![The Highest-Rated IPA in Every State [MAP]](https://vinepair.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/highest-rated-ipa-map_card-375x450.jpg "The Highest-Rated IPA in Every State [MAP]")
The India Pale Ale (IPA) category continues to surge in popularity across America. With countless IPA sub-styles — New England IPA (NEIPA) and imperial versions among the most popular — trends come and go, but IPA is the most sold craft beer style at chain retailers across the United States.
High in hop-driven florality and fruitiness (or pungent herbs and pine sap, depending on your preference), the IPA and its many iterations are crowd-pleasing additions to taproom menus up and down both coasts, and regions in between.
VinePair consulted BeerAdvocate’s top-rated beers in each state to determine which IPA takes the top ranking with at least 50 ratings, inclusive of all IPA sub-styles. Beers in nearly half the states on this list are imperial IPAs (a.k.a. double IPAs), reinforcing the American craft beer community’s love for big, bold, and boozy. The results show the versatility of the style, too, with some unexpected hits as well as the slightly more obvious trends (about a third fall in the NEIPA category — we see you, haze bros).
Wondering which IPA is most beloved in your home state? Read on to find out.
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| State | Beer |
| Alabama | Snake Handler Double IPA Good People Brewing Company IPA – Imperial | 10.00% |
| Alaska | Citra Bitter Monk Anchorage Brewing Company IPA – Belgian | 9.00% |
| Arizona | DC Mountain Double IPA Arizona Wilderness Brewing Co. IPA – Imperial | 8.00% |
| Arkansas | IPA Ozark Beer Co. IPA – Imperial | 5.50% |
| California | Pliny the Younger Russian River Brewing Company IPA – Imperial | 10.25% |
| Colorado | Myrcenary Double IPA Odell Brewing Company IPA – Imperial | 9.30% |
| Connecticut | Fuzzy Baby Ducks New England Brewing Co. IPA – New England | 6.20% |
| Delaware | 90 Minutes IPA Dogfish Head Craft Brewery IPA – New England | 6.20% |
| District of Columbia | On the Wings of Armageddon DC Brau Brewing Co. IPA – Imperial | 9.20% |
| Florida | Jai Alai IPA Cigar City Brewing IPA – American | 7.50% |
| Georgia | Tropicalia Creature Comforts IPA – American | 6.60% |
| Hawaii | Double Overhead Double IPA Maui Brewing Co. IPA – Imperial | 8.50% |
| Idaho | Trout Hop Black IPA Grand Teton Brewing Co. IPA – Black/Cascadian Dark Ale | 8.50% |
| Illinois | Emerald Grouper Pipeworks Brewing Company IPA – Imperial | 9.50% |
| Indiana | Permanent Funeral 3 Floyds Brewing Co. IPA – Imperial | 10.50% |
| Iowa | King Sue Toppling Goliath Brewing Company IPA – New England | 7.80% |
| Kansas | Yakimaniac Free State Brewing Co. IPA – American | 7.50% |
| Kentucky | Heller Heaven Double IPA West Sixth Brewing Company IPA – Imperial | 9.50% |
| Louisiana | Ghost In The Machine – Double Dry-Hopped Parish Brewing Company IPA – New England | 8.50% |
| Maine | Dinner Maine Beer Company IPA – Imperial | 8.20% |
| Maryland | Double Duckpin Union Craft Brewing Company IPA – Imperial | 8.50% |
| Massachusetts | King Julius Tree House Brewing Company IPA – New England | 8.30% |
| Michigan | Hopslam Ale Bell’s Brewery – Eccentric Cafe & General Store IPA – Imperial | 10.00% |
| Minnesota | Abrasive Ale Surly Brewing Company IPA – Imperial | 9.20% |
| Mississippi | Crowd Control Southern Prohibition Brewing IPA – New England | 8.00% |
| Missouri | Fallen Flag – Double Dry-Hopped Narrow Gauge Brewing Company IPA – New England | 7.00% |
| Montana | Tumbleweed Lewis & Clark Brewing Company IPA – American | 6.60% |
| Nebraska | HopAnomaly – Reserve Series Aged In French Oak Chardonnay Barrels Nebraska Brewing Company Production Brewery & Tap Room IPA – Belgian | 10.60% |
| Nevada | Disco Ninja Revision Brewing Company IPA – New England | 7.00% |
| New Hampshire | Hopulization Stoneface Brewing Co. IPA – Imperial | 8.90% |
| New Jersey | Overhead Kane Brewing Company IPA – Imperial | 8.20% |
| New Mexico | Project Dank La Cumbre Brewing Co. IPA – American | 7.50% |
| New York | Double Dry Hopped Double Mosaic Dream Other Half Brewing Company IPA – New England | 8.50% |
| North Carolina | Citraquench’l Heist Brewery IPA – New England | 7.10% |
| North Dakota | Freak Parade Drekker Brewing Company IPA – New England | 8.20% |
| Ohio | Bodhi Columbus Brewing Company IPA – Imperial | 8.50% |
| Oklahoma | Alpha Hive Double IPA COOP Ale Works IPA – Imperial | 8.90% |
| Oregon | Notorious Triple IPA Boneyard Beer Company IPA – Imperial | 12.00% |
| Pennsylvania | Albatross Brew Gentlemen IPA – New England | 8.00% |
| Rhode Island | The Chosen One Tilted Barn Brewery IPA – New England | 8.50% |
| South Carolina | Boy King Double IPA COAST Brewing Company IPA – Imperial | 9.70% |
| South Dakota | 11th Hour IPA Crow Peak Brewing IPA – American | 6.50% |
| Tennessee | Attention Please! Bearded Iris Brewing IPA – New England | 8.20% |
| Texas | Yellow Rose The Lone Pint Brewery IPA – American | 6.80% |
| Utah | Dubhe Uinta Brewing Company IPA – Black/Cascadian Dark Ale| 9.30% |
| Vermont | Heady Topper The Alchemist IPA – New England | 8.00% |
| Virginia | Double Orange Starfish Aslin Beer Company IPA – New England| 8.30% |
| Washington | Astral Projection Holy Mountain Brewing Company IPA – New England | 9.20% |
| West Virginia | Devil Anse IPA Greenbrier Valley Brewing Company IPA – American | 6.90% |
| Wisconsin | Thumbprint Scream IIPA New Glarus Brewing Co. IPA – Imperial | 9.00% |
| Wyoming | 2×4 DIPA Melvin Brewing/Thai Me Up IPA – Imperial | 9.90% |
Source: BeerAdvocate 11/10/2021
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