HOPIQ SCORE
The Top 50 Beers
34 beers from 28 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 34 beers from 28 breweries.
Top 5 of 34
TripelBest Overall
ABV
9%
Bitterness
Lightly bitter
Colour
golden 6
Brewed with a 2-row barley blend, hopped with Nugget and Hallertau, and fermented on Allagash's house yeast. Suggestions of honey and biscuit run through a complex, varied palate that finishes dry. A Great American Beer Festival gold… Ranked here for style-fit against the Belgian-style reference and award history in Belgian-style categories.
Weyerbacher Merry MonksMost Distinctive
ABV
9.3%
Bitterness
Noticeably bitter
Colour
golden 7
Pennsylvania's most celebrated Belgian Tripel. World Beer Cup Bronze 2010, Best Belgian Beer at Philly Beer Scene Awards 2013. Fruity yeast esters of pear and banana, spicy phenols, golden colour and a deceptively dry finish. Weyerbacher's… Ranked here for style-fit against the Belgian-style reference and award history in Belgian-style categories.
Blonde
ABV
6.2%
Bitterness
Lightly bitter
Colour
golden 6
Dovetail Brewery's Blonde, crafted in Chicago, is a faithful interpretation of the classic Belgian blonde style, brought to life by one of the Windy City's most traditionally minded craft breweries. It pours a luminous golden straw with a… Ranked here for style-fit against the Belgian-style reference and award history in Belgian-style categories.
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Coppertail Unholy
ABV
9%
Bitterness
Noticeably bitter
Colour
golden 6
Florida's finest Belgian Tripel. Brewed with Belgian candi sugar and three Belgian yeast strains. Fruity esters of pear and banana, spicy phenols and a deceptively dry finish for a 9% beer. Multiple GABF medals. Ranked here for style-fit against the Belgian-style reference and award history in Belgian-style categories.
5
Ommegang Three Philosophers
ABV
9.8%
Bitterness
Noticeably bitter
Colour
dark 30
A blend of Ommegang's Quad with Liefmans Kriek from Belgium. Dark fruit, cherry, plum, dark chocolate and warming alcohol in a rich, complex base. One of America's most celebrated Belgian-inspired dark ales. Ranked here for style-fit against the Belgian-style reference and award history in Belgian-style categories.
Ranks 6–10
6
Goose Island Matilda
Goose Island's Belgian-inspired wild ale — fruity, spicy and complex with notes of apricot, banana and clove from the Belgian yeast strain. Matilda is fermented with Brettanomyces for a subtle funky depth. Named after a Goose Island… Ranked here for style-fit against the Belgian-style reference and award history in Belgian-style categories.
7
The Lost Abbey Judgment Day
An American interpretation of a Belgian Quad. Rich dark fruit, plum, raisin and fig, deep caramel malt, Belgian yeast spice and a warming alcohol finish. One of America's finest dark Belgian-style ales. Ranked here for style-fit against the Belgian-style reference and award history in Belgian-style categories.
8
Avery The Reverend Belgian Quad
Avery's Belgian-inspired quadrupel — named for the reverence deserved by such a complex beer. Dark fruit, plum, fig and toffee with a warming alcohol presence and a dry Belgian yeast finish. The Reverend is a meditation in a glass: rich,… Ranked here for style-fit against the Belgian-style reference and award history in Belgian-style categories.
9
HooDoo Belgian Pale Ale
HooDoo's Belgian pale ale — 5.3% ABV, notes of pear and biscuit from the Belgian yeast, a nutty malt undertone, restrained hop bitterness. The Alaska brewery reaching for a European style rather than the American default. Understated and… Ranked here for style-fit against the Belgian-style reference and award history in Belgian-style categories.
10
Real Ale Devil's Backbone
Real Ale's Belgian Tripel — 8.1% ABV, 35 IBU, spicy Belgian yeast phenolics, warming pear-and-honey character, deceptively dry finish for the strength. Named for the Devil's Backbone Ridge in the Texas Hill Country. The Belgian slot in a… Ranked here for style-fit against the Belgian-style reference and award history in Belgian-style categories.
The taste landscape
Of the 34 top beers, 14 lean malt-forward and 7 lean hop-forward.