Thousands of you voted in our annual Readers’ Choice poll, weighing in on your favorite beers, breweries, styles, bars, and more. What follows here are the 25 beers that got the most votes—a more exclusive list than the Top 50 we’ve published in prior years, and a tougher list to crack.
For all the Readers’ Choice results, be sure to see the print edition of our Best in Beer 2023 issue.
(2022 rank is listed in parentheses)
1. Sierra Nevada Pale Ale (1)
2. Russian River Pliny the Elder IIPA (3)
3. Bell’s Two Hearted IPA (5)
4. Russian River Blind Pig (14)
5. Allagash White (6)
6. Sierra Nevada Celebration (8)
7. Tree House Julius IPA (24)
8. Bierstadt Lagerhaus Slow Pour Pils (10)
9. Brasserie Dupont Saison Dupont (9)
10. Guinness Extra Stout (7)
11. Highland Park Timbo Pils (23)
12. North Park Hop-Fu! (new)
13. Goose Island Bourbon County Stout (17)
14. pFriem Pilsner (11)
15. The Alchemist Heady Topper IPA (13)
16. Breakside Wanderlust (18)
17. Alvarado Street Mai Tai P.A. (new)
18. Firestone Walker Pivo Pils (21)
19. Brasserie d’Orval Orval (35)
20. Pinthouse Electric Jellyfish (new)
21. Green Cheek The Other Brian (new)
22. Pilsner Urquell (16)
23. Sierra Nevada Torpedo (new)
24. The Alchemist Focal Banger (45)
25. New Glarus Spotted Cow (new)