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The following are the highest rated beers brewed in America as they appear in the ranks at RateBeer.com. Beer scores are weighted means so that more ratings for a beer increase the score's tendency to the beer's actual mean.
show min. 10 ratings
score
count
style
1
Three Floyds Dark Lord Russian Imperial Stout (Bourbon Barrel Aged)
4.38
328
Imperial Stout
2
Goose Island Bourbon County Stout - Rare
R
4.38
306
Imperial Stout
3
Russian River Pliny the Younger
4.34
653
Imperial/Double IPA
4
AleSmith Speedway Stout (Barrel Aged)
4.33
580
Imperial Stout
5
Hair of the Dog Dave
R
4.33
87
Barley Wine
6
Cigar City Pilot Series Passionfruit and Dragonfruit Berliner Weisse
R
4.32
48
Berliner Weisse
7
Bells Black Note Stout
4.31
541
Imperial Stout
8
AleSmith Speedway Stout
4.31
1994
Imperial Stout
9
Three Floyds Dark Lord Russian Imperial Stout
4.31
1520
Imperial Stout
10
Cigar City Hunahpu’s Imperial Stout - Apple Brandy Barrel Aged
4.30
155
Imperial Stout
11
Three Floyds Dark Lord Russian Imperial Stout (Bourbon Vanilla Bean)
4.30
259
Imperial Stout
12
Founders Backstage Series #2: CBS (Canadian Breakfast Stout)
R
4.29
532
Imperial Stout
13
Bells Expedition Stout
4.29
2446
Imperial Stout
14
Cigar City Hunahpu’s Imperial Stout
4.28
642
Imperial Stout
15
Founders KBS (Kentucky Breakfast Stout)
4.27
1526
Imperial Stout
16
Cigar City Final Push Imperial Stout
4.27
140
Imperial Stout
17
Lost Abbey Yellow Bus
R
4.26
106
Sour Ale/Wild Ale
18
Russian River Pliny the Elder
4.26
2054
Imperial/Double IPA
19
Cigar City Hunahpu’s Imperial Stout - Stranahan’s Whiskey Barrel Aged
R
4.26
90
Imperial Stout
20
Three Floyds Dreadnaught Imperial IPA
4.24
1842
Imperial/Double IPA
21
Lost Abbey Isabelle Proximus
R
4.24
448
Sour Ale/Wild Ale
22
Lost Abbey Veritas 004
R
4.23
173
Sour Ale/Wild Ale
23
Midnight Sun M
R
4.23
118
Barley Wine
24
Cigar City Hunahpu’s Imperial Stout - Bourbon Barrel Aged
R
4.23
143
Imperial Stout
25
Goose Island Bourbon County Stout
4.22
2041
Imperial Stout
26
Goose Island King Henry
R
4.21
246
Barley Wine
27
Surly Darkness
4.21
804
Imperial Stout
28
Cigar City Pilot Series Miami Madness
R
4.21
26
Berliner Weisse
29
Bells Hopslam
4.21
2322
Imperial/Double IPA
30
AleSmith Speedway Stout (Kopi Luwak)
4.21
157
Imperial Stout
31
Deschutes The Abyss
4.21
1239
Imperial Stout
32
Hair of the Dog Matt
4.20
333
American Strong Ale
33
Stone Imperial Russian Stout
4.20
2584
Imperial Stout
34
Kuhnhenn Raspberry Eisbock
4.19
787
Fruit Beer
35
Goose Island Bourbon County Stout - Cherry Rye Barrel
4.19
133
Imperial Stout
36
Russian River Deviation (Bottleworks IX)
R
4.19
230
Sour Ale/Wild Ale
37
Hill Farmstead Ann
4.19
61
Saison
38
Goose Island Bourbon County Stout - Coffee
4.18
549
Imperial Stout
39
Alchemist Heady Topper
4.18
683
Imperial/Double IPA
40
Firestone Walker Parabola
4.17
690
Imperial Stout
41
Peg’s G.O.O.D. RareR DOS
4.17
79
Imperial Stout
42
North Coast Old Stock Cellar Reserve Brandy Barrel
R
4.16
224
Barley Wine
43
Stone Imperial Russian Stout (Bourbon)
4.16
259
Imperial Stout
44
Great Divide Oak Aged Yeti Imperial Stout
4.16
2027
Imperial Stout
45
Samuel Adams Millennium
R
4.16
154
American Strong Ale
46
Lost Abbey Cable Car
4.16
313
Sour Ale/Wild Ale
47
Lost Abbey The Angels Share (Bourbon Barrel)
4.16
769
Barley Wine
48
Founders Breakfast Stout
4.15
2404
Imperial Stout
