25 of the Top Ranked Beers in North Carolina for 2022
“He is a wise man who invented beer.” We can thank Plato for the quote. There are a lot of breweries in North Carolina. There are big ones, small ones,…
“He is a wise man who invented beer.” We can thank Plato for the quote. There are a lot of breweries in North Carolina. There are big ones, small ones, and even ones you can get lost in.
You are about to be all hopped up if you are a big beer fan. How good are the North Carolina beers in 2022? We can find out thanks to Beer Advocate. Listed below are the top 25 highest-rated beers from breweries in North Carolina. See all 100 from Beer Advocate here if you're interested.
25. Hop, Drop 'n Roll
Address: 2921 N Tryon St, Charlotte, NC 28206
NoDa Brewing Company
IPA - American | 7.20%
24. Oblivion - Bourbon Barrel-Aged
Address: 91 Biltmore Ave, Asheville, NC 28801
Wicked Weed Brewing
Wild Ale | 10.50%
23. Collaboration Without Representation
Address: 700 W Main St #102, Clayton, NC 27520
Deep River Brewing Co.
Stout - American Imperial | 12.80%
22. Lindley Park
Address: 2 3rd St SW, Hickory, NC 28602
Olde Hickory Brewery
Stout - American Imperial | 10.00%
21. Freak Of Nature
Address: 91 Biltmore Ave, Asheville, NC 28801
Wicked Weed Brewing
IPA - Imperial | 8.50%
20. Dark Age
Address: 91 Biltmore Ave, Asheville, NC 28801
Wicked Weed Brewing
Stout - Russian Imperial | 13.90%
19. Drunken Vigils Breakfast Stout
Address: 565 Air Tool Dr E, Southern Pines, NC 28387
Southern Pines Brewing Company
Stout - American Imperial | 13.80%
18. TooQuench'l
Address: 2909 N Davidson St STE 200, Charlotte, NC 28205
Heist Brewery
IPA - New England | 7.10%
17. Olde Rabbit's Foot
Address: 638 W 4th St, Winston-Salem, NC 27101
Foothills Brewing Company - Downtown Brewpub
Stout - American Imperial | 10.13%
16. Appalachian Walker
Address: 2 3rd St SW, Hickory, NC 28602
Olde Hickory Brewery
Barleywine - English | 10.00%
15. Rhythm Rug
Address: 1115 N Brevard St Ste d, Charlotte, NC 28206
Fonta Flora Brewery
Wild Ale | 5.90%
14. Golden Angel
Address: 91 Biltmore Ave, Asheville, NC 28801
Wicked Weed Brewing
Wild Ale | 7.00%
13. Framboos Morte
Address: 91 Biltmore Ave, Asheville, NC 28801
Wicked Weed Brewing
Wild Ale | 7.70%
12. Sexual Chocolate - Barrel-Aged
Address: 638 W 4th St, Winston-Salem, NC 27101
Foothills Brewing Company - Downtown Brewpub
Stout - Russian Imperial | 9.60%
11. The Event Horizon
Address: 2 3rd St SW, Hickory, NC 28602
Olde Hickory Brewery
Stout - American Imperial | 12.25%
10. Blurred Up
Address: 2909 N Davidson St STE 200, Charlotte, NC 28205
Heist Brewery
IPA - New England | 8.40%
9. Maceo
Address: 27 Buxton Ave, Asheville, NC 28801
Green Man Brewery
Wild Ale | 8.60%
8. Über Quench'l
Address: 2909 N Davidson St STE 200, Charlotte, NC 28205
Heist Brewery
IPA - Imperial | 8.20%
7. Angel Of Darkness
Address: 91 Biltmore Ave, Asheville, NC 28801
Wicked Weed Brewing
Wild Ale | 11.00%
6. Blurred Is The Word
Address: 2909 N Davidson St STE 200, Charlotte, NC 28205
Heist Brewery
IPA - New England | 6.80%
5. Follow Your Heart Southward
Address: 217 South St S, Wilson, NC 27893
Casita Brewing Company
Stout - American Imperial | 11.00%
4. Bootsy
Address: 27 Buxton Ave, Asheville, NC 28801
Green Man Brewery
Wild Ale | 9.00%
3. Red Angel
Address: 91 Biltmore Ave, Asheville, NC 28801
Wicked Weed Brewing
Wild Ale | 7.00%
2. Omega Point
Address: 2 3rd St SW, Hickory, NC 28602
Olde Hickory Brewery
Barleywine - English | 10.00%
1. Citraquench'l
Address: 2909 N Davidson St STE 200, Charlotte, NC 28205
Heist Brewery
IPA - New England | 7.10%
More Beer? Yeah, Sure!
