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Best in Beer 2019 Readers' Choice: Who Brews It Best?

For our Best in Beer 2019 issue, we asked for your favorite brewers of eight different styles of beer. Here are the results.

Readers of Craft Beer & Brewing Nov 8, 2019 - 7 min read

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Each brewery's 2018 rank is listed in parentheses; a ( + ) means that it did not appear on last year's list.

Favorite Saison Brewer

1. Brasserie Dupont (1)
2. Hill Farmstead (5)
3. Boulevard (2)
4. Allagash (6)
5. Ommegang (3)
6. Funkwerks (4)
7. Jester King (7)
8. Side Project (13)
9. Sante Adairius (15)
10. Brewery Vivant (8)
11. Blackberry Farm (18)
12. Crooked Stave (1)
13. Jolly Pumpkin ( + )
14. Oxbow ( + )
15. Prairie Artisan Ales ( + )
16. New Belgium ( + )
17. Off Color ( + )
18. Goose Island (16)
19. Holy Mountain ( + )
20. Dogfish Head ( + )

Favorite Stout or Porter Brewer

1. Founders (1)
2. Guinness (2)
3. Left Hand (3)
4. Bell’s Brewery (7)
5. Goose Island (5)
6. North Coast (4)
7. Bottle Logic ( + )
8. Firestone Walker (12)
9. WeldWerks ( + )
10. Prairie Artisan Ales (15)
11. Toppling Goliath ( + )
12. Perennial ( + )
13. Tree House ( + )
14. Deschutes (6)
15. New Holland (8)
16. Samuel Smith ( + )
17. Stone (10)
18. The Bruery (16)
19. Alesmith (9)
20. Fremont (18)

Favorite Abbey-Style Brewer

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