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Gold Steps
Pinthouse Brewing • Austin, TX
Pale Ale (Hazy)ABV: 4.6%Mar 2025
Appearance:3
Aroma:12
Flavor:20
Mouthfeel:5
99
Score
Top Ale Reviews
The highest-rated Ale beers from the past 3 years, as reviewed by our expert tasting panel. Each beer is scored on appearance, aroma, flavor, and mouthfeel.
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Beers Reviewed
94.3
Average Score
99
Highest Score
56
Breweries
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Punk Rock For Rich Kids
Solemn Oath Brewery • Naperville, IL
Belgian-style Pale AleABV: 5.5%IBU: 46Sep 2024
Appearance:3
Aroma:11
Flavor:20
Mouthfeel:5
98
Score
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Foeder Fruits Black Currant and Cherry
Yazoo Brewing Co • Madison, TN
Wild Ale (with Fruit)ABV: 6.4%IBU: 18Sep 2024
Appearance:3
Aroma:12
Flavor:19
Mouthfeel:5
98
Score
4
All Roads Lead
Black Rose Blending Co. • Madison, WI
Wild AleABV: 5%Sep 2024
Appearance:3
Aroma:12
Flavor:19
Mouthfeel:5
98
Score
5
Obscura
Full Frame • Denver, CO
Pale Ale (American)ABV: 5.4%IBU: 30Mar 2025
Appearance:3
Aroma:12
Flavor:20
Mouthfeel:5
98
Score
6
Handgeplukt Kriek
AleSmith Brewing Co • San Diego, CA
Wild Ale (Kriek)ABV: 6.6%Sep 2025
Appearance:3
Aroma:12
Flavor:20
Mouthfeel:5
98
Score
7
Day Donkey
Tampa Bay Brewing Co • Tampa, FL
Lager (Pale)ABV: 5.2%IBU: 30Jun 2024
Appearance:3
Aroma:12
Flavor:19
Mouthfeel:5
97
Score
8
Chenille
Cellador Ales • North Hills, CA
Wild Ale (with Fruit)ABV: 6.7%Feb 2024
Appearance:3
Aroma:12
Flavor:19
Mouthfeel:5
97
Score
9
Mid Summer 2022
Cellarest Beer Project • Asheville, NC
Wild Ale (with Fruit)ABV: 6%Aug 2024
Appearance:3
Aroma:12
Flavor:20
Mouthfeel:4
97
Score
10
Shadows Cast By Tomorrow
The Big Friendly • Oklahoma City, OK
Belgian-style Blonde AleABV: 5.3%Aug 2024
Appearance:3
Aroma:11
Flavor:20
Mouthfeel:5
97
Score
11
Barrel Aged American Dark Strong
pFriem Family Brewers • Hood River, OR
Dark AleABV: 11.8%IBU: 45Nov 2024
Appearance:3
Aroma:12
Flavor:20
Mouthfeel:5
97
Score
12
Wisp
Lumen Beer Company • Omaha, NE
Pale Ale (Hazy)ABV: 5.2%IBU: 30Mar 2025
Appearance:3
Aroma:12
Flavor:20
Mouthfeel:5
97
Score
13
Sonoran Prince - Lapsang Souchong
Arizona Wilderness Brewing - Wilderness Woodnotes Cellar • Gilbert, AZ
Wild Ale (with Fruit)ABV: 6.8%IBU: 15Aug 2025
Appearance:3
Aroma:12
Flavor:20
Mouthfeel:4
97
Score
14
Barrel-Aged Pecan Pie Brown Ale
Arizona Wilderness Brewing • Gilbert, AZ
Brown Ale (Imperial)ABV: 12.1%Nov 2023
Appearance:3
Aroma:12
Flavor:19
Mouthfeel:4
96
Score
15
Banana Berry Boom Boom
American Solera • Tulsa, OK
Sour AleABV: 8%Sep 2024
Appearance:2
Aroma:12
Flavor:20
Mouthfeel:5
96
Score
16
120 Shilling
