For the fifth year in a row, Birmingham’s Hop City Beer & Wine has earned a spot among the top 10 Beer Bars in America. Earlier this month, Hop City finished 3rd in the 2026 USA Today 10Best Reader’s Choice contest for the best beer bar in the country.

Hop City ranked among top 10 Beer Bars in America for the 5th year in a row

Shopping for non-alcoholic beer at Hop City — (Jacob Blankenship / Bham Now)

On March 4, USAToday 10Best released the results of its Reader’s Choice 10Best “Best Beer Bar” contest. Each year, USAToday 10Best asks beer experts to nominate their top picks across eight categories:

Best Beer Bar
Best Beer City
Best Beer Festival
Best Beer Garden
Best Beer Label
Best Brewery Tour
Best Brewpub
Best New Brewery

This year, USAToday 10Best ranked Birmingham’s Hop City Beer & Wine the 3rd Best Beer Bar in America—marking the fifth year in a row that Hop City made it into USAToday 10Best’s top ten.

Hop City, non-alcoholic beers in Birmingham — (Jacob Blankenship / Bham Now)

Hop City celebrated the news on social media and told Bham Now:

“To be nominated as one of the best beer bars in the entire country five years in a row, by a panel of the most established industry experts around, is an absolute honor. Our regulars and fans always put up a good fight throughout the voting period against the bars located in significantly more populated areas that have much more national recognition as being beer destinations. We are endlessly thankful for the massive support we get from our community.”
Hop City Beer & Wine Birmingham

With three locations in Metro Atlanta as well as one in The Magic City, Hop City stocks more than 1,200 varieties of craft and imported beer and offers more than 60 rotating beers on draft—so you can always try something new!

Do you agree with the results of USA Today’s 10Best “Best Beer Bar” contest? Tag us @bhamnow to let us know!

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