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
2,359 Ratings
Added 02/22/21
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
4,018 Ratings
Added 01/09/23
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
6,169 Ratings
Added 04/11/11
Barleywine - English
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
1,263 Ratings
Added 09/28/23
Barleywine - English
This beer is no longer being produced by the brewery
Double Barrel Aged Vanilla Bean Barleywine Continuance is our series of blended Imperial Stouts, Barleywines and other Spirit Barrel-Aged beers. Blended… Read More
16% ABV
N/A IBU
1,355 Ratings
Added 05/24/21
Bourbon County Brand 2-Year Barleywine Reserve (2022)
Barleywine - English
This beer is no longer being produced by the brewery
This reserve sees three sets of Old Fitzgerald barrels of varying ages from the distillery’s Old Fitzgerald’s Bottled-In-Bond Decanter Series. This Reserve… Read More
17% ABV
N/A IBU
6,567 Ratings
Added 11/05/22
Barleywine - English
Aaron A. Hill (1785-1869) was our great-great-great grandfather who operated the original tavern in North Greensboro-an industrious, inventive and indomitable… Read More
8% ABV
N/A IBU
4,277 Ratings
Added 08/12/14
V.S.O.J. (Very Special Old Jacket)
Barleywine - English
A celebration of malt, oak, and patience, Very Special Old [Straight] Jacket is a cuvée of English Barleywines each aged between two and three years in… Read More
13.8% ABV
23 IBU
3,861 Ratings
Added 01/20/17
Barleywine - English
This beer is no longer being produced by the brewery
This years vintage is a blend of time. We had a few lingering barrels from the fall of 2017. To that we added a few more from early 2019 and topped it… Read More
13.5% ABV
40 IBU
9,272 Ratings
Added 10/15/20
Barleywine - English
This beer is no longer being produced by the brewery
English-Style Barleywine Ale aged in Bourbon Barrels Fremont Brewing began as a dream in 2008. Years later, our dream has come true in each and every… Read More
12.2% ABV
30 IBU
5,790 Ratings
Added 04/01/21
Barleywine - English
Double and triple barrel-aged Barleywine finished for 31 to 32 months in Willett Family Estate bourbon and Brazilian Amburana barrels.
20% ABV
N/A IBU
550 Ratings
Added 02/13/24
Barleywine - English
This beer is no longer being produced by the brewery
Barrel Aged Barleywine. The down & dirty: Maris Otter Pale and Carafa 2 Special malts with White Wheat and Magnum and Golding hops.
12.8% ABV
55 IBU
3,135 Ratings
Added 08/03/17
Barleywine - English
This beer is no longer being produced by the brewery
This English-style barleywine ale uses floor-malted English barley, Noble hops, and extended barrel-aging to bring you a complex and subtle craft beer… Read More
12.7% ABV
33 IBU
4,329 Ratings
Added 03/27/20
Double Barrel Anabasis - 10 Year (2023)
Barleywine - English
After aging for 2 years in bourbon barrels, we chose a few, exemplary barrels of mature Anabasis to finish in our favorite Willett Bourbon barrels and… Read More
15% ABV
34 IBU
861 Ratings
Added 04/11/23
Barleywine - English
English-style Barleywine brewed with Simpsons Finest Golden Promise and hopped with EKG. Hand of Glory was fermented with a traditional English strain… Read More
13% ABV
N/A IBU
1,493 Ratings
Added 03/09/17
Barleywine - English
This beer is no longer being produced by the brewery
Fremont Brewing began as a dream in 2008. Years later, our dream has come true in each and every one of you, our craft beer family. And like every family,… Read More
13.2% ABV
N/A IBU
8,190 Ratings
Added 03/02/19
Barleywine - English
This beer is no longer being produced by the brewery
Aged 15 months in Heaven Hills Kentucky bourbon barrels.
