Best American Craft Beers
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Since the craft beer revolution started, microbrewers have been producing beers with tremendous flavor and diversity. These 50 are tasty, highly-rated, and definitely worth a try.
50 Craft Beers
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If you need proof we are in the midst of a beer revolution, you need only take a look at your local grocery stores, liquor shops, and bars that hold such a large craft beer selection—it can make your head spin. Craft beer sales and the number of microbreweries opening nation-wide continue to rise each year, and are certainly making an impact in the American food and beverage world.
Just like artisan foods and wines, craft beer is defined as being of independent and small nature: Craft breweries are not owned by any large industries and only produce a certain amount of beer per year.
These 50 beers have made a name for themselves in the craft beer market, and for good reason—they are divine.
Dale’s Pale Ale
Photo courtesy of Oskar Blues Brewery
Three Philosophers
Photo courtesty of Brewery Ommegang
Belgian-style; dark, sweet fruit and booze flavor
Brewery: Brewery Ommegang
Style: Quadrupel
Alcohol: 9.8%
Arrogant Bastard Ale
Photo courtesy of Stone Brewing Co.
Caramel malts, toasted grains, slightly hoppy
Brewery: Stone Brewing Co.
Style: Strong Ale
Alcohol: 7.2%
Indian Brown Ale
Photo courtesty of Dogfish Head Craft Brewed Ales
Samuel Adams Boston Lager
Photo courtesty of Boston Beer Co.
Fat Tire
Photo courtesty of New Belgium Brewing
Founders Centennial IPA
Photo courtesty of Founders Brewing Co.
Floral, grassy, hoppy, slight malt taste
Brewery: Founders Brewing Co.
Style: India Pale Ale
Alcohol: 7.2%
Coney Island Lager
Photo courtesty of Shmaltz Brewing Co.
The least-plain lager around; light malts and hops, slightly fruity
Brewery: Shmatlz Brewing Co.
Style: Amber Lager
Alcohol: 5.5%
Samuel Adams Cream Stout
Photo courtesty of Boston Beer Co.
Breckenridge Vanilla Porter
Photo courtesty of Breckenridge Brewery
An after-dinner dessert; slight vanilla and coffee flavors
Brewery: Breckenridge Brewery
Style: Porter
Alcohol: 4.7%
Dead Guy Ale
Photo courtesty of Rogue Ales
Slight hop flavor, with a caramel-malty mellowness
Brewery: Rogue Ales
Style: Bock
Alcohol: 6.5%
Sierra Nevada Torpedo Extra IPA
Photo courtesty of Sierra Nevada Brewing Co.
Highland Gaelic Ale
Photo courtesty of Highland Brewing Co.
A tasty lighter ale with malty sweetness, slight floral hops
Brewery: Highland Brewing Co.
Style: Amber Ale
Alcohol: 5.6%
Stone IPA
Photo courtesty of Stone Brewing Co.
Everything an IPA should be; hoppy, pine and citrus flavors
Brewery: Stone Brewing Co.
Style: India Pale Ale
Alcohol: 6.9%
Bell’s Kalamazoo Stout
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Roasted smokiness, slight sweet licorice flavor
Brewery: Bell's Brewing
Style: Stout
Alcohol: 6%
He’Brew Bittersweet Lenny’s R.I.P.A
Photo courtesty of Shmaltz Brewing Co.
Rye and tart citrus hops, boozy, bittersweet chocolate and dark fruit flavor
Brewery: Shmatlz Brewing Co.
Style: Imperial India Pale Ale
Alcohol: 10%
Levitation Ale
Photo courtesty of Stone Brewing Co.
Slight up-front citrus hops, bready, caramel notes
Brewery: Stone Brewing Co.
Style: Amber Ale
Alcohol: 4.4%
A Little Sumpin' Sumpin' Ale
Photo courtesty of Lagunitas Brewing Co.
A very bold pale wheat ale; solid wheat foundation with overriding citrus bitterness
Brewery: Lagunitas Brewing Co.
Style: Pale Wheat Ale
Alcohol: 7.5%
Black Butte Porter
Photo courtesy of Deschutes Brewery
Velvety smooth; perfection of porters
Brewery: Deschutes Brewery
Style: Porter
Alcohol: 5.2%
Old Chub Scotch Ale
Photo courtesy of Oskar Blues Brewery
Dark and stormy; smoked malts, whisky and oak flavors
Brewery: Oskar Blues Brewery
Style: Scotch Ale
Alcohol: 8%
Mirror Pond Pale Ale
Photo courtesy of Deschutes Brewery
Superb hop/malt balance; earthy; caramel, orange, and toasted bread flavor
Brewery: Deschutes Brewery
Style: Pale Ale
Alcohol: 5%
Anchor Steam Beer
Photo courtesy of Anchor Brewing
Caramel, earthy, floral; named for throwback brewing process
Brewery: Anchor Brewing
Style: Steam-Brewed Beer
Alcohol: 4.9%
Mocha Porter
Photo courtesty of Rogue Ales
Coffee-chocolate malt bitterness
Brewery: Rogue Ales
Style: Porter
Alcohol: 5.3%
Liberty Ale
Photo courtesy of Anchor Brewing
A mellow IPA; lemony, spicy
Brewery: Anchor Brewing
Style: India Pale Ale
Alcohol: 6%
Loose Cannon
Photo courtesy of Heavy Seas Beer
Balanced citrus hops and bready malts
Brewery: Heavy Seas Beer
Style: India Pale Ale
Alcohol: 7.3%
Maximus
Photo courtesty of Lagunitas Brewing Co.
