26) Creature Comforts Tropicália Creature Comforts It’s bitingly bitter at the finish and might be a bit much for some drinkers. This popular West Coast IPA is named for a stinging fish for a reason. The finish is floral and loaded with citrus peels and surprisingly bitter, resinous hops. The nose is highlighted by tangerine, grapefruit, lemon, wet grass, and dank, biting hops. It’s a simple and classic West Coast IPA.Ī nose of ripe pineapple, grapefruit, orange peel, bready malts, and bright pine greets you before your first sip. Named for the stinging Sculpin fish, it’s known for its citrus, pine, and biting hops flavor profile. In the IPA world, few beers are as popular, highly rated, and easier to find than Ballast Point Sculpin. 27) Ballast Point Sculpin Ballast PointĪverage Price: $14 for a six-pack The Beer: Otherwise, opt for something a little less specific. If that’s your jam, go ahead and grab this. This is like an orange creamsicle in beer form. Overall, it’s decent but a bit of a one-trick pony. The palate continues this trend with orange peels, vanilla cream, and just a hint of bitter, floral, piney hops at the finish. The nose is heavy on orange and vanilla and not much else. It’s brewed with Citra and Strata hops as well as lactose, vanilla, and oranges and it’s creamy, juicy, and filled with fresh squeezed oranges flavor. But fans love beers like Hop Butcher Blazed Orange Milkshake. Milkshake IPAs definitely aren’t for everyone. 28) Hop Butcher Blazed Orange Milkshake Hop ButcherĪverage Price: $19 for a four-pack of 16-ounce cans It’s a little one-dimensional with mostly just citrus and pine sticking out over any other flavors. This is a decent West Coast IPA for fans of the style. Drinking it reveals hints of grapefruit, lime, candied orange peel, wet grass, bready malts, and more bitty pine needles at the finish. There’s a nice mix of grapefruit, orange peel, and dank, resinous pine needles. This beer’s nose is exactly what you expect from a classic West Coast IPA. This 100 IBU (international bittering units), dank, citrus-filled beer was brewed in collaboration with the band Pig Destroyer. This 10.5% ABV double IPA is a fall favorite from the folks at 3 Floyds. This beer has a rather grim name, but the beer is anything but. 29) 3 Floyds Permanent Funeral 3 FloydsĪverage Price: $17 for a four-pack of 16-ounce cans The Beer: Its only downfall is that for casual IPA fans, it might be a little too sweet. This is an outstanding New England-style IPA. The palate is more of the same and that’s not necessarily a bad thing if you enjoy a beer that more resembles freshly squeezed juice than beer. A nose of ripe peach, guava, mangos, and dried orange peels starts everything off. This is a classic hazy IPA from the start. There’s a reason Trillium is such a popular brewery. The result is an aromatic flavorful, hoppy beer with a ton of candied citrus peels and tropical fruit flavors. This double IPA is brewed with a ton of Nelson Sauvin, Galaxy, and Mosaic hops. Maybe your favorite IPA made the list - time to find out! 30) Trillium Scaled Way Up Trillium It should be noted that we tried our best to showcase as many beers from different breweries as possible. Selections below include dry-hopped bangers, hazy, juicy New England-style IPAs, bitter, floral West Coast IPAs, and other IPA styles. Instead of the usual top ten (boring), we decided to instead opt for the top thirty IPAs in America. Since summer is hurtling towards us like a hop-fueled bullet train, we figured it was the perfect time to rank some of the best IPAs in America. The US is figuratively drenched in hoppy, sometimes juicy, sometimes bitter India Pale Ales. And, as we’ve mentioned in the past, there are more than 9,000 breweries in the US and it’s a safe bet that most (if not all) have an IPA (or three) on its menu. From West Coast IPAs to milkshake IPAs to New England-style IPAs and everything in between, you’d have a tough time finding a more beloved beer style in the US craft beer world. Regardless of how you feel about the IPA, there’s no arguing with its undying popularity.
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