HOPIQ SCORE
The Top 50 Beers
14 beers from 13 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 14 beers from 13 breweries.
Top 5 of 14
Mr. Pineapple WheatBest Overall
ABV
5%
Bitterness
Mild
Colour
pale gold 4
Won silver at the World Beer Cup and was named Best Local Beer in Phoenix by The Phoenix New Times. A pineapple-infused wheat beer that's genuinely tropical and refreshing — not sweet or artificial. One of the best-loved beers in Arizona. Ranked here for style-fit against the Fruit-Beer reference and award history in Fruit-Beer categories.
New Glarus Wisconsin Belgian Red
ABV
5.1%
Bitterness
Mild
Colour
amber 12
New Glarus' most celebrated specialty beer — a Belgian-style kriek brewed with a full pound of Door County Montmorency cherries per bottle. Tart, fruity and complex with cherry, oak and mild sweetness. One of America's finest fruit beers. Ranked here for style-fit against the Fruit-Beer reference and award history in Fruit-Beer categories.
Abita Purple HazeBest Session
ABV
4.2%
Bitterness
Mild
Colour
pale gold 4
Louisiana's most recognised craft beer — a crisp American lager brewed with real raspberries for a delicate fruit aroma and a subtly tart finish. Purple Haze is the beer of New Orleans Jazz Fest, Louisiana beach bars and Mardi Gras: light,… Ranked here for style-fit against the Fruit-Beer reference and award history in Fruit-Beer categories.
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Blueberry Ale
ABV
4.5%
Bitterness
Mild
Colour
golden 5
A golden ale with a real blueberry heart — not syrupy, not candy-shop sweet, just the actual berry doing its thing. Light, wheat-influenced body, gentle floral hops, and a jammy blueberry note that carries through without ever taking over.… Ranked here for style-fit against the Fruit-Beer reference and award history in Fruit-Beer categories.
5
Blue Moon Mango WheatMost Distinctive
ABV
5.4%
Bitterness
Mild
Colour
pale gold 4
Blue Moon's fruit-forward summer variant — Belgian white base with real Ataulfo mango. Sweet, tropical and refreshing with a smooth wheat body. Blue Moon Mango Wheat is the approachable fruit beer for warm-weather drinking. Ranked here for style-fit against the Fruit-Beer reference and award history in Fruit-Beer categories.
Ranks 6–10
6
Samuel Adams Porch Rocker
Samuel Adams Porch Rocker is a Bavarian-style Radler — the Boston Beer Company's take on the classic German cyclist beer. Brewed with Hallertau Mittelfrüh hops and blended with lemon purée, it's refreshingly tart and citrus-bright at just… Ranked here for style-fit against the Fruit-Beer reference and award history in Fruit-Beer categories.
7
Abita Strawberry Harvest Lager
Abita's seasonal fruit lager brewed with real Louisiana strawberries from Ponchatoula — the Strawberry Capital of the World. Released each spring when the Louisiana strawberry harvest peaks. Light, fresh and fragrant: the taste of a… Ranked here for style-fit against the Fruit-Beer reference and award history in Fruit-Beer categories.
8
Jackie O's Razz Wheat
Jackie O's raspberry wheat — natural raspberry purée added during fermentation, a rosy haze in the glass, a sticky pink head. Continuum of sour-sweet held together by a wheat backbone. Jackie O's second-most-popular beer (behind Mystic… Ranked here for style-fit against the Fruit-Beer reference and award history in Fruit-Beer categories.
9
Ch-Ch-Ch-Cherry Bomb
A bright, tart fruit beer bursting with cherry character — one of Melvin's earliest and most beloved recipes. Playful, refreshing, and unmistakably Melvin. Ranked here for style-fit against the Fruit-Beer reference and award history in Fruit-Beer categories.
10
Cheerwine Ale
NoDa's collaboration with North Carolina soda institution Cheerwine — 5.2% ABV, cherry-forward wheat ale, sweet-but-not-syrupy, the Cheerwine familiarity on top of a proper beer frame. Year-round since 2023. A Carolinas-only pour by design… Ranked here for style-fit against the Fruit-Beer reference and award history in Fruit-Beer categories.
The taste landscape
Of the 14 top beers, 1 lean malt-forward and 4 lean hop-forward.