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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, but many people are simply opting to drink less. A January 2025 survey from NCSolutions found that almost half of Americans 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鈥攆or example, hazy IPAs were the most popular entrant in the . 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. compiled a list of the best beers from Minnesota using data from 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.

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#30. Thor's Smoked Hot Pepper Imperial Porter

- Rating: 4.26 (56 ratings)
- Type: Smoked Porter
- ABV: 9.5%
- Brewery: HammerHeart Brewing Company
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#29. Key Sublime

- Rating: 4.29 (45 ratings)
- Type: Fruited Kettle Sour
- ABV: 4.0%
- Brewery: Barrel Theory Beer Company
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#28. Thread Count

- Rating: 4.40 (25 ratings)
- Type: Imperial IPA
- ABV: 8.1%
- Brewery: BlackStack Brewing
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#27. War And Peace

- Rating: 4.19 (412 ratings)
- Type: Russian Imperial Stout
- ABV: 9.5%
- Brewery: Fulton Brewing Company
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#26. Double Dreamyard

- Rating: 4.34 (41 ratings)
- Type: Imperial IPA
- ABV: 8.5%
- Brewery: Modist Brewing Co.
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#25. Blissful Ignorance

- Rating: 4.23 (192 ratings)
- Type: Imperial IPA
- ABV: 9.0%
- Brewery: Lupulin Brewing
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#24. Insurrection

- Rating: 4.24 (157 ratings)
- Type: Imperial IPA
- ABV: 9.0%
- Brewery: Fulton Brewing Company
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#23. Lobster Stuffed with Tacos

- Rating: 4.42 (33 ratings)
- Type: American Imperial Stout
- ABV: 14.0%
- Brewery: Fair State Brewing Cooperative
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#22. Magic Man

- Rating: 4.37 (47 ratings)
- Type: American IPA
- ABV: 7.1%
- Brewery: Barrel Theory Beer Company
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#21. Hooey

- Rating: 4.26 (214 ratings)
- Type: New England IPA
- ABV: 6.2%
- Brewery: Lupulin Brewing
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#20. Lunker

- Rating: 4.28 (243 ratings)
- Type: English Barleywine
- ABV: 14.4%
- Brewery: Steel Toe Brewing
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#19. Spirit F酶ul

- Rating: 4.32 (115 ratings)
- Type: New England IPA
- ABV: 6.3%
- Brewery: Fair State Brewing Cooperative
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#18. Sticker Fight

- Rating: 4.34 (145 ratings)
- Type: Imperial IPA
- ABV: 8.5%
- Brewery: Steel Toe Brewing
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#17. Wet

- Rating: 4.29 (1,620 ratings)
- Type: American IPA
- ABV: 6.1%
- Brewery: Surly Brewing Co.
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#16. Masala Mama

- Rating: 4.31 (1,413 ratings)
- Type: American IPA
- ABV: 6.0%
- Brewery: Town Hall Brewery
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#15. Pudding Dribbles

- Rating: 4.52 (40 ratings)
- Type: Imperial Porter
- ABV: 11.3%
- Brewery: Forager Brewing Company
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#14. Before The Dawn

- Rating: 4.35 (213 ratings)
- Type: American Barleywine
- ABV: 13.7%
- Brewery: Steel Toe Brewing
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#13. Shooter McGavin

- Rating: 4.43 (71 ratings)
- Type: New England IPA
- ABV: 8.2%
- Brewery: Barrel Theory Beer Company
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#12. Czar Jack Imperial Stout

- Rating: 4.34 (436 ratings)
- Type: Russian Imperial Stout
- ABV: 9.3%
- Brewery: Town Hall Brewery
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#11. Rain Drops

- Rating: 4.42 (124 ratings)
- Type: New England IPA
- ABV: 7.5%
- Brewery: Barrel Theory Beer Company
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#10. Stupid Good

- Rating: 4.54 (52 ratings)
- Type: New England IPA
- ABV: 6.6%
- Brewery: Disgruntled Brewing
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#9. Noble Star Collection: Starkeller Peach

- Rating: 4.43 (274 ratings)
- Type: Berliner Weisse
- ABV: 7.2%
- Brewery: August Schell Brewing Company
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#8. Magnus

- Rating: 4.65 (44 ratings)
- Type: American Imperial Stout
- ABV: 15.0%
- Brewery: Forager Brewing Company
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#7. Barrel Aged Double Shot Double Black

- Rating: 4.45 (352 ratings)
- Type: American Imperial Stout
- ABV: 11.2%
- Brewery: Bent Paddle Brewing Co.
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#6. Darkness - Bourbon Barrel-Aged

- Rating: 4.45 (373 ratings)
- Type: Russian Imperial Stout
- ABV: 12.0%
- Brewery: Surly Brewing Co.
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#5. Axe Man

- Rating: 4.43 (3,063 ratings)
- Type: American IPA
- ABV: 7.2%
- Brewery: Surly Brewing Co.
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#4. Darkness

- Rating: 4.48 (4,295 ratings)
- Type: Russian Imperial Stout
- ABV: 12.0%
- Brewery: Surly Brewing Co.
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#3. Barrel-Aged Silhouette

- Rating: 4.50 (551 ratings)
- Type: Russian Imperial Stout
- ABV: 11.0%
- Brewery: Lift Bridge Brewery
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#2. Abrasive Ale

- Rating: 4.49 (4,844 ratings)
- Type: Imperial IPA
- ABV: 9.2%
- Brewery: Surly Brewing Co.
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#1. Nillerzzzzz

- Rating: 4.58 (156 ratings)
- Type: American Imperial Stout
- ABV: 14.0%
- Brewery: Forager Brewing Company
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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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