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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Stout - Imperial / Double
This beer is no longer being produced by the brewery
The barrel stock we tasted through to choose the 2019 BBT blend is the exact same stock that we pull from for the Derivations and all of our stouts. We… Read More
15% ABV
N/A IBU
2,694 Ratings
Added 10/30/19

Stout - Imperial / Double
This beer is no longer being produced by the brewery
For Beer : Barrel : Time 2018, we chose a blend of our stout recipes that consisted of O.W.K. aged in Willett Bourbon barrels for 20 months, … (Ellipses)… Read More
15% ABV
N/A IBU
2,291 Ratings
Added 11/03/18

Stout - Imperial / Double
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
2,630 Ratings
Added 02/12/12

IPA - Imperial / Double
To continue with our 4th Anniversary celebration, we brewed an extra kettle hop and extra dry hopped version of King Julius! The result is an incredibly… Read More
8.4% ABV
N/A IBU
19,793 Ratings
Added 06/25/16

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
8,332 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
27,680 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
15,135 Ratings
Added 10/30/14

Mead - Other
14% Orange Blossom Honey-wine with Wild Blueberries and Cashew
14% ABV
N/A IBU
1,738 Ratings
Added 04/29/16

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
14% ABV
N/A IBU
4,593 Ratings
Added 06/09/20

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
25,425 Ratings
Added 09/09/15

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
9,576 Ratings
Added 10/22/13

Stout - Imperial / Double Milk
Bourbon Barrel Aged Imperial Sweet Stout with Coconut, Hazelnut, and Coffee
11% ABV
N/A IBU
2,580 Ratings
Added 03/05/19

Mead - Melomel
The Heart of Darkness is perhaps the most highly sought after, hand-crafted honey wine in the world today. This melomel is crafted from Belgian dark,… Read More
14% ABV
N/A IBU
2,052 Ratings
Added 09/20/13

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
7,816 Ratings
Added 05/15/16

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
4,603 Ratings
Added 09/12/14

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
7,893 Ratings
Added 11/17/12

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
4,403 Ratings
Added 08/01/14

Stout - Imperial / Double
For Beer : Barrel : Time 2020, we chose a blend of our stout recipes that consists of: O.W.K. recipe aged in Willett Bourbon barrels for 15 months O.W.K.… Read More
15% ABV
N/A IBU
1,444 Ratings
Added 10/22/20

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
3,175 Ratings
Added 11/21/19

Stout - Imperial / Double Pastry
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
1,330 Ratings
Added 03/11/20

IPA - Imperial / Double New England
This is a beer we have tried not to brew for a very long time; it is hard to imagine improving upon Green or Very Green in a way that made it worthwhile.… Read More
8.3% ABV
N/A IBU
11,192 Ratings
Added 06/07/19

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
4,177 Ratings
Added 05/15/18

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
7,499 Ratings
Added 10/27/13

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
6,641 Ratings
Added 11/19/10

IPA - Imperial / Double New England
King Julius is an American Double IPA brewed to be an exceptionally flavorful, juicy, and hop saturated beer while never tiring the palate. Its vivid… Read More
8.2% ABV
85 IBU
36,415 Ratings
Added 12/05/12

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
6,035 Ratings
Added 04/11/11

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
3,334 Ratings
Added 03/11/15

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
5,378 Ratings
Added 02/18/17

IPA - Imperial / Double New England
A kicked up version of Haze, our Double IPA, Very Hazy is a beer that makes us Very Happy! Very Hazy conveys all the beautiful flavors of Haze, but with… Read More
8.6% ABV
80 IBU
24,594 Ratings
Added 11/22/14

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
3,394 Ratings
Added 11/12/17

Stout - Russian Imperial
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
1,846 Ratings
Added 02/05/19

IPA - Imperial / Double
It had to happen. Our most beloved beers here at Tree House are soft, well-rounded, and ridiculously hop saturated while balanced by our trademark fluffy… Read More
8.8% ABV
N/A IBU
2,299 Ratings
Added 03/30/21

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
1,993 Ratings
Added 04/27/16

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
2,698 Ratings
Added 02/09/13

IPA - Triple
Pliny the Younger was Pliny the Elder’s nephew, in the case of this beer, the "Younger" is a triple IPA. Pliny the Younger is hopped three times more… Read More
10.25% ABV
90 IBU
29,254 Ratings
Added 02/04/11

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
3,536 Ratings
Added 05/17/15

Stout - Imperial / Double
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
1,239 Ratings
Added 11/26/19

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
1,847 Ratings
Added 04/28/17

Proprietor’s Bourbon County Brand Stout (2019)
Stout - Imperial / Double
This beer is no longer being produced by the brewery
2019 Proprietor’s Bourbon County Stout is an homage to some of the most beloved ingredients from Bourbon County variants of years past. Toasted pecans,… Read More
14.5% ABV
60 IBU
6,962 Ratings
Added 08/05/19

Stout - Imperial / Double
This beer is no longer being produced by the brewery
This compounded cuvée twists and tangles the five heads of a double and triple mash stout base for a super-viscous, high-gravity tempest of caramel-drenched… Read More
13.54% ABV
15 IBU
4,483 Ratings
Added 03/11/20

Lambic - Traditional
This beer is no longer being produced by the brewery
Zenne y Frontera is a unique creation from master-brewer and geuze-blender Armand Debelder and maître-sommelier Andy De Brouwer. This natural millésime… Read More
7% ABV
N/A IBU
2,652 Ratings
Added 08/31/15

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
2,783 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
1,374 Ratings
Added 08/10/16

Fundamental Observation (2017)
Stout - Imperial / Double
This beer is no longer being produced by the brewery
Bourbon Barrel Aged Imperial Vanilla Stout: Our chart-topping ''liquid brownie batter'' was aged in a medley of Buffalo Trace, WL Weller, Heaven Hill,… Read More
13.6% ABV
N/A IBU
9,849 Ratings
Added 06/21/17

Mead - Melomel
"Black" Agnes Randolph successfully defended the Scottish Castle of Dunbar from a five-month siege by William Montague, the Earl of Salisbury. Black Agnes… Read More
14% ABV
N/A IBU
6,731 Ratings
Added 01/17/14

Stout - Imperial / Double Coffee
A huge Imperial Stout with an espresso aroma followed by strong notes of maple syrup and vanilla
12% ABV
N/A IBU
15,029 Ratings
Added 08/17/11

Proprietor's Bourbon County Brand Stout (2017)
Stout - Imperial / Double
This beer is no longer being produced by the brewery
Stout aged in bourbon barrels with bananas, roasted almonds, and cassia bark added.
14% ABV
60 IBU
10,368 Ratings
Added 10/22/17

Anniversary Bourbon County Brand Stout (2020)
Stout - Imperial / Double
Celebrating the 10-year anniversary of the Black Friday release, Goose Island’s Anniversary Bourbon County Stout aged for two years in Weller 12 Year… Read More
15.2% ABV
N/A IBU
4,654 Ratings
Added 10/30/20

Central Waters Brewing Company
Stout - Imperial / Double
The rarest heron in the world. Also the name of the rarest barrel aged beer we have ever made and bottled. An imperial stout aged for over three years… Read More
14% ABV
N/A IBU
2,572 Ratings
Added 04/28/16