HOPIQ SCORE
The Top 50 Beers
277 beers from 132 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 277 beers from 132 breweries.
Top 5 of 50
Point SpecialBest Overall
ABV
4.8%
Bitterness
Mild
Colour
pale gold 4
Point Special has been the brewery's flagship since 1857, a classic American-style lager with a soft malt base and a modest hop presence. It pours clear yellow-gold under a dense white head. The nose carries light hay, grain and a touch of… Ranked here for style-fit against the Lager reference and award history in Lager-specific categories.
Genesee Cream Ale
ABV
5.1%
Bitterness
Mild
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.
Point Amber Lager
ABV
4.9%
Bitterness
Mild
Colour
amber 12
Developed in the early 1990s as the brewery's first step beyond its pale lagers, this beer was long sold as Point Classic Amber. Caramel malts give it a reddish copper colour and carry the flavour: soft caramel and lightly toasted bread… Ranked here for style-fit against the Lager reference and award history in Lager-specific categories.
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Narragansett Lager
ABV
5%
Bitterness
Mild
Colour
pale gold 4
Narragansett Lager is the beer the brewery started with in 1890 and remains its year-round flagship. It is brewed with six-row malt, corn from Iowa and seedless hops, and fermented with a lager strain the brewery has relied on since… Ranked here for style-fit against the Lager reference and award history in Lager-specific categories.
5
Adirondack Lager
ABV
5.5%
Bitterness
Lightly bitter
Colour
amber 11
Adirondack Lager is the beer with which Saranac became the brewery's flagship brand in 1991, a bottom-fermented lager in the German tradition with a golden-amber colour and medium body. Pale two-row and caramel malts are balanced against… Ranked here for style-fit against the Lager reference and award history in Lager-specific categories.
Ranks 6–10
6
Baseball
Baseball is the brewery's sports lager, brewed as a light, low-strength beer for long afternoons at the ballpark or in front of a game. A clean, cold fermentation keeps the profile neat and uncluttered, and the hops contribute only subtle… Ranked here for style-fit against the Lager reference and award history in Lager-specific categories.
7
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.
8
National Bohemian
National Bohemian, better known as Natty Boh, is a Baltimore-associated American lager first brewed in 1885. It pours a light, pale gold under a fine white head. The nose is soft and grainy, with a hint of corn sweetness and a whisper of… Ranked here for style-fit against the Lager reference and award history in Lager-specific categories.
9
Sly Fox Pikeland Pils
Multiple GABF gold medals. A German-inspired pilsner named after Pikeland Township — Czech Saaz and German hops give a firm, spicy bitterness over a clean, light malt base. Crystal clear and brilliantly refreshing. Pennsylvania's finest… Ranked here for style-fit against the Lager reference and award history in Lager-specific categories.
10
Pabst Blue Ribbon
Pabst Blue Ribbon is the flagship of the group, a pale American adjunct lager brewed since 1844 and named for the blue ribbon awarded at the World's Columbian Exposition of 1893. It pours a bright, pale gold under a fine white head. The… Ranked here for style-fit against the Lager reference and award history in Lager-specific categories.
The taste landscape
Of the 50 top beers, 22 lean malt-forward and 16 lean hop-forward.