Best Beers Of America

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.

Include Retired

	Name	Avg	#	Style
1	Toppling Goliath Kentucky Brunch	4.54	142	Stout - Imperial
2	Toppling Goliath Mornin' Delight	4.41	257	Stout - Imperial
3	Cigar City Hunahpu's Imperial Stout - Double Barrel Aged	4.39	330	Stout - Imperial
4	Three Floyds Dark Lord - Bourbon Barrel Aged	4.36	413	Stout - Imperial
5	Russian River Pliny the Younger	4.35	729	IPA - Imperial / Double
6	Three Floyds Dark Lord - Bourbon Vanilla Bean	4.34	439	Stout - Imperial
7	AleSmith Speedway Stout - Bourbon Barrel Aged	4.33	878	Stout - Imperial
8	AleSmith Speedway Stout - Bourbon Barrel Aged Vietnamese Coffee	4.31	195	Stout - Imperial
9	Bell's Black Note Stout	4.31	994	Stout - Imperial
10	Founders Barrel Aged CBS (Canadian Breakfast Stout)	4.30	1255	Stout - Imperial
11	AleSmith Speedway Stout	4.29	3023	Stout - Imperial
12	Cigar City Hunahpu's Imperial Stout	4.29	1023	Stout - Imperial
13	Hill Farmstead Ann	4.28	126	Saison
14	Perennial Abraxas - Barrel Aged	4.28	262	Stout - Imperial
15	Founders KBS (Kentucky Breakfast Stout)	4.28	2877	Stout - Imperial
16	Three Floyds Dark Lord Russian Imperial Stout	4.27	1853	Stout - Imperial
17	Russian River Pliny the Elder	4.27	2727	IPA - Imperial / Double
18	Bell's Expedition Stout	4.27	3127	Stout - Imperial
19	Goose Island Bourbon County Stout	4.27	2857	Stout - Imperial
20	Bottle Logic / 3 Sons Fundamental Summation	4.26	49	Stout - Imperial
21	Funky Buddha Morning Wood	4.25	198	Porter - Imperial / Double
22	Anchorage A Deal With The Devil Barleywine (Double Oaked)	4.25	35	Barley Wine / Wheat Wine
23	Cigar City Hunahpu's Imperial Stout - Bourbon Barrel Aged	4.24	209	Stout - Imperial
24	Hill Farmstead Aaron	4.24	147	Barley Wine / Wheat Wine
25	Modern Times Monster Tones	4.24	38	Stout - Imperial
26	Alchemist Heady Topper	4.24	1563	IPA - Imperial / Double
27	Toppling Goliath Assassin	4.24	233	Stout - Imperial
28	Side Project Anabasis	4.23	22	Barley Wine / Wheat Wine
29	Cycle Trademark Dispute (Yellow)	4.23	124	Stout - Imperial
30	Bell's Bourbon Barrel-Aged Expedition Stout	4.23	142	Stout - Imperial
31	Three Floyds Dreadnaught Imperial IPA	4.23	2082	IPA - Imperial / Double
32	Goose Island Bourbon County Stout - Coffee	4.23	982	Stout - Imperial
33	Prairie / Evil Twin Bible Belt - Barrel Aged	4.22	340	Stout - Imperial
34	J. Wakefield / Abnormal Bake Kujira (750ml) 2017	4.22	16	Stout - Imperial
35	Firestone Walker Parabola	4.22	1182	Stout - Imperial
36	Evil Twin Double Barrel Jesus	4.22	193	Stout - Imperial
37	Bottle Logic Fundamental Observation	4.21	188	Stout - Imperial
38	Cycle Trademark Dispute (Green)	4.21	102	Stout - Imperial
39	Surly Darkness	4.20	1097	Stout - Imperial
40	Funky Buddha Last Buffalo in the Park	4.20	166	Porter - Imperial / Double
41	Angry Chair Rocky Road - Bourbon Barrel Aged	4.20	32	Stout - Imperial
42	Deschutes The Abyss	4.20	1685	Stout - Imperial
43	AleSmith Speedway Stout - Rye Barrel Aged: Vietnamese	4.20	79	Stout - Imperial
44	Stone Imperial Russian Stout - Bourbon Barrel	4.20	484	Stout - Imperial
45	Hill Farmstead Abner	4.20	398	IPA - Imperial / Double
46	Funky Buddha Wide Awake It's Morning	4.19	220	Porter - Imperial / Double
47	Bell's Hopslam	4.19	2656	IPA - Imperial / Double
48	Hill Farmstead Dorothy - Wine Barrel Aged	4.19	75	Saison
49	AleSmith Speedway Stout - Vietnamese Coffee	4.19	569	Stout - Imperial
50	Hair of the Dog Matt	4.19	500	American Strong Ale

RateBeer Newsletter

Subscribe to our newsletter, RateBeer Weekly, a must for understanding new people, places and beers in worldwide craft culture.

Best Beers Of America

Contact us

Add To RateBeer

Manage Your Account

RateBeer Newsletter

Stay Connected