Craft Brewing Magazine
The Best 20 Beers in 2025
Uncork the magnums, this is the winners’ circle. Through a gauntlet of judging panels and on to the editors’ table for a last round of blind tasting and spirited discussion, these are the beers that lit up our palates and our brains—or that simply had us yearning for another, and another.
Podcast Episode 445: The Best in Beer 2025 Special, Featuring the Stories Behind the Picks
In this once-a-year episode, Jamie Bogner and Joe Stange share Craft Beer & Brewing’s Best 20 Beers in 2025, as selected by our judges and editorial team—plus, the results of our Readers’ Choice survey for best breweries, beer cities, bars, and more.
Best in Beer Readers’ Choice: Your Top 25 Beers of 2025
Which beers do you love the most? We polled thousands of our magazine and newsletter subscribers on their favorites, and here are the results.
Best in Beer Readers’ Choice: Your Favorite Breweries in 2025
You voted, we tallied. Here are your favorite breweries, broken down into four categories by volume brewed.
Best in Beer 2025 Readers’ Choice: Who Brews It Best?
The diversity of styles is one thing that makes craft beer great. Here are your favorite brewers in eight different craft-beer niches. The 2024 rank is noted in parentheses.