Good Land Brewing Co. • Traralgon East, Victoria , Australia
Scotch Ale (or Wee Heavy)ABV: 12.3%Nov 2024
Appearance:3
Aroma:12
Flavor:20
Mouthfeel:5
96
Score
17
Wee Heavy
Mickey Finn's Brewery • Libertyville, IL
Scotch Ale (or Wee Heavy)ABV: 9.4%Dec 2024
Appearance:3
Aroma:12
Flavor:19
Mouthfeel:5
96
Score
18
Armando The Pigeon
Crooked Culture Brewing • Cumming, GA
Belgian-style Pale AleABV: 5.1%Aug 2025
Appearance:3
Aroma:12
Flavor:20
Mouthfeel:4
96
Score
19
Vallée Signature
Messorem • Montréal, QC
Wild Ale (Spontaneous)ABV: 5%Sep 2025
Appearance:3
Aroma:12
Flavor:20
Mouthfeel:3
96
Score
20
2025 Vermouth Barrel Aged Rye Imperial Brown Ale
pFriem Family Brewers • Hood River, OR
Brown Ale (Imperial)ABV: 11.4%Dec 2025
Appearance:3
Aroma:12
Flavor:20
Mouthfeel:5
96
Score
21
City of Dreams
Fort George Brewery • Astoria, OR
Pale Ale (Hazy)ABV: 5.5%IBU: 40Mar 2026
Appearance:3
Aroma:12
Flavor:20
Mouthfeel:5
96
Score
22
Foeder-Yuzu And Buddha’s Hand
Templin Family Brewing • Salt Lake City, UT
Sour AleABV: 7.5%Sep 2023
Appearance:3
Aroma:12
Flavor:18
Mouthfeel:5
95
Score
23
Left Fork Kentucky Common Ale
Black Lung Brewing Company • Round Lake Beach, IL
Brown AleABV: 5.2%IBU: 20Nov 2023
Appearance:3
Aroma:11
Flavor:20
Mouthfeel:5
95
Score
24
Greenway Fields
BKS Artisan Ales • Kansas City, MO
Pale Ale (American)ABV: 5.5%Mar 2024
Appearance:3
Aroma:12
Flavor:19
Mouthfeel:5
95
Score
25
Cloudy Donkey
Tampa Bay Brewing Co • Tampa, FL
Pale Ale (Hazy)ABV: 5.5%Mar 2024
Appearance:3
Aroma:12
Flavor:19
Mouthfeel:5
95
Score
26
Belgian Grape Ale
Bourgogne des Flandres • ,
Grape AleABV: 7.6%IBU: 15Sep 2024
Appearance:3
Aroma:12
Flavor:20
Mouthfeel:4
95
Score
27
DBA
Firestone Walker Brewing Co • Paso Robles, CA
English Pale AleABV: 5%IBU: 30Nov 2024
Appearance:3
Aroma:12
Flavor:19
Mouthfeel:5
95
Score
28
Pivo Project: Czech style Desítka
BKS Artisan Ales • Kansas City, MO
Lager (Pale)ABV: 4%Apr 2025
Appearance:3
Aroma:12
Flavor:19
Mouthfeel:5
95
Score
29
When I was an Alien
Sideward Brewing Co • Orlando, FL
Wild Ale (Spontaneous)ABV: 4.7%Aug 2025
Appearance:3
Aroma:12
Flavor:20
Mouthfeel:4
95
Score
30
Chur Enough
BKS Artisan Ales • Kansas City, MO
Pale Ale (New Zealand)ABV: 5.5%Mar 2026
Appearance:3
Aroma:12
Flavor:19
Mouthfeel:4
95
Score
31
Atrial Rubicite
Jester King Brewery • Austin, TX
Wild Ale (with Fruit)ABV: 5%Aug 2023
Appearance:3
Aroma:12
Flavor:18
Mouthfeel:4
94
Score
32
BA Labyrinth
Wandering Monsters Brewing • Cincinnati, OH
Brown Ale (Imperial)ABV: 13.7%Dec 2024
Appearance:3
Aroma:12
Flavor:19
Mouthfeel:5
94
Score
33
Pete's Stash Pale Ale
Vail Brewing Company • Vail, CO
Pale Ale (American)ABV: 6%IBU: 40Mar 2025
Appearance:3
Aroma:11
Flavor:20
Mouthfeel:5
94
Score
34
