The following data was collected from BeerAdvocate.com on 2/14/2018, and was used as the basis for the articles “Data Chug: Analysis of BeerAdvocate’s Top 250 Beers” and “The Outlier Breweries in BeerAdvocate’s Top 250.

BeerAdvocate Top 250 Beers

RANKNAMESTYLEABVBREWERYSTATE/
COUNTRY
SCORE
1Kentucky Brunch Brand StoutImperial Stout12%Toppling Goliath Brewing CompanyIA4.84
2Heady TopperDouble IPA8%The Alchemist Brewery and Visitors CenterVT4.72
3Hunahpu's Imperial Stout - Double Barrel AgedImperial Stout11%Cigar City BrewingFL4.74
4Barrel-Aged AbraxasImperial Stout11%Perennial Artisan AlesMO4.74
5Marshmallow Handjee (Bourbon Barrel Aged Vanilla Bean Dark Lord)Russian Imperial Stout15%3 Floyds Brewing Co.IN4.73
6King JuliusDouble IPA8.3%Tree House Brewing CompanyMA4.74
7Pliny The YoungerDouble IPA10.25%Russian River Brewing CompanyCA4.7
8Bourbon County Brand Coffee StoutImperial Stout12.9%Goose Island Beer Co.IL4.68
9Fundamental ObservationImperial Stout14.3%Bottle Logic BrewingCA4.71
10Mornin' DelightImperial Stout12%Toppling Goliath Brewing CompanyIA4.7
11Very HazyDouble IPA8.6%Tree House Brewing CompanyMA4.72
12CBS (Canadian Breakfast Stout)Imperial Stout11.7%Founders Brewing CompanyMI4.66
13JuliusAmerican IPA6.8%Tree House Brewing CompanyMA4.66
14Pliny The ElderDouble IPA8%Russian River Brewing CompanyCA4.65
15Double Sunshine IPADouble IPA8%Lawson's Finest LiquidsVT4.66
16Juice MachineDouble IPA8.2%Tree House Brewing CompanyMA4.7
17Cantillon Fou' FouneFruit Lambic5%Brasserie CantillonBelgium4.65
18Very GreenDouble IPA8.6%Tree House Brewing CompanyMA4.68
19AssassinImperial Stout12%Toppling Goliath Brewing CompanyIA4.66
20Morning WoodAmerican Porter12%Funky Buddha BreweryFL4.66
21DinnerDouble IPA8.2%Maine Beer CompanyME4.64
22DoublegangerDouble IPA8.2%Tree House Brewing CompanyMA4.69
23AbnerDouble IPA8.2%Hill Farmstead BreweryVT4.63
24Speedway Stout - Vietnamese Coffee (Bourbon-Barrel Aged)Imperial Stout12%AleSmith Brewing CompanyCA4.66
25Founders KBS (Kentucky Breakfast Stout)Imperial Stout11.8%Founders Brewing CompanyMI4.61
26ParabolaRussian Imperial Stout14%Firestone Walker Brewing Co.CA4.61
27King SueDouble IPA8%Toppling Goliath Brewing CompanyIA4.62
28Duck Duck GoozeGueuze7%The Lost AbbeyCA4.62
29Cantillon Lou Pepe - KriekFruit Lambic5%Brasserie CantillonBelgium4.62
30Bourbon County Brand StoutImperial Stout14.1%Goose Island Beer Co.IL4.6
31Triple Sunshine IPADouble IPA10.5%Lawson's Finest LiquidsVT4.65
32Trappist Westvleteren 12 (XII)Quadrupel10.2%Brouwerij WestvleterenBelgium4.6
33Double CitraDouble IPA8%Hill Farmstead BreweryVT4.61
34Zombie DustAmerican Pale Ale6.2%3 Floyds Brewing Co.IN4.59
35Focal Banger India Pale AleAmerican IPA7%The Alchemist Brewery and Visitors CenterVT4.59
36FuzzyAmerican Wild Ale8%Side Project BrewingMO4.62
37GreenAmerican IPA7.6%Tree House Brewing CompanyMA4.59
38DoppelgangerDouble IPA8%Tree House Brewing CompanyMA4.6
