Highest-rated IPAs in Arizona

Bitter is better for IPA lovers. This hop-forward brew is the most popular craft beer style in the United States, accounting for nearly in off-premise retail establishments in 2024, according to Circana data.

India pale ales in the 1800s, with the phrase first appearing in print in 1835. Brewer typically gets the credit for its development. His competitors started calling his hoppier brew India pale ale because of his contract with the British East India Company.

American brewers first began making English IPAs in the late 1800s, but Americans preferred lagers. It wasn't until 1975, when Anchor Brewing Company launched a dry-hopped pale ale, that craft brewers started to latch onto the style. In 1991, Oregon brewer Teri Fahrendorf made an IPA with all-American ingredients, creating the first American IPA.

Like other ales, IPAs contain , which gives them a robust flavor and aroma. IPAs are , responsible for the beer's characteristic bitterness and its notes of citrus, floral, or pine. These beers are known for their higher alcohol content, ranging from 5.5% to 7.5%, although session IPAs are lower in ABV, and double or triple IPAs are higher.

Brewers like IPAs because they allow for bold creativity. West Coast IPAs are known for their , with brewers pushing the bounds of bitterness. While true IPA aficionados love that element, many are now leaning toward the more approachable New England-style IPA, which is hazier in appearance and maximizes the fruitier characteristics of hops without the extreme and potentially off-putting bitter taste.

Whatever your IPA preference, there are endless options to choose from. compiled a list of the best IPAs from Arizona, using data from , and sorted them according to their weighted ranking. Beers without images were excluded. Only IPAs that made BeerAdvocate's top 100 beer list by state were included.

BeerAdvocate

1 / 30

#30. Sound of Freedom IPA

- Rating: 3.96 (15 ratings)
- Type: American IPA
- ABV: 7.0%
- Brewery: State 48 Brewery
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BeerAdvocate

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#29. Xerocole Desert IPA

- Rating: 3.88 (21 ratings)
- Type: American IPA
- ABV: 7.0%
- Brewery: Four Peaks Brewing Company - 8th Street Pub
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BeerAdvocate

3 / 30

#28. Citrazona IPA

- Rating: 3.89 (40 ratings)
- Type: American IPA
- ABV: 6.6%
- Brewery: Barrio Brewing Company
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BeerAdvocate

4 / 30

#27. Birthday Suit

- Rating: 3.90 (20 ratings)
- Type: American IPA
- ABV: 7.6%
- Brewery: Goldwater Brewing Co.
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BeerAdvocate

5 / 30

#26. Hop Chowda

- Rating: 3.90 (27 ratings)
- Type: New England IPA
- ABV: 6.8%
- Brewery: Goldwater Brewing Co.
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BeerAdvocate

6 / 30

#25. Lost Highway Black India Pale Ale

- Rating: 3.90 (130 ratings)
- Type: Black IPA
- ABV: 8.0%
- Brewery: Mother Road Brewery
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BeerAdvocate

7 / 30

#24. MoonJuice IPA

- Rating: 3.91 (206 ratings)
- Type: American IPA
- ABV: 7.1%
- Brewery: SanTan Brewing Co.
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BeerAdvocate

8 / 30

#23. Hop Knot

- Rating: 3.93 (725 ratings)
- Type: American IPA
- ABV: 6.7%
- Brewery: Four Peaks Brewing Company - 8th Street Pub
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BeerAdvocate

9 / 30

#22. Hazy Angel IPA

- Rating: 3.97 (22 ratings)
- Type: American IPA
- ABV: 6.7%
- Brewery: Lumberyard Brewing Company
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BeerAdvocate

10 / 30

#21. Northwest IPA

- Rating: 4.18 (15 ratings)
- Type: American IPA
- ABV: 6.4%
- Brewery: Pueblo Vida Brewing Company
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BeerAdvocate

11 / 30

#20. Juicy Jack

- Rating: 3.98 (64 ratings)
- Type: New England IPA
- ABV: 6.5%
- Brewery: SanTan Brewing Co.
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BeerAdvocate

