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 - Russian Imperial
Imperial Stout. 2014 version aged in Yellow Spot whiskey barrels. 2015 version aged in Teeling Whiskey small batch rum barrels. 2016 version aged in Teeling… Read More
10.8% ABV
N/A IBU
3,025 Ratings
Added 02/05/14
Stout - Imperial / Double
We still got it! This 3 year rum barrel aged imperial stout was brewed in the spring of 2018with one of our best friends Chris Treanor, who left Galway… Read More
13.8% ABV
N/A IBU
1,533 Ratings
Added 12/11/21
Stout - Imperial / Double
Sixty Ships Down is a collaboration with our Catalonian friends La Pirata. This triple mashed Imperial Stout spent three months in steel before being… Read More
12% ABV
N/A IBU
1,428 Ratings
Added 02/04/23
Stout - Russian Imperial
Barrel-aged imperial stout. Back in Feb 2020 we brewed four of the largest mashes ever at Galway Bay to collect one full tank of super-high gravity wort.… Read More
13.6% ABV
N/A IBU
2,096 Ratings
Added 11/25/21
Barleywine - Other
Brewed in 2018. A barleywine-styled beast, aged in bourbon and vermouth casks, then zested with a lot of orange and a little grapefruit. A tribute to… Read More
13% ABV
N/A IBU
1,326 Ratings
Added 02/04/20
IPA - Imperial / Double
Collaboration with Wylam. DIPA w/ Citra, Vic Secret, Galaxy & Bru-1
8.3% ABV
N/A IBU
5,015 Ratings
Added 08/17/18
IPA - Triple
Our first Triple IPA has arrived and it’s an absolute belter. This summer we got together virtually to collaborate on a massive IPA that was initially… Read More
10.5% ABV
N/A IBU
2,430 Ratings
Added 12/16/20
Barleywine - Other
Boulevardier is a barrel aged Barleywine brewed with our good friends Browar Stu Mostów from Wrocław, Poland. In April 2018 we brewed a double mash Barleywine… Read More
11.3% ABV
N/A IBU
1,295 Ratings
Added 02/04/23
The White Hag Irish Brewing Company
Stout - Imperial / Double Pastry
This beer is no longer being produced by the brewery
This big Irish Coffee Pastry Stout is a collaboration between Birrificio Lambrate from Milan, Italy and The White Hag from Sligo, Ireland. Weighing in… Read More
9% ABV
28 IBU
2,007 Ratings
Added 11/09/19
Stout - Imperial / Double
At the end of November we welcomed La Pirata Brewing to Galway for the long awaited return leg of our collaboration. This triple mashed Imperial Stout… Read More
12% ABV
N/A IBU
1,209 Ratings
Added 03/30/22
IPA - Imperial / Double New England / Hazy
CITRA. CITRA. CITRA. Let It Happen takes our Saturate treatment and applies it to fresh bright Citra. 50% Oat and Wheat Malt, Floor Malted Maris Otter,… Read More
8% ABV
65 IBU
6,274 Ratings
Added 09/14/17
Stout - Imperial / Double Milk
Bourbon Barrel Aged Imperial Milk Stout with Coconut & Vanilla. Life is our 10% abv Bourbon Barrel Aged Milk Stout that spent 12 months in the best Bourbon… Read More
10% ABV
N/A IBU
980 Ratings
Added 11/08/22
Black Boar - Barrel Aged Batch V (2020)
The White Hag Irish Brewing Company
Stout - Imperial / Double Oatmeal
This beer is no longer being produced by the brewery
A fierce and powerful creature was the Black Boar. This huge beast played a massive role in shaping ancient Irish history. Famously the Black Boar killed,… Read More
10.2% ABV
60 IBU
1,673 Ratings
Added 08/07/21
Stout - Imperial / Double Milk
Bourbon Barrel Aged Imperial Milk Stout with Cocoa Nibs. Ogham gathers all the flavours of a long and patient Barrel Aging then delicately infused in… Read More
