![The Highest-Rated Beer in Every State (2026) [MAP]](https://vinepair.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/highest-rated-beer-in-every-state-card-375x450.jpg "The Highest-Rated Beer in Every State (2026) [MAP]")
The American craft beer industry continued to struggle in 2025. The net number of craft breweries contracted for the second year in a row, and the sector’s total production dipped by 4 percent year-over-year. But some reports suggest that hope for recovery is on the horizon: The sector’s market share by volume inched upward — albeit by 0.2 percent — from the previous year’s figures.
Despite these challenges, the roughly 9,700 breweries around the country continue to churn out fan-favorite brews. To see which beer is the most beloved in each state and Washington, D.C., we consulted Beer Advocate’s list of the top-rated beers around the country. As a baseline, only beers with over 100 ratings on the platform were considered for this list.
India Pale Ales and stouts tied for the most-favored beer styles, claiming 20 states each. The two categories maintained their strongholds, as they were the two top performing styles on last year’s list. And within each, there were some clear favorite sub-categories, from the juicy, quaffable hazy IPAs to the rich, dessert-like pastry stouts. Beyond IPAs and stouts, the styles with the most showings were barleywine — both English and American — and porter.
To see which beer is rated highest in your home state, check out our map and table below.
Ed. Note: The ratings cutoff was based on data from each state’s Top-Rated Beer page and not the beer’s profile page, which may be lower, in some cases.
| State | Beer |
| Alabama | El Gordo Good People Brewing Company Stout – Russian Imperial | 13.9% |
| Alaska | Blessed Anchorage Brewing Company Pastry Stout – Imperial | 15.5% |
| Arizona | White Russian Imperial Stout Sun Up Brewing Co. Stout – American Imperial | 9.2% |
| Arkansas | BDCS Ozark Beer Co. Stout – Sweet / Milk | 10.2% |
| California | Pliny the Younger Russian River Brewing Company IPA – Imperial | 10.25% |
| Colorado | Medianoche – Coconut WeldWerks Brewing Co. Pastry Stout – Imperial | 14.10% |
| Connecticut | Locust Reign New England Brewing Company IPA – New England Imperial | 8.2% |
| Delaware | World Wide Stout – Utopias Barrel-Aged Dogfish Head Craft Brewery Stout – American Imperial | 17.3% |
| District of Columbia | On the Wings of Armageddon DC Brau Brewing Co. IPA – Imperial | 9.2% |
| Florida | Hunahpu’s Imperial Stout – Double Barrel Aged Cigar City Brewing Pastry Stout – Imperial | 11% |
| Georgia | Tropicália Creature Comforts IPA – American | 6.6% |
| Hawaii | Imperial Coconut Porter Maui Brewing Co. Porter – Imperial | 9.4% |
| Idaho | Double Vision Doppelbock Grand Teton Brewing Co. Doppelbock | 8% |
| Illinois | Double Barrel V.S.O.J. Revolution Brewing Barleywine – English | 16.8% |
| Indiana | Marshmallow Handjee 3 Floyds Brewing Co. Pastry Stout – Russian | 15% |
| Iowa | Kentucky Brunch Brand Stout Toppling Goliath Brewing Company Pastry Stout – American | 12% |
| Kansas | Old Backus Barleywine Free State Brewing Co. Barleywine – American | 10.5% |
| Kentucky | 70K Against the Grain Brewery Stout – Sweet / Milk | 13% |
| Louisiana | Ghost in the Machine – Double Dry-Hopped Parish Brewing Company IPA – New England Imperial | 8.5% |
| Maine | Dinner Maine Beer Company IPA – Imperial | 8.2% |
| Maryland | Hyde Real Ale Revival Brewing IPA – New England | 6.4% |
| Massachusetts | King JJJuliusss Tree House Brewing Company IPA – Hazy Imperial | 8.4% |
| Michigan | CBS (Canadian Breakfast Stout) Founders Brewing Company Pastry Stout – Imperial | 11.7% |
| Minnesota | Nillerzzzzz Forager Brewing Company Pastry Stout – Imperial | 14% |
| Mississippi | Crowd Control Southern Prohibition Brewing IPA – Imperial | 8.1% |
| Missouri | M.J.K. Side Project Brewing Barleywine – English | 20% |
| Montana | Ivan the Terrible Imperial Stout – Barrel-Aged Big Sky Brewing Company Stout – Russian Imperial | 11.6% |
| Nebraska | Oatmeal Porter Zipline Brewing Co. Porter – American | 6% |
| Nevada | Disco Ninja Revision Brewing Company IPA – New England | 7.00% |
| New Hampshire | RIS Stoneface Brewing Co. IPA – Russian Imperial | 9.5% |
| New Jersey | Sunday Brunch Kane Brewing Company Porter – Imperial | 9.2% |
| New Mexico | Project Dank La Cumbre Brewing Co. IPA – American | 7.5% |
| New York | 4th Anniversary Other Half Brewing Company IPA – New England Imperial | 10% |
| North Carolina | CitraQuench’l Heist Brewery IPA – New England | 7.1% |
| North Dakota | Freak Parade Drekker Brewing Company IPA – New England Imperial | 8.2% |
| Ohio | Dragonsaddle Hoof Hearted Brewing IPA – New England Imperial | 11.5% |
| Oklahoma | Bourbon Paradise Prairie Artisan Ales Pastry Stout – Imperial | 13.7% |
| Oregon | Nectarine Premiere de Garde Brewing Saison – Specialty | 8.1% |
| Pennsylvania | Black Magick – Pappy Van Winkle Voodoo Brewing Co. Stout – American Imperial | 13% |
| Rhode Island | The Chosen One Tilted Barn Brewery IPA – New England Imperial | 8.5% |
| South Carolina | Mexican Coffee Cake Westbrook Brewing Co. Pastry Stout – Imperial | 10.5% |
| South Dakota | Pile O’ Dirt Porter Crow Peak Brewing Porter – Robust | 6% |
| Tennessee | Astronaut Status Wiseacre Brewing – Broad Ave OG Stout – American Imperial | 12.2% |
| Texas | Atrial Rubicite Jester King Brewery Wild Ale | 5% |
| Utah | Big Bad Baptist Epic Brewing Company Pastry Stout – Imperial | 11.7% |
| Vermont | Heady Topper The Alchemist IPA – Imperial | 8% |
| Virginia | Double Orange Starfish Aslin Beer Company IPA – New England Imperial | 8.3% |
| Washington | Coffee Cinnamon B-Bomb Fremont Brewing Company Strong Ale – American | 13% |
| West Virginia | Devil Anse IPA Greenbrier Valley Brewing Company IPA – American | 6.9% |
| Wisconsin | Black Gold Central Waters Brewing Co. Stout – American Imperial | 13% |
| Wyoming | Asterisk IIPA Melvin Brewing IPA – Imperial | 9.% |
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