Best Peanut Butter Beers: 11 Ranked From Bold to Easy-Drinking

We have covered coffee beers, dark beers and stouts in general on this site, but peanut butter beer is its own weird little corner of the dessert-stout world and it deserves its own list. That gap ends here.

Peanut butter beer almost always starts life as a stout or porter, since the roasted malt backbone is what makes the peanut character read as nutty and rich rather than artificial. Brewers add it three main ways: real roasted peanuts steeped during the brew, peanut butter or peanut extract blended in after fermentation, or a combination of both alongside lactose for extra creaminess. Below are 11 worth trying, ranked roughly from biggest and boldest to lighter and easier drinking, with real ABV, brewery and rating data for each, plus a note on which ones you can actually get delivered through Saucey right now.

1. Prairie Artisan Ales Barrel Aged Peanut Butter Bomb!

Brewery	Prairie Artisan Ales (Krebs, Oklahoma)
Style	Barrel-Aged Imperial Stout
ABV	14.4%

This is Prairie’s cult-favorite Bomb! imperial stout taken to its heaviest extreme: aged in bourbon barrels and loaded with peanut butter roasted coffee, whole vanilla beans, cacao nibs and chili peppers. The peanut character reads more like roasted-nut coffee than candy-bar sweetness, and the chili is subtle rather than a punch, more warmth than heat. At 14.4% ABV this is a sipper, not a session beer, best split across two people with dessert.

2. Toppling Goliath Term Oil Fluffernutter

Brewery	Toppling Goliath Brewing Co. (Decorah, Iowa)
Style	Bourbon Barrel-Aged Imperial Stout
ABV	13.1%

Term Oil Fluffernutter starts with a base imperial stout aged in bourbon barrels for over a year, then gets dry roasted peanuts, real peanut butter, marshmallow and vanilla beans added on top, essentially a liquid fluffernutter sandwich. It holds a 97 score on BeerAdvocate and a 4.51 average on Untappd across more than 7,500 ratings, some of the best numbers of any beer on this list. It is a limited, barrel-program release, so expect bottle shops and trading groups rather than regular shelf stock.

Not currently listed on Saucey; check Toppling Goliath Brewing Co.’s own site or your local bottle shop for availability.

3. Equilibrium Brewery Peanut Butter Swirl Bar

Brewery	Equilibrium Brewery (Middletown, New York)
Style	Imperial Stout
ABV	11%

Equilibrium built a reputation on pastry stouts that taste closer to dessert than beer, and Peanut Butter Swirl Bar is one of the cleanest examples: a rich stout base conditioned to taste like an actual peanut butter candy bar, chocolate and all. It is a small-batch, bottle-release beer sold in 500ml bottles rather than a year-round can, so it shows up in limited windows through the brewery’s own release list and a handful of specialty bottle shops.

4. Southern Tier Peanut Butter Cup

Brewery	Southern Tier Brewing Company (Lakewood, New York)
Style	Imperial Stout
ABV	10%

Part of Southern Tier’s Blackwater dessert-stout series alongside Choklat and Creme Brulee, Peanut Butter Cup layers smooth peanut butter over bittersweet chocolate malts and milk sugar, aiming squarely at the actual candy. It carries just under 11,300 ratings on Untappd at a 3.93 average, a solid, well-known quantity rather than a rare chase beer, though it comes and goes as a seasonal release so availability varies by year.

Not currently listed on Saucey; check Southern Tier Brewing Company’s own site or your local bottle shop for availability.

5. Great Divide Chocolate Peanut Butter Yeti

Brewery	Great Divide Brewing Co. (Denver, Colorado)
Style	Imperial Stout
ABV	9.5%

Great Divide’s Yeti series is a Colorado institution, and the Chocolate Peanut Butter variant takes the same big, roasty imperial stout base and folds in rich cocoa and roasted peanut character to land close to a dark chocolate peanut butter cup. It holds a 4.05 average on Untappd across more than 7,500 ratings, and unlike some of the barrel-program entries on this list it is a regular seasonal can release, meaning wider shelf availability when it is in season.

Not currently listed on Saucey; check Great Divide Brewing Co.’s own site or your local bottle shop for availability.

6. Mother Earth Sin Tax Imperial Peanut Butter Stout

Brewery	Mother Earth Brew Co. (Vista, California)
Style	Imperial Stout
ABV	8.1%

Sin Tax has become something of a fall ritual for Mother Earth’s fans, an imperial stout built on deep dark malt with toffee, caramel and a touch of molasses, where the peanut butter is there to round out the malt backbone rather than dominate it, so it reads less candy-sweet than most beers on this list. It holds an 88 (“very good”) score on BeerAdvocate and has become a genuine seasonal tradition, with the brewery fielding “when is Sin Tax coming back” messages every year it is off shelves.

