Best Beers Of America

	NAME	SCORE	COUNT	STYLE
1	Toppling Goliath Kentucky Brunch	4.52	124	Imperial Stout
2	Cigar City Pilot Series Dragonfruit Passion Fruit Berliner Weisse R	4.42	45	Berliner Weisse
3	Goose Island Bourbon County Stout - Rare 2010 R	4.41	417	Imperial Stout
4	Cigar City Hunahpu’s Imperial Stout - Double Barrel Aged	4.40	294	Imperial Stout
5	Toppling Goliath Mornin’ Delight	4.40	189	Imperial Stout
6	New Glarus R & D Sour Fruit - Wild Blackberry R	4.36	117	Sour/Wild Ale
7	Three Floyds Dark Lord Russian Imperial Stout - Bourbon Barrel Aged	4.35	401	Imperial Stout
8	Russian River Pliny the Younger	4.35	716	Imperial IPA
9	AleSmith Speedway Stout - Bourbon Barrel Aged	4.33	848	Imperial Stout
10	Three Floyds Dark Lord Russian Imperial Stout - Bourbon Vanilla Bean	4.33	421	Imperial Stout
11	Cigar City Pilot Series Miami Madness R	4.32	22	Berliner Weisse
12	Bell’s Black Note Stout	4.31	908	Imperial Stout
13	Cigar City Hunahpu’s Imperial Stout - Apple Brandy Barrel Aged R	4.31	180	Imperial Stout
14	Founders Backstage Series # 2: CBS (Canadian Breakfast Stout) R	4.30	738	Imperial Stout
15	Cigar City Hunahpu’s Imperial Stout - Stranahan’s Whiskey Barrel Aged R	4.30	103	Imperial Stout
16	Goose Island Bourbon County Stout - Proprietor’s 2013 R	4.30	226	Imperial Stout
17	AleSmith Speedway Stout - Bourbon Barrel Aged: Vietnamese Coffee	4.29	166	Imperial Stout
18	AleSmith Speedway Stout	4.29	2880	Imperial Stout
19	Cigar City Final Push Imperial Stout	4.29	152	Imperial Stout
20	Cycle / 3 Sons Rare Scooop	4.29	25	Imperial Stout
21	Hill Farmstead Ann	4.29	124	Saison
22	Hill Farmstead / Blaugies Le Sarrasin R	4.29	117	Saison
23	Cigar City Hunahpu’s Imperial Stout	4.29	974	Imperial Stout
24	Midnight Sun M R	4.28	139	Barley Wine
25	Three Floyds Dark Lord Russian Imperial Stout	4.28	1808	Imperial Stout
26	Founders KBS (Kentucky Breakfast Stout)	4.27	2587	Imperial Stout
27	Bell’s Expedition Stout	4.27	3042	Imperial Stout
28	Toppling Goliath SR-71 Blackbird (2015 Bottling / Draft) R	4.27	79	Imperial Stout
29	Russian River Pliny the Elder	4.27	2658	Imperial IPA
30	AleSmith Speedway Stout - Bourbon Barrel Aged: Kopi Luwak R	4.27	216	Imperial Stout
31	Cigar City Hunahpu’s Imperial Stout - California Brandy Barrel Aged R	4.26	155	Imperial Stout
32	Goose Island Bourbon County Stout	4.26	2733	Imperial Stout
33	Lost Abbey Yellow Bus R	4.26	109	Sour/Wild Ale
34	Hair of the Dog Dave R	4.25	114	Barley Wine
35	Funky Buddha Morning Wood	4.25	147	Imperial Porter
36	Perennial Abraxas - Barrel Aged	4.25	211	Imperial Stout
37	Cigar City Hunahpu’s Imperial Stout - Bourbon Barrel Aged	4.25	163	Imperial Stout
38	Lost Abbey Isabelle Proximus R	4.25	477	Lambic Style - Gueuze
39	Goose Island Bourbon County Stout - Proprietor’s 2014 R	4.25	187	Imperial Stout
40	Dragoon Lazarus R	4.25	18	Barley Wine
41	Lost Abbey Veritas 004 R	4.24	185	Sour/Wild Ale
42	Alchemist Heady Topper	4.24	1460	Imperial IPA
43	Side Project Derivation Blend #2	4.24	22	Imperial Stout
44	Goose Island King Henry R	4.24	350	Barley Wine
45	Cigar City Caffè Americano Double Stout (Rum Barrel-Aged) R	4.24	105	Imperial Stout
46	Goose Island Bourbon County Stout - Coffee	4.23	947	Imperial Stout
47	Voodoo ManBearPig R	4.23	50	Imperial Stout
48	Three Floyds Dreadnaught Imperial IPA	4.23	2078	Imperial IPA
49	Toppling Goliath Assassin	4.22	206	Imperial Stout
50	Hill Farmstead Aaron	4.22	107	Barley Wine

