Readers’ Top 50 Beers of 2022
How Are Readers’ Choice Lists Determined?
We polled thousands of our magazine and newsletter subscribers and asked you for everything from your favorite beers and favorite breweries to the hops you love to brew with. The results of that poll are presented here under the headers labeled “Readers’ Choice.” To make it easy to follow, we’ve placed all of the Readers’ Choice categories on this bright blue background.
(2021 rank is listed in parentheses)
1. Sierra Nevada Pale Ale (1)
2. Odell IPA (32)
3. Russian River Pliny the Elder IIPA (3)
4. Bear Republic Racer 5 (new)
5. Bell’s Brewery Two Hearted IPA (2)
6. Allagash White (12)
7. Guinness Extra Stout (4)
8. Sierra Nevada Celebration (15)
9. Brasserie Dupont Saison Dupont (14)
10. Bierstadt Lagerhaus Slow Pour Pils (44)
11. pFriem Pilsner (new)
12. WeldWerks Juicy Bits IPA (35)
13. The Alchemist Heady Topper IPA (17)
14. Russian River Blind Pig (34)
15. Half Acre Daisy Cutter (46)
16. Pilsner Urquell (13)
17. Goose Island Bourbon County Brand Stout (20)
18. Breakside Wanderlust (new)
19. Lawson’s Finest Sip of Sunshine IPA (24)
20. Odell Lagerado (new)
21. Firestone Walker Pivo Pils (43)
22. New Belgium Fat Tire (new)
23. Highland Park Timbo Pils (new)
24. Tree House Julius IPA (19)
25. North Coast Old Rasputin Stout (36)
26. Odell Sippin’ Pretty (new)
27. Ronin Fermentation Alpenglow (new)
28. Sierra Nevada Bigfoot (37)
29. Bear Republic Hop Rod Rye (new)
30. Fat Heads Head Hunter (new)
31. New Belgium Voodoo Ranger (7)
32. Maine Lunch IPA (new)
33. Lagunitas Little Sumpin’ Sumpin’ (new)
34. Odell Mountain Standard (new)
35. Brasserie d’Orval Orval (29)
36. Boulevard Tank 7 Farmhouse Ale (23)
37. Breakside IPA (new)
38. Cigar City Jai Alai IPA (26)
39. Three Floyds Zombie Dust Pale Ale (25)
40. Tree House Haze (new)
41. Breakside Pilsner (new)
42. Toppling Goliath King Sue (new)
43. Firestone Walker Parabola (new)
44. Breakside/Barley Brown’s Wanderjack (new)
45. The Alchemist Focal Banger (38)
46. Anchor Steam (new)
47. Odell 90 Shilling (new)
48. Stone IPA (10)
49. Samuel Adams Boston Lager (5)
50. Yuengling Traditional Lager *(8)
Your Favorite Breweries
You voted, and we tallied. Here are your favorite breweries broken down in categories by beer barrels brewed.
Small Breweries
(fewer than 10,000 barrels per year)
1. Green Cheek (Orange, California)
2. Phase Three (Lake Zurich, Illinois)
3. Bierstadt Lagerhaus (Denver)
4. Wayfinder (Portland, Oregon)
5. Off Color (Chicago)
6. Cantillon (Brussels)
7. Hill Farmstead (Greensboro Bend, Vermont)
8. Cloudburst (Seattle)
9. Jester King (Austin)
10. The Austin Beer Garden Brewery (Austin)
11. Cellarmaker (San Francisco)
12. Dovetail (Chicago)
13. Monkish (Torrance, California)
14. Von Ebert (Portland, Oregon)
15. Highland Park (Los Angeles)
16. Side Project (Maplewood, Missouri)
17. Beachwood (Long Beach, California)
18. Heater Allen (McMinnville, Oregon)
19. Moonraker (Auburn, California)
20. North Park (San Diego)
Small Regional Breweries
(10,000–25,000 barrels per year)
1. Burial (Asheville, North Carolina)
2. WeldWerks (Greeley, Colorado)
3. Hop Butcher For The World (Chicago)
4. Trillium (Canton, Massachusetts)
5. HenHouse (Santa Rosa, California)
6. The Alchemist (Stowe, Vermont)
7. The Bruery (Placentia, California)
8. Reuben’s Brews (Seattle)
9. Pinthouse (Austin)
10. Alvarado Street (Monterey, California)
11. Great Notion (Portland, Oregon)
12. Live Oak (Austin)
13. 4 Noses (Broomfield, Colorado)
14. Bearded Iris (Nashville, Tennessee)
15. Green Man (Asheville, North Carolina)
16. NoDa (Charlotte, North Carolina)
17. Revision (Reno, Nevada)
18. Figueroa Mountain (Buellton, California)
19. KC Bier (Kansas City, Missouri)
20. Maplewood (Chicago)
Midsize Regional Breweries
(25,000–100,000 barrels per year)
1. Russian River (Santa Rosa, California)
2. Tree House (Charlton, Massachusetts)
3. Bear Republic (Cloverdale, California)
4. Revolution (Chicago)
5. Fremont (Seattle)
6. pFriem (Hood River, Oregon)
7. Other Half (Brooklyn, New York)
8. Half Acre (Chicago)
9. Lawson’s Finest (Warren, Vermont)
10. Modern Times (San Diego)
11. Fat Head’s (Middleburg Heights, Ohio)
12. Maine Beer (Freeport, Maine)
13. Breakside (Portland, Oregon)
14. Surly (Minneapolis)
15. Fort George (Astoria, Oregon)
16. AleSmith (San Diego)
17. Ommegang (Cooperstown, New York)
18. North Coast (Fort Bragg, California)
19. Pizza Port (Carlsbad, California)
20. Chimay (Chimay, Belgium)
Large Breweries
(100,000+ barrels per year)
1. Sierra Nevada (Chico, California)
2. Bell’s Brewery (Kalamazoo, Michigan)
3. Lagunitas/Heineken (Petaluma, California)
4. Firestone Walker (Paso Robles, California)
5. Founders (Grand Rapids, Michigan)
6. Allagash (Portland, Maine)
7. New Belgium (Fort Collins, Colorado)
8. Dogfish Head (Milton, Delaware)
9. New Glarus (New Glarus, Wisconsin)
10. Deschutes (Bend, Oregon)
11. Stone (Escondido, California)
12. Tröegs (Hershey, Pennsylvania)
13. Boulevard (Kansas City, Missouri)
14. Guinness (Dublin)
15. Odell (Fort Collins, Colorado)
16. Samuel Adams (Boston)
17. Victory (Downingtown, Pennsylvania)
18. Three Floyds (Munster, Indiana)
19. Cigar City (Tampa)
20. Great Lakes (Cleveland)