = review average for the beer 
v = number of reviews for the beer 
m = minimum reviews required to be listed (currently 105) 
C = the mean across the list (currently 3.76) 

The formula normalizes scores, that is pulls (R) to the mean (C) if the number of reviews is not well above (m). So if a beer has only a few reviews above (m), its (WR) is decreased a little if it is above the mean (C), or increased a little if it is below the mean (C) in accordance with the normal distribution rule of statistics.

Currently, a beer must have 105 or > reviews to be included in any calculations. And (m) is calculated by averaging the number of reviews for beers that have 105 or > reviews within the list being viewed, while (C) is the mean (average) overall score for all beers that have or > reviews within the list.

Example 1: (a beer with a 4.35 review average and 105 reviews)

(105 ÷ (105+105)) × 4.35 + (105 ÷ (105+105)) × 3.76 = 4.06 = WR 

Example 2: (a beer with a 3.1 review average and 11 reviews)

(11 ÷ (11+105)) × 3.1 + (105 ÷ (11+105)) × 3.76 = 3.7 = WR