39Drie Fonteinen Zenne Y FronteraUnblended Lambic7%Brouwerij 3 FonteinenBelgium4.73
40Double GalaxyDouble IPA8%Hill Farmstead BreweryVT4.6
41Double Dry Hopped Congress StreetAmerican IPA7.2%Trillium Brewing CompanyMA4.6
42Sip Of Sunshine IPADouble IPA8%Lawson's Finest LiquidsVT4.58
43Hunahpu's Imperial StoutImperial Stout11%Cigar City BrewingFL4.58
44Atrial RubiciteAmerican Wild Ale5.8%Jester King BreweryTX4.59
45Double Dry Hopped Fort Point Pale AleAmerican Pale Ale6.6%Trillium Brewing CompanyMA4.59
46HazeDouble IPA8.2%Tree House Brewing CompanyMA4.59
47Society & Solitude #4Double IPA8%Hill Farmstead BreweryVT4.59
48HeadroomDouble IPA8%Trillium Brewing CompanyMA4.62
49PseudoSue - Double Dry-Hopped With CitraAmerican Pale Ale5.8%Toppling Goliath Brewing CompanyIA4.6
50WestlyAmerican Wild Ale8.5%Sante Adairius Rustic AlesCA4.68
51SwishDouble IPA8%Bissell Brothers Brewing Co.ME4.58
52Cantillon Lou Pepe - FramboiseFruit Lambic5%Brasserie CantillonBelgium4.58
53SupplicationAmerican Wild Ale7%Russian River Brewing CompanyCA4.56
54CitraDouble IPA8%Kern River Brewing CompanyCA4.57
55Cable CarAmerican Wild Ale7%The Lost AbbeyCA4.58
56Alter EgoAmerican IPA6.8%Tree House Brewing CompanyMA4.56
57AaronEnglish Barleywine-Hill Farmstead BreweryVT4.61
58Grande Negro Voodoo Papi - Bourbon Barrel AgedImperial Stout12.5%Voodoo BreweryPA4.65
59Nectarine PremiereSaison7.1%de Garde BrewingOR4.65
60Galaxy Dry Hopped Fort Point Pale AleAmerican Pale Ale6.6%Trillium Brewing CompanyMA4.56
61EphraimDouble IPA10%Hill Farmstead BreweryVT4.57
62BeatificationAmerican Wild Ale6%Russian River Brewing CompanyCA4.55
63Kuhnhenn Bourbon Barrel Fourth DementiaOld Ale13.5%Kuhnhenn Brewing CompanyMI4.55
64Bell's Black Note StoutImperial Stout11.2%Bell's Brewery, Inc.MI4.54
65In PerpetuityAmerican IPA6.7%Tree House Brewing CompanyMA4.58
66Coffee Cinnamon B-BombWinter Warmer13%Fremont Brewing CompanyWA4.57
67Black TuesdayImperial Stout19.5%The BrueryCA4.54
68West AshleyAmerican Wild Ale7.3%Sante Adairius Rustic AlesCA4.56
69Chocolate RainImperial Stout19.6%The BrueryCA4.54
70Society & Solitude #5Double IPA8.1%Hill Farmstead BreweryVT4.55
71Drie Fonteinen Oude Geuze VintageGueuze6%Brouwerij 3 FonteinenBelgium4.57
72Saison Du FermierSaison7%Side Project BrewingMO4.57
73Cantillon Saint LamvinusFruit Lambic5%Brasserie CantillonBelgium4.54
74Bourbon Barrel Aged Dark Lord Imperial StoutRussian Imperial Stout15%3 Floyds Brewing Co.IN4.56
75Beer Geek Vanilla Shake (Bourbon Edition)Imperial Stout13%Mikkeller ApSDenmark4.59
76Dark Horse Bourbon Barrel Aged Plead The 5thRussian Imperial Stout12%Dark Horse Brewing CompanyMI4.53
77Double ShotAmerican Stout7.6%Tree House Brewing CompanyMA4.55
78Bourbon County Brand Barleywine AleEnglish Barleywine14.4%Goose Island Beer Co.IL4.52
79Cutting Tiles (Mosaic)Double IPA8.5%Trillium Brewing CompanyMA4.54
80Sunday BrunchAmerican Porter9.2%Kane Brewing CompanyNJ4.56
