Victorian breweries lead the way with the mostĢ2%, ACT: 16%, QLD: 16%, SA: 10%, WA: 6%) The most beers featured for a single brewery (5 beers each)

Balter & Bentspoke both top the list with IIPA), Coca Cola (Feral Tusk), Lion (Furphy). Make up only 6% of the list Carlton United Breweries/AB InBev (Pirate Life Similar to last year there is no James Squire or Matilda Bay/Fat Yak featured even though these are two of the biggest craft beer brands. IIPA, BentSpoke Cluster 8 and Stone & Wood Pacific Ale (respectively).

First, second and third places went to Balter Some interesting insights about this year's list: The growth of craft beer in Australia over the last few years has also meant the growth in the number of votes/ratings used to compile the list has grown as each platform experiences a growth of users.įor the 2019 Ultimate Top 50 Beer list there were over 200,000 votes / ratings used, making it twice as robust as last years list! Having now compiled the list for three years it is interesting to see the ebbs and flows of beers, ownership and breweries. Here or by downloading the free 47 page ebook which also includes detailed tasting notes, commentary and background. You can read about the method used to combine the four lists

The goal was simple, use what was readily available and robust but remove the bias involved with each of the individual lists. Two years ago (2017) at Beer Cartel we started compiling a list of Australia's best beers by combining the top 50 beers from four leading websites and polls RateBeer, Beer Advocate, Untapped and Australia’s Hottest 100 Craft Beers. Introducing Australia's Ultimate Top 50 Beers for 2019.

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