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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

 

#5

Haze Tree House Brewing Co.

97
by Graham L. Barron
Haze
Tree House Brewing Co.

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A pioneering hazy Double IPA, this lush and tropical DIPA from Tree House Brewing Co. typifies the tremendous style elements of this popular IPA style.


#4

Santilli Night Shift Brewing

97
by Rick Franckhauser
Santilli
Night Shift Brewing

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A better example of an American IPA is almost impossible to find: Night Shift Brewing's Santilli continues to expand the New England Style IPA into the collective craft beer consciousness. Bright and fresh in flavor and slightly hazy and golden in appearance, this is a stunning example of the evolution that the American IPA style has undergone in recent years.


#3

Wookey Jack Firestone Walker Brewing Co.

98
by Phil Farrell

Wookey Jack
Firestone Walker Brewing Co.

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As our highest-rated Specialty IPA, the pine is strong with Wookey Jack – in the best way possible. This Double Black Rye IPA sets a delightfully complex, smoky-sweet malt base tempered by sharp Pacific Northwest hops, making for a journey as unique and mysterious as the Wookey itself.


#2

Hazy Sabro IPA pFriem Family Brewers

98
by Pat Mulloy

Hazy Sabro IPA
pFriem Family Brewers

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The highest-scoring IPA from the Greatest Brewery of All Time stands as a stunning achievement in less is more. The name states exactly what it is, and the beer delivers on that factual name with flavor that’s astounding and a perfect balance between hops and malt (remember those in IPAs?). In a world where envelope-pushing is the norm, this beer is happy to be perfect in its field.


#1

King JJJuliusss Tree House Brewing Co.

99
by Dan Preston
King JJJuliusss
Tree House Brewing Co.

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A transcendent example of a supremely limited release living up to sky-high expectations, this Double IPA from Tree House Brewing Co. in Monson, Massachusetts is a white wale of the highest degree. An orgy of passion fruit, mango, orange, citrus fruit and pineapple aromas and flavors greets any craft drinker lucky enough to get his or her hands on this extremely rare release. As the highest-rated IPA in The Beer Connoisseur's history, King JJJuliuss stakes its claim to the history books with a near-perfect score of 99.


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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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