HOPIQ SCORE
The Best Belgian Beers
267 beers from 43 breweries · Ranked by style authenticity — not marketing
These rankings are dynamic. As more people rate, match and like beers on hopIQ, community signals will increasingly shape the results alongside style authenticity and award recognition.
Belgian brewing defies simple categorisation. No other national tradition produces Tripels, Dubbels, Quadrupels, Golden Strong Ales, Witbiers, Lambics, and Saisons under a single flag — and takes all of them seriously at an international competition level. The hopIQ Score handles this diversity by evaluating each beer against its own style reference rather than a single global standard, so a dark and complex Dubbel isn't disadvantaged in a ranking that also includes a bright, spritzy Tripel.
What rises to the top are beers that genuinely define their category. Trappist mainstays from Westmalle, Rochefort, and Chimay share the group with contemporary independents like De Brabandere and De Halve Maan — Dubbels, Tripels, Quadrupels, and Golden Strong Ales trading positions as scores recompute. Scroll past position 15 and the list opens up to smaller producers and less-exported styles — Lambics, Saisons, Witbiers — that reward the curious drinker.
How this ranking works
The hopIQ Score weights style authenticity (80%), user engagement (10%), notability (10%), and award history. Active, in-production beers only — non-alcoholic excluded. No paid placement — order follows the data alone. Ranking spans 267 beers from 43 breweries.
Top 5 of 50
Petrus DubbelBest Overall#4 worldwide
ABV
6.5%
Bitterness
Lightly bitter
Colour
deep amber 17
World's Best Dark Belgian Style Dubbel 2025. A full-bodied dark brown dubbel brewed with six speciality malts — including roasted and toasted varieties — delivering coffee, caramel and dark chocolate notes with a slight nutty character and…World's Best Dark Belgian Style Dubbel 2025. A full-bodied dark brown dubbel brewed with six speciality malts — including roasted and toasted varieties — delivering coffee, caramel and dark chocolate notes with a slight nutty character and bittersweet finish.
Grisette Blonde#13 worldwide
ABV
5.5%
Bitterness
Lightly bitter
Colour
golden 5
The blond Grisette joined the range in 1995 and is now brewed organic and gluten-free. Oats and rice sit alongside the barley malt, and a protein rest in the mash breaks the gluten down, with every batch tested before sale. Refermented in…The blond Grisette joined the range in 1995 and is now brewed organic and gluten-free. Oats and rice sit alongside the barley malt, and a protein rest in the mash breaks the gluten down, with every batch tested before sale. Refermented in the bottle, it pours straw yellow under a fine white head. The body is light and lively, the aroma richer than its strength suggests, and the bitterness pleasantly noticeable. Flavours of lemon, grain, fresh-cut grass, pear, white pepper and a touch of acacia honey.
Kriek MaxBest Session#21 worldwide
ABV
3.5%
Bitterness
Mild
Colour
deep amber 15
Launched in 2002, when fruit beers were on the rise, Kriek Max blends beer of spontaneous fermentation with young top-fermented beer and no less than 25 % natural cherry juice. It pours a deep ruby red with a light pink head. The nose is…Launched in 2002, when fruit beers were on the rise, Kriek Max blends beer of spontaneous fermentation with young top-fermented beer and no less than 25 % natural cherry juice. It pours a deep ruby red with a light pink head. The nose is fruity and full of ripe cherry, while the palate is sweet with notes of vanilla and almond and stays light at 3.5 %. The brewery serves it in a stemmed chalice, or over ice in its own Max On Ice glass for warm days.
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Saison Dupont Bio#25 worldwide
ABV
5.5%
Bitterness
Noticeably bitter
Colour
golden 6
Saison Dupont Bio arrived in 1990, when manager Marc Rosier moved part of production to organic ingredients; together with Moinette Bio it was among the first organic beers sold in Belgium. At 5.5 % it is lighter than the classic Saison…Saison Dupont Bio arrived in 1990, when manager Marc Rosier moved part of production to organic ingredients; together with Moinette Bio it was among the first organic beers sold in Belgium. At 5.5 % it is lighter than the classic Saison Dupont and, by the brewery's own comparison, a little less soft on the palate. The nose brings grapefruit, white flowers and clove spice. Malt notes follow in the mouth, joined by a clean bitterness and a dry finish without sweetness.
