HOPIQ SCORE
The Top 50 Beers
128 beers from 121 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 128 beers from 121 breweries.
Top 5 of 50
Simcoe PorterBest Overall
ABV
6.5%
Bitterness
Noticeably bitter
Colour
dark 34
World's Best Porter 2025. A dark brown porter with a reddish hue and well-formed head — roasted malt dominates the aroma with raisins, prunes and a touch of malt loaf. Balanced malt sweetness, dried fruit and coffee on the palate with a… Ranked here for style-fit against the Porter reference and award history in Porter-specific categories.
Pluff Mud Porter
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.
Jack of Spades
ABV
5%
Bitterness
Lightly bitter
Colour
dark 28
A near-black porter built on pale, crystal, chocolate and roasted wheat malts, which carry coffee and dark chocolate on the nose and a soft roast bitterness across the palate. Dr Rudi is the only hop and keeps the bitterness earthy and… Ranked here for style-fit against the Porter reference and award history in Porter-specific categories.
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Hoepfner PorterMost Distinctive
ABV
5.7%
Bitterness
Noticeably bitter
Colour
dark 40
A rare surviving German porter, dark and full-bodied with notes of roasted malt, coffee and dark chocolate. A Karlsruhe speciality with a long history. Ranked here for style-fit against the Porter reference and award history in Porter-specific categories.
5
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.
Ranks 6–10
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Autenrieder Schlossbräu Porter
Schlossbrauerei Autenried's Porter is old-school German brewing with no apologies — dark brown, dense, and built for lingering. Roasted malt and bitter chocolate anchor the beer while dried cherry and earthy notes keep it from feeling… Ranked here for style-fit against the Porter reference and award history in Porter-specific categories.
7
Robust Porter
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.
8
Twelve Days
Twelve Days is a strong dark porter that pours a deep red-brown, with the weight of a winter night. The malt backbone runs rich and full, carrying toasted grain and warming spice, with nutty tones that linger into the finish. Beneath sits… Ranked here for style-fit against the Porter reference and award history in Porter-specific categories.
9
Fuller's London Porter
Fuller's London Porter is a classic dark British porter brewed with a blend of roasted malts that deliver rich chocolate and coffee notes. This sessionable porter offers a smooth, well-balanced character with subtle sweetness and a dry… Ranked here for style-fit against the Porter reference and award history in Porter-specific categories.
10
NITRO HOKUM
Nitro Hokum is a nitro-served porter from DEYA Brewing Company, based in Cheltenham in the heart of the English Cotswolds. Poured on nitrogen, it settles into a deep, near-opaque mahogany-black with a smooth, creamy tan head that clings… Ranked here for style-fit against the Porter reference and award history in Porter-specific categories.
The taste landscape
Of the 50 top beers, 21 lean malt-forward and 3 lean hop-forward.