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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 New Jersey, 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.

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#30. Carrington Event

- Rating: 4.24 (22 ratings)
- Type: Imperial IPA
- ABV: 10.2%
- Brewery: Icarus Brewing Company
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#29. Improv

- Rating: 4.15 (50 ratings)
- Type: Imperial IPA
- ABV: 8.0%
- Brewery: Tonewood Brewing - Barrington
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#28. Exit 16 Wild Rice Double IPA

- Rating: 4.08 (862 ratings)
- Type: Imperial IPA
- ABV: 8.2%
- Brewery: Flying Fish Brewing Company
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#27. Milking It

- Rating: 4.18 (39 ratings)
- Type: New England IPA
- ABV: 8.1%
- Brewery: Icarus Brewing Company
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#26. Touching The Sun

- Rating: 4.19 (37 ratings)
- Type: New England IPA
- ABV: 10.5%
- Brewery: Icarus Brewing Company
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#25. Rift

- Rating: 4.24 (27 ratings)
- Type: American IPA
- ABV: 7.0%
- Brewery: Tonewood Brewing - Barrington
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#24. Danky Kong

- Rating: 4.22 (32 ratings)
- Type: American IPA
- ABV: 7.2%
- Brewery: Glasstown Brewing Co.
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#23. Brotherton IPA

- Rating: 4.14 (86 ratings)
- Type: American IPA
- ABV: 6.7%
- Brewery: Brotherton Brewing Company
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#22. City To Shore

- Rating: 4.15 (81 ratings)
- Type: Imperial IPA
- ABV: 7.8%
- Brewery: Cape May Brewing Company
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#21. Fuego

- Rating: 4.13 (173 ratings)
- Type: New England IPA
- ABV: 6.2%
- Brewery: Tonewood Brewing - Barrington
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#20. Double Dry-Hopped Fuego

- Rating: 4.27 (32 ratings)
- Type: American IPA
- ABV: 6.2%
- Brewery: Tonewood Brewing - Barrington
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#19. Snag & Drop

- Rating: 4.21 (65 ratings)
- Type: Imperial IPA
- ABV: 10.0%
- Brewery: Cape May Brewing Company
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#18. Gravitational Pull

- Rating: 4.37 (23 ratings)
- Type: American IPA
- ABV: 6.6%
- Brewery: Conclave Brewing
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#17. Maine Event

- Rating: 4.22 (98 ratings)
- Type: New England IPA
- ABV: 6.5%
- Brewery: Magnify Brewing Company
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#16. Heady Jams

- Rating: 4.28 (48 ratings)
- Type: New England IPA
- ABV: 8.0%
- Brewery: Brix City Brewing
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#15. Up Up & Away

- Rating: 4.30 (41 ratings)
- Type: New England IPA
- ABV: 8.5%
- Brewery: Magnify Brewing Company
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#14. Imperial Cold Side

- Rating: 4.38 (31 ratings)
- Type: New England IPA
- ABV: 8.5%
- Brewery: Magnify Brewing Company
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#13. Peak Of Ripeness

- Rating: 4.29 (64 ratings)
- Type: New England IPA
- ABV: 6.5%
- Brewery: Magnify Brewing Company
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#12. All Orange Everything

- Rating: 4.25 (140 ratings)
- Type: Imperial IPA
- ABV: 10.5%
- Brewery: Carton Brewing Company
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#11. Peak Oil

- Rating: 4.30 (94 ratings)
- Type: Imperial IPA
- ABV: 9.0%
- Brewery: Magnify Brewing Company
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#10. Gravitational Waves

- Rating: 4.35 (71 ratings)
- Type: New England IPA
- ABV: 6.84%
- Brewery: Conclave Brewing
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#9. 07750 - Nelson

- Rating: 4.32 (105 ratings)
- Type: Imperial IPA
- ABV: 7.8%
- Brewery: Carton Brewing Company
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#8. Head High

- Rating: 4.26 (1,011 ratings)
- Type: American IPA
- ABV: 6.6%
- Brewery: Kane Brewing Company
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#7. 077XX

- Rating: 4.26 (1,456 ratings)
- Type: Imperial IPA
- ABV: 7.8%
- Brewery: Carton Brewing Company
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#6. Mosaic Punch

- Rating: 4.47 (35 ratings)
- Type: New England IPA
- ABV: 6.6%
- Brewery: Kane Brewing Company
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#5. Epitome

- Rating: 4.29 (327 ratings)
- Type: Black IPA
- ABV: 10.3%
- Brewery: Carton Brewing Company
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#4. Party Wave

- Rating: 4.34 (182 ratings)
- Type: New England IPA
- ABV: 7.4%
- Brewery: Kane Brewing Company
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#3. Overhead

- Rating: 4.31 (638 ratings)
- Type: Imperial IPA
- ABV: 8.2%
- Brewery: Kane Brewing Company
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#2. Head High - Double Dry-Hopped With Galaxy

- Rating: 4.40 (83 ratings)
- Type: New England IPA
- ABV: 6.5%
- Brewery: Kane Brewing Company
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#1. 077-07871 - Mosaic

- Rating: 4.40 (95 ratings)
- Type: Imperial IPA
- ABV: 7.8%
- Brewery: Carton Brewing Company
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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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