First up is the Anheuser-Busch Inbev subsidiary of Ratebeer:
1 Mabinogion Mead / Superstition 'Hounds of Annwn'
Strawberry vanilla
2 Polly's Brew Fallow Plans
3 Tiny Rebel Imperial Puft
4 Loka Polly Souvenirs
5 Loka Polly Rosa
6 Polly's Brew Lo-Fi
7 Tiny Rebel Stay Puft Imperial Chocolate
8 Tiny Rebel Stay Puft Amplified Imperial
9 Loka Polly Spur
10 Tiny Rebel / Siren Dark Cherry & Chocolate Barley
Wine
11 Polly's Brew What Did You Feel IPA
12 Polly's Brew Fickle
13 Loka Polly Double IPA Mosaic Simcoe
14 Polly’s Brew Every Piece Matters
15 Polly's Brew India Pale Ale El Dorado Deluxe
Edition
16 Polly's Brew Double IPA Azacca Mosaic
17 Polly's Brew Livewire
18 Polly's Brew Patternist
19 Polly's Brew Avery
20 Loka Polly Petal
21 Tiny Rebel / Arbor Bonsai
22 Tiny Rebel Imperial Stay Puft Irish Cream
23 Tiny Rebel Stay Puft Imperial Salted Caramel
24 Polly's Brew India Pale Ale Simcoe Mosaic
25 Tiny Rebel / Deya NEIPA
26 Polly's Brew Nada
27 Polly's Brew Rock The Bit
28 Tiny Rebel / Siren Didgeridank
29 Polly's Brew On & On & On
30 Tiny Rebel Clwb Tropicana
31 Loka Polly Stout Citra Columbus
32 Polly's Discount Jazz Hour
33 Tiny Rebel What's Cooler Than Being Cool
34 Polly's Brew Here We Are, Again
35 Tiny Rebel Stay Puft Chocolate
36 Polly's Brew India Stout Ekuanot
37 Tiny Rebel Loki Lite
38 Tiny Rebel Captain Insano
39 Tiny Rebel Hadouken
40 Loka Polly India Pale Ale El Dorado Simcoe
41 Tiny Rebel / Dark Star Rebel Alliance
42 Loka Polly Pale Ale Citra El Dorado
43 Loka Polly India Pale Ale El Dorado Mosaic
44 Loka Polly India Pale Ale Citra Columbus
45 Loka Polly Wilt Double India Pale Ale
46 Crafty Devil You Love Us
47 Polly's Brew Grow, Deliver And Repeat
48 Tiny Rebel / Fierce Beer Orange Mocha Frapp Stout
49 Tiny Rebel Stay Puft
50 Tiny Rebel Dirty Stop Out
Polly's and Tiny Rebel dominating amongst Ratebeer users
Ratebeer also list the top places to drink in Wales:
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1. Tiny Rebel Cardiff (91)
2. BrewDog Cardiff (88)
3. Hopbunker (87)
4. City Arms (Brains) (84)
5. Tiny Rebel Newport (83)
6. Fire & Ice (81) Good to see a Narberth outlet here!
7. Beelzebubs (80)
8. Clytha Arms (80)
9. Vinomondo (80)
10. Albion Ale House (79)
Meanwhile on Untappd:
- Tiny Rebel Brewing Co Imperial Salted Caramel Stay Puft
- Polly's Brew Co. Nada
- Polly's Brew Co. Rosa
- Tiny Rebel Brewing Co Imperial Chocolate Stay Puft
- Polly's Brew Co. Spur
- Tiny Rebel Brewing Co Imperial Irish Cream Stay Puft
- Polly's Brew Co. Lo-Fi
- Tiny Rebel Brewing Co Amplified Imperial Stay Puft
- Polly's Brew Co Fallow Plans
- Polly's Brew Co. Every Piece Matters
- Polly's Brew Co. Dream Like Sequence
- Tiny Rebel Brewing Co Imperial Puft
- Polly's Brew Co. Chinook Mosaic Double IPA
- Polly's Brew Co. Mosaic Simcoe Double IPA
- Polly's Brew Co. Deluxe Edition
- Polly's Brew Co. On & On & On
- Polly's Brew Co. Patternist
- Polly's Brew Co. Citra Simcoe Double IPA
- Polly's Brew Co. Livewire
- Polly's Brew Co. Wilt
- Polly's Brew Co What Did You Feel?
