A US brewer in the Pacific Northwest has received The Beer Connoisseur’s award for being the best of the best.

“While many breweries operate around the world, there is one clear-cut top spot for brews according to our copious Official Review: pFriem Family Brewers in Hood River, Oregon has produced some of the finest beers that our judges have ever had the privilege to imbibe. As such, pFriem can be called the Best Brewery in the World,” says The Beer Connoisseur.

The publication rating system is based on beers that breweries around the world send to the magazine for review. For the best overall category, the more beers sent for review, giving the magazine a clear idea of the brewery’s potential, the better.

“When it comes to overall volume of high-quality beers in our review, scores of 96 and above (deemed World Class) are fairly hard to come by. However, pFriem has produced the highest number of world-class beers by far in our history with a whopping six beers scoring higher than 96 – including one beer that notched a near-perfect rating of 99 (Frambozen),” says TBC.

For the complete story plus a list of other breweries reviewed, go here.