title_body: Is there a widely agreed upon beer ranking or competition?
upvoted_answer: There are some that claim this, such as the World Beer Cup - but like this one, these are mostly US only, so the range of beers is very limited - as well as generally charging to enter.
  
  The International Brewing Awards, now in it's 128th year is probably the best known global competition, with a truly international line-up (although this year the cask ales category was dominated by the UK)