This finding is put into perspective somewhat, as seven breweries in the top 10 come from French-speaking Switzerland. On the best breweries list there are 29 from the German-speaking region (58%), 18 from French-speaking Switzerland (36%) and 3 (6%) from Italian-speaking Switzerland.
The list of best Swiss beers is dominated by breweries from French-speaking Switzerland. German-speaking Switzerland is underrepresented This could be related to the fact that drinkers of standard beers are less likely to be on Untapped than beernerds, and beernerds tend to turn their noses up at lagers. However, it is certainly the case that breweries that brew mostly lagers and wheats have little chance of making the list. Lager can’t be considered an exclusion criterion here, because the Rathaus Brauerei Luzern ranks 18th (yes, they’ve also brewed an IPA and stout at some point, but still). But why not Locher or Schützengarten? After all, they have an infinite number of fans. Unsurprisingly, Feldschlösschen or Calanda are not on this list. Lager beer producers hardly in the top 50 What do we notice when we look at the list? Sour beer producers have it easierĪnalogous to the best beers, sour beers lead to good ratings – the top 3 breweries are known primarily or only for their sour beers, and more than half in the top 10 produce sour beers at least sometimes. At the same time, this means that no Swiss brewery has a rating above 4 and on Untappd a 4 and more is roughly equivalent to considered “good”. None of the Swiss breweries achieve a world-class rating: to get into the top-50 worldwide, you need a 4.27 and the Swiss number 1 Nine Brothers has a 3.97. (Disclaimer: everything here is based on the top 50 – if the entire list could be evaluated, the results potentially look different.) A brewery must have at least 1,000 ratings and at least 5 beers in its portfolio to qualify for this list.” Untappd’s list of the top 50 breweries is “based on our weighted average formula, which effectively rates all breweries against each other and weights the beers with higher rating numbers. On Untappd, you can also view the top-rated breweries. Are Untappd ratings relevant? Not for everyone, but not for anyone either.
We have already discussed which Swiss beers are the best according to Untappd and whether Switzerland has a world-class beer ( see here). Here is our analysis of the Untappd list of the best 50 Swiss breweries. According to the Untappd Top 50 list of Swiss breweries, none of them are world-class, German-speaking Switzerland is underrepresented in the list, and again, sour beers help with good ratings.
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