There are some delicious beers out there. And then there are some beers that will make your taste buds weep.
So who has the worst beer in the world? The peer-review platform Beer Advocate, which combines real-life ratings of almost every beer in the world, recently published its annual list of the worst beers. For 2022, Beer Advocate ranked the worst of the worst from 250 all the way to 1.
Below are 50 to 1 we highlighted for you. Here are the 50 worst beers in the world. Please use this list as a guide to learning more about beer. We won't yell at you if you find your favorite on the list. After all, we are just messengers.
50. Beck's Light
Country of Origin: Germany.
Brauerei Beck & Co.
Lager - Light
49. Bud Light Lime Straw-Ber-Rita
Country of Origin: The United States.
Anheuser-Busch
Lager - Malt Liquor | 8.00%
48. Old Milwaukee
Country of Origin: The United States and was introduced in 1934.
Sleeman Breweries Ltd.
Lager - Adjunct | 5.00%
47. Beck's Premier Light
Country of Origin: Germany.
Brauerei Beck & Co.
Lager - Light | 2.30%
46. Miller Genuine Draft
Country of Origin: The United States.
Miller Brewing Co.
Lager - Adjunct | 4.66%
45. Colt 45 Malt Liquor
Country of Origin: The United States was first introduced in 1963 which was 59 years ago!
Pabst Brewing Company
Lager - Malt Liquor | 5.61%
44. Labatt Blue Light
Country of Origin: Canada. It was created in 1983.
Labatt Brewing Company Ltd.
Lager - Light | 4.00%
43. St. Ides High Gravity Malt Liquor
Country of Origin: The United States in Hagerstown, MD.
Saint Ides Brewing Company
Lager - Malt Liquor | 8.20%
42. Stroh's Light
Country of Origin: The United States in Illinois.
Pabst Brewing Company
Lager - Light | 3.82%
41. Bud Light Platinum
Country of Origin: United States.
Anheuser-Busch
Lager - Adjunct | 6.00%
40. Colt 45 Strong Beer
Country of Origin: United States. It was introduced by the National Brewing Company in the spring of 1963.
Pabst Brewing Company
Lager - Malt Liquor | 8.00%
39. Old Milwaukee Ice
Country of Origin: Canada.
Pabst Brewing Company
Lager - Adjunct | 5.90%
38. Miller Lite
Country of Origin: United States. It was introduced in 1975.
Miller Brewing Co.
Lager - Light | 4.17%
37. Michelob Ultra Fruit Pomegranate Raspberry
Country of Origin: United States.
Anheuser-Busch
Lager - Light | 4.20%
36. Michelob Light
Country of Origin: United States.
Anheuser-Busch
Lager - Light | 4.30%
35. Budweiser & Clamato Chelada
Country of Origin: United States
Anheuser-Busch
Fruit and Field Beer | 5.00%
34. Bud Light Lime
Country of Origin: United States.
Anheuser-Busch
Lager - Light | 4.20%
33. Milwaukee's Best Ice
Country of Origin: United States.
Miller Brewing Co.
Lager - Adjunct | 5.90%
32. Camo Black Ice
Country of Origin: The United States in Nevada.
Camo Brewing Company
Lager - Malt Liquor | 10.50%
31. Molson Canadian 67
Country of Origin: Canada.
