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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 West Virginia 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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#29. Mecklenbrau

- Rating: 3.76 (5 ratings)
- Type: German Pilsner
- ABV: 4.3%
- Brewery: Bavarian Brothers Brewing
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#28. Class III Whitewater IPA

- Rating: 4.11 (3 ratings)
- Type: American IPA
- ABV: 6.9%
- Brewery: Screech Owl Brewing
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#27. The Dark Side Of Bliss

- Rating: 3.91 (4 ratings)
- Type: Dunkelweizen
- ABV: 5.3%
- Brewery: Weathered Ground Brewery
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#26. Charlie West Coast IPA

- Rating: 3.81 (5 ratings)
- Type: American IPA
- ABV: 6.8%
- Brewery: Fife Street Brewing
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#25. Barrel Aged Dun Glen Dubbel

- Rating: 4.20 (3 ratings)
- Type: Dubbel
- ABV: 10.26%
- Brewery: Bridge Brew Works LLC
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#24. Wild & Wonderful Strawberry Ale

- Rating: 4.73 (2 ratings)
- Type: Fruit and Field Beer
- ABV: 6.2%
- Brewery: Screech Owl Brewing
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#23. Almost Heaven Amber Ale

- Rating: 3.61 (116 ratings)
- Type: American Amber / Red Ale
- ABV: 5.2%
- Brewery: Mountain State Brewing Co.
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#22. Eine Kleine Biermusik

- Rating: 4.15 (4 ratings)
- Type: K枚lsch
- ABV: 4.8%
- Brewery: Weathered Ground Brewery
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#21. Pow Daze

- Rating: 3.74 (8 ratings)
- Type: Imperial IPA
- ABV: 8.3%
- Brewery: Parkersburg Brewing Company
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#20. Chuck's P-51 Porter

- Rating: 3.93 (6 ratings)
- Type: American Porter
- ABV: 7.4%
- Brewery: Fife Street Brewing
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#19. Dirty Beard w/Chocolate and Coffee

- Rating: 4.15 (5 ratings)
- Type: American Imperial Stout
- ABV: 9.0%
- Brewery: Abolitionist Ale Works
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#18. Bourbon Barrel Aged Peregrine Porter

- Rating: 4.30 (5 ratings)
- Type: Baltic Porter
- ABV: 11.5%
- Brewery: Bridge Brew Works LLC
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#17. Hoo's Your Daddy

- Rating: 4.00 (8 ratings)
- Type: American IPA
- ABV: 6.4%
- Brewery: Screech Owl Brewing
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#16. Ole Ran'l

- Rating: 3.81 (12 ratings)
- Type: German Pilsner
- ABV: 5.3%
- Brewery: Greenbrier Valley Brewing Company
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#15. Sixteen Shots In Munich

- Rating: 4.21 (7 ratings)
- Type: German Pilsner
- ABV: 5.5%
- Brewery: Weathered Ground Brewery
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#14. Logger Lager Pils

- Rating: 3.76 (27 ratings)
- Type: German Pilsner
- ABV: 5.2%
- Brewery: Big Timber Brewing
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#13. Zona's Revenge

- Rating: 3.83 (16 ratings)
- Type: Witbier
- ABV: 5.2%
- Brewery: Greenbrier Valley Brewing Company
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#12. Cell Block 304

- Rating: 3.78 (24 ratings)
- Type: American Brown Ale
- ABV: 5.6%
- Brewery: Parkersburg Brewing Company
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#11. Frost Notch

- Rating: 3.84 (17 ratings)
- Type: Old Ale
- ABV: 7.8%
- Brewery: Big Timber Brewing
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#10. Bewildered Hippie

- Rating: 4.03 (12 ratings)
- Type: American IPA
- ABV: 6.8%
- Brewery: Stumptown Ales
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#9. Wild Trail

- Rating: 3.84 (95 ratings)
- Type: American Pale Ale
- ABV: 5.7%
- Brewery: Greenbrier Valley Brewing Company
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#8. Mothman

- Rating: 3.89 (145 ratings)
- Type: Black IPA
- ABV: 6.7%
- Brewery: Greenbrier Valley Brewing Company
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#7. The Dun Glen Dubbel

- Rating: 3.91 (48 ratings)
- Type: Dubbel
- ABV: 7.08%
- Brewery: Bridge Brew Works LLC
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#6. Porter

- Rating: 3.95 (125 ratings)
- Type: American Porter
- ABV: 6.5%
- Brewery: Big Timber Brewing
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#5. Forest Fest

- Rating: 4.04 (29 ratings)
- Type: M盲rzen
- ABV: 5.6%
- Brewery: Big Timber Brewing
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#4. Double Bit

- Rating: 4.10 (34 ratings)
- Type: Imperial IPA
- ABV: 8.0%
- Brewery: Big Timber Brewing
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#3. Devil Anse IPA

- Rating: 4.04 (167 ratings)
- Type: American IPA
- ABV: 6.9%
- Brewery: Greenbrier Valley Brewing Company
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#2. Holy Citra DIPA

- Rating: 4.37 (18 ratings)
- Type: Imperial IPA
- ABV: 8.0%
- Brewery: Stumptown Ales
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#1. Halleck Pale Ale

- Rating: 4.33 (64 ratings)
- Type: American Pale Ale
- ABV: 6.0%
- Brewery: Chestnut Brew Works
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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.