81§ucabaEnglish Barleywine12.5%Firestone Walker Brewing Co.CA4.52
82PseudoSueAmerican Pale Ale6.2%Toppling Goliath Brewing CompanyIA4.52
83Last Buffalo In The ParkAmerican Porter11.5%Funky Buddha BreweryFL4.56
84Keene IdeaDouble IPA8.88%Alpine Beer CompanyCA4.58
85The Rusty NailImperial Stout12.7%Fremont Brewing CompanyWA4.59
86Notorious Triple IPADouble IPA12%Boneyard Beer CompanyOR4.55
87Breakfast StoutImperial Stout8.3%Founders Brewing CompanyMI4.51
88Speedway Stout - Bourbon Barrel-AgedImperial Stout12%AleSmith Brewing CompanyCA4.52
89Pirate Bomb!Imperial Stout14%Prairie Artisan AlesOK4.52
90Beyond Good And EvilImperial Stout-Hill Farmstead BreweryVT4.56
91Double Dry Hopped Double Mosaic DreamDouble IPA8.5%Other Half Brewing Co.NY4.59
92Grey MondayImperial Stout20%The BrueryCA4.52
93ParabajavaRussian Imperial Stout14%Firestone Walker Brewing Co.CA4.54
94Mexican BrunchAmerican Porter9.2%Kane Brewing CompanyNJ4.57
95Trappistes Rochefort 10Quadrupel11.3%Brasserie de RochefortBelgium4.5
96Miami MadnessBerliner Weissbier5.5%J. Wakefield BrewingFL4.58
97Bomb!Imperial Stout13%Prairie Artisan AlesOK4.5
98Wide Awake It's MorningAmerican Porter10%Funky Buddha BreweryFL4.53
99ConsecrationAmerican Wild Ale10%Russian River Brewing CompanyCA4.5
100Abrasive AleDouble IPA9%Surly Brewing CompanyMN4.5
101The Broken TruckAmerican Wild Ale5%de Garde BrewingOR4.63
102Imperial Biscotti Break - Bourbon Barrel-AgedImperial Stout11.5%Evil Twin BrewingDenmark4.51
103Pugachev RoyaleRussian Imperial Stout14.8%Hangar 24 BreweryCA4.61
104Montmorency Vs BalatonAmerican Wild Ale6.7%Jester King BreweryTX4.53
105A Deal With The DevilAmerican Barleywine17.3%Anchorage Brewing CompanyAK4.52
106Bourbon ParadiseImperial Stout15.9%Prairie Artisan AlesOK4.61
107Permanent FuneralDouble IPA10.5%3 Floyds Brewing Co.IN4.5
108Everett PorterAmerican Porter7.5%Hill Farmstead BreweryVT4.5
109Life Is Like…Sweet Stout15%Cigar City BrewingFL4.53
110Congress Street IPAAmerican IPA7.5%Trillium Brewing CompanyMA4.5
111GreatAmerican Barleywine14%Alpine Beer CompanyCA4.53
112CrusherDouble IPA9%The Alchemist Brewery and Visitors CenterVT4.5
113SusanAmerican IPA6.2%Hill Farmstead BreweryVT4.5
114Mosaic Dry Hopped Fort PointAmerican Pale Ale6.6%Trillium Brewing CompanyMA4.51
115Speedway Stout - Vietnamese CoffeeImperial Stout12%AleSmith Brewing CompanyCA4.5
116Double Dry Hopped Melcher StreetAmerican IPA7.2%Trillium Brewing CompanyMA4.51
117Society & Solitude #6Double IPA8.1%Hill Farmstead BreweryVT4.52
118Cantillon Blåbær LambikFruit Lambic5%Brasserie CantillonBelgium4.52
119Barrel Aged Imperial German Chocolate Cupcake StoutImperial Stout11%Angry Chair BrewingFL4.73
120Heavy MettleDouble IPA9.3%Trillium Brewing CompanyMA4.51
121Scaled Way UpDouble IPA8%Trillium Brewing CompanyMA4.57
122SosusDouble IPA8%Toppling Goliath Brewing CompanyIA4.5
123Mocha WednesdayImperial Stout19.9%The BrueryCA4.5
