HOPIQ SCORE
The Top 50 Beers
1122 beers from 254 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 1122 beers from 254 breweries.
Top 5 of 50
Genesee Cream AleBest Overall
ABV
5.1%
Bitterness
Lightly bitter
Colour
pale gold 4
One of America's most historic beers — brewed since 1960, based on a style unique to North America. Light, clean and refreshingly smooth with a subtle corn sweetness, gentle malt and low bitterness. The original American Cream Ale. A… Ranked here for style-fit against the Lager reference and award history in Lager-specific categories.
Mai Tai P.A.
ABV
6.5%
Bitterness
Noticeably bitter
Colour
golden 8
Mai Tai P.A. is a Pale Ale from Alvarado Street Brewery, based in sun-soaked Salinas, California. True to its tropical namesake, this Californian brew pours a clear, golden-amber hue with a bright white head. The aroma is an inviting wave… Ranked here for style-fit against the Pale Ale reference and award history in Pale-Ale categories.
Copper Alt
ABV
5%
Bitterness
Noticeably bitter
Colour
deep amber 15
Zipline's most decorated beer — a German-style altbier and winner of World Beer Cup Gold (2023), U.S. Open Gold (2022), and GABF Gold (2015). A hybrid between ale and lager, this bronze-hued brew goes down easy with subtle nuances of… Ranked here for style-fit against the Amber-Ale reference and award history in Amber-Ale categories.
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Schlafly KölschMost Distinctive
ABV
4.8%
Bitterness
Lightly bitter
Colour
pale gold 4
Gold at the 2010 World Beer Cup for German-Style Kölsch — Schlafly's most decorated beer and a St. Louis staple. Bright, crisp and clean with a soft fruitiness and spicy hop note. Ranked here for style-fit against the Pale Ale reference and award history in Pale-Ale categories.
5
Pluff Mud Porter
ABV
5.5%
Bitterness
Noticeably bitter
Colour
dark 31
Holy City's GABF gold-winning American porter, named for the Lowcountry's pungent marsh mud. It smells and drinks like a classic porter — gentle chocolate and soft roast over a medium body, with light caramel sweetness and a silky, clean… Ranked here for style-fit against the Porter reference and award history in Porter-specific categories.
Ranks 6–10
6
Gose
A traditional German sour ale brewed with lactobacillus, salt, and coriander — refreshingly crisp with bright lemon notes and a vibrant salinity. Won back-to-back GABF gold medals in 2015 and 2016, the beer that put Reuben's on the map. Ranked here for style-fit against the Sour reference and award history in Sour-specific categories.
7
Deschutes Mirror Pond Pale Ale
Mirror Pond Pale Ale is a classic American pale ale from Deschutes Brewery featuring a balanced blend of caramel malt sweetness and citrus hop character. This sessionable brew offers a clean, crisp finish with moderate body and… Ranked here for style-fit against the Pale Ale reference and award history in Pale-Ale categories.
8
Boulevard Unfiltered Wheat
The best-selling craft beer in the Midwest and a Kansas City institution since the early 1990s. Gold at the 2008 GABF for Session Beer. Bottle-conditioned with 60% pale malt, 19% unmalted wheat and 21% malted wheat — the secondary… Ranked here for style-fit against the Wheat Beer reference and award history in Wheat-Beer categories.
9
Tenaya Creek Pilsner
Gold at the 2002 GABF for European-Style Pilsner — the beer that established Tenaya Creek as a serious brewer in a casino town. Clean, golden, spicy from Czech Saaz hops with a satisfying bready malt base. Ranked here for style-fit against the Lager reference and award history in Lager-specific categories.
10
Fernson Farmhouse Ale
Won gold at the 2018 World Beer Cup — the homebrewing recipe Fernholz could never improve upon. A classic saison with spicy fruity yeast character, dry finish and elegant carbonation. The beer that put South Dakota on the national craft… Ranked here for style-fit against the Farmhouse-Ale reference and award history in Farmhouse categories.
The taste landscape
Of the 50 top beers, 18 lean malt-forward and 21 lean hop-forward.