In spite of the fallout that followed its 100% acquisition by AB InBev in 2019… RateBeer remains a powerful and relevant online portal when it comes to crowd-sourced ratings and beer rankings…
And as we head into the holidays, we thought it might be time to tap into their crowed-sourced rankings and report on what RateBeer fans considers the Top 50 Winter Seasonal Beers in the world.
This year’s Top 50 Best Winter Seasonals includes numerous “blasts from the past” that may no longer in production, as well as international classics that, happily, still are.
But none of these beers are available year-round. Their release reflects certain seasons, which is why they’re called “seasonals” in the beer biz…
RateBeer’s Top 50 Winter Seasonal Beers – 2024
1
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Russian River Pliny the Younger Russian River Brewing Company |
4.35 769 | IIPA DIPA – Imperial / Double IPA |
2
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Bell’s Expedition Stout Bell’s Brewery (Lion Co. – Kirin Holdings) |
4.27 3166 | Stout – Imperial |
3
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Surly Darkness Surly Brewing Company |
4.2 1140 | Stout – Imperial |
4
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Deschutes The Abyss Deschutes Brewery |
4.2 1776 | Stout – Imperial Flavored / Pastry |
5
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Kormoran Imperium Prunum Browar Kormoran |
4.17 512 | Porter – Baltic |
6
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Fremont B-Bomb – Coffee Cinnamon Fremont Brewing Company |
4.13 245 | Strong Ale – American |
7
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Great Divide Yeti Imperial Stout – Espresso Oak Aged Great Divide Brewing Company |
4.12 1395 | Stout – Imperial Flavored / Pastry |
8
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Oskar Blues Ten FIDY Oskar Blues Brewery (Monster Beverage Corp) |
4.1 2654 | Stout – Imperial |
9
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Founders Imperial Stout Founders Brewing Company (Mahou San Miguel) |
4.1 2227 | Stout – Imperial |
10
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Dogfish Head World Wide Stout 2001/2003 – Present Dogfish Head Brewery (Boston Beer Co.) |
4.09 2184 | Stout – Imperial |
11
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Thirsty Dog Siberian Night Imperial Stout Thirsty Dog Brewing Company |
4.08 1310 | Stout – Imperial |
12
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Midnight Sun Berserker Midnight Sun Brewing Company |
4.08 558 | Stout – Imperial |
13
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Three Floyds Behemoth Three Floyds Brewing Company |
4.06 1222 | Barley Wine / Wheat Wine / Rye Wine |
14
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Lost Abbey Serpent’s Stout Port Brewing Company / The Lost Abbey |
4.05 1288 | Stout – Imperial |
15
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Pelican Mother of all Storms Pelican Brewing Company |
4.03 493 | Barley Wine / Wheat Wine / Rye Wine |
16
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To Øl Yule Mælk To Øl |
4.02 178 | Stout – Imperial |
17
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Pizza Port Santa’s Little Helper Pizza Port (Solana Beach) |
4.01 143 | Stout – Imperial |
18
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Midnight Sun Arctic Devil Midnight Sun Brewing Company |
4.01 575 | Barley Wine / Wheat Wine / Rye Wine |
19
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AleSmith Double Red IPA AleSmith Brewing Company |
4.01 1442 | IPA – Red |
20
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Mammoth Lair of the Bear Mammoth Brewing Company |
4 77 | Stout – Imperial |
21
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Smuttynose Baltic Porter Smuttynose Brewing Company |
4 914 | Porter – Baltic |
22
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Dark Horse Plead the 5th Imperial Stout Dark Horse Brewing Company |
4 1284 | Stout – Imperial |
23
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Victory Old Horizontal Victory Brewing Company (ABV) |
4 1650 | Barley Wine / Wheat Wine / Rye Wine |
24
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Mikkeller Nelson Sauvignon Mikkeller |
4 575 | Belgian Ale – Strong Dark |
25
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St-Ambroise Stout Impériale Russe Brasserie McAuslan (Brasseurs RJ) |
3.99 386 | Stout – Imperial |
26
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Brooklyn Black Chocolate Stout Brooklyn Brewery |
3.99 3399 | Stout – Imperial |
27
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Avery Mephistopheles Stout Avery Brewing Company (Mahou San Miguel) |
3.98 1461 | Stout – Imperial |
28
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Henniker King Misanthrope Henniker Brewing Company |
3.97 24 | Stout – Imperial |
29
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Highland Black Watch Double Chocolate Milk Stout Highland Brewing Company |
3.97 45 | Stout – Imperial Flavored / Pastry |
30
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Fanø Imperial Jule Porter Fanø Bryghus |
3.96 194 | Porter – Imperial Flavored |
31
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Three Floyds Alpha Klaus Three Floyds Brewing Company |
3.96 1171 | Porter |
32
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Southern Tier Pumking – Oaked Southern Tier Brewing Company (ABV) |
3.96 65 | Flavored – Pumpkin / Vegetables |
33
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Fremont B-Bomb – Cinnamon Coconut Fremont Brewing Company |
3.96 38 | Strong Ale – American |
34
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Free State Old Backus Barleywine Free State Brewing Company |
3.95 257 | Barley Wine / Wheat Wine / Rye Wine |
35
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To Øl Jule Mælk Rhum Edition To Øl |
3.94 144 | Stout – Imperial |
36
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Smuttynose Big Beer Series: Imperial Stout Smuttynose Brewing Company |
3.94 1019 | Stout – Imperial |
37
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Dieu du Ciel! Solstice d’Hiver Réserve (Oak Aged / Bourbon) Brasserie Dieu du Ciel! |
3.94 189 | Barley Wine / Wheat Wine / Rye Wine |
38
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Third Coast Old Ale Bell’s Brewery (Lion Co. – Kirin Holdings) |
3.94 1645 | Barley Wine / Wheat Wine / Rye Wine |
39
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De Dolle Stille Nacht De Dolle Brouwers |
3.94 1829 | Belgian Ale – Strong Pale |
40
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Tröegs Nugget Nectar Ale Tröegs Brewing Company |
3.94 1598 | IPA – Red |
41
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Thunder Canyon Warhead Stout Thunder Canyon Brewery |
3.93 101 | Stout – Imperial |
42
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Trappist Achel Superior Dark Brewery and Abbey De Achelse Kluis |
3.93 811 | Quadrupel / Abt |
43
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Seven Island Hazelnut Moctezuma Seven Island Brewery |
3.93 75 | Stout – Imperial Flavored / Pastry |
44
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Perennial Barrel Aged 17 Perennial Artisan Ales |
3.93 85 | Stout – Imperial Flavored / Pastry |
45
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Cigar City Cafe Con Leche Stout Cigar City Brewing (Monster Beverage Corp) |
3.93 271 | Stout – Flavored / Pastry |
46
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Wild Beer Wildebeest Wild Beer (Curious Brewing – St. Peter’s) |
3.93 312 | Stout – Imperial Flavored / Pastry |
47
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Great Lakes Chillwave Great Lakes Brewing Co. (USA) |
3.92 494 | IIPA DIPA – Imperial / Double IPA |
48
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Crux [BANISHED] Tough Love Crux Fermentation Project – Bend |
3.92 188 | Stout – Imperial |
49
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Cerebral Barrel-Aged Work From Home Cerebral Brewing |
3.92 52 | Porter – Imperial Flavored |
50
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Tree House Super Sap Tree House Brewing Company |
3.92 70 | IIPA DIPA – Imperial / Double Hazy (NEIPA) |
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