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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 Utah, 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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#24. Imperial IPA

- Rating: 3.83 (366 ratings)
- Type: Imperial IPA
- ABV: 9.5%
- Brewery: Epic Brewing Company
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#23. .50 Caliber IPA

- Rating: 3.82 (18 ratings)
- Type: American IPA
- ABV: 8.5%
- Brewery: Vernal Brewing Company
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#22. Random Double IPA

- Rating: 3.80 (25 ratings)
- Type: Imperial IPA
- ABV: 8.5%
- Brewery: 2 Row Brewing
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#21. Kiitos IPA

- Rating: 3.89 (16 ratings)
- Type: American IPA
- ABV: 6.1%
- Brewery: Kiitos Brewing
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#20. Squatters Hop Rising Double IPA

- Rating: 3.85 (1,287 ratings)
- Type: Imperial IPA
- ABV: 9.0%
- Brewery: Utah Brewers Cooperative
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#19. Kiitos Double IPA

- Rating: 3.93 (16 ratings)
- Type: Imperial IPA
- ABV: 8.5%
- Brewery: Kiitos Brewing
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#18. Fukiphino

- Rating: 4.32 (9 ratings)
- Type: Imperial IPA
- ABV: 9.0%
- Brewery: Red Rock Brewing Company
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#17. FMU Double IPA

- Rating: 3.88 (27 ratings)
- Type: Imperial IPA
- ABV: 9.6%
- Brewery: Moab Brewery
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#16. Summer Camp Crush

- Rating: 4.14 (13 ratings)
- Type: New England IPA
- ABV: 7.1%
- Brewery: Saltfire Brewing
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#15. New England Style IPA - Maximum Cowbell

- Rating: 3.94 (36 ratings)
- Type: New England IPA
- ABV: 7.0%
- Brewery: Epic Brewing Company
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#14. New England Style IPA - Drama Juice

- Rating: 3.94 (42 ratings)
- Type: New England IPA
- ABV: 7.0%
- Brewery: Epic Brewing Company
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#13. Northeast IPA

- Rating: 4.11 (15 ratings)
- Type: New England IPA
- ABV: 7.3%
- Brewery: Kiitos Brewing
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#12. Squatters Hop Rising Texas Twist

- Rating: 3.96 (27 ratings)
- Type: Imperial IPA
- ABV: 9.1%
- Brewery: Utah Brewers Cooperative
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#11. Red Rock Elephino

- Rating: 3.94 (188 ratings)
- Type: Imperial IPA
- ABV: 8.0%
- Brewery: Red Rock Brewing Company
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#10. New England Style IPA - Citralush

- Rating: 3.95 (140 ratings)
- Type: New England IPA
- ABV: 7.0%
- Brewery: Epic Brewing Company
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#9. Squatters Hop Rising Tropical

- Rating: 3.97 (52 ratings)
- Type: Imperial IPA
- ABV: 9.0%
- Brewery: Utah Brewers Cooperative
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#8. Grapefruit Hop Nosh IPA

- Rating: 3.98 (115 ratings)
- Type: American IPA
- ABV: 7.3%
- Brewery: Uinta Brewing Company
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#7. Slick City Citrus

- Rating: 4.04 (22 ratings)
- Type: American IPA
- ABV: 7.2%
- Brewery: Shades Brewing
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#6. Tastes Like Citrus

- Rating: 4.11 (18 ratings)
- Type: New England IPA
- ABV: 7.0%
- Brewery: 2 Row Brewing
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#5. Ferda

- Rating: 4.11 (24 ratings)
- Type: Imperial IPA
- ABV: 8.2%
- Brewery: Templin Family Brewing
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#4. Hop Nosh IPA

- Rating: 4.02 (4,442 ratings)
- Type: American IPA
- ABV: 7.3%
- Brewery: Uinta Brewing Company
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#3. Feelin' Hazy

- Rating: 4.13 (25 ratings)
- Type: New England IPA
- ABV: 8.5%
- Brewery: 2 Row Brewing
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#2. Chasing Ghosts

- Rating: 4.07 (72 ratings)
- Type: New England IPA
- ABV: 10.3%
- Brewery: Epic Brewing Company
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#1. Dubhe

- Rating: 4.12 (2,211 ratings)
- Type: Black IPA
- ABV: 9.3%
- Brewery: Uinta 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.