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 | Hair of the Dog Dave R
Hair of the Dog Brewing Company
Portland, Oregon | 87 | 4.33 | Find |  |
| 2 | Midnight Sun M R
Midnight Sun Brewing Company
Anchorage, Alaska | 118 | 4.23 | Find | |
| 3 | Goose Island King Henry R
Goose Island Beer Company (AB-InBev)
Chicago, Illinois | 246 | 4.21 | Find | |
| 4 | North Coast Old Stock Cellar Reserve Brandy Barrel R
North Coast Brewing Company
Fort Bragg, California | 224 | 4.16 | Find | |
| 5 | Lost Abbey The Angels Share (Bourbon Barrel)
Port Brewing/Lost Abbey
San Marcos, California | 766 | 4.16 | Find | |
| 6 | AleSmith Barrel Aged Old Numbskull
AleSmith Brewing Company
San Diego, California | 510 | 4.12 | Find | |
| 7 | Flossmoor Station Wooden Hell R
Flossmoor Station Restaurant & Brewery
Flossmoor, Illinois | 170 | 4.11 | Find | |
| 8 | Three Floyds Behemoth Barleywine
Three Floyds Brewing Company
Munster, Indiana | 1060 | 4.08 | Find | |
| 9 | Lost Abbey The Angel’s Share Grand Cru R
Port Brewing/Lost Abbey
San Marcos, California | 182 | 4.08 | Find | |
| 10 | Hair of the Dog Fred from the Wood
Hair of the Dog Brewing Company
Portland, Oregon | 641 | 4.08 | Find | |
| 11 | Firestone Walker Sucaba
Firestone Walker Brewing Co.
Paso Robles, California | 531 | 4.07 | Find | |
| 12 | Fish Tale Leviathan Barleywine (Barrel Aged) R
Fish Brewing Company/Leavenworth Beers
Olympia, Washington | 291 | 4.04 | Find | |
| 13 | AleSmith Old Numbskull
AleSmith Brewing Company
San Diego, California | 1107 | 4.04 | Find | |
| 14 | Bells Batch 6000 Ale R
Bells Brewery
Kalamazoo, Michigan | 438 | 4.03 | Find | |
| 15 | North Coast Old Stock Cellar Reserve Bourbon Barrel
North Coast Brewing Company
Fort Bragg, California | 359 | 4.02 | Find | |
| 16 | Samuel Adams Utopias
Boston Beer Company
Boston, Massachusetts | 773 | 4.02 | Find | |
| 17 | Victory Old Horizontal
Victory Brewing Company
Downingtown, Pennsylvania | 1470 | 4.02 | Find | |
| 18 | Heavyweight Barrel Aged Old Salty R
Heavyweight Brewing Company
Ocean Township, New Jersey | 265 | 4.01 | Find | |
| 19 | Midnight Sun Arctic Devil
Midnight Sun Brewing Company
Anchorage, Alaska | 413 | 4.01 | Find | |
| 20 | Hair of the Dog Doggie Claws (2003-)
Hair of the Dog Brewing Company
Portland, Oregon | 846 | 4 | Find | |
| 21 | Baladin X-Fumé (Lapsang Souchong) R
Le Baladin
Piozzo, Italy | 88 | 4 | Find | |
| 22 | Barley Johns Barrel-Aged Rosies Ale (Batch 2) R
Barley Johns Brew Pub
New Brighton, Minnesota | 77 | 4 | Find | |
| 23 | Kuhnhenn Bourbon Barrel Barley Wine
Kuhnhenn Brewing
Warren, Michigan | 292 | 4 | Find | |
| 24 | Three Floyds Bourbon Behemoth
Three Floyds Brewing Company
Munster, Indiana | 122 | 3.99 | Find | |
| 25 | Cigar City / Swamp Head Cognac Barrel-aged Church on a Hill
Cigar City Brewing
Tampa, Florida | 48 | 3.99 | Find | |