13% ABV
55 IBU
2,141 Ratings
Added 05/18/14
Barleywine - English
On the occasion of our tenth anniversary we present this sophisticated-but-approachable celebratory ale. English Barleywines aged in bourbon and rye whiskey… Read More
13.6% ABV
N/A IBU
5,503 Ratings
Added 10/14/19
Barleywine - English
This beer is no longer being produced by the brewery
The crackling magic of Chevallier Heritage Malt courses through this English-style barleywine. A combination of bourbon, brandy, and VSOP cognac barrels… Read More
13.59% ABV
30 IBU
3,421 Ratings
Added 08/01/19
Barleywine - English
English-Style Barleywine Ale Aged in Bourbon Barrels Fremont Brewing began as a dream in 2008. Years later, our dream has come true in each and every… Read More
11.9% ABV
30 IBU
5,152 Ratings
Added 04/02/22
Barleywine - English
This beer is no longer being produced by the brewery
The special 10 Year Anniversary Blend of Continuance needed to have special threads. At first, this was going to be called Lairds Apple Brandy M.J.K.,… Read More
20% ABV
N/A IBU
612 Ratings
Added 09/22/23
Barleywine - English
This beer is no longer being produced by the brewery
Maltvin is an English Barleywine brewed in collaboration with our friend Jeppe Jarnit-Bjergsø of Evil Twin. We brewed and fermented a Barleywine with… Read More
15% ABV
N/A IBU
2,139 Ratings
Added 04/01/19
Barleywine - English
English-Style Barleywine Ale Aged in Bourbon Barrels Fremont Brewing began as a dream in 2008. Years later, our dream has come true in each and every… Read More
13.9% ABV
30 IBU
2,528 Ratings
Added 04/22/23
Barleywine - English
Kent the Otter is our barrel-aged Barleywine. This is the most insane brew we have ever made. Only Maris Otter malt and East Kent Golding hops were used… Read More
10.4% ABV
N/A IBU
586 Ratings
Added 09/11/20
Barleywine - English
Alex’s Life is a special blend made in honor of our pal Alex Kidd (@dontdrinkbeers). Alex was diagnosed with Stage IV cancer recently and the collaborating… Read More
15.2% ABV
N/A IBU
765 Ratings
Added 07/11/23
Barleywine - English
Electric Roads is a double barrel-aged barleywine. This blend showcases layers of toffee, maple, vanilla, almond, and dried apricot. The liquid touched… Read More
13.8% ABV
N/A IBU
1,063 Ratings
Added 02/17/21
Barleywine - English
Collaboration with American Solera. Rum-barrel aged English-style barleywine.
10.2% ABV
38 IBU
1,488 Ratings
Added 12/04/17
Barleywine - English
This beer is no longer being produced by the brewery
Intrepid Orchid is a formidable 13.25% ABV barleywine built on Chevallier Heritage malt, then aged with Madagascar vanilla beans using the same intricate… Read More
13.25% ABV
20 IBU
2,295 Ratings
Added 05/17/20
Barleywine - English
This beer is no longer being produced by the brewery
A blend of Barrel-Aged Rye Barleywines - a heavy Maris Otter malt bill enhanced with 3 different rye malts and then heavily boiled until we hit gravity.… Read More
15% ABV
N/A IBU
926 Ratings
Added 12/20/22
Barleywine - English
This beer is no longer being produced by the brewery
Our Barley Wine is the most special beer we make, being produced only once every year. It’s a blend of different bourbon barrel-aged vintages that have… Read More
13.5% ABV
40 IBU
7,901 Ratings
Added 08/26/19
Barleywine - English
ETNYC Barleywine batch 11 & Anchorage 'A Deal With The Devil' double oaked Barleywine. Barrel-aged in Sine Qua Non red wine, then Henry McKenna 12yr Bourbon… Read More
17% ABV
N/A IBU
829 Ratings
Added 06/17/22
Altar of the Orc Lord Aged In Bourbon Barrels: Rocky Road Edition
Barleywine - English
Our beloved blended barleywine is making its triumphant return in the most baller way possible. Already boasting an absolutely stunning profile of oak,… Read More
12.5% ABV
45 IBU
2,097 Ratings
Added 02/29/20
Barleywine - English
We blended this iteration of our barleywine-style ale from two separate collections of barrels to create a new representation. The first assembly rested… Read More
N/A ABV
N/A IBU
1,262 Ratings
Added 02/04/22
Barleywine - English
Single barrel barleywine aged 26 months. Collaboration with Horus Brewing. Non Adjunct
13% ABV
N/A IBU
391 Ratings
Added 12/18/21
Altar of the Orc Lord Aged In Bourbon Barrels W/ Coconut, Cocoa Nibs, & Vanilla
Barleywine - English
This life-affirming Barleywine was created from a blend of Infinity Gauntlet and Oblivion Ring, aged in bourbon barrels for 18 & 9 months, respectively.… Read More
12.5% ABV
N/A IBU
1,088 Ratings
Added 09/11/18
Barleywine - English
Batch 1539 has been a component in each iteration of V.S.O.J. since its inception on draft in 2017. Experience now its lean, lumber-laden swan song --… Read More
16.3% ABV
N/A IBU
648 Ratings
Added 07/12/21
Barleywine - English
Bourbon barrel-aged barleywine, brewed with Maris Otter, Munich, brown sugar, and lots of caramel malt. Ten malts, a long boil, and barrel aging came… Read More
13.6% ABV
N/A IBU
1,807 Ratings
Added 06/10/22
Barleywine - English
This beer is no longer being produced by the brewery
Barleywine aged and blended from Buffalo Trace, Heaven Hill, Blanton's, & 1792 bourbon barrels for 19 months.
