

Brewers achieve a high ABV by packing the base with barley (or sometimes another kind of malt) to kick up the original gravity or fermentable sugars. Instead, barleywines are 100 percent beer. This style isn't actually made from fermented juice like wine. A bit of a misnomer, barleywines earn their moniker for a heavy helping of barley and an alcohol strength that often rivals those of wine, reaching 12 percent ABV or higher.īut don't get it twisted. These beers intrigue us for their intricacy of strength and flavor. One of the biggest, boldest styles of beer out there, English barleywines kick off our top five with an average 4.12 rating on Untappd in 2022. Known for its funky, fruity, sometimes barnyard-y flavor, lambic beers are characterized by their complexity and balance.Īll-time Highest-Rated "Lambic - Traditional" Rankings on Untappd Include: American breweries like Allagash, Jester King, and others have developed their interpretations of lambic beer here in the U.S. It's only within the last decade or so that this category has started to emerge in the United States, hitting this list in the number ten spot with a 4.098 average rating.

Lambic - TraditionalĪ style with some mystery and intrigue, lambics have deep roots and tradition in Belgium. In 2022, we're showing you the styles with the highest average rating over the yearĬheck out what styles rated highest this past year. In years past we've presented styles with the most amount of check-ins. Read about the top ten breweries of 2022 here!Īgain, we're rating this list a little differently this year. For our second post in our series of Untappd Year in Review for 2022, we're taking a look at the top ten styles of 2022 based on the total number of check-ins*. But are we all still crazy for hazy? Is this the year of the lager? We're about to find out.
