Craft Brewing Magazine
The Best 20 Beers in 2026
It’s a hell of a process. From more than a thousand submissions and blind tastings throughout the year, we arrive at an elite 20—not just great beers, but examples of the truly sublime. These are the liquids that moved our minds and reshaped, yet again, our ideas of what beer can be.
Podcast Episode 513: The Best in Beer 2026 Special Takes You Behind the Picks
In this special episode of the podcast, Craft Beer & Brewing cofounder and editorial director Jamie Bogner and executive editor Joe Stange walk through the process behind the editors’ picks for best beers in 2026 and share some of your readers’ choice favorite breweries, beers, and more.
Best in Beer Readers’ Choice: Your Top 25 Beers of 2026
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 2026
You voted, we tallied. Here are your favorite breweries right now, broken down into four size categories based on volume brewed.
Best in Beer 2026 Readers’ Choice: Who Brews It Best?
From niche specialists to multidiscipline legends, these breweries are your tops in the selected styles.