124Drie Fonteinen FramboosFruit Lambic5%Brouwerij 3 FonteinenBelgium4.52
125Saison BerniceSaison6.5%Sante Adairius Rustic AlesCA4.51
126Upper CaseDouble IPA9%Trillium Brewing CompanyMA4.51
127Bourbon Barrel Aged Dark Star: Coffee EditionImperial Stout13.1%Fremont Brewing CompanyWA4.52
128Cantillon Lou Pepe - GueuzeGueuze5%Brasserie CantillonBelgium4.5
129DarknessRussian Imperial Stout10.3%Surly Brewing CompanyMN4.48
130Double Dry Hopped Mylar BagsDouble IPA8.5%Other Half Brewing Co.NY4.56
131Drie Fonteinen HommageFruit Lambic6%Brouwerij 3 FonteinenBelgium4.5
132No RulesAmerican Porter15%Perrin BreweryMI4.49
133Trappist Westvleteren 8 (VIII)Dubbel8%Brouwerij WestvleterenBelgium4.48
134The AbyssImperial Stout12.2%Deschutes BreweryCA4.47
135Barrel Aged Bomb!Imperial Stout11.2%Prairie Artisan AlesOK4.49
136MamanImperial Stout11.5%Prairie Artisan AlesOK4.58
137Ten FIDY - Bourbon Barrel AgedRussian Imperial Stout12.9%Oskar Blues Grill & BrewCO4.48
138Drie Fonteinen Oude Geuze Golden BlendGueuze7.5%Brouwerij 3 FonteinenBelgium4.49
139Pipeworks / 4 Hands Emerald GrouperDouble IPA9.5%Pipeworks Brewing CompanyIL4.5
140Prairie Apple Brandy NoirImperial Stout12%Prairie Artisan AlesOK4.48
141Genealogy Of Morals (Bourbon Barrel Aged)Imperial Stout10.7%Hill Farmstead BreweryVT4.51
142Double Barrel JesusImperial Stout12%Evil Twin BrewingDenmark4.5
143Barrel-Aged SilhouetteRussian Imperial Stout10%Lift Bridge BreweryMN4.53
144Fuzzy Baby Ducks IPAAmerican IPA6.2%New England Brewing Co.CT4.49
145Stickee MonkeeQuadrupel12.5%Firestone Walker Brewing Co.CA4.47
146AbraxasImperial Stout10%Perennial Artisan AlesMO4.47
147Cutting Tiles Double IPA (Galaxy)Double IPA8.5%Trillium Brewing CompanyMA4.53
148Double StackImperial Stout10%Great Notion BrewingOR4.54
149Hopslam AleDouble IPA10%Bell's Brewery, Inc.MI4.46
150Bad BoyDouble IPA9%Alpine Beer CompanyCA4.51
151St. Bernardus Abt 12Quadrupel10%Brouwerij St. Bernardus NVBelgium4.46
152Maple Bacon Coffee PorterAmerican Porter6.4%Funky Buddha BreweryFL4.47
153Last SnowAmerican Porter6.4%Funky Buddha BreweryFL4.47
154Second FiddleDouble IPA8.2%Fiddlehead Brewing CompanyVT4.47
155BDCSImperial Stout10.2%Ozark Beer Co.AR4.53
156Ground StateImperial Stout13.4%Bottle Logic BrewingCA4.51
157TemptationAmerican Wild Ale7.5%Russian River Brewing CompanyCA4.46
158Caffè AmericanoImperial Stout11%Cigar City BrewingFL4.48
1593rd Anniversary Imperial IPADouble IPA10%Other Half Brewing Co.NY4.58
160Columbus BodhiDouble IPA8.5%Columbus Brewing CompanyOH4.47
161Rodenbach Caractère RougeFlanders Red Ale7%Brouwerij Rodenbach N.V.Belgium4.47
162The PeachAmerican Wild Ale7.3%de Garde BrewingOR4.6
163Samuel Adams UtopiasAmerican Strong Ale29%Boston Beer Company (Samuel Adams)MA4.46
164Todd The Axe Man India Pale AleAmerican IPA7.2%Surly Brewing CompanyMN4.46
165Pirate ParadiseImperial Stout13%Prairie Artisan AlesOK4.64
166Aurelian LureAmerican Wild Ale5.4%Jester King BreweryTX4.49
