Highest-rated beer in West Virginia

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June 20, 2024
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Highest-rated beer in West Virginia

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 West Virginia 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.

#29. Mecklenbrau

- Rating: 3.76 (5 ratings)
- Type: German Pilsner
- ABV: 4.3%
- Brewery: Bavarian Brothers Brewing
- Read more on BeerAdvocate

#28. Class III Whitewater IPA

- Rating: 4.11 (3 ratings)
- Type: American IPA
- ABV: 6.9%
- Brewery: Screech Owl Brewing
- Read more on BeerAdvocate

#27. The Dark Side Of Bliss

- Rating: 3.91 (4 ratings)
- Type: Dunkelweizen
- ABV: 5.3%
- Brewery: Weathered Ground Brewery
- Read more on BeerAdvocate

#26. Charlie West Coast IPA

- Rating: 3.81 (5 ratings)
- Type: American IPA
- ABV: 6.8%
- Brewery: Fife Street Brewing
- Read more on BeerAdvocate

#25. Barrel Aged Dun Glen Dubbel

- Rating: 4.20 (3 ratings)
- Type: Dubbel
- ABV: 10.26%
- Brewery: Bridge Brew Works LLC
- Read more on BeerAdvocate

#24. Wild & Wonderful Strawberry Ale

- Rating: 4.73 (2 ratings)
- Type: Fruit and Field Beer
- ABV: 6.2%
- Brewery: Screech Owl Brewing
- Read more on BeerAdvocate

#23. Almost Heaven Amber Ale

- Rating: 3.61 (116 ratings)
- Type: American Amber / Red Ale
- ABV: 5.2%
- Brewery: Mountain State Brewing Co.
- Read more on BeerAdvocate

#22. Eine Kleine Biermusik

- Rating: 4.15 (4 ratings)
- Type: Kölsch
- ABV: 4.8%
- Brewery: Weathered Ground Brewery
- Read more on BeerAdvocate

#21. Pow Daze

- Rating: 3.74 (8 ratings)
- Type: Imperial IPA
- ABV: 8.3%
- Brewery: Parkersburg Brewing Company
- Read more on BeerAdvocate

#20. Chuck's P-51 Porter

- Rating: 3.93 (6 ratings)
- Type: American Porter
- ABV: 7.4%
- Brewery: Fife Street Brewing
- Read more on BeerAdvocate

#19. Dirty Beard w/Chocolate and Coffee

- Rating: 4.15 (5 ratings)
- Type: American Imperial Stout
- ABV: 9.0%
- Brewery: Abolitionist Ale Works
- Read more on BeerAdvocate

#18. Bourbon Barrel Aged Peregrine Porter

- Rating: 4.30 (5 ratings)
- Type: Baltic Porter
- ABV: 11.5%
- Brewery: Bridge Brew Works LLC
- Read more on BeerAdvocate

#17. Hoo's Your Daddy

- Rating: 4.00 (8 ratings)
- Type: American IPA
- ABV: 6.4%
- Brewery: Screech Owl Brewing
- Read more on BeerAdvocate

#16. Ole Ran'l

- Rating: 3.81 (12 ratings)
- Type: German Pilsner
- ABV: 5.3%
- Brewery: Greenbrier Valley Brewing Company
- Read more on BeerAdvocate

#15. Sixteen Shots In Munich

- Rating: 4.21 (7 ratings)
- Type: German Pilsner
- ABV: 5.5%
- Brewery: Weathered Ground Brewery
- Read more on BeerAdvocate

#14. Logger Lager Pils

- Rating: 3.76 (27 ratings)
- Type: German Pilsner
- ABV: 5.2%
- Brewery: Big Timber Brewing
- Read more on BeerAdvocate

#13. Zona's Revenge

- Rating: 3.83 (16 ratings)
- Type: Witbier
- ABV: 5.2%
- Brewery: Greenbrier Valley Brewing Company
- Read more on BeerAdvocate

#12. Cell Block 304

- Rating: 3.78 (24 ratings)
- Type: American Brown Ale
- ABV: 5.6%
- Brewery: Parkersburg Brewing Company
- Read more on BeerAdvocate

#11. Frost Notch

- Rating: 3.84 (17 ratings)
- Type: Old Ale
- ABV: 7.8%
- Brewery: Big Timber Brewing
- Read more on BeerAdvocate

#10. Bewildered Hippie

- Rating: 4.03 (12 ratings)
- Type: American IPA
- ABV: 6.8%
- Brewery: Stumptown Ales
- Read more on BeerAdvocate

#9. Wild Trail

- Rating: 3.84 (95 ratings)
- Type: American Pale Ale
- ABV: 5.7%
- Brewery: Greenbrier Valley Brewing Company
- Read more on BeerAdvocate

#8. Mothman

- Rating: 3.89 (145 ratings)
- Type: Black IPA
- ABV: 6.7%
- Brewery: Greenbrier Valley Brewing Company
- Read more on BeerAdvocate

#7. The Dun Glen Dubbel

- Rating: 3.91 (48 ratings)
- Type: Dubbel
- ABV: 7.08%
- Brewery: Bridge Brew Works LLC
- Read more on BeerAdvocate

#6. Porter

- Rating: 3.95 (125 ratings)
- Type: American Porter
- ABV: 6.5%
- Brewery: Big Timber Brewing
- Read more on BeerAdvocate

#5. Forest Fest

- Rating: 4.04 (29 ratings)
- Type: Märzen
- ABV: 5.6%
- Brewery: Big Timber Brewing
- Read more on BeerAdvocate

#4. Double Bit

- Rating: 4.10 (34 ratings)
- Type: Imperial IPA
- ABV: 8.0%
- Brewery: Big Timber Brewing
- Read more on BeerAdvocate

#3. Devil Anse IPA

- Rating: 4.04 (167 ratings)
- Type: American IPA
- ABV: 6.9%
- Brewery: Greenbrier Valley Brewing Company
- Read more on BeerAdvocate

#2. Holy Citra DIPA

- Rating: 4.37 (18 ratings)
- Type: Imperial IPA
- ABV: 8.0%
- Brewery: Stumptown Ales
- Read more on BeerAdvocate

#1. Halleck Pale Ale

- Rating: 4.33 (64 ratings)
- Type: American Pale Ale
- ABV: 6.0%
- Brewery: Chestnut Brew Works
- Read more on BeerAdvocate

This story features data reporting by Wade Zhou, writing by Jill Jaracz, and is part of a series utilizing data automation across 51 states.

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