BevTest's 2024 Best Spirits, Wines, & Beers

Below are the Top 25 Beverage Testing Institute (BevTest) winners from their 2024 World Spirits Championships, 2024 World Wine Championships, the top 20 Beers from their 2024 World Beer Championships, plus the Top 10 other beverages, like Cider and Sake.

Each year BevTest uses blind panels of trained drinks experts to review thousands of beverages for its in-house competitions as well as the competitions it runs for other organizations. When the panelists have put down their glasses for the year, what rises to the top are these lists of the best drinks of the year for your imbibing pleasure. BevTest does the heavy lifting (and pouring) so you don't have to, so seek out and treasure these liquid gems for your upcoming holiday parties, dinners, and get-togethers (or just for yourself :).

Cheers, The Editors at tastings.com

Best of Year For:
1st
Revolution Brewing Straight Jacket Bourbon Barrel-Aged Barleywine
96 POINTS
Revolution Brewing Straight Jacket Bourbon Barrel-Aged Barleywine 15% (USA)
2024 World Beer Championships - Best Barrel Aged Ale
2nd
Toppling Goliath 2023 Assassin Bourbon Barrel-Aged Imperial Stout
96 POINTS
Toppling Goliath 2023 Assassin Bourbon Barrel-Aged Imperial Stout 15.9% (USA)
Photo finish and bets to decide for yourself if this is the best beer aged in a barrel this year.
3rd
Fremont Brewing 2023 B-Bomb Bourbon Barrel-Aged Imperial Winter Ale
96 POINTS
Fremont Brewing 2023 B-Bomb Bourbon Barrel-Aged Imperial Winter Ale 14.7% (USA)
Consistently great every year.
4th
Ike & Oak Brewing Co. 2023 Kodiak’s Revenge Coconut Macaroon Flavored Barrel-Aged Ale
95 POINTS
Ike & Oak Brewing Co. 2023 Kodiak’s Revenge Coconut Macaroon Flavored Barrel-Aged Ale 13% (USA)
Like drinking melted coconut candies.
5th
Tsingtao Brewing Co. Legend Barrel Aged Lager
94 POINTS
Tsingtao Brewing Co. Legend Barrel Aged Lager 11.5% (China)
Proving that create beer today transcends traditional regional styles.
6th
Hofmuhl Hefeweizen Dunkel
94 POINTS
Hofmuhl Hefeweizen Dunkel 5.4% (Germany)
Classic and delicious; chef's kiss.
8th
Revolution Brewing Infinity-Hero IPA
93 POINTS
Revolution Brewing Infinity-Hero IPA 7% (USA)
Some of the best West Coast IPA is actually coming from Chicago.
9th
Mons Blonde D’Abbaye
93 POINTS
Mons Blonde D’Abbaye 7% (Canada)
A little bit of Flemish style and flavor out of the great white north.
10th
Fireforge Crafted Beer Pecan Artist English Style Brown Ale
93 POINTS
Fireforge Crafted Beer Pecan Artist English Style Brown Ale 5.5% (USA)
2024 World Beer Championships - Best Flavored Ale
11th
La Bittt À Tibi Pale Ale
94 POINTS
La Bittt À Tibi Pale Ale 5.5% (Canada)
2024 World Beer Championships - Best American Style Pale Ale
12th
Ike & Oak Brewing Co. Corbet’s Couloir Doppelbock
95 POINTS
Ike & Oak Brewing Co. Corbet’s Couloir Doppelbock 8.7% (USA)
A stupendous example of the style.
15th
Revolution Brewing Cold Time American Style Lager
92 POINTS
Revolution Brewing Cold Time American Style Lager 4.8% (USA)
2024 World Beer Championships - Best American Style Lager
16th
Hofmuhl Hefeweizen
91 POINTS
Hofmuhl Hefeweizen 5.4% (Germany)
2024 World Beer Championships - Best Hefeweizen
17th
Tsingtao Brewing Co. Retro Chinese Fashion Pale Lager
92 POINTS
Tsingtao Brewing Co. Retro Chinese Fashion Pale Lager 3.5% (China)
2024 World Beer Championships - Best Pale Lager
18th
Silver City Brewery Ridgetop Red Ale
94 POINTS
Silver City Brewery Ridgetop Red Ale 6% (USA)
A red ale that makes you feel a little bit Irish.
19th
Deep Brewing Co. Below Me West Coast DIPA
94 POINTS
Deep Brewing Co. Below Me West Coast DIPA 8% (USA)
Some amazing west coast styling coming from Florida as well!
20th
Humble Sea Brewing Company Non Alcoholic Foggy IPA
93 POINTS
Humble Sea Brewing Company Non Alcoholic Foggy IPA .4% (USA)
2024 World Beer Championships - Best Non Alcoholic Beer
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