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	SCORE	COUNT	STYLE
1	Toppling Goliath Kentucky Brunch	4.52	124	Imperial Stout
2	Cigar City Hunahpu’s Imperial Stout - Double Barrel Aged	4.40	294	Imperial Stout
3	Toppling Goliath Mornin’ Delight	4.40	189	Imperial Stout
4	Three Floyds Dark Lord Russian Imperial Stout - Bourbon Barrel Aged	4.35	401	Imperial Stout
5	Russian River Pliny the Younger	4.35	716	Imperial IPA
6	AleSmith Speedway Stout - Bourbon Barrel Aged	4.33	848	Imperial Stout
7	Three Floyds Dark Lord Russian Imperial Stout - Bourbon Vanilla Bean	4.33	421	Imperial Stout
8	Bell’s Black Note Stout	4.31	908	Imperial Stout
9	AleSmith Speedway Stout - Bourbon Barrel Aged: Vietnamese Coffee	4.29	166	Imperial Stout
10	AleSmith Speedway Stout	4.29	2880	Imperial Stout
11	Cigar City Final Push Imperial Stout	4.29	152	Imperial Stout
12	Cycle / 3 Sons Rare Scooop	4.29	25	Imperial Stout
13	Hill Farmstead Ann	4.29	124	Saison
14	Cigar City Hunahpu’s Imperial Stout	4.29	974	Imperial Stout
15	Three Floyds Dark Lord Russian Imperial Stout	4.28	1808	Imperial Stout
16	Founders KBS (Kentucky Breakfast Stout)	4.27	2587	Imperial Stout
17	Bell’s Expedition Stout	4.27	3042	Imperial Stout
18	Russian River Pliny the Elder	4.27	2658	Imperial IPA
19	Goose Island Bourbon County Stout	4.26	2733	Imperial Stout
20	Funky Buddha Morning Wood	4.25	147	Imperial Porter
21	Perennial Abraxas - Barrel Aged	4.25	211	Imperial Stout
22	Cigar City Hunahpu’s Imperial Stout - Bourbon Barrel Aged	4.25	163	Imperial Stout
23	Alchemist Heady Topper	4.24	1460	Imperial IPA
24	Side Project Derivation Blend #2	4.24	22	Imperial Stout
25	Goose Island Bourbon County Stout - Coffee	4.23	947	Imperial Stout
26	Three Floyds Dreadnaught Imperial IPA	4.23	2078	Imperial IPA
27	Toppling Goliath Assassin	4.22	206	Imperial Stout
28	Hill Farmstead Aaron	4.22	107	Barley Wine
29	Funky Buddha Last Buffalo in the Park	4.22	110	Imperial Porter
30	Toppling Goliath King Sue	4.22	198	Imperial IPA
31	Prairie / Evil Twin Bible Belt - Barrel Aged	4.22	226	Imperial Stout
32	Firestone Walker Parabola	4.21	1108	Imperial Stout
33	Cycle Trademark Dispute (Yellow)	4.21	106	Imperial Stout
34	Evil Twin Double Barrel Jesus	4.21	164	Imperial Stout
35	AleSmith Speedway Stout - Vietnamese Coffee	4.21	507	Imperial Stout
36	Funky Buddha Wide Awake It’s Morning	4.21	193	Imperial Porter
37	Stone Imperial Russian Stout - Bourbon Barrel	4.21	440	Imperial Stout
38	Cycle Four Roses BA Rye Stout	4.21	22	Imperial Stout
39	Surly Darkness	4.20	1043	Imperial Stout
40	Deschutes The Abyss	4.20	1630	Imperial Stout
41	Hill Farmstead Abner	4.20	389	Imperial IPA
42	Bell’s Bourbon Barrel-Aged Expedition Stout	4.20	71	Imperial Stout
43	Hair of the Dog Matt	4.19	483	American Strong Ale
44	Bell’s Hopslam	4.19	2603	Imperial IPA
45	Cigar City Hunahpu’s Imperial Stout - Rum Barrel Aged	4.19	76	Imperial Stout
46	Cycle Trademark Dispute (Green)	4.19	76	Imperial Stout
47	Side Project Derivation Blend #1	4.18	29	Imperial Stout
48	Firestone Walker 20 (XX Twentieth Anniversary Ale)	4.18	76	American Strong Ale
49	Stone Imperial Russian Stout	4.18	3103	Imperial Stout
50	Lost Abbey Cable Car	4.17	432	Sour/Wild Ale

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