HOPIQ SCORE
The Top 50 Beers
29 beers from 25 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 29 beers from 25 breweries.
Top 5 of 27
Black Sheep Milk StoutBest Overall
ABV
4.4%
Bitterness
Lightly bitter
Colour
dark 36
World's Best Milk Stout 2025 — for the second consecutive year. A wonderfully balanced stout with lactose additions for smooth sweetness, tempering robust roasted malt and hop bitterness. Creamy coffee and rich chocolate notes lead to a… Ranked here for style-fit against the Stout reference and award history in Stout-specific categories.
Felinfoel StoutBest Session
ABV
4.1%
Bitterness
Noticeably bitter
Colour
dark 35
A full-bodied stout from the Welsh valleys, dark and layered in its appeal. Rich chocolate and coffee aromas dominate, their roasted depth building immediately on the nose. The drinking experience stays rounded throughout—no sharp edges,… Ranked here for style-fit against the Stout reference and award history in Stout-specific categories.
Belhaven Black Scottish Stout
ABV
4.2%
Bitterness
Noticeably bitter
Colour
dark 45
Belhaven Black is a Scottish stout that tastes like its name — pitch-dark, creamy, built on nitrogen for a velvety pour. Coffee and dark chocolate move through easily; the finish is dry and warming without alcohol heat, even at 4.2%. This… Ranked here for style-fit against the Stout reference and award history in Stout-specific categories.
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Merula Nitro Stout
ABV
4.2%
Bitterness
Noticeably bitter
Colour
dark 35
Merula Nitro Stout takes Hook Norton's classic dark recipe and reshapes it through a nitrogen pour, giving it a smoother, creamier mouthfeel than tradition allows. The cascade releases coffee and dark chocolate alongside a subtle… Ranked here for style-fit against the Stout reference and award history in Stout-specific categories.
5
Double Stout
ABV
4.8%
Bitterness
Noticeably bitter
Colour
dark 35
Hook Norton's Double Stout pours a deep ebony, smooth and full-bodied, built on a blend of dark malts. Black malt carries the colour and brings coffee, liquorice and roast to the palate, while brown malt adds a dryness that keeps the… Ranked here for style-fit against the Stout reference and award history in Stout-specific categories.
Ranks 6–10
6
Imperial Stout 2019
Burning Sky Brewery, nestled in the Sussex village of Firle, United Kingdom, presents Imperial Stout 2019 — a brooding, barrel-aged triumph. Eighteen months resting in oak vats has transformed this East Sussex imperial stout into something… Ranked here for style-fit against the Stout reference and award history in Stout-specific categories.
7
Double Stout
The recipe was rediscovered in a coded brewers' log from the Faversham archives and reconstructed — before the brewery put a 21st-century stout on any shelf. Velvety-smooth, roast-dry, layered with cocoa and coffee and a late-bitter edge.… Ranked here for style-fit against the Stout reference and award history in Stout-specific categories.
8
Burning Soul Stout
Burning Soul's unfined, unfiltered oatmeal stout — smooth and roasty with coffee and chocolate character. One of Birmingham's most celebrated craft dark beers. Ranked here for style-fit against the Stout reference and award history in Stout-specific categories.
9
Oatmeal Stout
Fourpure's dark flagship — rich, creamy, and warming. Brewed with oats for a smooth, full-bodied mouthfeel. Coffee and chocolate notes with a clean finish. One of Bermondsey's most celebrated craft dark beers. Ranked here for style-fit against the Stout reference and award history in Stout-specific categories.
10
Seven Bro7hers Sling It Out Stout
Seven Bro7hers' flagship dark beer — smooth oatmeal stout with coffee and chocolate notes. Brewed partly with waste bread from Manchester bakeries as part of their sustainability mission. Widely distributed across the North. Ranked here for style-fit against the Stout reference and award history in Stout-specific categories.
The taste landscape
Of the 27 top beers, 6 lean malt-forward and 0 lean hop-forward.