- Polly's Brew Co. Souvenirs
- Polly's Brew Co. Azacca Mosaic Double IPA
- Polly's Brew Co. Simcoe Waimea Double IPA
- Tiny Rebel Brewing Co What's Cooler Than Being Cool?
- Tiny Rebel Brewing Co Salted Caramel Stay Puft
- Polly's Brew Co. Discount Jazz Hour
- Tiny Rebel Brewing Co Didgeridank
- Polly's Brew Co. The Feels Vol. 2
- Polly's Brew Co. Simcoe Mosaic IPA
- Tiny Rebel Brewing Co Dark Cherry & Chocolate Barleywine
- Polly's Brew Co. Ekuanot Mosaic Double IPA
- Tiny Rebel Brewing Co Dodge, Dip, Duck, Dive And Dulce
- Polly's Brew Co. Who Knew?
- Polly's Brew Co. Petal
- Polly's Brew Co. Kyra
- Polly's Brew Co. The Feels
- Polly's Brew Co Citra Ekuanot India Pale Ale
- Polly's Brew Co. Rock the Bit
- Polly's Brew Co.Cassie
- Polly's Brew Co. El Dorado Mosaic India Pale Ale
- Polly's Brew Co. Citra Columbus India Pale Ale
- Polly's Brew Co. Phase Shift
- Polly's Brew Co Citra Simcoe India Pale Ale
- Polly's Brew Co Citra Mosaic India Pale Ale
- Polly's Brew Co Here We Are, Again
- Polly's Brew Co Fickle
- Tiny Rebel Brewing Co Chocolate Stay Puft
- Polly's Brew Co. Citra Double IPA
- Polly's Brew Co An Original Mix
According to Untappd "A beer must have 150 ratings or more to qualify for this list".
Untapped also produce a list of top breweries in Wales, according to them "A brewery must have at least 1,000 ratings and at least 5 beers in their portfolio to qualify for this list." Their top Welsh breweries are:
- Polly's Brew Co.
- Dog's Window Brewery
- Lucky 7 Beer Co
- Crafty Devil Brewing Co
- BeerRiff
- Wild Horse Brewing Co
- Tiny Rebel Brewing Co
- Top Rope Brewing
- Tenby Brewing Co
- Rival Brewing Co.
- PIPES™
- Lines Brew Co.
- Hopcraft Brewing
- Wilderness Brewery
- Newtown, Powys Wales
- Grey Trees Brewery
- The Waen Brewery
- Gwynt y Ddraig
- Cwrw Cader
- Heavy Industry Brewing
- Geipel Brewing
- Purple Moose Brewery (Bragdy Mŵs Piws)
- Velvet Owl Brewing Co.
- Brew Monster
- Lithic Brewing
- Llangorse, Brecon Wales
- Untapped Brewing Company
- Mad Dog Brewing Co
- Penperlleni, Monmouthshire Wales
- Gower Brewery
- Mantle
- Glamorgan Brewing Co
- Cwrw Llŷn
- Tenby Harbwr Brewery
- Cwrw Ial Community Brewing Company
- Hallets
- Hafod Brewing Company
- Bragdy Twt Lol
- Big Hand Brewing Co
- Caffle Brewery
- Kingstone Brewery
- Tintern, Monmouthshire Wales
- Pixie Spring Brewery
- VOG Brewery
- Tomos & Lilford
- Mumbles Brewery
- Conwy Brewery
- Great Orme Brewery
- Bragdy Nant Brewery
- Tudor Brewery
- Bluestone Brewing Co.
- Tomos Watkin and Sons Ltd.
