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Top 47 IPAs

Our highest-rated and overall best India Pale Ales including Hazy IPAs, Double IPAs, Session IPAs, Black IPAs, Belgian IPAs and more!

Top 47 IPAs

 

#23

Two Hearted Ale Bell's Brewery

96
by Phil Farrell

Two Hearted Ale
Bell's Brewery

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Crisp, clean, biscuity, and checking the entire spectrum of hop flavors, this gem is a gateway IPA any connoisseur can be proud of drinking. And as Bell’s most widely-available offering, it’s almost guaranteed to be super fresh.


#22
 

Mach 10 Bear Republic Brewing Co.

96
by Nelson Crowle
Mach 10
Bear Republic Brewing Co.

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#21

Duet Alpine Beer Co.

96
by Tracy Hensley

Duet
Alpine Beer Co.

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Duet is a reference to the “harmonious” balance of Simcoe and Amarillo hops present in the beer, which provide top-shelf aroma with only mild bitterness. Structured beautifully, with a slight creaminess and a hint of alcohol heat, it is the embodiment of a West Coast IPA.
 


#20

Unsessionable Revolution Brewing

96
by Joseph Formanek

Unsessionable
Revolution Brewing

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#19

Tropicália Creature Comforts Brewing Co.

96
by Phil Farrell

Tropicália
Creature Comforts Brewing Co.

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The juiciest IPA to ever come out of Georgia, Tropicália has been reaping plaudits from anyone and everyone that has tried it since its debut in cans in early 2015 – including our expert judges. An abundance of tropical fruit flavors (guava, mango, orange) couple with a toasty malt backbone with hints of caramel to create a lush, nuanced and well-balanced IPA.
 


#18

Jet Black Scream Gnarly Barley Brewing Co.

96
by Brad Darnell

Jet Black Scream
Gnarly Barley Brewing Co.

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Black IPAs are becoming rarer these days, but Gnarly Barley in Hammond, Louisiana is keeping the dream alive with this world-class offering, which features a blissful combination of Amarillo, Centennial and Cryo Citra hops with a robust malt bill of Two-Row, Crystal and Midnight Wheat. Rich and rewarding, this IPA hits the spot for dark beer fans and IPA fans.


#17

Modus Hoperandi Ska Brewing Co.

96
by BC Review

Modus Hoperandi
Ska Brewing Co.

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#16

Todd the Axe Man Surly Brewing Co.

96
by Jason Johnson

Todd the Axe Man
Surly Brewing Co.

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While 3 Floyds Brewing tends to rock some of the most “metal” beers around, Surly’s Todd the Axe Man is a one-man show of an IPA. Featuring maximal flavor from minimal ingredients, Axe Man only requires Citra and Mosaic hops and Golden Promise malt to provide an IPA rock opera for the ages.


#15

Juicy Bits WeldWerks Brewing Co.

96
by Michael Heniff

Juicy Bits
WeldWerks Brewing Co.

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#14

Too Pure To Be Pink Wild Leap Brew Co.

96
by Sean Coughlin

Too Pure To Be Pink
Wild Leap Brew Co.

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pmwarner's picture
Okay is this an IPA review or an IPA, session IPA, and double IPA review? I would not rate all these together as they are all different categories of beer. If you are going to include all of them there are a lot others out there that should be on this list. Beachwood Amalgamator should be number one or at least on the list. Along with heady topper, treehouse, pipeworks, pliny which are all some of the most sought after beers and better than most on the list. Modus Hoperandi has to be one of the worst beers I have ever had in my life and a disgrace to an IPA. This list no credibility to me.
Sparky702's picture
Ok so i just have to say i know this is all personal preference and individual taste but....if you guys put sculpin ballast point that's become an everyday over the counter not that great sold out beer over victory dirt wolf...YOU'RE FRIGGIN CRAZY HAHAHAHAHA
Sparky702's picture
Hahaha yeah second that other guy to pmwarner i was thinking the same thing...yall might as well have put blue moon white ipa in there at the top hahahahaha
Sparky702's picture
Don't take me wrong I'm not trying to be mean at all its all opinion and i do respect everyone's opinion just thought I'd throw mine in there all in good fun
edbeglau's picture
Some very fine beers in this list but missing some of the very best IPAs in the world. Neither Pliny the Elder nor Pliny the Younger on your top 10 nor top 20 nor top 30 - these are not even on your list. Really? And what about IPAs from The Alchemist, AleSmith and Trillium? Oh my. Jesus wept.
Editorial Dept.'s picture
Hello enthusiastic and opinionated readers! We recommend you read the introductory paragraphs in this article. This list was populated in 2016. It includes only the top rated IPA's that have been reviewed by our Judges Panel in our single-blind review. Our Official Review is a highly controlled process to protect the integrity of the single-blind format. Therefore we have not reviewed many IPA's that, yes, could possibly have made the list at the time. There are a number of reasons why these IPA's have not yet been reviewed. 1. We have limited space in our review each month. (do the amount of work involved producing single-blind reviews) 2. The brewers of these absent IPA's haven't submitted their beer to our review yet. Help The Beer Connoisseur by contacting these brewers via social media or email and let them know you would like to see us review their beer. Hope this helps clarify and thx for reading. Cheers! BC
chickman's picture
Wookey Jack at #1??? I don't get it as that beer isn't even in production anymore. No mention of Other Half, Tree House, Equilibrium, Trillium, Magnify, Tired Hands, Sand City, Russian River, Aslin....no Vermont IPA's either. This is a very questionable list in my opinion. Stone Enjoy By series ranks above most of these as well. Anyway, to each his own.
rennieboy's picture
Thanks! Look forward to trying some of these. Haven’t seen Anchor as much as I used to. Probably because of all our local beer in North Carolina.

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