Frequency of Expansion
The Big Friendly • Oklahoma City, OK
Farmhouse Ale - SaisonABV: 3.1%Aug 2025
Appearance:3
Aroma:12
Flavor:19
Mouthfeel:4
94
Score
35
Abendrot
Cellarest Beer Project • Asheville, NC
Wild Ale (with Fruit)ABV: 8%Aug 2025
Appearance:3
Aroma:11
Flavor:20
Mouthfeel:4
94
Score
36
Maizonne
Yazoo Brewing Co • Madison, TN
Farmhouse Ale - SaisonABV: 5.7%IBU: 24Sep 2025
Appearance:3
Aroma:12
Flavor:19
Mouthfeel:5
94
Score
37
Kroon
Wallenpaupack Brewing Company • Hawley, PA
Belgian Golden Strong AleABV: 9%IBU: 27Sep 2025
Appearance:3
Aroma:11
Flavor:20
Mouthfeel:5
94
Score
38
Splendid Defending
Strange Days Brewing Co • Kansas City, MO
English Brown AleABV: 4.5%IBU: 25Dec 2025
Appearance:3
Aroma:12
Flavor:20
Mouthfeel:4
94
Score
39
Old School Brown Ale
Three Tigers Brewing Company • Granville, OH
Brown AleABV: 4.6%Oct 2023
Appearance:3
Aroma:12
Flavor:18
Mouthfeel:5
93
Score
40
Alba's Ale
Ahnapee Brewery • Suamico, WI
Scottish AleABV: 4.75%IBU: 22Nov 2023
Appearance:3
Aroma:11
Flavor:19
Mouthfeel:5
93
Score
41
Oaked Val d'Or
Hidden Hand • ,
Belgian-style Pale AleABV: 6.9%Jan 2024
Appearance:3
Aroma:12
Flavor:18
Mouthfeel:4
93
Score
42
Kal-El
Protagonist Beer • Charlotte, NC
Farmhouse Ale - SaisonABV: 5.5%Sep 2024
Appearance:3
Aroma:12
Flavor:19
Mouthfeel:4
93
Score
43
Cuvée Impériale (2023)
Waterloo • Waterloo, Belgium
Brown Ale (Imperial)ABV: 9.5%Sep 2024
Appearance:3
Aroma:12
Flavor:19
Mouthfeel:4
93
Score
44
XXVIII Anniversary Ale
Firestone Walker Brewing Co • Paso Robles, CA
Strong AleABV: 12.7%IBU: 32Nov 2024
Appearance:3
Aroma:12
Flavor:19
Mouthfeel:5
93
Score
45
Mad River Maple
Lawson's Finest Liquids • Waitsfield, VT
Red AleABV: 8%Dec 2024
Appearance:3
Aroma:11
Flavor:19
Mouthfeel:5
93
Score
46
Outside Voice
Hopewell Brewing Co • Chicago, IL
Pale Ale (XPA)ABV: 4.8%Mar 2025
Appearance:3
Aroma:12
Flavor:18
Mouthfeel:5
93
Score
47
Foamies
WeldWerks Brewing Co. • Greeley, CO
Lager (Pale)ABV: 5.8%Jun 2025
Appearance:3
Aroma:11
Flavor:18
Mouthfeel:5
93
Score
48
Radth
Solemn Oath Brewery • Naperville, IL
Belgian-style Pale AleABV: 7%Sep 2025
Appearance:3
Aroma:12
Flavor:20
Mouthfeel:3
93
Score
49
DBA
Firestone Walker Brewing Co • Paso Robles, CA
Pale Ale (English)ABV: 5%IBU: 30Dec 2025
Appearance:3
Aroma:12
Flavor:18
Mouthfeel:5
93
Score
50
Lucent Galaxies Pale Ale
Transparent Brewing Company • Grandview, MO
Pale Ale (American)ABV: 5.6%IBU: 45Jan 2026
Appearance:3
Aroma:12
Flavor:19
Mouthfeel:5
93
Score
51
Put an End to Shred Loss
Corn Coast Brewing Co • Lincoln, NE
Pale Ale (Hazy)ABV: 5.3%Mar 2026
Appearance:3
Aroma:11
Flavor:20
Mouthfeel:5
93
Score
52
Clear Line
Cerebral Brewing • Denver, CO
Pale Ale (XPA)ABV: 5.2%Mar 2026
Appearance:3
Aroma:12
Flavor:18
