HOPIQ SCORE
The Top 50 Beers
13 beers from 7 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.
These beers rank highest on the hopIQ Score — a nightly-updated weighting of style authenticity, award history, and community signals. Filter by style family or country to narrow the list; the top-3 podium and full ranking below always reflect the current day’s data.
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 13 beers from 7 breweries.
Top 5 of 11
Lindemans KriekBest Overall
ABV
3.5%
Bitterness
Mild
Colour
deep amber 15
Belgium's most-sold kriek — lambic blended with unsweetened cherry juice for a naturally fruity, refreshing character with a balance of sweetness and gentle sourness. Less tart than traditional oude kriek, more approachable and widely… Ranked here for style-fit against the Fruit-Beer reference and award history in Fruit-Beer categories.
Lindemans FramboiseBest Session
ABV
2.5%
Bitterness
Mild
Colour
golden 8
The fruit lambic that helped introduce Belgian beer to the world — one-year-old lambic blended with ripe raspberries for a delicate, indulgent aroma and a beautiful dark pink colour. Sweet, lightly tart and refreshing. World Beer Awards… Ranked here for style-fit against the Fruit-Beer reference and award history in Fruit-Beer categories.
Lindemans Cassis
ABV
3.5%
Bitterness
Mild
Colour
deep amber 20
Lindemans Cassis is what happens when a one-year-old lambic meets ripe blackcurrant — dark purple, moderately sweet, tart enough to cut through indulgence. The funkiness of traditional lambic peeks through the fruit without overwhelming… Ranked here for style-fit against the Fruit-Beer reference and award history in Fruit-Beer categories.
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Leffe Ruby
ABV
5%
Bitterness
Mild
Colour
amber 12
The lightest position in the range, and the only Leffe with a fruit ingredient beyond malt and hops. Notably lighter in body than the Blonde, with bitterness intentionally pulled back so the red forest fruits can lead — cherry and… Ranked here for style-fit against the Fruit-Beer reference and award history in Fruit-Beer categories.
5
Barbe Ruby
ABV
7.5%
Bitterness
Mild
Colour
golden 8
Barbe Ruby is a strong Belgian ale flavoured with cherry, brewed from pale and caramel malts with a spice and cherry addition. It pours a deep ruby-red under a firm pink-tinged head. The nose is rich with cherry and dark berry, joined by a… Ranked here for style-fit against the Fruit-Beer reference and award history in Fruit-Beer categories.
Ranks 6–10
6
Hoegaarden Cherry
Hoegaarden's cherry-forward wheat beer — natural cherry juice and cherry-blossom aroma layered onto the original witbier base. Fuller and darker than Rosée, dense fruity sweetness with a soft coriander-and-clove wheat-beer spine… Ranked here for style-fit against the Fruit-Beer reference and award history in Fruit-Beer categories.
7
Hoegaarden Rosée
Hoegaarden's raspberry-infused wheat beer — pink-tinted, low-alcohol, unmistakably fruit-forward. The classic Hoegaarden yeast character carries a pronounced raspberry sweetness with just enough tart to keep it honest. At 3% it drinks as a… Ranked here for style-fit against the Fruit-Beer reference and award history in Fruit-Beer categories.
8
Boon Oude Kriek
400 grams of real cherries per litre of one-year-old lambic — a second fermentation in casks then further bottle fermentation produces a deep, complex kriek. Initially tart and fruity, it evolves over two years into flavours reminiscent of… Ranked here for style-fit against the Fruit-Beer reference and award history in Fruit-Beer categories.
9
Kasteel Rouge
Kasteel Rouge is a Belgian fruit beer brewed with cherries, offering a unique blend of strong ale character with fruity sweetness. The beer combines the complexity of a Trappist-style ale with the tartness and depth of cherry flavors. Ranked here for style-fit against the Fruit-Beer reference and award history in Fruit-Beer categories.
10
Hoegaarden Citrus
Also called Citron on some markets — Hoegaarden with lemon and lime infused into the wheat base. Very pale straw pour, extra-hazy, big lemon-lime aromatics with a sugary-sweet undertone from the fruit and a light tart finish. At 3% it's a… Ranked here for style-fit against the Fruit-Beer reference and award history in Fruit-Beer categories.
The taste landscape
Of the 11 top beers, 1 lean malt-forward and 3 lean hop-forward.