- Swansea, Wales Wales
- Brewhouse & Kitchen - Cardiff
- Cold Black Label
Once again, over at Beer Advocate, no Welsh beers make it into the top 100 but for the first time they do now have a top list of Welsh beers:
- Tiny Rebel Brewing Co. Hadouken
- Tiny Rebel Brewing Co. Stay Puft
- Tiny Rebel Brewing Co. Clwb Tropicana
- Tiny Rebel Brewing Co. Cali
- Tiny Rebel Brewing Co. Urban IPA, Not brewed for a few years!
- Tiny Rebel Brewing Co.Cwtch
- Purple Moose Brewery Dark Side Of The Moose
- Hurns Brewing Co Tomos Watkin's Cwrw Hâf
- Tiny Rebel Brewing Co.Dirty Stop Out
- Brains Dark
- Felinfoel Brewery Co. Thames Welsh ESB
- English Extra Special / Strong Bitter (ESB) -
- Tiny Rebel Brewing Co The Full Nelson
- .Hurns Brewing Co Tomos Watkin Old Style Bitter
- Otley Brewing Company O9 Blonde
- Brains Original Stout
- Hurns Brewing Co Tomos Watkin's Cwrw Braf
- Brains Bitter
- Tiny Rebel Brewing Co. FUBAR
- Brains Craft Brewery Boilermaker
- Purple Moose Brewery Snowdonia Ale (Cwrw Eryri)
- English Pale Mild Ale
- Brains The Rev. James
- Brains Craft Brewery Barry Island IPA 6% version, was 5% last time I tried it
- Brains SA Gold
- Brains Black
- Brains SA
- Felinfoel Brewery Co.Double Dragon
- Tiny Rebel Brewing Co. Frambuzi
- Conwy Brewery Welsh Pride
The Beer Advocate list does seem to be out-of-date, with beers that have not been brewed for years on it, and the sadly gone Otley Brewery appearing on it.
Lastly to CAMRA, who once again are trying their best to hide the winners of their Champion Beer of Wales competition, with out-of-date information and broken links on their national website and a non-functioning local website. Again no press release of the winners was issued. Anyway, enough moaning about that increasingly sleazy and irrelevant organisation and here are their 2019 winners:
Mild
Winner – Rhymney Brewery, Dark
Runner Up – Facer’s Brewery, Mountain Mild
Winner – Rhymney Brewery, Dark
Runner Up – Facer’s Brewery, Mountain Mild
Old Ale/Strong Mild
Winner – The Untapped Brewing Company, Ember
Runner Up – Purple Moose Brewery/Bragdy Mŵs Piws, Dark Side of the Moose
Winner – The Untapped Brewing Company, Ember
Runner Up – Purple Moose Brewery/Bragdy Mŵs Piws, Dark Side of the Moose
Porter
Winner – Grey Trees Brewery, Valley Porter
Runner Up – Tiny Rebel Brewing Co., Stay Puft
Winner – Grey Trees Brewery, Valley Porter
Runner Up – Tiny Rebel Brewing Co., Stay Puft
Stout
Winner – Boss Brewing Company, Black
Runner Up – MadDog BrewingCo, Stouty McStout Face
Winner – Boss Brewing Company, Black
Runner Up – MadDog BrewingCo, Stouty McStout Face
Strong Bitters
Winner – Grey Trees Brewery, Afghan Pale Ale
Runner Up – Montys Brewery, Mischief
Winner – Grey Trees Brewery, Afghan Pale Ale
Runner Up – Montys Brewery, Mischief
Bitter
Winner – Rhymney Brewery, Hobby Horse
Winner – Rhymney Brewery, Hobby Horse
Best Bitter
Winner – Glamorgan Brewing Co., Jemima’s Pitchfork
Runner Up – Cwrw Ial Community Brewing Company, Kia Kaha!
Winner – Glamorgan Brewing Co., Jemima’s Pitchfork
Runner Up – Cwrw Ial Community Brewing Company, Kia Kaha!
Golden Ale
Winner – Grey Trees Brewery, Digger’s Gold
Winner – Grey Trees Brewery, Digger’s Gold
Speciality Ale
Winner – Mumbles Brewery Ltd, Oystermouth Stout
Winner – Mumbles Brewery Ltd, Oystermouth Stout