Hill Farmstead again ranked as world's 'Best Brewer'

Vermont Business Magazine Hill Farmstead of Greensboro, Vermont, for the fourth consecutive year, has been ranked as the world's best brewer by RateBeer.com. Lawson's Famous Liquids in Waitsfield came in at number 88. The rankings are compiled from thousands of voters around the globe. This is not a scientific survey, but RateBeer's list is widely considered the most authoritative available. RateBeer also produces a Best Beer list for 2019. This is not ranked, but offers what RateBeer has found to be the best and all beers on the list are tied as "Best Beers in the World."

Hill Farmstead also boasted a whopping five of the "best beers:"

RateBeer tabulated over 4.2 million reviews submitted by its global community, examining more than 640,000 beers by over 33,000 brewers.

“RateBeer Top Brewer awards go out to fewer than 1/3 of 1% of qualifying breweries and 2019 was our most competitive year to date. It’s a hard-earned honor and we couldn’t be to be prouder to recognize these breweries for their accomplishments,” said Joe Tucker, founder of RateBeer.

For more RateBeer Best competition information, including the 2019 lists of winners, visit www.RateBeer.com/RateBeerBest.

The Best Brewers In The World for the Year 2019. RateBeer.com

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