14.6% ABV
N/A IBU
1,433 Ratings
Added 10/19/22
Barleywine - English
Meadowfoam Honey Barleywine aged 23 months in Willett 18 yr. bourbon barrels.
15% ABV
N/A IBU
901 Ratings
Added 05/10/23
Barrel-Aged Roaming Elephant (2019)
Barleywine - English
Roaming Elephant Barleywine was aged for 20 months in a selection of freshly dumped bourbon barrels and second-use Mehndi barrels.
13% ABV
N/A IBU
1,185 Ratings
Added 08/23/19
Heavier Is the Head That Wears the Crown (Vanilla)
Barleywine - English
The same blend of barrel stock as Heavier aged an additional month in barrels and finished on a literal mountain of vanilla beans.
14.5% ABV
N/A IBU
608 Ratings
Added 05/14/21
Barleywine - English
Vanilla Circle of Wolves is our beloved Barleywine aged in Buffalo Trace bourbon barrels for 15 months then conditioned on vanilla just before packaging.… Read More
12.8% ABV
N/A IBU
822 Ratings
Added 01/14/19
Barleywine - English
For his grand debut, Lead Production Brewer, Chris Raubenstraw created a lot out of very little. Maris Otter, the traditional English barley malt, completely… Read More
14% ABV
N/A IBU
1,206 Ratings
Added 04/26/19
Barleywine - English
Wolf & Otter is a delicate yet massive barrel-aged English Barleywine. Blended from Willett, Maker’s Mark, and a few Rock Filter Distillery small format… Read More
11% ABV
N/A IBU
911 Ratings
Added 07/31/22
Bourbon County Brand Barleywine
Barleywine - English
This beer is no longer being produced by the brewery
Aged in the third-use barrels that were once home to Kentucky bourbon and then our renowned Bourbon County Stout, this traditional English-style barleywine… Read More
13.6% ABV
60 IBU
48,739 Ratings
Added 01/22/13
Barleywine - English
Bourbon barrel aged barleywines brewed in memory of Javier Leal
10.5% ABV
N/A IBU
2,087 Ratings
Added 08/26/16
Rioter’s Reserve 2022 - Single Barrel
Barleywine - English
This beer is no longer being produced by the brewery
Marking Straight Jacket’s tenth year in the Deep Wood Series, this triple barrel preparation of V.S.O.J. is an unblended sweet component aged in Eagle… Read More
17.6% ABV
N/A IBU
329 Ratings
Added 01/11/23
Barleywine - English
At Olde Hickory, we have a talent for barleywine ales and barrel-aged beers. Omega Point is the culmination of that experience we've gained over our 20… Read More
10% ABV
60 IBU
3,420 Ratings
Added 02/10/15
Bourbon Barrel Aged Circle of Wolves
Barleywine - English
Circle of Wolves is our beloved English Barleywine that we created with intentions of spending extended periods of time in barrels. Clocking in at 12.8%,… Read More
12.8% ABV
N/A IBU
1,925 Ratings
Added 01/02/18