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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 Texas, 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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BeerAdvocate

1 / 14

#14. Sit Down Or I'll Sit You Down

- Rating: 4.12 (123 ratings)
- Type: Imperial IPA
- ABV: 10.0%
- Brewery: Peticolas Brewing Company
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BeerAdvocate

2 / 14

#13. Training Bines

- Rating: 4.18 (51 ratings)
- Type: American IPA
- ABV: 7.0%
- Brewery: Pinthouse Pizza Craft Brewpub
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BeerAdvocate

3 / 14

#12. Double Half-life

- Rating: 4.23 (45 ratings)
- Type: Imperial IPA
- ABV: 8.0%
- Brewery: Manhattan Project Beer Company
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BeerAdvocate

4 / 14

#11. A Nu Start - DDH

- Rating: 4.29 (29 ratings)
- Type: New England IPA
- ABV: 10.0%
- Brewery: Turning Point Beer
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BeerAdvocate

5 / 14

#10. Double Yellow Rose

- Rating: 4.30 (30 ratings)
- Type: Imperial IPA
- ABV: 10.0%
- Brewery: The Lone Pint Brewery
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BeerAdvocate

6 / 14

#9. DDH Dinglebop

- Rating: 4.40 (22 ratings)
- Type: New England IPA
- ABV: 8.2%
- Brewery: Turning Point Beer
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BeerAdvocate

7 / 14

#8. Faded

- Rating: 4.29 (40 ratings)
- Type: New England IPA
- ABV: 8.0%
- Brewery: Spindletap Brewery
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BeerAdvocate

8 / 14

#7. Mosaic IPA

- Rating: 4.17 (828 ratings)
- Type: American IPA
- ABV: 8.6%
- Brewery: Community Beer Company
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BeerAdvocate

9 / 14

#6. Heavy Hands

- Rating: 4.24 (110 ratings)
- Type: New England IPA
- ABV: 8.0%
- Brewery: Spindletap Brewery
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BeerAdvocate

10 / 14

#5. Electric Jellyfish

- Rating: 4.26 (267 ratings)
- Type: New England IPA
- ABV: 6.5%
- Brewery: Pinthouse Pizza Craft Brewpub
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BeerAdvocate

11 / 14

#4. Diamonds In My Mouth

- Rating: 4.34 (70 ratings)
- Type: New England IPA
- ABV: 8.0%
- Brewery: Spindletap Brewery
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BeerAdvocate

12 / 14

#3. Houston Haze

- Rating: 4.28 (186 ratings)
- Type: New England IPA
- ABV: 6.5%
- Brewery: Spindletap Brewery
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BeerAdvocate

13 / 14

#2. Houston Hazier

- Rating: 4.42 (45 ratings)
- Type: New England IPA
- ABV: 9.0%
- Brewery: Spindletap Brewery
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BeerAdvocate

14 / 14

#1. Yellow Rose

- Rating: 4.41 (2,028 ratings)
- Type: American IPA
- ABV: 6.8%
- Brewery: The Lone Pint Brewery
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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.