Pipeworks & Three Floyds Win Big In RateBeer’s Annual Awards

In Beer News by Ryan

Chicago-based Pipeworks cleaned house in RateBeer’s annual awards claiming the title for the top brewer and top new brewer in Illinois, top new brewer in the entire U S of A AND top new brewer IN THE WORLD, among other accolades, according to RateBeer reviewers.

pipeworkslogo

Three Floyds, meanwhile, placed in just about every style category possible.

Below is the full rundown of Illinois (area) winners:

Best Beer, Brewer & New Brewer By Subregion

Top Beer (IL):

Goose Island Bourbon County Brand Stout

Top Beer (IN):

Three Floyds Dreadnaught

Top Brewer (IL):

Pipeworks

Top Brewer (IN):

Three Floyds

Top New Brewer:

Pipeworks

Revolution A Little Crazy Belgian-Style Pale Ale

Best Beer Retailers By Subregion

Brewpub:

Revolution Brewing, Chicago

More From GDB:  Lincoln Avenue: Is It Still Chicago's Best Drinking Street?

Restaurant:

Tribes Alehouse, Mokena

Brewer Tap Room:

Half Acre Beer Company & Tap Room, Chicago

Bottle Shop:

West Lakeview Liquors, Chicago

Grocery:

Logli Supermarket, Rockford

Bar:

The Local Option, Chicago

Top New Brewers In The World

#1 Pipeworks

Top 50 Beers of 2013

#8 Goose Island Bourbon County Brand Stout

#21 Three Floyds Dreadnaught

#22 Three Floyds Zombie Dust

#25 Three Floyds Dark Lord (Bourbon Vanilla Bean)

threefloyds

BEST BY STYLE 2013

English Style Pale & Bitter

#5 Pipeworks At Her Majesty’s Pleasure

Double IPA

#6 Three Floyds Dreadnaught

Stout

#4 Goose Island Bourbon County Brand Stout

#9 Goose Island Bourbon County Brand Coffee Stout

#15 Three Floyds Dark Lord (Bourbon Vanilla Bean)

Strong Ale

#13 Three Floyds Behemoth Barleywine

More From GDB:  Happy Beer-thday To Us! GDB Enters Its Terrible Twos

Imperial,  Baltic Porter

#12 Three Floyds Alpha Klaus

American Amber/Pale Ale

#1 Three Floyds Zombie Dust

#4 Three Floyds Alpha King

#10 Half Acre Daisy Cutter

halfacre

Wheat

#3 Three Floyds Gumballhead

Dark Lager

#5 Flossmoor Station Barrel Aged Imperial Schwartz  

#13 Three Floyds Das Kleine Schwarz Einhorn  

2012’s Best New Releases

 #33 Pipeworks Ninja vs Unicorn Double IPA

#38 Three Floyds Rye’d da Lightning

#41 Three Floyds Rye Da Tiger

#46 Goose Island Cherry Rye Bourbon County Brand Stout

Best Beer, Brewer & New Brewer By Country

New Brewery (United States)

Pipeworks

Best Brewers In The World

#2 Three Floyds

#39 Pipeworks

#60 Goose Island

#66 Half Acre

More From GDB:  5 Rabbit at Chipotle: I'll Have A 5Lizard Rabbit With My Naked Burrito

#90 Revolution Brewing

(Editors note: Yes, we are well aware that Three Floyds is not in Illinois but their close proximity and quality of beer brewed most certainly warrants a mention.)

More From Guys Drinking Beer

About the Author

Ryan

Twitter

Equal parts beer nerd and policy geek, Ryan is now the curator of the Guys Drinking Beer cellar. The skills he once used to dig through the annals of state government as a political reporter are now put to use offering unique takes on barrel-aged stouts, years-old barleywines and 10 + year verticals.

Share this Story