A Barley Wine is a strong, top-fermenting ale, with an alcohol contents of at least 9% and up to 13% (or more) by volume. Hops may be hardly noticeable at all or very noticeable. Sip them out of the special glass, that will concentrate the aroma. They are excellent with cigars or with dessert.
Premium members can view the top 50 in each style category. Nonpremium members will be able to see the top 25.
| Name | Ratings | Score | | |
| 1 | Lost Abbey The Angels Share (Bourbon Barrel)
Port Brewing/Lost Abbey
San Marcos, California | 768 | 4.16 | Find |  |
| 2 | AleSmith Barrel Aged Old Numbskull
AleSmith Brewing Company
San Diego, California | 510 | 4.12 | Find | |
| 3 | Three Floyds Behemoth Barleywine
Three Floyds Brewing Company
Munster, Indiana | 1060 | 4.08 | Find | |
| 4 | Hair of the Dog Fred from the Wood
Hair of the Dog Brewing Company
Portland, Oregon | 641 | 4.08 | Find | |
| 5 | Firestone Walker Sucaba
Firestone Walker Brewing Co.
Paso Robles, California | 533 | 4.07 | Find | |
| 6 | AleSmith Old Numbskull
AleSmith Brewing Company
San Diego, California | 1108 | 4.03 | Find | |
| 7 | North Coast Old Stock Cellar Reserve Bourbon Barrel
North Coast Brewing Company
Fort Bragg, California | 359 | 4.02 | Find | |
| 8 | Samuel Adams Utopias
Boston Beer Company
Boston, Massachusetts | 773 | 4.02 | Find | |
| 9 | Victory Old Horizontal
Victory Brewing Company
Downingtown, Pennsylvania | 1470 | 4.02 | Find | |
| 10 | Midnight Sun Arctic Devil
Midnight Sun Brewing Company
Anchorage, Alaska | 415 | 4.01 | Find | |
| 11 | Hair of the Dog Doggie Claws (2003-)
Hair of the Dog Brewing Company
Portland, Oregon | 846 | 4 | Find | |
| 12 | Kuhnhenn Bourbon Barrel Barley Wine
Kuhnhenn Brewing
Warren, Michigan | 293 | 4 | Find | |
| 13 | Three Floyds Bourbon Behemoth
Three Floyds Brewing Company
Munster, Indiana | 122 | 3.99 | Find | |
| 14 | Cigar City / Swamp Head Cognac Barrel-aged Church on a Hill
Cigar City Brewing
Tampa, Florida | 48 | 3.99 | Find | |
| 15 | Pelican Mother of all Storms
Pelican Pub & Brewery
Pacific City, Oregon | 310 | 3.99 | Find | |
| 16 | Cigar City Leon
Cigar City Brewing
Tampa, Florida | 96 | 3.98 | Find | |
| 17 | Hair of the Dog Fred
Hair of the Dog Brewing Company
Portland, Oregon | 1319 | 3.95 | Find | |
| 18 | Baladin Xyauyů Etichetta Oro (Golden Label)
Le Baladin
Piozzo, Italy | 101 | 3.95 | Find | |
| 19 | Lost Abbey The Angels Share
Port Brewing/Lost Abbey
San Marcos, California | 973 | 3.94 | Find | |
| 20 | Great Divide Barrel Aged Old Ruffian
Great Divide Brewing Company
Denver, Colorado | 258 | 3.94 | Find | |
| 21 | Third Coast Old Ale
Bells Brewery
Kalamazoo, Michigan | 1371 | 3.94 | Find | |
| 22 | Free State Old Backus Barleywine
Free State Brewing Company
Lawrence, Kansas | 208 | 3.94 | Find | |
| 23 | Nřgne Ř # 100 (Batch 100)
Nřgne Ř
Grimstad, Norway | 1047 | 3.92 | Find | |
| 24 | Baladin Xyauyů Fumé (Islay Whisky)
Le Baladin
Piozzo, Italy | 19 | 3.9 | Find | |
| 25 | Great Divide Old Ruffian
Great Divide Brewing Company
Denver, Colorado | 1231 | 3.9 | Find | |
