HOPIQ SCORE
The Top 50 Beers
35 beers from 26 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 35 beers from 26 breweries.
Top 5 of 34
Lindemans KriekBest Overall
ABV
3.5%
Bitterness
Mild
Colour
deep amber 15
Belgium's most-sold kriek — lambic blended with unsweetened cherry juice for a naturally fruity, refreshing character with a balance of sweetness and gentle sourness. Less tart than traditional oude kriek, more approachable and widely… Ranked here for style-fit against the Fruit-Beer reference and award history in Fruit-Beer categories.
Lindemans FramboiseBest Session
ABV
2.5%
Bitterness
Mild
Colour
golden 8
The fruit lambic that helped introduce Belgian beer to the world — one-year-old lambic blended with ripe raspberries for a delicate, indulgent aroma and a beautiful dark pink colour. Sweet, lightly tart and refreshing. World Beer Awards… Ranked here for style-fit against the Fruit-Beer reference and award history in Fruit-Beer categories.
Lindemans Cassis
ABV
3.5%
Bitterness
Mild
Colour
deep amber 20
Lindemans Cassis is what happens when a one-year-old lambic meets ripe blackcurrant — dark purple, moderately sweet, tart enough to cut through indulgence. The funkiness of traditional lambic peeks through the fruit without overwhelming… Ranked here for style-fit against the Fruit-Beer reference and award history in Fruit-Beer categories.
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1664 Rosé
ABV
4.5%
Bitterness
Mild
Colour
golden 6
Brewed with a touch of peach and raspberry, 1664 Rosé offers a balance between sunny summer fruit flavors and the subtle bitterness of the 1664 style. Easy-drinking at 4.5%, refreshing and accessible — pitched at modern drinking occasions… Ranked here for style-fit against the Fruit-Beer reference and award history in Fruit-Beer categories.
5
Kaiser Heinrich Natur Radler
ABV
2.5%
Bitterness
Mild
Colour
pale gold 4
A natural Radler on a Kaiser Heinrich beer base — lemon soda mixed with Franconian Vollbier, robust enough for the beer drinker, mild enough for beer-garden afternoons. Barely any bitterness, distinct citrus freshness, more… Ranked here for style-fit against the Fruit-Beer reference and award history in Fruit-Beer categories.
Ranks 6–10
6
Mr. Pineapple Wheat
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.
7
Austral Calafate
Patagonia in a glass — brewed with calafate berries, the wild dark berries of the Patagonian steppe that Mapuche legend says will make you return to Patagonia forever. Tart, fruity and deeply aromatic. Austral Calafate is one of South… Ranked here for style-fit against the Fruit-Beer reference and award history in Fruit-Beer categories.
8
Hoegaarden Cherry
Hoegaarden's cherry-forward wheat beer — natural cherry juice and cherry-blossom aroma layered onto the original witbier base. Fuller and darker than Rosée, dense fruity sweetness with a soft coriander-and-clove wheat-beer spine… Ranked here for style-fit against the Fruit-Beer reference and award history in Fruit-Beer categories.
9
Hoegaarden Rosée
Hoegaarden's raspberry-infused wheat beer — pink-tinted, low-alcohol, unmistakably fruit-forward. The classic Hoegaarden yeast character carries a pronounced raspberry sweetness with just enough tart to keep it honest. At 3% it drinks as a… Ranked here for style-fit against the Fruit-Beer reference and award history in Fruit-Beer categories.
10
Einstök Arctic Berry Ale
Einstök's limited summer seasonal — a witbier base brewed with Icelandic bilberries hand-picked near the Arctic Circle. Released on Sumardagurinn Fyrsti (Iceland's ceremonial first day of summer, April 20). Subtle, refreshing berry… Ranked here for style-fit against the Fruit-Beer reference and award history in Fruit-Beer categories.
The taste landscape
Of the 34 top beers, 2 lean malt-forward and 9 lean hop-forward.