Top Rated Beers
The list shows the top beers, based on our weighted average formula, which effectively rates all beers against each-other. A beer must have 150 ratings or more to qualify for this list. For more information on our rating system, please view our ratings explainer.
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Barleywine - English
This beer is no longer being produced by the brewery
M.J.K. was brewed, aged, blended and bottled in honor of our son. This English-inspired Barleywine was conceptualized more than 3 years ago and was first… Read More
20% ABV
N/A IBU
2,576 Ratings
Added 02/22/21
Mead - Melomel
14% Orange Blossom Honey-wine with Wild Blueberries and Cashew
14% ABV
N/A IBU
3,651 Ratings
Added 04/29/16
Kentucky Brunch Brand Stout (2016) (Silver Wax)
Stout - Imperial / Double
This beer is no longer being produced by the brewery
This beer is the real McCoy. Barrel aged and crammed with coffee, none other will stand in it’s way. Sought out for being delicious, it is notoriously… Read More
13% ABV
N/A IBU
2,060 Ratings
Added 01/13/17
Stout - Imperial / Double
A meticulously curated blend of the best of what our barrel room holds. Kentucky Brunch takes time and care to mature, and those that take the time and… Read More
12% ABV
N/A IBU
3,791 Ratings
Added 02/12/12
BBT (Beer : Barrel : Time) | Van Winkle 2023
Stout - Imperial / Double
This beer is no longer being produced by the brewery
In September, 2020, a great barrel broker friend of ours offered us the chance to buy twenty 10-year-old Van Winkle barrels. Luckily, we had my favorite… Read More
14% ABV
N/A IBU
3,701 Ratings
Added 02/10/23
Kentucky Brunch Brand Stout (2018)
Stout - Imperial / Double
This beer is no longer being produced by the brewery
N/A ABV
N/A IBU
2,062 Ratings
Added 12/15/18
Kentucky Brunch Brand Stout (2020)
Stout - Imperial / Double
This beer is no longer being produced by the brewery
This beer is the real McCoy. Barrel-aged and crammed with coffee, none other will stand in its way. Sought out for being delicious, it is notoriously… Read More
12% ABV
N/A IBU
2,014 Ratings
Added 12/04/20
Rare Bourbon County Brand Stout (2010)
Stout - Imperial / Double
This beer is no longer being produced by the brewery
Aged 2 years in 23-year old Pappy Van Winkle Bourbon Barrels. A true rarity—savor and share it only with those you hold dear, as it will never be made… Read More
13% ABV
60 IBU
8,691 Ratings
Added 11/26/10
Bourbon County Brand Stout Vanilla Rye (2014)
Stout - Imperial / Double
This beer is no longer being produced by the brewery
First brewed for the legendary festival of Wood and Barrel Aged Beer in Chicago, drinkers enjoyed this Bourbon County Variant so much we bottled it the… Read More
13.6% ABV
35 IBU
28,298 Ratings
Added 08/11/14
Proprietor's Bourbon County Brand Stout (2014)
Stout - Imperial / Double
This beer is no longer being produced by the brewery
Proprietor’s Bourbon County Brand Stout is meant to show our immense gratitude to our neighbors here in Chicago – the loyal and adventurous fans whose… Read More
13.2% ABV
N/A IBU
15,989 Ratings
Added 10/30/14
Stout - Imperial / Double
This beer is no longer being produced by the brewery
Many barrels were filled, very few were selected; now after over a year in bourbon barrels, followed by another year in apple brandy barrels, Double Barrel… Read More
14.89% ABV
N/A IBU
1,797 Ratings
Added 01/05/21
Stout - Imperial / Double
This beer is no longer being produced by the brewery
O.W.K. is the culmination of our stout production. We intertwined several of our favorite recipes into this massive stout and then aged it for 15 months… Read More
15% ABV
N/A IBU
1,164 Ratings
Added 05/26/18
Stout - Imperial / Double
Blessed is a blend of 1 and 3 year old bourbon barrel-aged Imperial Stouts finished on TONS of coconut and Madagascar vanilla beans. It tastes like if… Read More
15.5% ABV
N/A IBU
9,995 Ratings
Added 06/09/20
Mead - Melomel
The Heart of Darkness is our capstone mead, made from hand-harvested estate fruit grown by the Schramm’s. The cherries are of the Schaarbeek variety,… Read More
14% ABV
N/A IBU
2,300 Ratings
Added 09/20/13
Kentucky Brunch Brand Stout (2019)
Stout - Imperial / Double
This beer is no longer being produced by the brewery
N/A ABV
N/A IBU
1,476 Ratings
Added 12/07/19
Stout - Imperial / Double
This beer is no longer being produced by the brewery
Bourbon Barrel Aged Rye Imperial Stout with Toasted and Raw Coconut and Vanilla Beans. DM falls somewhere between Derivation and Medianoche - an Imperial… Read More
15% ABV
N/A IBU
2,071 Ratings
Added 01/11/21
Proprietor's Bourbon County Brand Stout (2013)
Stout - Imperial / Double
This beer is no longer being produced by the brewery
Imperial Stout brewed with Toasted Coconut and aged in Rye Whiskey Barrels.
