Highest rated beer in Pennsylvania
If you drink beer—any beer—you've likely heard of the craft beer revolution, and you likely fall into one of two camps: IPA warrior or lager loyalist. The great thing about a beer-related revolution is that there is no wrong side. Whatever your preference, cheers to you.
The burgeoning brewery business is indeed a revolution by many counts. According to the Brewers Association, the number of breweries in the United States grew 390% from 2010 to 2020—all while beer consumption, on average, was declining.
Like all revolutions, this, too, began as a desire for change—as an overthrow of the old and the monopolistic. In 2010, Anheuser-Busch InBev and Molson Coors (formerly MillerCoors), two of the largest beer companies in the world, comprised roughly 77% of total beer sales in the U.S. In 2020, that share was 60%, with smaller brewers claiming a larger share toward the end of the decade.
With a taste of the innovations and variety coming out of craft breweries, consumers are demanding a higher quality product, and are willing to pay more for it. Over the last decade, beer prices have increased by 33%.
If you've ever been curious about which beers are most popular in your home state, we have the answer. Stacker compiled a list of the highest rated beer in Pennsylvania using ratings from BeerAdvocate. A maximum of 5 beers per brewery were included.
#30. Idle Hands Double IPA
- Type: Imperial IPA
- ABV: 8.00%
- Brewery: Helltown Brewing
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#29. The Shape Of Hops To Come
- Type: Imperial IPA
- ABV: 8.50%
- Brewery: Neshaminy Creek Brewing Company
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#28. Prop
- Type: Imperial IPA
- ABV: 7.50%
- Brewery: Funk Brewing Company
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#27. Really Thin Pancakes
- Type: American Imperial Stout
- ABV: 12.30%
- Brewery: Voodoo Brewery
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#26. Gratitude
- Type: American Barleywine
- ABV: 11.50%
- Brewery: East End Brewing Company
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#25. Flying Mouflan - Bourbon Barrel-Aged
- Type: American Barleywine
- ABV: 11.50%
- Brewery: Tröegs Brewing Company
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#24. Better One or Two
- Type: Imperial IPA
- ABV: 8.00%
- Brewery: Dancing Gnome
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#23. DirtWolf
- Type: Imperial IPA
- ABV: 8.70%
- Brewery: Victory Brewing Company - Downingtown
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#22. Black Clouds - Mexican Chocolate
- Type: American Imperial Stout
- ABV: 11.00%
- Brewery: Dancing Gnome
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#21. Java Cask
- Type: American Imperial Stout
- ABV: 14.30%
- Brewery: Victory Brewing Company - Downingtown
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#20. Ralphius - Vanilla
- Type: American Imperial Stout
- ABV: 15.60%
- Brewery: Free Will Brewing Co.
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#19. Akamai
- Type: Imperial IPA
- ABV: 8.20%
- Brewery: Brew Gentlemen
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#18. Bourbon Barrel-Aged Imperial Stout
- Type: American Imperial Stout
- ABV: 13.90%
- Brewery: Winding Path Brewing Co / Wyndridge Farm Brewing
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#17. Infinite Highway
- Type: Imperial IPA
- ABV: 8.00%
- Brewery: Dancing Gnome
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#16. Nugget Nectar
- Type: Imperial Red Ale
- ABV: 7.50%
- Brewery: Tröegs Brewing Company
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#15. Ralphius
- Type: Russian Imperial Stout
- ABV: 14.40%
- Brewery: Free Will Brewing Co.
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#14. Sunday Morning Stout
- Type: American Imperial Stout
- ABV: 12.70%
- Brewery: Weyerbacher Brewing Co.
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#13. Eviscerated Pathway Of Beauty
- Type: New England IPA
- ABV: 8.60%
- Brewery: Tired Hands Brewing Company
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#12. Cowbell
- Type: Sweet / Milk Stout
- ABV: 8.50%
- Brewery: Voodoo Brewery
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#11. Recertified
- Type: New England IPA
- ABV: 8.00%
- Brewery: Brew Gentlemen
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#10. Sunny Side Up - Little Amps! (Double Coffee)
- Type: American Imperial Stout
- ABV: 9.50%
- Brewery: Al's of Hampden / Pizza Boy Brewing
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#9. Double Milkshake IPA - Mango
- Type: Milkshake IPA
- ABV: 9.70%
- Brewery: Tired Hands Brewing Company
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#8. Extra Extra Knuckle
- Type: New England IPA
- ABV: 8.60%
- Brewery: Tired Hands Brewing Company
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#7. Le Roar Grrrz Kriek
- Type: Fruit Lambic
- ABV: 7.20%
- Brewery: Bullfrog Brewery
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#6. Mammoth
- Type: Imperial IPA
- ABV: 8.50%
- Brewery: Brew Gentlemen
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#5. Double Milkshake IPA - EXTRA Vanilla
- Type: Milkshake IPA
- ABV: 9.20%
- Brewery: Tired Hands Brewing Company
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#4. Only Void - Single-Origin Ethiopian Coffee
- Type: American Imperial Stout
- ABV: 10.00%
- Brewery: Tired Hands Brewing Company
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#3. DoubleMex
- Type: American Imperial Stout
- ABV: 9.90%
- Brewery: Brew Gentlemen
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#2. Albatross
- Type: New England IPA
- ABV: 8.00%
- Brewery: Brew Gentlemen
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#1. Le Roar Grrrz
- Type: Wild Ale
- ABV: 7.20%
- Brewery: Bullfrog Brewery
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