167Hop JuJu Imperial IPADouble IPA9%Fat Head's Brewery & SaloonOH4.46
168Bourbon Barrel Oro NegroImperial Stout12.1%Jackie O's Pub & BreweryOH4.51
169Fort Point Pale AleAmerican Pale Ale6.6%Trillium Brewing CompanyMA4.46
170Imperial Eclipse Stout - Elijah Craig (12 Year)Imperial Stout11.9%FiftyFifty Brewing Co.CA4.46
171Cantillon Gueuze 100% LambicGueuze5%Brasserie CantillonBelgium4.45
172Dragon Fruit Passion Fruit BerlinerBerliner Weissbier3.5%J. Wakefield BrewingFL4.52
173Bourbon Barrel Black MapleAmerican Porter11%Jackie O's Pub & BreweryOH4.47
174VicinityDouble IPA8%Trillium Brewing CompanyMA4.46
175Coolship RedFruit Lambic5.7%Allagash Brewing CompanyME4.49
176Bourbon Barrel Champion GroundImperial Stout12%Jackie O's Pub & BreweryOH4.49
177Adam From The WoodOld Ale12%Hair of the Dog Brewing CompanyOR4.47
178Ghost In The MachineDouble IPA8%Parish Brewing CompanyLA4.48
179TweakImperial Stout16%Avery Brewing CompanyCO4.45
180Fyodor's Classic: Imperial Russian Stout - Bourbon Barrel-AgedRussian Imperial Stout13%Stone BrewingCA4.46
181Leche BorrachoImperial Stout11%Bottle Logic BrewingCA4.52
182Birth Of TragedyAmerican Porter9%Hill Farmstead BreweryVT4.46
183Mother Of All StormsEnglish Barleywine14%Pelican Pub & BreweryOR4.45
184JuicySaison7.4%Hill Farmstead BreweryVT4.48
185Double Dry Hopped All Citra EverythingDouble IPA8.5%Other Half Brewing Co.NY4.53
186Double NelsonDouble IPA8%Hill Farmstead BreweryVT4.56
187Sang NoirAmerican Wild Ale9.3%Cascade Brewing / Raccoon Lodge & BrewpubOR4.45
188NelsonAmerican IPA7%Alpine Beer CompanyCA4.44
189Barrel-Aged Sump Coffee StoutImperial Stout10.5%Perennial Artisan AlesMO4.49
190Damon (Bourbon Barrel Aged)Russian Imperial Stout10.5%Hill Farmstead BreweryVT4.47
191Double Dry Hopped Sleeper StreetAmerican IPA7.2%Trillium Brewing CompanyMA4.46
192Kiwi HermanAmerican Wild Ale7%Alpine Beer CompanyCA4.54
193ArtSaison6.5%Hill Farmstead BreweryVT4.49
194Sure BetDouble IPA9.5%Pipeworks Brewing CompanyIL4.48
195AffogatoImperial Stout13.3%Trillium Brewing CompanyMA4.52
196Clare's Thirsty AleImperial Stout12.5%Haymarket Beer Co. Pub & BreweryIL4.54
197EpiphanyDouble IPA8%Foundation Brewing CompanyME4.45
198Hold On To SunshineSweet Stout7.6%Tree House Brewing CompanyMA4.57
199Hunahpu's Imperial Stout - Bourbon Barrel AgedImperial Stout14.6%Cigar City BrewingFL4.52
200FloraSaison4.8%Hill Farmstead BreweryVT4.46
201MastermindDouble IPA8.1%Fiddlehead Brewing CompanyVT4.44
202Sante Adairius / Triple Rock Cellarman Barrel Aged SaisonSaison6.5%Sante Adairius Rustic AlesCA4.48
203EdwardAmerican Pale Ale5.2%Hill Farmstead BreweryVT4.43
204Peche 'n BrettSaison10%Logsdon Farmhouse AlesOR4.44
205Coffee AbraxasImperial Stout10%Perennial Artisan AlesMO4.47
206Double Dry Hopped Double Mosaic DaydreamDouble IPA8.5%Other Half Brewing Co.NY4.56
207Scaled UpDouble IPA8%Trillium Brewing CompanyMA4.45
208Enjoy By IPADouble IPA9.4%Stone BrewingCA4.42
