HOPIQ SCORE
The Top 50 Beers
58 beers from 54 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 58 beers from 54 breweries.
Top 5 of 50
Pluff Mud PorterBest Overall
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.
Yuengling Porter
ABV
4.7%
Bitterness
Noticeably bitter
Colour
dark 35
One of America's oldest surviving porter recipes. Dark chocolate and roasted malt with a light sweetness and clean lager-like finish. Yuengling has been brewing porter since the 1820s — possibly the oldest continuously produced porter in… Ranked here for style-fit against the Porter reference and award history in Porter-specific categories.
Robust Porter
ABV
5.9%
Bitterness
Noticeably bitter
Colour
dark 32
A classic robust porter — roasted malt, dark chocolate, and a touch of coffee bitterness in the finish. Drinks lighter than its color suggests, making it dangerously sessionable for a beer this dark. Ranked here for style-fit against the Porter reference and award history in Porter-specific categories.
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Coco Loco Porter
ABV
6.2%
Bitterness
Noticeably bitter
Colour
dark 34
A 2012 GABF silver-medal robust porter. A big malty body brewed with cocoa nibs for deep dark-chocolate notes, layered with roast and a smooth, rich finish. A Charlotte staple that proves NoDa is more than just hops. Ranked here for style-fit against the Porter reference and award history in Porter-specific categories.
5
PorterMost Distinctive
ABV
6.5%
Bitterness
Noticeably bitter
Colour
dark 35
Big Timber's acclaimed flagship porter — a deep, burnt-umber pour topped with a tan head. Rich coffee aroma and first taste give way to hints of chocolate and tobacco, finishing mildly sweet with the flavours lingering on the palate. One… Ranked here for style-fit against the Porter reference and award history in Porter-specific categories.
Ranks 6–10
6
Lightgrinder
Lightgrinder is an American porter from Burial Beer Co., the celebrated Asheville craft brewery known for its moody, evocative beers. It pours a deep mahogany-brown with a persistent tan head and good clarity at the edges. The aroma opens… Ranked here for style-fit against the Porter reference and award history in Porter-specific categories.
7
Anchor Porter
A classic American porter with dark chocolate, coffee and roasted grain. Full-bodied but smooth, with a dry finish. Revived by Anchor in 1974, helping to reintroduce dark craft beer to American drinkers. Ranked here for style-fit against the Porter reference and award history in Porter-specific categories.
8
Maui Brewing CoCoNut PorTeR
Maui's most celebrated beer — a robust porter brewed with real toasted coconut. Dark chocolate, roasted malt and a distinctive sweet coconut character in a smooth, full-bodied frame. CoCoNut PorTeR has won multiple GABF medals and is… Ranked here for style-fit against the Porter reference and award history in Porter-specific categories.
9
Raincloud
The perfect stay-at-home brew — dark, smooth, and a little mysterious. Brewed with chocolate and crystal malts and a subtle blend of European hops for a rich, rounded porter that rewards slow sipping. Ranked here for style-fit against the Porter reference and award history in Porter-specific categories.
10
Summit Great Northern Porter
A classic robust porter built for Minnesota winters. Dark chocolate, roasted coffee and a hint of caramel in a smooth, medium-bodied frame. Summit's Great Northern has been warming Twin Cities drinkers since the 1980s. Ranked here for style-fit against the Porter reference and award history in Porter-specific categories.
The taste landscape
Of the 50 top beers, 23 lean malt-forward and 3 lean hop-forward.