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Characterized by its classic bitter flavors and juicy fruit notes, the India Pale Ale is one of the U.S.’s most popular beer styles, with breweries churning out thousands of new offerings for drinkers to try. With new variations on the style filling store shelves, it’s essentially taken over the craft category: IPAs accounted for 46 percent of the craft beer brewed in 2022, and the style remains the top choice in convenience stores across the country.
Here, we consulted BeerAdvocate’s top-rated beers and checked out the top India Pale Ales with over 100 votes. Similarly to last year, the majority of American consumers prefer high-ABV Imperial IPAs and fruity New England IPAs, with 20 states preferring the former and 18 favoring the latter. Still, American IPAs are starting to gain some traction, with 12 states now claiming the style as their preferred IPA, three more than last year.
Curious to see which IPA is the highest-rated on your turf? Read on to discover the highest-rated IPA in each state.
Ed. Note: The ratings cutoff was based upon data from each state’s Top Rated Beers page, not the beer’s profile page, which in some instances may be lower.
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| State | Beer |
| Alabama | Hitchhiker Good People Brewing Company IPA – American | 7.40% |
| Alaska | Citra Bitter Monk Anchorage Brewing Company IPA – Belgian | 9.00% |
| Arizona | Tower Station IPA Mother Road Brewery IPA – American | 7.30% |
| Arkansas | Presidential IPA Diamond Bear Brewing Company IPA – American | 6.20% |
| California | Pliny The Younger Russian River Brewing Company IPA – Imperial | 10.25% |
| Colorado | Juicy Bits – Double Dry-Hopped WeldWerks Brewing Co. IPA – New England | 6.70% |
| Connecticut | Locust Reign New England Brewing Co. IPA – New England | 8.20% |
| Delaware | 90 Minute IPA Dogfish Head Craft Brewery IPA – Imperial | 9.00% |
| 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 | Tropicália Creature Comforts IPA – America | 6.60% |
| Hawaii | Double Overhead Double IPA Maui Brewing Co. IPA – Imperial | 8.50% |
| Idaho | Alpha Dog Imperial IPA Laughing Dog Brewing IPA – Imperial | 8.00% |
| 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 | Stormchaser Free State Brewing Co. IPA – American | 5.90% |
| Kentucky | Rico Sauvin Against The Grain Brewery & Smokehouse IPA – Imperial | 8.20% |
| 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 | Hyde RAR Brewing (Real Ale Revival) IPA – New England | 6.40% |
| Massachusetts | King Julius Tree House Brewing Company IPA – New England | 8.20% |
| Michigan | Hopslam Ale Bell’s Brewery – Eccentric Café & General Store IPA – Imperial | 10.00% |
| Minnesota | Abrasive Ale Surly Brewing Company IPA – Imperial | 9.20% |
| Mississippi | Crowd Control Southern Prohibition Brewing IPA – Imperial | 8.00% |
| Missouri | OJ Run Narrow Gauge Brewing IPA – New England | 8.60% |
| 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 | IPA Stoneface Brewing Co. IPA – American | 7.20% |
| New Jersey | Party Wave Kane Brewing Company IPA – New England | 7.40% |
| New Mexico | Project Dank La Cumbre Brewing Co. IPA – American | 7.50% |
| New York | 4th Anniversary Other Half Brewing Company IPA – New England | 10.00% |
| North Carolina | Citraquench’l Heist Brewery IPA – New England | 7.10% |
| North Dakota | Freak Parade Drekker Brewing Company IPA – New England | 8.20% |
| Ohio | Dragonsaddle Hoof Hearted Company IPA – New England | 11.50% |
| 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 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 | 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 | Blimey That’s Bitter! Reuben’s Brews IPA – Imperial | 10.50% |
| West Virginia | Seneca Indian Pale Ale Mountain State Brewing Co. IPA – American | 5.20% |
| Wisconsin | Thumbprint Scream IIPA New Glarus Brewing Company IPA – Imperial | 9.00% |
| Wyoming | 2×4 DIPA Melvin Brewing IPA – Imperial | 9.90% |
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