Top 50 Beers of 2020

Craft Beer and Brewing Magazine ^ | 10/27/2020 | the readers of Craft Beer & Brewing Magazine

[Oshkalaboomboom]

How Are Readers’ Choice Lists Determined?

We polled thousands of our magazine and newsletter subscribers and asked you for everything from your favorite beers and favorite breweries to what hops you love to brew with. The results of that poll are presented here under the headers labeled “Readers’ Choice.”

(2019 rank is listed in parentheses)

1. Sierra Nevada Pale Ale (2)
2. Bell’s Brewery Two Hearted IPA (1)
3. Russian River Pliny the Elder IIPA (3)
4. Guinness Extra Stout (11)
5. Allagash White (8)
6. Brasserie Dupont Saison Dupont (6)
7. Founders All Day IPA (10)
8. Cigar City Jai Alai IPA (14)
9. Sierra Nevada Hazy Little Thing (4)
10. Founders Breakfast Stout (9)

[Damifino]

...They have been making BEER there since 1040.

10:40?... Hell, If I started drinking a little earlier this morning I could have had one of the first!!. /drumroll

[frogjerk]

Most of these are ALES. Not Beers.

What?

[Bloody Sam Roberts]

Regional brew from Vermont is my favorite;

Long Trail Double Bag. I've tried many but this one is my fave.

[MV=PY]

You should check this out...

https://lagunitas.com/beer/daytime

I don’t know how they pack all that taste into 3 carbs.

[D Rider]

Heretic.

[know.your.why]

Sure...but what are the top 25 election beers for the winner party and the top 25 for the looser party?

[Mr. Lucky]

If it were about beer, PBR would be listed in the #1 spot.

[Roman_War_Criminal]

LOL!

I gave the history lesson about how IPA’s came about.
“British Empire” and all that to some dang snowflake at the grocery store. He was offended for sure.

[Roman_War_Criminal]

I wouldn’t call it my favorite, but I love Chimay also.

[Sirius Lee]

Favorite Fall/Winter beer, bar none:

Creamy black and tan.

[frogjerk]

It wasn’t on the list but Orval was? Not sure about that. Also, where was Westvleteren XXII or Rochefort 12?

[frogjerk]

Rochefort 10 I meant.

[Lower Deck]

Alexander Keith’s is not on the list? Good. Our secret is still safe.

[bagster]

The best bang for your buck.

[null and void]

What? No Negra Modelo?

Not even in the top 50???

[ml/nj]

BS list!

Pilsner Urquell is always #1. NO beers from Munich on the list. No German beers on the list. WTF? Almost all European beers are better than American beers.

ML/NJ

[Oshkalaboomboom]

Disappointed....Did not mention of: Pabst Blue Ribbon, Hamms, Olympia, Schlitz, Schaefer, Rolling Rock or Iron City.

You forgot Old Frothingslosh

[GreenLanternCorps]

[Pontiac]

PBR is a beer that does not get the respect it deserves.

I would not put it a #1 but I would certainly put it in the top 20 of the mass marketed beers.

[donozark]

Rolling Rock before they got bought out and expanded nationwide.

Coors before they expanded nationwide.

Virtually any regional beer before they expand nationwide.

And I have my concerns over Yuenglings recent announcement.