14.1% ABV
N/A IBU
9,937 Ratings
Added 10/22/13
Stout - Imperial / Double Pastry
This beer is no longer being produced by the brewery
Crafted to celebrate our 5th Anniversary, Starry Noche started as a carefully selected blend of Medianoche batches aged for 18-22 months in freshly emptied… Read More
15.6% ABV
N/A IBU
1,734 Ratings
Added 03/11/20
Rare Bourbon County Brand Stout (2015)
Stout - Imperial / Double
This beer is no longer being produced by the brewery
Back in 1979 the folks at Heaven Hill Distilleries filled a handful of new freshly charred American white oak barrels with some of their finest whiskey.… Read More
14.8% ABV
60 IBU
27,583 Ratings
Added 09/09/15
Beer : Barrel : Time (Rye 2020)
Stout - Imperial / Double
This beer is no longer being produced by the brewery
Two years ago, we set out to recreate Derivation Blend #3, but with twists from what we have learned over the years (we rarely leave any recipe alone… Read More
15% ABV
N/A IBU
1,883 Ratings
Added 08/11/20
Bourbon County Brand Double Barrel Stout (2019)
Stout - Imperial / Double
This beer is no longer being produced by the brewery
Bourbon County Double Barrel Stout has a depth and flavor that can only be achieved through time, patience, and partnership. This stout was first aged… Read More
18.1% ABV
N/A IBU
6,130 Ratings
Added 11/21/19
Stout - Imperial / Double Milk
Bourbon Barrel Aged Imperial Sweet Stout with Coconut, Hazelnut, and Coffee
11% ABV
N/A IBU
3,846 Ratings
Added 03/05/19
Stout - Imperial / Double
This beer is no longer being produced by the brewery
A project that began as Imperial Double Shot has matured into a distinct beer that is perhaps our most complex yet! Brewed with Monson’s own Maxwell Road… Read More
8.4% ABV
65 IBU
4,586 Ratings
Added 09/12/14
Barleywine - English
This beer is no longer being produced by the brewery
More than 2 years ago we began brewing in anticipation of this day, focusing on a blended Barleywine for this release and showcasing a truly special beer,… Read More
17% ABV
N/A IBU
2,034 Ratings
Added 09/28/23
Fundamental Observation (2016)
Stout - Imperial / Double
This beer is no longer being produced by the brewery
Imperial Stout aged with Madagascar Vanilla Beans in Buffalo Trace, Four Roses, and Heaven Hill Bourbon barrels.
14.1% ABV
N/A IBU
8,032 Ratings
Added 05/15/16
Kentucky Brunch Brand Stout Double Barrel (2022)
Stout - Imperial / Double Coffee
This beer is no longer being produced by the brewery
When we first released Kentucky Brunch Brand Stout back in early 2012, we knew we believed in the experience it had to offer, but with only 6 people showing… Read More
15.8% ABV
N/A IBU
1,311 Ratings
Added 11/29/22
Stout - Imperial / Double
This beer is no longer being produced by the brewery
After endless hours of scorching in heat, brewing in turmoil, fermenting in angst, the Assassin's journey has just begun. Aged in 20 year Pappy Van Winkle… Read More
12.8% ABV
N/A IBU
4,597 Ratings
Added 08/01/14
Barleywine - English
Double Barrel Very Special Old Jacket is a cuvée of barrel-aged English Barleywines aged between one and three years before blending and rebarreling in… Read More
16.8% ABV
N/A IBU
4,792 Ratings
Added 01/09/23
Stout - Imperial / Double
This beer is no longer being produced by the brewery
Similar to the experimental and boundary-pushing nature of the aircraft, SR-71 is an experimental outlet to test processes and recipe design.
