
Highest-rated beer in New York
Highest-rated beer in New York
After more than a decade of massive growth, the beer industry is experiencing a slowdown. According to the Brewers Association, in 2024, nationwide closings of brewpubs and taprooms outpaced openings for the first time in 14 years, and overall beer production volume decreased by 1.2%.
Changing consumer preferences factor into this decline. The convenience of ready-to-drink cocktails has increased spirits sales, but many people are simply opting to drink less. A January 2025 survey from NCSolutions found that almost half of Americans plan to cut back on their drinking in 2025.
To achieve this goal, some people are shifting to non-alcoholic drinks, including NA beers. This has created demand for higher-quality NA beers, including non-alcoholic IPAs and stouts. Other consumers are opting for moderation, looking for session beers and light beers that are still full of flavor.
That said, hop-forward beers are still popular—for example, hazy IPAs were the most popular entrant in the 2025 World Beer Cup. Fruit beers are also having a moment, with cherry and raspberry leading the pack in a 2024 report from Research and Markets, while drinkers looking for sweeter options can find brewers experimenting with candy-infused beers. Many beer makers are revisiting regional flavors on traditional styles, such as Czech pilsners, Mexican lagers, and Vienna lagers. At the same time, craft brewers continue to push the envelope to find new ways to excite beer lovers, often using unusual ingredients like sage, peppercorn, watermelon, and garlic.
Among all these different options, certain beers still appeal to hopheads more than others. Stacker compiled a list of the best beers from New York using data from BeerAdvocate and sorted them according to their weighted ranking. Beers without images were excluded. Only beers that made BeerAdvocate's top 100 list by state were included.
#30. Some People Are Immune To Good Advice
- Type: American Imperial Stout
- ABV: 10.7%
- Brewery: Evil Twin Brewing
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#29. Eugene's Axe
- Type: New England IPA
- ABV: 8.6%
- Brewery: Fidens Brewing Company
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#28. Nitro S'mores
- Type: Sweet / Milk Stout
- ABV: 10.0%
- Brewery: Southern Tier Brewing Company
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#27. Imperial Biscotti Bourbon Maple Syrup Barrel-Aged
- Type: American Imperial Stout
- ABV: 11.5%
- Brewery: Evil Twin Brewing
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#26. mc²
- Type: New England IPA
- ABV: 8.0%
- Brewery: Equilibrium Brewery
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#25. Sexual Fluctuation
- Type: New England IPA
- ABV: 8.0%
- Brewery: Equilibrium Brewery
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#24. Mirrorshield
- Type: New England IPA
- ABV: 7.0%
- Brewery: Hudson Valley Brewery
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#23. Full-Stack IIPA
- Type: New England IPA
- ABV: 8.2%
- Brewery: SingleCut Beersmiths
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#22. Imperial Biscotti Chili Hazelnut Break
- Type: American Imperial Stout
- ABV: 11.5%
- Brewery: Evil Twin Brewing
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#21. Infinity Minus ONE +2
- Type: New England IPA
- ABV: 8.2%
- Brewery: Sand City Brewing Co. - North
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#20. Bon Bon 2X TNT IIPA
- Type: New England IPA
- ABV: 8.2%
- Brewery: SingleCut Beersmiths
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#19. Double Dry Hopped Bon Bon 2X TNT IIPA
- Type: New England IPA
- ABV: 8.2%
- Brewery: SingleCut Beersmiths
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#18. Lumen
- Type: New England IPA
- ABV: 6.4%
- Brewery: Grimm Artisanal Ales
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#17. Fluctuation
- Type: New England IPA
- ABV: 8.1%
- Brewery: Equilibrium Brewery
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#16. Lambo Door
- Type: New England IPA
- ABV: 8.0%
- Brewery: Grimm Artisanal Ales
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#15. Imperial Biscotti Break
- Type: American Imperial Stout
- ABV: 11.5%
- Brewery: Evil Twin Brewing
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#14. Power Of ONE
- Type: New England IPA
- ABV: 8.2%
- Brewery: Sand City Brewing Co. - North
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#13. Second Wave
- Type: New England IPA
- ABV: 8.0%
- Brewery: Sand City Brewing Co. - North
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#12. Michigan Maple Jesus
- Type: American Imperial Stout
- ABV: 12.0%
- Brewery: Evil Twin Brewing
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#11. One
- Type: Imperial IPA
- ABV: 8.0%
- Brewery: Sand City Brewing Co. - North
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#10. Magnetic Compass
- Type: New England IPA
- ABV: 6.4%
- Brewery: Grimm Artisanal Ales
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#9. Tesseract
- Type: Imperial IPA
- ABV: 8.0%
- Brewery: Grimm Artisanal Ales
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#8. Even Mo Mofo
- Type: New England IPA
- ABV: 8.5%
- Brewery: Sand City Brewing Co. - North
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#7. Afterimage
- Type: New England IPA
- ABV: 8.0%
- Brewery: Grimm Artisanal Ales
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#6. Softly Spoken Magic Spells
- Type: New England IPA
- ABV: 8.6%
- Brewery: SingleCut Beersmiths
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#5. Double Dry Hopped All Citra Everything
- Type: New England IPA
- ABV: 8.5%
- Brewery: Other Half Brewing - Center Street
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#4. Double Dry Hopped Mylar Bags
- Type: New England IPA
- ABV: 8.5%
- Brewery: Other Half Brewing - Center Street
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#3. Double Dry Hopped Double Mosaic Daydream
- Type: New England IPA
- ABV: 8.5%
- Brewery: Other Half Brewing - Center Street
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#2. Double Dry Hopped Double Mosaic Dream
- Type: New England IPA
- ABV: 8.5%
- Brewery: Other Half Brewing - Center Street
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#1. 4th Anniversary
- Type: New England IPA
- ABV: 10.0%
- Brewery: Other Half Brewing - Center Street
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This story features data reporting by Wade Zhou, writing by Jill Jaracz, and is part of a series utilizing data automation across 51 states.