7. Left Hand Peanut Butter Milk Stout

Brewery	Left Hand Brewing Company (Longmont, Colorado)
Style	Milk Stout Brewed with Peanuts
ABV	6.2%

Left Hand takes its classic Milk Stout, already built on lactose sweetness and chocolate malt, and adds real peanuts plus natural peanut butter flavor, landing on something that drinks like a liquid peanut butter cup without tipping into dessert-beer territory. It is available both still and on nitro, and the nitro version in particular has built a strong following, sitting at a 90 score on BeerAdvocate. This is a genuine year-round beer with national distribution, not a limited seasonal chase.

8. Saugatuck Peanut Butter Porter

Brewery	Saugatuck Brewing Company (Douglas, Michigan)
Style	American Porter
ABV	5.7%

Saugatuck skips the imperial-stout playbook entirely and builds its peanut butter beer on a classic American porter base, which keeps the body lighter and the roast character more restrained than the milk stouts and imperial stouts elsewhere on this list. Over 28,000 Untappd ratings put it at a steady 3.87 average, making it one of the more broadly reviewed beers here even though the brewery itself is regional to the Midwest.

Not currently listed on Saucey; check Saugatuck Brewing Company’s own site or your local bottle shop for availability.

9. Sleepy Dog Wet Snout Peanut Butter Stout

Brewery	Sleepy Dog Brewing Company (Tempe, Arizona)
Style	Milk Stout
ABV	5.7%

Wet Snout is Sleepy Dog’s flagship milk stout, and the peanut butter version blends smooth, creamy peanut butter with the base beer’s chocolate and malt notes without pushing the ABV or the sweetness too high. Nearly 10,000 Untappd ratings average out to 3.74, a fair reflection of a beer that plays it straightforward rather than chasing a candy-bar flavor bomb. Arizona-based distribution means it is easier to find in the Southwest than nationally.

10. Lost Coast Peanut Butter Chocolate Milk Stout

Brewery	Lost Coast Brewery (Eureka, California)
Style	Milk Stout
ABV	5.6%

Lost Coast layers coffee, chocolate and roasted peanuts over a smooth, creamy milk stout base sweetened with lactose, landing somewhere between a dessert beer and an easy-drinking stout. It holds an 87 score on BeerAdvocate and more than 21,000 Untappd ratings at 3.83, respectable numbers for a beer that is more widely available on the West Coast than nationally.

11. Belching Beaver Peanut Butter Milk Stout

Brewery	Belching Beaver Brewery (Vista, California)
Style	Milk Stout
ABV	5.3%

This is the beer that put Belching Beaver on the map, and the numbers back it up: over 133,000 Untappd ratings, by far the most of any beer on this list, at a strong 3.99 average. It won a silver medal at the World Beer Championships, and the peanut butter here reads light and creamy rather than heavy, with a slight coffee-roast note on the nose. It is also the lowest-ABV, easiest-drinking beer here, brewed to be sessionable rather than a dessert stopper.

FAQs

Does peanut butter beer actually taste like peanut butter?

It depends on the brewing method and the base style. Beers built on a rich imperial stout with real peanuts and peanut butter added, like Great Divide’s Chocolate Peanut Butter Yeti or Southern Tier’s Peanut Butter Cup, taste close to an actual peanut butter cup because the dark malt already reads as chocolatey. Lighter milk stouts like Belching Beaver or Sleepy Dog give a subtler, creamier peanut note rather than a full candy-bar flavor.

Is peanut butter beer safe for people with peanut allergies?

No. Peanut butter beers are brewed with real peanuts, peanut butter, or peanut extract, all of which carry the same allergy risk as eating peanuts directly. Brewing does not reliably remove allergenic proteins, so anyone with a peanut allergy should avoid this entire category, not just look for a lower-ABV option.

Why are so many peanut butter beers stouts or porters?

The roasted, chocolatey malt in a stout or porter already tastes similar to a candy bar’s base flavor, so adding peanut butter completes that resemblance instead of fighting it. A pale lager or IPA base would let the peanut flavor clash with hop bitterness or crisp, clean maltiness, which is why you rarely see peanut butter added to those styles.

What is the difference between a peanut butter milk stout and a peanut butter imperial stout?

A milk stout, like Belching Beaver or Left Hand, is brewed with lactose for sweetness and typically sits in the 5 to 6.5% ABV range, making it easier to drink a full pint. An imperial stout, like Prairie’s Barrel Aged Peanut Butter Bomb or Southern Tier’s Peanut Butter Cup, is bigger, thicker and usually 9% ABV or higher, meant to be sipped slowly like a dessert.

Can I get peanut butter beer delivered?

Several of the beers on this list, including Belching Beaver, Left Hand, Lost Coast, Sleepy Dog, Mother Earth, Equilibrium and Prairie’s Barrel Aged Peanut Butter Bomb, are listed on Saucey for local delivery where available. Availability depends on your delivery address and changes with stock, so check the specific listing linked above rather than assuming it ships everywhere.

Eight of these eleven are stouts or porters brewed with lactose or heavy roasted malt, because that base is what makes peanut butter taste like peanut butter instead of an odd add-on. If you want a starting point, Belching Beaver is the widest-reviewed and easiest to find, while Prairie’s Barrel Aged Peanut Butter Bomb is the one to save for a night when you want dessert in a glass instead of dessert on a plate.