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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 Tennessee 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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BeerAdvocate

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#30. Igneous IPA

- Rating: 3.96 (53 ratings)
- Type: American IPA
- ABV: 7.2%
- Brewery: Hutton & Smith Brewing Company
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BeerAdvocate

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#29. New Heights IPA

- Rating: 3.96 (56 ratings)
- Type: American IPA
- ABV: 6.9%
- Brewery: New Heights Brewery
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BeerAdvocate

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#28. Coyote Tactics

- Rating: 3.98 (37 ratings)
- Type: American IPA
- ABV: 7.2%
- Brewery: Blackberry Farm Brewery
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BeerAdvocate

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#27. Embrace The Funk - Deux Rouges Grand Cru

- Rating: 4.32 (12 ratings)
- Type: Flanders Red Ale
- ABV: 6.2%
- Brewery: Yazoo Brewing Company
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BeerAdvocate

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#26. Puffel

- Rating: 4.00 (27 ratings)
- Type: Imperial IPA
- ABV: 9.0%
- Brewery: Wiseacre Brewing - Broad Ave OG
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BeerAdvocate

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#25. Gotta Get Up To Get Down

- Rating: 3.98 (475 ratings)
- Type: Sweet / Milk Stout
- ABV: 5.0%
- Brewery: Wiseacre Brewing - Broad Ave OG
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BeerAdvocate

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#24. Imperial Peanut Butter Milk Stout

- Rating: 4.05 (25 ratings)
- Type: Sweet / Milk Stout
- ABV: 9.5%
- Brewery: TailGate Brewery - Headquarters
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BeerAdvocate

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#23. Hop Perfect IPA

- Rating: 4.00 (198 ratings)
- Type: American IPA
- ABV: 6.0%
- Brewery: Yazoo Brewing Company
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BeerAdvocate

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#22. Embrace The Funk - Saison De Bois

- Rating: 4.08 (25 ratings)
- Type: Saison
- ABV: 5.7%
- Brewery: Yazoo Brewing Company
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BeerAdvocate

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#21. The Promenade

- Rating: 4.06 (35 ratings)
- Type: American IPA
- ABV: 6.7%
- Brewery: Hutton & Smith Brewing Company
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BeerAdvocate

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#20. Fenceline

- Rating: 4.03 (67 ratings)
- Type: Saison
- ABV: 5.5%
- Brewery: Blackberry Farm Brewery
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BeerAdvocate

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#19. PB&J Mixtape

- Rating: 4.24 (16 ratings)
- Type: Fruited Kettle Sour
- ABV: 6.5%
- Brewery: X眉l Beer Co.
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BeerAdvocate

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#18. Black Belle - Coconut

- Rating: 4.30 (15 ratings)
- Type: American Imperial Stout
- ABV: 13.2%
- Brewery: Blackstone Brewing Company
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BeerAdvocate

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#17. Navel Gazer

- Rating: 4.05 (58 ratings)
- Type: American Imperial Stout
- ABV: 9.25%
- Brewery: New Heights Brewery
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BeerAdvocate

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#16. Abbey Quad

- Rating: 4.14 (32 ratings)
- Type: Quadrupel (Quad)
- ABV: 10.0%
- Brewery: Blackberry Farm Brewery
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BeerAdvocate

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#15. Classic Saison

- Rating: 4.06 (373 ratings)
- Type: Saison
- ABV: 6.3%
- Brewery: Blackberry Farm Brewery
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BeerAdvocate

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#14. Paper Crowns

- Rating: 4.17 (38 ratings)
- Type: New England IPA
- ABV: 6.8%
- Brewery: X眉l Beer Co.
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BeerAdvocate

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#13. Boil the Ocean

- Rating: 4.21 (31 ratings)
- Type: Fruited Kettle Sour
- ABV: 5.8%
- Brewery: Southern Grist Brewing Co.
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BeerAdvocate

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#12. Process Control

- Rating: 4.16 (53 ratings)
- Type: American IPA
- ABV: 7.5%
- Brewery: Southern Grist Brewing Co.
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BeerAdvocate

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#11. Mixed Greens

- Rating: 4.18 (44 ratings)
- Type: American IPA
- ABV: 6.2%
- Brewery: Southern Grist Brewing Co.
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BeerAdvocate

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#10. Sue

- Rating: 4.12 (905 ratings)
- Type: Smoked Porter
- ABV: 9.0%
- Brewery: Yazoo Brewing Company
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BeerAdvocate

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#9. [Insert Juicy Pun]

- Rating: 4.24 (51 ratings)
- Type: New England IPA
- ABV: 8.0%
- Brewery: Southern Grist Brewing Co.
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BeerAdvocate

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#8. Always Something

- Rating: 4.27 (48 ratings)
- Type: Imperial IPA
- ABV: 8.3%
- Brewery: Southern Grist Brewing Co.
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BeerAdvocate

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#7. DDH Tunnel Vision

- Rating: 4.27 (77 ratings)
- Type: New England IPA
- ABV: 6.8%
- Brewery: Bearded Iris Brewing
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BeerAdvocate

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#6. Homestyle

- Rating: 4.21 (544 ratings)
- Type: New England IPA
- ABV: 6.0%
- Brewery: Bearded Iris Brewing
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BeerAdvocate

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#5. Double Homestyle

- Rating: 4.24 (218 ratings)
- Type: New England IPA
- ABV: 8.2%
- Brewery: Bearded Iris Brewing
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BeerAdvocate

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#4. Embrace The Funk - Deux Rouges

- Rating: 4.27 (115 ratings)
- Type: Flanders Red Ale
- ABV: 6.2%
- Brewery: Yazoo Brewing Company
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BeerAdvocate

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#3. Chief Of Chiefs - Double Dry-Hopped

- Rating: 4.27 (150 ratings)
- Type: New England IPA
- ABV: 7.5%
- Brewery: Bearded Iris Brewing
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BeerAdvocate

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#2. Attention Please!

- Rating: 4.33 (254 ratings)
- Type: New England IPA
- ABV: 8.2%
- Brewery: Bearded Iris Brewing
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BeerAdvocate

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#1. Astronaut Status

- Rating: 4.36 (219 ratings)
- Type: American Imperial Stout
- ABV: 12.2%
- Brewery: Wiseacre Brewing - Broad Ave OG
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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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