209Citraquench'lAmerican IPA6.7%Heist BreweryNC4.58
210La FosseAmerican Wild Ale8%Side Project BrewingMO4.51
211Bourbon Barrel Aged Dark StarOatmeal Stout14%Fremont Brewing CompanyWA4.46
212MadagascarSweet Stout9.3%4 Hands Brewing Co.MO4.45
213Sump Coffee StoutImperial Stout10.5%Perennial Artisan AlesMO4.43
214Darkstar NovemberRussian Imperial Stout13.7%Bottle Logic BrewingCA4.47
215Uncle Jacob's StoutImperial Stout14.9%Avery Brewing CompanyCO4.42
216MattAmerican Strong Ale11.5%Hair of the Dog Brewing CompanyOR4.44
217Oude Tart - CherriesAmerican Wild Ale8.8%Bruery TerreuxCA4.43
218Weihenstephaner HefeweissbierHefeweizen5.4%Bayerische Staatsbrauerei WeihenstephanGermany4.41
219Oude Geuze Cuvée Armand & GastonGueuze6%Brouwerij 3 FonteinenBelgium4.51
220Locust ReignDouble IPA8.2%New England Brewing Co.CT4.49
221Bourbon County Reserve Brand StoutImperial Stout14.8%Goose Island Beer Co.IL4.62
222Péché MortelImperial Stout9.5%Brasserie Dieu du Ciel!Canada4.41
223Framboise For A CureAmerican Wild Ale6.5%Russian River Brewing CompanyCA4.43
224Citra Pale AleAmerican Pale Ale5.4%Hill Farmstead BreweryVT4.43
225Dialed In (w/ Sauvignon Blanc Juice)Double IPA8.5%Trillium Brewing CompanyMA4.44
226Hop Venom Double IPADouble IPA8.9%Boneyard Beer CompanyOR4.43
227Cantillon VigneronneFruit Lambic5%Brasserie CantillonBelgium4.42
228M-43 NE India Pale AleAmerican IPA6.8%Old Nation Brewing Co.MI4.45
229Exponential HoppinessDouble IPA11%Alpine Beer CompanyCA4.42
230Péché Mortel En Fût De Bourbon AméricainImperial Stout9.5%Brasserie Dieu du Ciel!Canada4.45
231Oro NegroImperial Stout10%Jackie O's Pub & BreweryOH4.43
232B-Bomb (Bourbon Abominable Winter Ale)American Strong Ale14%Fremont Brewing CompanyWA4.42
233Double Dry Hopped ScaledAmerican IPA7%Trillium Brewing CompanyMA4.43
234Mélange No. 3American Strong Ale16.3%The BrueryCA4.41
235Coolship ResurgamAmerican Wild Ale6.3%Allagash Brewing CompanyME4.43
236Dreadnaught IPADouble IPA9.5%3 Floyds Brewing Co.IN4.4
237Softly Spoken Magic SpellsDouble IPA8.6%SingleCut BeersmithsNY4.43
238Yellow RoseAmerican IPA6.8%The Lone Pint BreweryTX4.41
239The StreetsDouble IPA10%Trillium Brewing CompanyMA4.47
240Kentucky Christmas MorningSweet Stout10.6%Hardywood Park Craft BreweryVA4.47
241TrickerySweet Stout13.5%Hardywood Park Craft BreweryVA4.45
242Rue D'FloydAmerican Porter14.4%The BrueryCA4.43
243Barrel Aged Double Shot Double BlackAmerican Black Ale11.2%Bent Paddle Brewing Co.MN4.51
244Mexican CakeImperial Stout10.5%Westbrook Brewing Co.SC4.4
245Drie Fonteinen Oude GeuzeGueuze6%Brouwerij 3 FonteinenBelgium4.4
246LeonEnglish Barleywine13%Cigar City BrewingFL4.44
247Citra ShowersDouble IPA8.8%Noble Ale WorksCA4.44
248CoriolisDouble IPA8.2%New England Brewing Co.CT4.43
249Master Of KarateDouble IPA8.4%Aslin Beer CompanyVA4.47
250Born Yesterday Pale AleAmerican Pale Ale7.2%Lagunitas Brewing CompanyCA4.4
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