<strong>The Best Beers and Breweries of 2021</strong>

Before rushing into a new year of new beers and new opportunities, it’s time to put together statistics of the past year. In 2021 the beer enthusiasts of Pint Please App did a huge job rating more than 900 000 beers in total! So, thanks to you, we can now introduce the best rated beers and breweries from the last 12 months according to the Pint Please users.

In 2021: 

• There were 945 751 ratings given in total.
• Pint Please was used in 129 countries, the biggest ones, according to the degree of the ratings, being Finland, France, Great Britain, Germany and Belgium.
• 38 091 new beers were added to the app by Pint Please users.
• There were 2 797 new breweries added to the app.
• There were 1 521 605 likes and 45 739 comments made in the posts of Pint Please users. The thirstiest one of all the Pinters rated 1 890 beers in one year. 
• The most common time to drink and rate beer was 5.48 PM.
• The most common alcohol volume was 5 %.
• The top-5 online stores, from where beer was purchased were: Piwne Mosty, To Øl, Beer Republic, Mikkeller Webshop and Saveur Bière.

The Top 20 Best Rated Breweries Worldwide

To get on the Pints legendary new year’s list, breweries need to have at least one hundred ratings, but most of the breweries on the list had thousands of ratings and the best ones more than 10 000 ratings. The world’s best three breweries, Westvleteren Brewery, Monkish Brewing Co and Tree House Brewing Company, haven’t changed since the previous year. But, on the other hand, there are twelve new names that have managed to climb up to the new year’s list.

The Top 20 Best Rated Beers Worldwide

Last years’ top beers come, respectively, from Belgium, United States and England. There’s no need to say this aloud, but alcohol volume seems to have something to do with the popularity and good scores, according that the best rated beers contain more than 10% alcohol on average. Concerning this, Belgian beer styles, like strong ales are, in addition to imperial stouts and imperial hazy IPAs, definitely the most appreciated beer styles worldwide.

Compared to the previous year, there are some new names heading the list, such as Verdant Brewing Companys’ new imperial NEIPAs, called Putty and Fruit Car Sight Exhibition. New beer trends, such as sour beers and non-alcoholic beers, are still staying far from the competition of the best rated beers.