10% ABV
N/A IBU
1,033 Ratings
Added 11/08/22
Stout - Imperial / Double
This beer is no longer being produced by the brewery
This Signature 1798 Double Extra Stout is a tribute to the original Old Vat House built in 1798. The brew is deep, rich, complex and extremely rare. It… Read More
9% ABV
N/A IBU
3,229 Ratings
Added 10/20/15
Two Hundred Fathoms (2018) Double Barrel Aged Reserve W/ Madagascan Vanilla Beans & Toasted Coconut
Stout - Imperial / Double Pastry
This beer is no longer being produced by the brewery
For Double Barrel Aged Reserve blend #2 we conditioned the beer on REAL Madagascan Vanilla Beans & REAL organic Toasted Coconut Flakes until it tasted… Read More
12% ABV
N/A IBU
435 Ratings
Added 11/11/20
Black Boar - Barrel Aged Batch II 2016
The White Hag Irish Brewing Company
Stout - Imperial / Double Oatmeal
This beer is no longer being produced by the brewery
A fierce and powerful creature was the Black Boar. This huge beast played a massive role in shaping ancient Irish history. Famously the Black Boar killed,… Read More
10.2% ABV
60 IBU
950 Ratings
Added 02/23/17
Belgian Quadrupel
The Herd brings together 9 freshly emptied ex-Buffalo Trace Bourbon barrels filled with our Belgian inspired Quad Ale. Lead by its depth of malt character… Read More
13% ABV
N/A IBU
403 Ratings
Added 10/12/20
Stout - Imperial / Double Oatmeal
Bourbon Barrel Aged Imperial Oatmeal Stout. A rounded, full bodied and velvety Imperial Stout. Trinity was aged for a full year in the best Bourbon casks… Read More
12% ABV
N/A IBU
2,189 Ratings
Added 11/08/22
IPA - Imperial / Double New England / Hazy
We’ve finally gotten our hands on some Nelson. It’s incredible Nelson and we’ve paired it with Strata. This boyo is extra creamy and oaty for that velveteen… Read More
8.2% ABV
N/A IBU
2,732 Ratings
Added 06/02/21
Lambic - Fruit
Crimson is our kriek framboise blend. We aged 1 year old spontaneously fermented beer on 830 grams per litre of sour cherries for 6 months. Before bottling… Read More
5.5% ABV
N/A IBU
617 Ratings
Added 09/03/21
Two Hundred Fathoms (2018) Double Barrel Aged Reserve X Calendar Coffee Teamwork Espresso
Stout - Imperial / Double Coffee
This beer is no longer being produced by the brewery
For Double Barrel Aged Reserve blend #1 we teamed up with our friends at Calendar Coffee. We drink 10kg of their Teamwork Espresso per month here at the… Read More
12% ABV
N/A IBU
437 Ratings
Added 11/11/20
Stout - Imperial / Double Oatmeal
This beer is no longer being produced by the brewery
Aged one year in Irish Whiskey Barrels ex Olorosso from Boann Distillery. This rich and full-bodied Stout reveals chocolate and Whiskey notes on a smooth… Read More
13% ABV
N/A IBU
1,456 Ratings
Added 11/25/21
Stout - Imperial / Double Coffee
Barrel Aged Series 2021 #5 A collaboration with our friends over at Faith American Ales. A virtual brew on St. Patrick’s Day 2021 with Kelsey Grammer.… Read More
12% ABV
N/A IBU
852 Ratings
Added 03/16/22
IPA - Triple
Limited Release, Off The Wall series Triple IPA, featuring art by ADW. This is a BIG drop, juiced up with Strata and Mosaic hops! Juicy and viscous but… Read More
10.4% ABV
N/A IBU
431 Ratings
Added 11/05/20
Harmonic Convergence Double Barrel Aged
Barleywine - Other
Original draft version: 17% ABV. Bottled edition: 14.5% ABV.
