HOPIQ SCORE
The Top 50 Beers
288 beers from 222 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 288 beers from 222 breweries.
Top 5 of 50
Black Sheep Milk StoutBest Overall
ABV
4.4%
Bitterness
Lightly bitter
Colour
dark 36
World's Best Milk Stout 2025 — for the second consecutive year. A wonderfully balanced stout with lactose additions for smooth sweetness, tempering robust roasted malt and hop bitterness. Creamy coffee and rich chocolate notes lead to a… Ranked here for style-fit against the Stout reference and award history in Stout-specific categories.
Primátor Stout
ABV
4.7%
Bitterness
Noticeably bitter
Colour
dark 61
Primátor Stout is a top-fermented dark beer of the Irish type at 4.7 %, made from six grains: Pilsner, Munich and colour malts, a smoked malt, roasted barley and oats, with Northern Brewer as the only hop. It is near black with ruby glints… Ranked here for style-fit against the Stout reference and award history in Stout-specific categories.
Guinness Extra Stout
ABV
5.6%
Bitterness
Noticeably bitter
Colour
dark 35
A direct descendant of the archival recipes at St James's Gate, based on a beer Arthur Guinness II specified in 1821 as his Superior Porter. Unlike the nitrogenated draught version it is carbonated, which gives it a sharper attack. The… Ranked here for style-fit against the Stout reference and award history in Stout-specific categories.
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Guinness Smooth
ABV
4.5%
Bitterness
Noticeably bitter
Colour
dark 35
A stout built for a softer finish than the classic draught, brewed with sorghum alongside malted, unmalted and roasted barley. The aroma leads with roast and a pronounced sweetness of chocolate and caramel. It pours dark ruby red under a… Ranked here for style-fit against the Stout reference and award history in Stout-specific categories.
5
Guinness Draught
ABV
4.2%
Bitterness
Strongly bitter
Colour
dark 35
First brewed in 1959 for the 200th anniversary of the lease Arthur Guinness signed at St James's Gate, this is the beer the brand is known for. Nitrogen and carbon dioxide are dosed at dispense, which builds the dense pale head and the… Ranked here for style-fit against the Stout reference and award history in Stout-specific categories.
Ranks 6–10
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Spital Chocolate Stout
Spitalbrauerei's Manufaktur Stout from Regensburg walks the line between roasted coffee intensity and smooth chocolate indulgence. Pitch-black and full-bodied at 6.8%, it opens with espresso and dark cocoa before settling into a creamy… Ranked here for style-fit against the Stout reference and award history in Stout-specific categories.
7
Noctus 100
Riegele's Noctus 100 is an imperial stout that goes all in — 10% of boozy warmth, pitch-black, dense with roasted malt and dark chocolate from the triple-mash process. The sweetness and high body balance the hefty bitterness into something… Ranked here for style-fit against the Stout reference and award history in Stout-specific categories.
8
Schönramer Imperial Stout
A year-round Imperial Stout from one of Germany's most technically precise lager breweries. Dark chocolate, espresso and dried fruit with a warming, full-bodied depth. Ranked here for style-fit against the Stout reference and award history in Stout-specific categories.
9
A. Le Coq Imperial Extra Double Stout
Estonia's most historic beer — a recreation of the Imperial porter originally brewed for the Russian Tsar's court. Dark chocolate, coffee, dried fruit and warming alcohol in a rich smooth frame. One of the Baltic's finest dark beers and a… Ranked here for style-fit against the Stout reference and award history in Stout-specific categories.
10
Felinfoel Stout
A full-bodied stout from the Welsh valleys, dark and layered in its appeal. Rich chocolate and coffee aromas dominate, their roasted depth building immediately on the nose. The drinking experience stays rounded throughout—no sharp edges,… Ranked here for style-fit against the Stout reference and award history in Stout-specific categories.
The taste landscape
Of the 50 top beers, 10 lean malt-forward and 0 lean hop-forward.