12 / 30

#19. Church Music

- Rating: 3.99 (62 ratings)
- Type: New England IPA
- ABV: 6.7%
- Brewery: The Shop Beer Co.
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BeerAdvocate

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#18. Double Knot

- Rating: 3.99 (70 ratings)
- Type: Imperial IPA
- ABV: 9.2%
- Brewery: Four Peaks Brewing Company - 8th Street Pub
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BeerAdvocate

14 / 30

#17. Fateful IPA

- Rating: 4.10 (19 ratings)
- Type: American IPA
- ABV: 6.6%
- Brewery: Fate Brewing Company - Scottsdale
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BeerAdvocate

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#16. Tombstone Brewing Double IPA

- Rating: 4.16 (17 ratings)
- Type: Imperial IPA
- ABV: 8.2%
- Brewery: Tombstone Brewing Company
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BeerAdvocate

16 / 30

#15. La Ciudad

- Rating: 4.07 (24 ratings)
- Type: New England IPA
- ABV: 6.4%
- Brewery: Arizona Wilderness Brewing Co.
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BeerAdvocate

17 / 30

#14. 480G IPA

- Rating: 4.06 (32 ratings)
- Type: American IPA
- ABV: 8.0%
- Brewery: The Beer Research Institute
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BeerAdvocate

18 / 30

#13. Limited Visibility

- Rating: 4.22 (17 ratings)
- Type: New England IPA
- ABV: 7.2%
- Brewery: Mother Road Brewery
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BeerAdvocate

19 / 30

#12. Most Hops

- Rating: 4.37 (14 ratings)
- Type: New England IPA
- ABV: 8.5%
- Brewery: Tombstone Brewing Company
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BeerAdvocate

20 / 30

#11. Wrenovation

- Rating: 4.07 (55 ratings)
- Type: American IPA
- ABV: 6.5%
- Brewery: Wren House Brewing Co.
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BeerAdvocate

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#10. All The Hops Double IPA

- Rating: 4.16 (24 ratings)
- Type: Imperial IPA
- ABV: 8.5%
- Brewery: Tombstone Brewing Company
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BeerAdvocate

22 / 30

#9. Roosevelts

- Rating: 4.14 (29 ratings)
- Type: Imperial IPA
- ABV: 8.3%
- Brewery: Arizona Wilderness Brewing Co.
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BeerAdvocate

23 / 30

#8. Refuge IPA

- Rating: 4.07 (173 ratings)
- Type: American IPA
- ABV: 6.7%
- Brewery: Arizona Wilderness Brewing Co.
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BeerAdvocate

24 / 30

#7. More Hops

- Rating: 4.29 (19 ratings)
- Type: New England IPA
- ABV: 7.5%
- Brewery: Tombstone Brewing Company
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BeerAdvocate

25 / 30

#6. Dragoon IPA

- Rating: 4.12 (317 ratings)
- Type: American IPA
- ABV: 7.3%
- Brewery: Dragoon Brewing Co.
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BeerAdvocate

26 / 30

#5. Sarcosuchus Imperial IPA

- Rating: 4.30 (37 ratings)
- Type: Imperial IPA
- ABV: 9.6%
- Brewery: Dragoon Brewing Co.
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BeerAdvocate

27 / 30

#4. Spellbinder

- Rating: 4.22 (97 ratings)
- Type: New England IPA
- ABV: 6.5%
- Brewery: Wren House Brewing Co.
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BeerAdvocate

28 / 30

#3. Tower Station IPA

- Rating: 4.19 (278 ratings)
- Type: American IPA
- ABV: 7.3%
- Brewery: Mother Road Brewery
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BeerAdvocate

29 / 30

#2. Tombstone Brewing IPA

- Rating: 4.29 (56 ratings)
- Type: New England IPA
- ABV: 7.1%
- Brewery: Tombstone Brewing Company
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BeerAdvocate

30 / 30

#1. DC Mountain Double IPA

- Rating: 4.30 (84 ratings)
- Type: Imperial IPA
- ABV: 8.0%
- Brewery: Arizona Wilderness Brewing Co.
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This story features data reporting by Wade Zhou, writing by Jill Jaracz, and is part of a series utilizing data automation across 51 states.

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