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Breweries with the most highly ranked beers in Alabama

In a world where just a small number of massive companies dominate the beer market, sipping on a brew created close to home can be all the more satisfying.

The last decade has seen an explosion of breweries that operate on a smaller scale and offer a wider, and sometimes more experimental, selection of beer. While craft beer often has a higher price tag than your average domestic beer, consumers are clearly willing to pay more: In 2020, craft beer accounted for almost a quarter of the U.S. retail beer market.

Stacker compiled a list of the breweries with the most top 50 ranked beers in Alabama using data from BeerAdvocate. Any ties were broken by the highest-ranking beer. Continue reading to find out which Alabama breweries have the tastiest offerings.

#12. Goat Island Brewery
– Top 50 beers in Alabama: 1
– Highest ranked beer:
— #47. Blood Orange Berliner-Weisse (Sour – Berliner Weisse)

#11. Avondale Brewing Co.
– Top 50 beers in Alabama: 1
– Highest ranked beer:
— #42. Miss Fancy’s Tripel (Tripel)

#10. Back Forty Beer Co.
– Top 50 beers in Alabama: 1
– Highest ranked beer:
— #30. Trade Day Cuban Coffee Stout (Stout – American)

#9. Druid City Brewing Company
– Top 50 beers in Alabama: 1
– Highest ranked beer:
— #11. Downtown North Porter (Porter – Imperial)

#8. Cahaba Brewing Company
– Top 50 beers in Alabama: 2
– Highest ranked beers:
— #40. Oka Uba IPA (IPA – American)
— #44. Oktoberfest Bier (Lager – Märzen)

#7. Singin’ River Brewing Co.
– Top 50 beers in Alabama: 2
– Highest ranked beers:
— #38. IPAcalypse Now (IPA – American)
— #46. Ghost Bridge Imperial Stout (Stout – Russian Imperial)

#6. Ghost Train Brewing Company
– Top 50 beers in Alabama: 2
– Highest ranked beers:
— #27. Kaleidoscope Kettle Sour (Sour – Fruited Kettle Sour)
— #29. Judge Juicy (IPA – American)

#5. Fairhope Brewing Company
– Top 50 beers in Alabama: 2
– Highest ranked beers:
— #23. Take The Causeway IPA (IPA – American)
— #49. Judge Roy Bean Coffee Stout (Stout – Sweet / Milk)

#4. Yellowhammer Brewing
– Top 50 beers in Alabama: 3
– Highest ranked beers:
— #32. Frankenhammer (Strong Ale – Belgian Dark)
— #39. Hop Revival (IPA – Imperial)
— #50. Tobacco Road (Red Ale – Imperial)

#3. Good People Brewing Company
– Top 50 beers in Alabama: 8
– Highest ranked beers:
— #1. El Gordo (Stout – Russian Imperial)
— #2. Hitchhiker (IPA – American)
— #5. El Gordo (Barrel Aged) (Stout – Russian Imperial)

#2. Straight To Ale
– Top 50 beers in Alabama: 9
– Highest ranked beers:
— #3. Bourbon Barrel-Aged Laika Stout (Stout – Russian Imperial)
— #4. Illudium (Old Ale)
— #8. Cabernet Barrel-Aged Laika Stout (Stout – Russian Imperial)

#1. Trimtab Brewing Company
– Top 50 beers in Alabama: 18
– Highest ranked beers:
— #6. Language of Thunder – Cumulus (Stout – American Imperial)
— #9. Light Visions: Theory of Abundance (IPA – New England)
— #12. Breakfast Hero (Stout – Sweet / Milk)

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