Our list of “The Best Beers and Breweries of 2018” is the result of a combined analysis of the highest rated beers as determined by over 10 million collective beer reviews as reported by the three separate beer rating websites BeerAdvocate, Untappd and RateBeer.
BeerSyndicate’s Top 50 Beers of 2018
| RANK | NAME | BREWERY | SCORE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kentucky Brunch Brand Stout | Toppling Goliath Brewing Company | 4.666 |
| 2 | Dark Lord - Marshmallow Handjee | 3 Floyds Brewing Co. | 4.63 |
| 3 | Hunahpu's Imperial Stout - Double Barrel Aged | Cigar City Brewing | 4.623 |
| 4 | Zenne y Frontera | Brouwerij 3 Fonteinen | 4.586 |
| 5 | Mornin' Delight | Toppling Goliath Brewing Company | 4.576 |
| 6 | Pliny The Younger | Russian River Brewing Company | 4.573 |
| 7 | Barrel-Aged Abraxas | Perennial Artisan Ales | 4.566 |
| 8 | Barrel Aged Imperial German Chocolate Cupcake Stout | Angry Chair Brewing | 4.543 |
| 9 | Juice Machine | Tree House Brewing Company | 4.536 |
| 10 | Trappist Westvleteren 12 (XII) | Brouwerij Westvleteren | 4.53 |
| 11 | Heady Topper | The Alchemist Brewery and Visitors Center | 4.526 |
| 12 | Speedway Stout - Vietnamese Coffee (Bourbon-Barrel Aged) | AleSmith Brewing Company | 4.523 |
| 13 | Canadian Breakfast Stout (CBS) | Founders Brewing Co. | 4.516 |
| 14 | Very Hazy | Tree House Brewing Company | 4.516 |
| 15 | Fundamental Observation | Bottle Logic Brewing | 4.515 |
| 16 | Assassin | Toppling Goliath Brewing Company | 4.506 |
| 17 | Morning Wood | Funky Buddha Brewery | 4.493 |
| 18 | Aaron | Hill Farmstead Brewery | 4.49 |
| 19 | Pliny the Elder | Russian River Brewing Company | 4.49 |
| 20 | Bourbon County Brand Coffee Stout | Goose Island Beer Co. | 4.486 |
| 21 | Westly | Sante Adairius Rustic Ales | 4.482 |
| 22 | King Julius | Tree House Brewing Company | 4.48 |
| 23 | Dinner | Maine Beer Company | 4.48 |
| 24 | Beer Geek Vanilla Shake (Bourbon Edition) | Mikkeller ApS | 4.473 |
| 25 | Bourbon Barrel Aged Dark Lord Imperial Stout | 3 Floyds Brewing Co. | 4.466 |
| 26 | Doubleganger | Tree House Brewing Company | 4.466 |
| 27 | Very Green | Tree House Brewing Company | 4.463 |
| 28 | Founders KBS (Kentucky Breakfast Stout) | Founders Brewing Company | 4.46 |
| 29 | Hunahpu's Imperial Stout | Cigar City Brewing | 4.456 |
| 30 | Julius | Tree House Brewing Company | 4.453 |
| 31 | Abner | Hill Farmstead Brewery | 4.45 |
| 32 | Double Sunshine | Lawson's Finest Liquids | 4.443 |
| 33 | Parabola | Firestone Walker Brewing Co. | 4.443 |
| 34 | Lorelei - Barrel Aged Extra Maple | Omnipollo | 4.443 |
| 35 | Bell's Bourbon Barrel-Aged Expedition Stout | Bell's Brewery, Inc. | 4.44 |
| 36 | King Sue | Toppling Goliath Brewing Company | 4.44 |
| 37 | Bell's Black Note Stout | Bell's Brewery, Inc. | 4.436 |
| 38 | JJJuliusss | Tree House Brewing Company | 4.436 |
| 39 | Duck Duck Gooze | The Lost Abbey | 4.433 |
| 40 | Triple Sunshine IPA | Lawson's Finest Liquids | 4.433 |
| 41 | Cantillon Fou' Foune | Brasserie Cantillon | 4.43 |
| 42 | Headroom | Trillium Brewing Company | 4.43 |
| 43 | Bourbon County Brand Stout | Goose Island Beer Co. | 4.426 |
| 44 | Cantillon Lou Pepe - Kriek | Brasserie Cantillon | 4.426 |
| 45 | Last Buffalo in the Park | Funky Buddha Brewery | 4.42 |
| 46 | Double Galaxy | Hill Farmstead Brewery | 4.42 |
| 47 | Double Citra | Hill Farmstead Brewery | 4.416 |
| 48 | Bourbon Paradise | Prairie Artisan Ales | 4.413 |
| 49 | Double Dry Hopped Congress Street | Trillium Brewing Company | 4.41 |
| 50 | Atrial Rubicite | Jester King Brewery | 4.41 |
