Sooner or later, every beer lover asks a simple question: which beer is better. To answer, we will consider two authoritative ratings (foreign and domestic) of the best beer in Russia and the world. The list of brands was relevant in 2011-2012.
The quality of beer is determined by both experts and ordinary consumers. To obtain reliable results, the opinion of each of these parties must be taken into account. But in any case, a certain amount of subjectivity in the assessment will remain.
To determine the best beer in Russia, the rating “100 best goods” compiled by the non-profit interregional organization “Academy of Quality Problems” and the magazine “Standards and Quality” is suitable. According to this source, the top ten domestic beer in 2011-2012. as follows:
- “Bryansk Pivovar” (Bryansk region, restaurant-brewery “Avgustin”);
- “Bavarskoye” (“Kalinkinsky brewery” of the Kemerovo region);
- Yantarnoye (Vyatich Brewing Company, Kirov Region);
- “Barley Ear Lager Beer” (Moscow beer and non-alcoholic plant “Ochakovo”, Penza region);
- Khmeleff (Russian Brewing Company Khmeleff, Ryazan Region);
- “Samara Zhivoe” (brewing company “Baltika”, a branch of “Baltika-Samara”, Samara region);
- “Barley Firm” (JSC “TOMSK BEER”, Tomsk region);
- “Klinskoye” (JSC “SUN InBev”, Moscow region);
- Maikop Chestnoye (Maikop Brewery, Republic of Adygea);
- Syktyvkarskoye (Syktyvkarsky brewery, Komi Republic).
As you can see, the most advertised domestic brands of beer did not become the best. This was recognized not only by experts, but also by consumers. Only Klinskoye managed to enter the top ten.
This means that it makes sense to try the local brands of beer that are sold in your city. Perhaps they will be no worse than branded drinks. For true connoisseurs, the main thing is taste, not recognition. You will be convinced of this when you see the rating of the best beer in the world, compiled by the authoritative site ratebeer.com. There is no well-known brand there.
Top ten beer brands in the world:
- Närke Kaggen Great Power Sports (Швеция);
- Westvleteren 12 (Belgium);
- Russian River Pliny the Younger (California, USA);
- Cigar City Zhukov’s Final Push (Флорида, США);
- Goose Island Rare Bourbon County Stout (Illinois, USA);
- AleSmith Speedway Stout (California, USA);
- Three Floyds Dark Lord Russian Imperial Stout (Индиана, США);
- Russian River Pliny the Elder (California, USA);
- Founders Kentucky Breakfast Stout (Michigan, USA);
- AleSmith Barrel Aged Speedway Stout (California, USA).
The first two places were won by Swedish and Belgian brewers, and the rest of the places were “occupied” by the Americans. Interestingly, there is not a single German representative in the first hundred. Unfortunately, most of these brands of beer are not sold in Russia and will not appear in our country in the near future.
I think now you have understood what good beer of domestic and foreign producers should be tried first of all. Wide popularity is not always a guarantee of high quality.