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Saison Dupont Dry Hop#34 worldwide
ABV
6.5%
Bitterness
Noticeably bitter
Colour
golden 6
Saison Dupont Dry Hop is a hoppier version of Saison Dupont that joined the range in 2010. The brewery steeps whole flowers of an additional hop, Styrian Wolf, directly in the beer to lift its bright character. Unlike the bottled saisons…Saison Dupont Dry Hop is a hoppier version of Saison Dupont that joined the range in 2010. The brewery steeps whole flowers of an additional hop, Styrian Wolf, directly in the beer to lift its bright character. Unlike the bottled saisons it is not refermented after packaging, which keeps the focus on the primary fermentation and the hop. Grapefruit and other citrus meet floral notes and exotic fruit such as mango and lychee, carried by a clean bitterness and a dry finish without sweetness.
Ranks 6–10
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Dikkenek Citra Hop#39 worldwide
A straw-blonde IPA with an abundance of foam, built on the Belgian brewing tradition but steered firmly toward citrus and tropical fruit. The nose is fruity and hoppy at once — orange zest, mango, blackcurrant — and the dry-hop treatment…A straw-blonde IPA with an abundance of foam, built on the Belgian brewing tradition but steered firmly toward citrus and tropical fruit. The nose is fruity and hoppy at once — orange zest, mango, blackcurrant — and the dry-hop treatment adds an exotic freshness that cuts through the intense bitterness. The bitterness itself is well-balanced by a clean, measured finish that doesn't linger harshly. This is a beer to drink cold among friends, where the crisp hop character and moderate alcohol warmth make it refreshing without demanding food or ceremony.
7
OMER. Traditional Blond#47 worldwide
The brewery's flagship, named after five generations of brewers who were all called Omer. A top-fermented strong golden ale, which the brewery simply calls a blond, with refermentation in the bottle, brewed from Loire Valley barley malt…The brewery's flagship, named after five generations of brewers who were all called Omer. A top-fermented strong golden ale, which the brewery simply calls a blond, with refermentation in the bottle, brewed from Loire Valley barley malt and three aroma hops from the Czech Republic, Slovenia and Germany. It pours golden with a thin white head. The nose brings yeast, bready malt and citrus peel; the palate is full and fruity with a light herbal spiciness from the hops, and the finish is dry and clearly bitter.
8
Grimbergen Double Ambrée#49 worldwide
The first Grimbergen beer, launched in 1958, and still the dubbel of the range. Dark caramel malt gives the deep mahogany colour, with toasted barley malt adding sweetness. The nose is rich in toffee, macerated fruit, roast, liquorice and…The first Grimbergen beer, launched in 1958, and still the dubbel of the range. Dark caramel malt gives the deep mahogany colour, with toasted barley malt adding sweetness. The nose is rich in toffee, macerated fruit, roast, liquorice and prune. On the palate caramel and ripe fruit lead, backed by a clear hop bitterness and a fine carbonation. The finish lingers on roasted grain, liquorice and prune, with bitterness and sweetness building together.
9
Surfine#50 worldwide
Surfine revives a name from Dubuisson's past as a traditional Hainaut saison, the kind once brewed on local farms in the cold months to refresh seasonal workers through the summer. It is made with three malts, a trio of Belgian hop…Surfine revives a name from Dubuisson's past as a traditional Hainaut saison, the kind once brewed on local farms in the cold months to refresh seasonal workers through the summer. It is made with three malts, a trio of Belgian hop varieties, one of them grown in the brewery's own field at Pipaix, and as many yeast strains, and it is refermented in the bottle. Golden and lively, it opens with lemony fruit, floral notes and peppery spice; the palate is dry and frankly bitter, closing with a delicate acidity.
10
Grisette Blanche#51 worldwide
Grisette is an old beer type of Hainaut that the brewery has kept alive for generations. The white version followed in 1999 and is certified organic. A Belgian wheat beer, it pours opaque and hazy under a creamy, compact head. The nose is…Grisette is an old beer type of Hainaut that the brewery has kept alive for generations. The white version followed in 1999 and is certified organic. A Belgian wheat beer, it pours opaque and hazy under a creamy, compact head. The nose is pleasantly spiced, the body light and soft yet full-flavoured and full of contrast. Refermented in the bottle, it finishes smooth with little bitterness. Flavours of coriander, orange peel, lemon, wheat bread, clove and a faint floral note.
The taste landscape
Of the 50 top beers, 22 lean malt-forward and 22 lean hop-forward.