14.5% ABV
N/A IBU
338 Ratings
Added 03/23/19
Stout - Imperial / Double Coffee
This beer is no longer being produced by the brewery
Aged one year in Irish Whiskey Barrels, this Imperial Oatmeal Coffee Stout is rich and bold in Coffee and Whiskey flavours yet smooth in the mouth. Full-bodied… Read More
14% ABV
N/A IBU
978 Ratings
Added 11/25/21
Around the Clock Batch Release No. 1
Stout - Imperial / Double
This beer is no longer being produced by the brewery
Our desire, at Porterhouse Brew Co, to create beers of increasing complexity is the inspiration behind this brew. A mash bill of seven different malts… Read More
12% ABV
N/A IBU
978 Ratings
Added 11/06/20
Stout - Imperial / Double Coffee
IRISH WHISKEY BARREL AGED IMPERIAL STOUT W/ COFFEE 14%
14% ABV
N/A IBU
608 Ratings
Added 09/20/23
Stout - Imperial / Double
IRISH WHISKEY BARREL AGED IMPERIAL STOUT WITH PECAN NUTS & MADAGASCAN VANILLA 13%
13% ABV
N/A IBU
587 Ratings
Added 09/20/23
IPA - Imperial / Double
This beer is no longer being produced by the brewery
What can we say? We love Amarillo. When you get the good stuff it’s unbeatable... and man, this year we’ve got the good stuff. Amarillo is one of those… Read More
8% ABV
N/A IBU
1,824 Ratings
Added 07/03/20
IPA - Imperial / Double New England / Hazy
A big stupid 50/50 split with Citra in a DIPA and take home with us for the Christmas dinner. We’ve gone with BBC Citra on this one for a more ‘oily’… Read More
8% ABV
N/A IBU
4,049 Ratings
Added 12/16/20
IPA - Imperial / Double
We decided to join forces again with our best buds Wylam Brewery and push things all things DIPA further again. This is a belter. This one’s all Maris… Read More
8.1% ABV
N/A IBU
1,293 Ratings
Added 03/09/20
Barleywine - American
Bourbon barrel aged 12 months. Collaboration with Boundary Brewing.
12% ABV
N/A IBU
1,042 Ratings
Added 12/07/17
Diving Bell (2018 Rum Barrel Aged)
Scotch Ale / Wee Heavy
This beer is no longer being produced by the brewery
DIVING BELL is our tip of the hat to the Scottish Wee Heavy. A beer style well matched for the stormy days & nights we endure in Galway. Brewed with a… Read More
9.5% ABV
30 IBU
1,089 Ratings
Added 10/26/18
Stout - Imperial / Double Oatmeal
PEDRO XIMENEZ BARREL AGED IMPERIAL OATMEAL STOUT 12.5%
12.5% ABV
N/A IBU
602 Ratings
Added 09/20/23
Stout - Imperial / Double
Imperial Stout aged for 9 months in Fercullen 18 Year Old Single Malt and 8 Year Old Single Grain Whiskey barrels from Powerscourt Distillery
12.5% ABV
N/A IBU
509 Ratings
Added 01/20/22
Black Boar - Rum Barrel Aged Imperial Stout
The White Hag Irish Brewing Company
Stout - Imperial / Double Oatmeal
The immense chocolate and coffee notes of the BA imperial stout give way to a sweet treacle and molasses like flavour. Full body with soft caramelisation,… Read More
10.2% ABV
60 IBU
416 Ratings
Added 01/26/23
Farmhouse Ale - Bière de Coupage
There are many threads that bind our beers together. Different brewing methods. Different barrels, puncheons & foeders. Cuvée L&L is the perfect marriage… Read More
5.5% ABV
4 IBU
695 Ratings
Added 08/21/18
Stout - Imperial / Double Pastry
Whiplash’s state-of-the-art brewery allows it to create incredibly modern beers of the highest quality. Implementing new methods, unavailable to many… Read More
11% ABV
N/A IBU
1,110 Ratings
Added 11/06/20
IPA - Imperial / Double New England / Hazy
For the hop lovin / haze crazin / New England followin / trendy folk. Yep we went there..... (had to rest a bit in barrels first too, TO BE CONTINUED!)… Read More
8.2% ABV
N/A IBU
3,086 Ratings
Added 04/26/19
Red Ale - Imperial / Double
Guinness® The 1759 has a rich butterscotch aroma with subtle hop notes. The mellow, caramel flavors combine with a subtle hop character and fruity sweetness… Read More
9% ABV
57 IBU
7,491 Ratings
Added 09/25/14
IPA - Imperial / Double New England / Hazy
DIPA w/ Citra & Lemondrop Cream on Chrome takes our usual grist of Maris Otter, Wheat and Oat Malt with a light water profile to ramp the juice up on… Read More
8% ABV
N/A IBU
3,721 Ratings
Added 10/31/18
Stout - Imperial / Double
Bourbon barrel aged imperial stout. 2024 edition out now, aged 2022-2024
11% ABV
N/A IBU
1,660 Ratings
Added 04/16/19