Mouthfeel:5
93
Score
53
Crimson
Fonta Flora Brewery • Nebo, NC
Wild Ale (Biere de Coupage)ABV: 5.2%Sep 2023
Appearance:3
Aroma:11
Flavor:19
Mouthfeel:5
92
Score
54
Charlie Brown Ale
Prison City Brewing • Auburn, NY
English Brown AleABV: 5.4%Nov 2023
Appearance:3
Aroma:12
Flavor:18
Mouthfeel:5
92
Score
55
Fruity Pebbles Knights of Windsor
O.H.S.O. Brewery - Gilbert • Gilbert, AZ
Scotch Ale (or Wee Heavy)ABV: 13.8%IBU: 23Nov 2023
Appearance:3
Aroma:11
Flavor:19
Mouthfeel:4
92
Score
56
As the Story Unfolds
Fidens Brewing Company • Colonie, NY
Pale Ale (Hazy)ABV: 5.2%Mar 2024
Appearance:3
Aroma:12
Flavor:18
Mouthfeel:4
92
Score
57
Sapling Jack 2023
Cellarest Beer Project • Asheville, NC
Wild AleABV: 6%Aug 2024
Appearance:3
Aroma:11
Flavor:19
Mouthfeel:5
92
Score
58
Brainless Belgian-style Golden Ale
Epic Brewing • Salt Lake City, UT
Belgian Golden Strong AleABV: 8%IBU: 20Sep 2024
Appearance:3
Aroma:12
Flavor:18
Mouthfeel:4
92
Score
59
Don Jalapeno
No Label Brewing Co • Katy, TX
Pale Ale (American)ABV: 5.8%IBU: 17Jul 2024
Appearance:3
Aroma:12
Flavor:17
Mouthfeel:4
92
Score
60
Nutville Brown Ale
House Divided Brewery • Ely, IA
Brown AleABV: 5.2%IBU: 24Dec 2024
Appearance:3
Aroma:11
Flavor:19
Mouthfeel:5
92
Score
61
Bread Tree
Fonta Flora Brewery • Nebo, NC
Brown AleABV: 5.5%Dec 2024
Appearance:3
Aroma:11
Flavor:18
Mouthfeel:5
92
Score
62
Onward from Yesterday
Tenma Beer Project • Oakland, CA
Pale Ale (American)ABV: 5.8%IBU: 45Mar 2025
Appearance:3
Aroma:11
Flavor:19
Mouthfeel:5
92
Score
63
Double Dry Hopped Sparkle Motion
Narrow Gauge Brewing Company • Florissant, MO
Pale Ale (Hazy)ABV: 6%IBU: 30Mar 2025
Appearance:3
Aroma:12
Flavor:18
Mouthfeel:5
92
Score
64
Cherry Tart de Funk
Ebb and Flow Fermentations • Cape Girardeau, MO
Sour AleABV: 5.6%Aug 2025
Appearance:3
Aroma:12
Flavor:19
Mouthfeel:4
92
Score
65
Duck Duck Gooze 2025
The Lost Abbey • San Marcos, CA
Sour AleABV: 7%Aug 2025
Appearance:3
Aroma:12
Flavor:19
Mouthfeel:4
92
Score
66
Barrel Aged Saison VIII
pFriem Family Brewers • Hood River, OR
Farmhouse Ale - SaisonABV: 6.5%IBU: 20Sep 2025
Appearance:3
Aroma:9
Flavor:20
Mouthfeel:5
92
Score
67
Cherish (2024)
PINTA Barrel Brewing • Wieprz, Poland
Wild AleABV: 5.5%Sep 2025
Appearance:3
Aroma:11
Flavor:20
Mouthfeel:4
92
Score
68
Painted Devil
Bartlett Hall • San Francisco, CA
Belgian Golden Strong AleABV: 8.2%Sep 2025
Appearance:3
Aroma:10
Flavor:19
Mouthfeel:5
92
Score
69
Besitos
Full Frame • Denver, CO
Pale Ale (American)ABV: 5%IBU: 20Sep 2025
Appearance:3
Aroma:12
Flavor:19
Mouthfeel:4
92
Score
70
Daisy Chain
Uprise Brewing Co. • ,
Pale Ale (XPA)ABV: 5.8%Mar 2026
Appearance:3
Aroma:12
Flavor:18
Mouthfeel:5
92
Score
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