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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 Pennsylvania, 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. Wandering Into The Fog

- Rating: 4.26 (48 ratings)
- Type: New England IPA
- ABV: 8.6%
- Brewery: Abomination Brewing Company
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#21. Double Broken Heels

- Rating: 4.22 (100 ratings)
- Type: New England IPA
- ABV: 9.2%
- Brewery: New Trail Brewing Company
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#20. Rare Fog

- Rating: 4.26 (73 ratings)
- Type: Imperial IPA
- ABV: 10.5%
- Brewery: Abomination Brewing Company
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#19. Prop

- Rating: 4.32 (43 ratings)
- Type: Imperial IPA
- ABV: 7.5%
- Brewery: Funk Brewing Company
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#18. Hop Ranch

- Rating: 4.19 (2,442 ratings)
- Type: Imperial IPA
- ABV: 9.0%
- Brewery: Victory Brewing Company - Downingtown
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#17. Double Lustra

- Rating: 4.31 (50 ratings)
- Type: New England IPA
- ABV: 8.5%
- Brewery: Dancing Gnome
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#16. Hammock

- Rating: 4.33 (50 ratings)
- Type: Imperial IPA
- ABV: 9.0%
- Brewery: New Trail Brewing Company
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#15. Nimble Giant

- Rating: 4.21 (952 ratings)
- Type: Imperial IPA
- ABV: 9.0%
- Brewery: Tr枚egs Brewing Company
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#14. Idle Hands Double IPA

- Rating: 4.25 (229 ratings)
- Type: Imperial IPA
- ABV: 8.0%
- Brewery: Helltown Brewing
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#13. The Shape Of Hops To Come

- Rating: 4.24 (893 ratings)
- Type: Imperial IPA
- ABV: 8.5%
- Brewery: Neshaminy Creek Brewing Company
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#12. Better One or Two

- Rating: 4.33 (79 ratings)
- Type: Imperial IPA
- ABV: 8.0%
- Brewery: Dancing Gnome
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#11. General Braddock's

- Rating: 4.29 (238 ratings)
- Type: New England IPA
- ABV: 6.8%
- Brewery: Brew Gentlemen
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#10. DirtWolf

- Rating: 4.27 (6,903 ratings)
- Type: Imperial IPA
- ABV: 8.7%
- Brewery: Victory Brewing Company - Downingtown
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#9. Double Milkshake IPA - Mango

- Rating: 4.45 (57 ratings)
- Type: Milkshake IPA
- ABV: 9.7%
- Brewery: Tired Hands Brewing Company
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#8. Recertified

- Rating: 4.44 (67 ratings)
- Type: New England IPA
- ABV: 8.0%
- Brewery: Brew Gentlemen
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#7. Eviscerated Pathway Of Beauty

- Rating: 4.37 (190 ratings)
- Type: New England IPA
- ABV: 8.6%
- Brewery: Tired Hands Brewing Company
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#6. Alien Church

- Rating: 4.34 (845 ratings)
- Type: New England IPA
- ABV: 7.0%
- Brewery: Tired Hands Brewing Company
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#5. Double Milkshake IPA - EXTRA Vanilla

- Rating: 4.39 (160 ratings)
- Type: Milkshake IPA
- ABV: 9.2%
- Brewery: Tired Hands Brewing Company
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#4. Extra Extra Knuckle

- Rating: 4.40 (155 ratings)
- Type: New England IPA
- ABV: 8.6%
- Brewery: Tired Hands Brewing Company
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#3. FOSHOMO

- Rating: 4.47 (79 ratings)
- Type: New England IPA
- ABV: 8.2%
- Brewery: Brew Gentlemen
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#2. Mammoth

- Rating: 4.43 (123 ratings)
- Type: Imperial IPA
- ABV: 8.5%
- Brewery: Brew Gentlemen
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#1. Albatross

- Rating: 4.49 (123 ratings)
- Type: New England IPA
- ABV: 8.0%
- Brewery: Brew Gentlemen
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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.