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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 Ohio, 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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#22. IPA

- Rating: 4.20 (1,432 ratings)
- Type: American IPA
- ABV: 6.3%
- Brewery: Columbus Brewing Company
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#21. Extra! Extra!

- Rating: 4.36 (40 ratings)
- Type: New England IPA
- ABV: 8.0%
- Brewery: Masthead Brewing Co.
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#20. Gangster Frog

- Rating: 4.23 (412 ratings)
- Type: American IPA
- ABV: 7.5%
- Brewery: Hoppin' Frog Brewery
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#19. Flat Earth

- Rating: 4.33 (60 ratings)
- Type: New England IPA
- ABV: 8.0%
- Brewery: Masthead Brewing Co.
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#18. Head Shrinker

- Rating: 4.30 (181 ratings)
- Type: Imperial IPA
- ABV: 8.0%
- Brewery: Fat Head's Brewery & Saloon
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#17. Galaxy High

- Rating: 4.29 (301 ratings)
- Type: Imperial IPA
- ABV: 9.5%
- Brewery: MadTree Brewing
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#16. Chillwave

- Rating: 4.27 (3,438 ratings)
- Type: Imperial IPA
- ABV: 9.0%
- Brewery: Great Lakes Brewing Co.
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#15. Yakima Fresh Hop

- Rating: 4.34 (128 ratings)
- Type: American IPA
- ABV: 7.0%
- Brewery: Columbus Brewing Company
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#14. Citra High

- Rating: 4.31 (278 ratings)
- Type: Imperial IPA
- ABV: 9.5%
- Brewery: MadTree Brewing
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#13. El Lupulo Libre

- Rating: 4.32 (280 ratings)
- Type: Imperial IPA
- ABV: 8.8%
- Brewery: The Brew Kettle Taproom & Smokehouse / Production Works
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#12. White Rajah

- Rating: 4.30 (2,393 ratings)
- Type: American IPA
- ABV: 6.8%
- Brewery: The Brew Kettle Taproom & Smokehouse / Production Works
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#11. Everybody Wants Some *Citra*

- Rating: 4.36 (149 ratings)
- Type: Imperial IPA
- ABV: 8.0%
- Brewery: Hoof Hearted Brewing
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#10. Hop Stalker Fresh Hop IPA

- Rating: 4.34 (590 ratings)
- Type: American IPA
- ABV: 7.5%
- Brewery: Fat Head's Brewery & Saloon
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#9. Head Hunter

- Rating: 4.33 (4,610 ratings)
- Type: American IPA
- ABV: 7.5%
- Brewery: Fat Head's Brewery & Saloon
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#8. Konkey Dong

- Rating: 4.36 (368 ratings)
- Type: New England IPA
- ABV: 8.0%
- Brewery: Hoof Hearted Brewing
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#7. Key Bump

- Rating: 4.40 (148 ratings)
- Type: New England IPA
- ABV: 10.5%
- Brewery: Hoof Hearted Brewing
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#6. Roller Blabe DIPA

- Rating: 4.37 (385 ratings)
- Type: New England IPA
- ABV: 8.0%
- Brewery: Hoof Hearted Brewing
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#5. IBUsive

- Rating: 4.38 (335 ratings)
- Type: American IPA
- ABV: 7.5%
- Brewery: Fat Head's Brewery & Saloon
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#4. Creeper

- Rating: 4.38 (460 ratings)
- Type: Imperial IPA
- ABV: 10.0%
- Brewery: Columbus Brewing Company
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#3. Hop JuJu

- Rating: 4.45 (2,431 ratings)
- Type: Imperial IPA
- ABV: 9.0%
- Brewery: Fat Head's Brewery & Saloon
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#2. Dragonsaddle

- Rating: 4.48 (386 ratings)
- Type: New England IPA
- ABV: 11.5%
- Brewery: Hoof Hearted Brewing
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#1. Bodhi

- Rating: 4.46 (1,831 ratings)
- Type: Imperial IPA
- ABV: 8.3%
- Brewery: Columbus 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.