Caramel malts and tropical hop balance
Brewery: Lagunitas Brewing Co.
Style: Imperial India Pale Ale
Alcohol: 8.2%
Left Hand Milk Stout
Photo courtesty of Left Hand Brewing
Coffee, chocolate milk flavors; creamy and smooth; Guinness' American brother
Brewery: Left Hand Brewing
Style: Milk Stout
Alcohol: 6%
Mama’s Little Yella Pils
Photo courtesy of Oskar Blues Brewery
Hop Stoopid
Photo courtesty of Lagunitas Brewing Co.
Ruedrich’s Red Seal Ale
Photo courtesty of North Coast Brewing Co.
Old Rasputin
Photo courtesty of North Coast Brewing Co.
The godfather of craft beer; a creamy, full-bodied stout with bitter dark chocolate notes and a boozy nose
Brewery: North Coast Brewing Co.
Style: Russian Imperial Stout
Alcohol: 9%
Highland Oatmeal Porter
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Sweet chocolate-coffee flavor combines with roasted, lingering malts
Brewery: Highland Brewing Co.
Style: Porter
Alcohol: 5.8%
Lagunitas PILS
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Founders Porter
Photo courtesty of Founders Brewing Co.
Rich and decadent; coffee, caramel, and hazelnut flavors
Brewery: Founders Brewing Co.
Style: Porter
Alcohol: 6.5%
Purple Haze
Wheaty with fresh raspberry flavor; fruity and drinkable
Brewery: Abita
Style: Wheat Beer
Alcohol: 4.2%
Red’s Rye P.A.
Photo courtesty of Founders Brewing Co.
A perfect rye bite, balance by piney hops and sweet malts
Brewery: Founders Brewing Co.
Style: Rye Beer
Alcohol: 6.6%
Prima Pils
Photo courtesty of Victory Brewing Co.
Slightly lemony, slightly grassy; great anytime beer
Brewery: Victory Brewing Co.
Style: Pilsner
Alcohol: 5.3%
Sawtooth Ale
Photo courtesty of Left Hand Brewing
Sweet bitter pop up front, turns smooth and mellow
Brewery: Left Hand Brewing
Style: Extra Special Bitter
Alcohol: 5.3%
Hazelnut Brown Nectar
Photo courtesty of Rogue Ales
Nutty, sweet, and comforting
Brewery: Rogue Ales
Style: Brown Ale
Alcohol: 6.2%
Ruination IPA
Photo courtesty of Stone Brewing Co.
An explosion of hops that punch right away and stay until the very end
Brewery: Stone Brewing Co.
Style: Imperial IPA
Alcohol: 7.7%
Sweetwater IPA
Photo courtesty of Sweetwater Brewing Co.
Sweet, fruity hops; floral and citrus flavors shining through
Brewery: Sweetwater Brewing Co.
Style: India Pale Ale
Alcohol: 6.3%
TurboDog
A very mellow dark beer; sweet malts, toffee-chocolate flavors
Brewery: Abita
Style: Brown Ale
Alcohol: 5.6%
HopDevil Ale
Photo courtesty of Victory Brewing Co.
Uber-piney, a little spicy, something different; world-class IPA
Brewery: Victory Brewing Co.
Style: India Pale Ale
Alcohol: 6.7%
Two Hearted Ale
Photo courtesty of Bell's Brewery
Grapefruit and lemon hop; crisp and clean
Brewery: Bell's Brewery Inc.
Style: India Pale Ale
Alcohol: 7%
Yeti Imperial Stout
Photo courtesty of Great Divide Brewing Co.
Not for the faint of heart; boozy, rich, strong malts and cocoa
Brewery: Great Divide Brewing Co.
Style: Russian Imperial Stout
Alcohol: 9.5%
Sierra Nevada Pale Ale
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The founding father of the American pale ale style; a hoppy classic
Brewery: Sierra Nevada Brewing Co.
Style: Pale Ale
Alcohol: 5.6%
60 Minute IPA
Photo courtesty of Dogfish Head Craft Brewed Ales
Hennepin
Photo courtesty of Brewery Ommegang
Peppery, crisp, and wheaty; banana and clove flavors
Brewery: Brewery Ommegang
Style: Farmhouse Saison
Alcohol: 7.7%
Ommegang Abbey Ale
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Perfectly spiced, hopped, malted; this beer doesn’t disappoint
Brewery: Brewery Ommegang
Style: Dubbel
Alcohol: 8.2%
Jai Alai IPA
Photo courtesty of Cigar City Brewing
This IPA is hard to beat; piney, hoppy, citrusy, strong – everything it should be
Brewery: Cigar City Brewing
Style: India Pale Ale
Alcohol: 7.5%
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