14% ABV
N/A IBU
3,385 Ratings
Added 03/11/15
Barleywine - English
This beer is no longer being produced by the brewery
Aged in Pappy Van Winkle 23 bourbon barrels, previously used to age Rare Bourbon County Brand Stout. King Henry is a burgundy hued English-style barleywine… Read More
13.4% ABV
60 IBU
6,242 Ratings
Added 04/11/11
Bourbon County Brand Vanilla Stout (2010)
Stout - Imperial / Double
This beer is no longer being produced by the brewery
Each year at the festival of Wood and Barrel Aged Beer in Chicago, drinkers enjoy hundreds of wood aged beers. Goose Island poured this beer at the 2009… Read More
13% ABV
60 IBU
6,845 Ratings
Added 11/19/10
Stout - Imperial / Double
This beer is no longer being produced by the brewery
Blend #13 is a select blend of Bourbon barrel-aged Imperial Wheat Stouts which were aged for 20 to 30 months before being blended and infused with a thoughtful… Read More
15% ABV
N/A IBU
1,663 Ratings
Added 11/26/19
Dark Lord - Marshmallow Handjee (2018)
Stout - Russian Imperial
This beer is no longer being produced by the brewery
Bourbon barrel-aged Dark Lord with vanilla beans
15% ABV
N/A IBU
4,805 Ratings
Added 05/15/18
Kentucky Brunch Brand Stout (2021)
Stout - Imperial / Double
This beer is no longer being produced by the brewery
A meticulously curated blend of the best of what our barrel room holds. Kentucky Brunch takes time and care to mature, and those that take the time and… Read More
12% ABV
N/A IBU
1,357 Ratings
Added 11/25/21
Barrel Aged Coconut Vibes (2019)
Stout - Russian Imperial
This beer is no longer being produced by the brewery
Imperial Stout brewed with coconut, then aged for 14 months in Weller 12 and Rittenhouse Rye barrels before being infused again with toasted and raw coconut. Read More
15% ABV
N/A IBU
2,168 Ratings
Added 02/05/19
Stout - Imperial / Double
Stout aged on Peruvian cacao nibs, ancho and pasilla chiles, cinnamon and Madagascar vanilla beans aged in apple brandy and rum barrels before being blended… Read More
11.5% ABV
N/A IBU
7,779 Ratings
Added 10/27/13
IPA - Imperial / Double New England / Hazy
An extra kettle hop and extra dry-hopped version of King Julius! Mango, orange, and sweet grapefruit are predominant in the aroma with hints of pineapple… Read More
8.4% ABV
N/A IBU
44,775 Ratings
Added 06/25/16
Dark Lord - Marshmallow Handjee (2016)
Stout - Russian Imperial
This beer is no longer being produced by the brewery
Dark Lord aged in bourbon barrels with vanilla beans bottled with a space-themed label.
15% ABV
N/A IBU
2,062 Ratings
Added 04/27/16
Stout - Imperial / Double
Imperial Stout aged Twelve months in Rittenhouse Rye barrels with cacao nibs, vanilla beans, ancho chiles & cinnamon sticks
11.2% ABV
60 IBU
9,985 Ratings
Added 11/17/12
Barrel Aged Imperial German Chocolate Cupcake Stout
Stout - Imperial / Double Pastry
Bourbon barrel aged Imperial Milk Stout with coconut, cacao nibs & madagascar vanilla.
11% ABV
N/A IBU
6,519 Ratings
Added 02/18/17
Bourbon Barrel Aged Dark Lord with Vanilla Beans
Stout - Russian Imperial
This beer is no longer being produced by the brewery
15% ABV
N/A IBU
2,713 Ratings
Added 02/09/13
3 Fonteinen Zenne y Frontera (Batch 1)
Lambic - Traditional
This beer is no longer being produced by the brewery
bottling date: 03/01/2014 This natural millésime beer is a blend of young lambics that have been aged for another 12 months in 40 year old Oloroso and… Read More
7% ABV
N/A IBU
3,289 Ratings
Added 08/31/15
Stout - Imperial / Double
This beer is no longer being produced by the brewery
Imperial stout conditioned on vanilla beans and aged in whiskey barrels
12% ABV
N/A IBU
2,035 Ratings
Added 05/02/20
Dark Lord - Marshmallow Handjee (2017)
Stout - Russian Imperial
This beer is no longer being produced by the brewery
Bourbon barrel aged Dark Lord with vanilla beans
15% ABV
N/A IBU
2,002 Ratings
Added 04/28/17
Stout - Imperial / Double
This beer is no longer being produced by the brewery
An imperial stout aged in bourbon barrels that is meant to highlight the three things that make up the stout: the beer that was brewed, the barrels that… Read More
15% ABV
N/A IBU
3,851 Ratings
Added 11/12/17
Stout - Imperial / Double
This beer is no longer being produced by the brewery
For Derivation Blend #9, the blend consists of: 31% "Oats Recipe" - Our Imperial Oatmeal Stout recipe aged for 13 months in Rum Barrels 33% "O.W.K. Recipe"… Read More
15% ABV
N/A IBU
1,380 Ratings
Added 07/19/18
Dark Lord - ChemTrailMix (2018)
Stout - Russian Imperial
This beer is no longer being produced by the brewery
Dark Lord aged in rye barrels with cinnamon and pink peppercorns.
15% ABV
N/A IBU
3,003 Ratings
Added 05/15/18
Stout - Imperial / Double
This beer is no longer being produced by the brewery
Blend of imperial stouts that were aged in 8- and 12-year-old bourbon barrels for 16 and 28 months with freshly ground cinnamon, cacao nibs, and Ugandan… Read More
15% ABV
N/A IBU
1,516 Ratings
Added 08/10/16
Fundamental Observation (2015)
Stout - Imperial / Double
This beer is no longer being produced by the brewery
Imperial Stout aged with Madagascar Vanilla Beans in Buffalo Trace, Four Roses, and Heaven Hill Bourbon barrels.
14.3% ABV
60 IBU
3,727 Ratings
Added 05/17/15
