The votes are in with 2009′s RateBeer Best Awards and … *drumroll* … Bruisin’ Ales is the #3 Best Beer Retailer Worldwide!

We dropped a spot from last year, but we’re very, very happy to stay where we are. And what is up with the #1 store in Denmark? Their website is in Danish, and there is cool Rogue coaster art in what we can guess is Danish, as well as a listing of several top-rated American craft ales that we don’t even see: Southern Tier, The Lost Abbey, Alesmith, and even Three Floyds. What the hell? You just can’t compete with that. No way. (Dear beer gods, we would like those brands, too, please.)

And give a big round of applause to The Duck-Rabbit Craft Brewery! Their Baltic Porter is the #5 beer in its style category. Very impressive! But our fair city, Asheville, is all over the Best Beer Restaurants with Barley’s Taproom at #11 and Mellow Mushroom at #21. Sweet!