49
Goose Island Bourbon County Stout - Vanilla
R
4.15
399
Imperial Stout
50
AleSmith Speedway Stout (Vietnamese Coffee)
4.15
55
Imperial Stout
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score
count
style
1
Three Floyds Dark Lord Russian Imperial Stout (Bourbon Barrel Aged)
4.38
328
Imperial Stout
2
Russian River Pliny the Younger
4.34
653
Imperial/Double IPA
3
AleSmith Speedway Stout (Barrel Aged)
4.33
580
Imperial Stout
4
Bells Black Note Stout
4.31
541
Imperial Stout
5
AleSmith Speedway Stout
4.31
1994
Imperial Stout
6
Three Floyds Dark Lord Russian Imperial Stout
4.31
1520
Imperial Stout
7
Cigar City Hunahpu’s Imperial Stout - Apple Brandy Barrel Aged
4.30
155
Imperial Stout
8
Three Floyds Dark Lord Russian Imperial Stout (Bourbon Vanilla Bean)
4.30
259
Imperial Stout
9
Bells Expedition Stout
4.29
2446
Imperial Stout
10
Cigar City Hunahpu’s Imperial Stout
4.28
642
Imperial Stout
11
Founders KBS (Kentucky Breakfast Stout)
4.27
1526
Imperial Stout
12
Cigar City Final Push Imperial Stout
4.27
140
Imperial Stout
13
Russian River Pliny the Elder
4.26
2054
Imperial/Double IPA
14
Three Floyds Dreadnaught Imperial IPA
4.24
1842
Imperial/Double IPA
15
Goose Island Bourbon County Stout
4.22
2041
Imperial Stout
16
Surly Darkness
4.21
804
Imperial Stout
17
Bells Hopslam
4.21
2322
Imperial/Double IPA
18
AleSmith Speedway Stout (Kopi Luwak)
4.21
157
Imperial Stout
19
Deschutes The Abyss
4.21
1239
Imperial Stout
20
Hair of the Dog Matt
4.20
333
American Strong Ale
21
Stone Imperial Russian Stout
4.20
2584
Imperial Stout
22
Kuhnhenn Raspberry Eisbock
4.19
787
Fruit Beer
23
Goose Island Bourbon County Stout - Cherry Rye Barrel
4.19
133
Imperial Stout
24
Hill Farmstead Ann
4.19
61
Saison
25
Goose Island Bourbon County Stout - Coffee
4.18
549
Imperial Stout
26
Alchemist Heady Topper
4.18
683
Imperial/Double IPA
27
Firestone Walker Parabola
4.17
690
Imperial Stout
28
Peg’s G.O.O.D. RareR DOS
4.17
79
Imperial Stout
29
Stone Imperial Russian Stout (Bourbon)
4.16
259
Imperial Stout
30
Great Divide Oak Aged Yeti Imperial Stout
4.16
2027
Imperial Stout
31
Lost Abbey Cable Car
4.16
313
Sour Ale/Wild Ale
32
Lost Abbey The Angels Share (Bourbon Barrel)
4.16
769
Barley Wine
33
Founders Breakfast Stout
4.15
2404
Imperial Stout
34
AleSmith Speedway Stout (Vietnamese Coffee)
4.15
55
Imperial Stout
35
Hill Farmstead Abner
4.15
196
Imperial/Double IPA
36
Dark Horse Bourbon Barrel Plead the 5th Imperial Stout
4.15
249
Imperial Stout
37
Hill Farmstead Ephraim
4.14
135
Imperial/Double IPA
38
Russian River Supplication
4.14
1158
Sour Ale/Wild Ale
39
AleSmith Speedway Stout (Barrel Aged with Kopi Luwak)
4.14
48
Imperial Stout
40
Perennial Barrel Aged Abraxas
4.14
37
Imperial Stout
41
Southampton Imperial Russian Stout
4.13
440
Imperial Stout
42
Russian River Consecration
4.13
979
Sour Red/Brown
43
Hill Farmstead Everett
4.13
262
Porter
44
New Glarus Wisconsin Belgian Red
4.13
1326
Fruit Beer
45
Livery Bourbon Cask Aged Wheat Trippelbock
4.13
114
Weizen Bock
46
North Coast Old Rasputin Anniversary Bourbon Barrel Aged Stout
4.13
851
Imperial Stout
47
Hill Farmstead Society & Solitude #5
4.12
68
Imperial/Double IPA
48
AleSmith Barrel Aged Old Numbskull
4.12
511
Barley Wine
49
Hoppin Frog Barrel Aged BORIS The Crusher
4.12
732
Imperial Stout
50
AleSmith Barrel Aged Wee Heavy
4.12
371
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