Molson Coors Canada
Lager - Light | 3.00%
30. Bud Light Lime-A-Rita
Country of Origin: United States.
Anheuser-Busch
Lager - Malt Liquor | 8.00%
29. Olde English 800
Country of Origin: The United States and introduced in 1964.
Miller Brewing Co.
Lager - Malt Liquor | 5.90%
28. King Cobra Premium Malt Liquor
Country of Origin: United States.
Anheuser-Busch
Lager - Malt Liquor | 6.00%
27. Icehouse
Country of Origin: The United States was first introduced in 1993.
Miller Brewing Co.
Lager - Adjunct | 5.50%
26. Hurricane Malt Liquor
Country of Origin: The United States.
Anheuser-Busch
Lager - Malt Liquor | 6.00%
25. Budweiser Select
Country of Origin: United States.
Anheuser-Busch
Lager - Light | 4.30%
24. Busch Beer
Country of Origin: United States.
Anheuser-Busch
Lager - Adjunct | 4.30%
23. Keystone Ice
Country of Origin: United States
Molson Coors Canada
Lager - Adjunct | 5.50%
22. Sleeman Clear
Country of Origin: Canada.
Sleeman Breweries Ltd.
Lager - Light | 4.00%
21. Coors Light
Country of Origin: United States.
Coors Brewing Company (Molson-Coors)
Lager - Light | 4.20%
20. Red Dog
Country of Origin: The United States and first introduced in 1994.
Miller Brewing Co.
Lager - Adjunct | 4.80%
19. O'Doul's
Country of Origin: United States.
Anheuser-Busch
Low-Alcohol Beer | 0.50%
18. Carlton Cold
Country of Origin: Australia.
Carlton & United Breweries, Ltd.
Lager - Adjunct | 4.90%
17. Beer 30
Country of Origin: The United States in Wisconsin.
Melanie Brewing Company
Lager - Adjunct
16. Corona Light
Country of Origin: United States.
Grupo Modelo S.A. de C.V.
Lager - Light | 4.10%
15. Keystone Premium
Country of Origin: United States.
Coors Brewing Company (Molson-Coors)
Lager - Adjunct | 4.40%
14. Bud Light & Clamato Chelada
Country of Origin: United States.
Anheuser-Busch
Fruit and Field Beer | 4.20%
13. Michelob Ultra
Country of Origin: United States.
Anheuser-Busch
Lager - Light | 4.20%
12. Busch Light
Country of Origin: United States.
Anheuser-Busch
Lager - Light | 4.10%
11. Bud Ice
Country of Origin: United States.
Anheuser-Busch
Lager - Adjunct | 5.50%
10. Busch Ice
Country of Origin: United States.
Anheuser-Busch
Lager - Adjunct | 5.90%
9. Bud Light
Country of Origin: United States.
Anheuser-Busch
Lager - Light | 4.20%
8. Milwaukee's Best Light
Country of Origin: United States.
Miller Brewing Co.
Lager - Light | 4.20%
7. Beer 30 Light
Country of Origin: United States.
Melanie Brewing Company
Lager - Light | 4.00%
6. Miler 64
Country of Origin: United States.
Miller Brewing Co.
Lager - Light | 2.80%
5. Natural Ice
Country of Origin: United States.
Anheuser-Busch
Lager - Adjunct | 5.90%
4. Keystone Light
Country of Origin: United States.
Coors Brewing Company (Molson-Coors)
Lager - Light | 4.10%
3. Sharp's
Country of Origin: Sharp's Brewery is a British brewery founded in 1994 in St Minver Lowlands, Rock, Cornwall, by Bill Sharp.
Miller Brewing Co.
Low-Alcohol Beer | 0.40%
2. Natural Light
Country of Origin: United States.
Anheuser-Busch
Lager - Light | 4.20%
1. Budweiser Select 55
Country of Origin: United States. Brewed by Anheuser-Busch in Saint Louis, MO.
Anheuser-Busch
Lager - Light | 2.40%
