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The Mount Rushmore of IPAs, According to 8 Beer Experts

VinePair

For pretty much the last two decades, the IPA has been the No. 1 craft beer style in America, if not the world. There have been black IPAs , white IPAs , red IPAs , cold IPAs , session IPAs , brut IPAs , even glitter IPAs. directive on the upper rim still hits like few others.

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The Highest-Rated IPA in Every State (2024) [MAP]

VinePair

Brewed in numerous substyles, the category has won over beer lovers with its hop-forward profile and tropical fruit flavors. And while the sheer number of bitter brews on the market right now might be an annoyance to some , the IPA isn’t likely to fall out of favor any time soon. Curious to see if your favorite IPA made the cut?

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Craft Breweries Are Simplifying to Broaden Interest

Imbibe Magazine

Craft brewing is known for maximal flavors and naming conventions—sometimes quirky, sometimes cringe. Beer’d Brewing ’s Check Out My Trapper Keeper IPA and Against the Grain’s Citra Ass Down double IPA exist in the same beverage universe. “It Sometime in the 2010s, consuming craft beer turned into a personality trait.

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Midwest, Mountain, and Northleft: Meet the Latest Regional IPA Styles

VinePair

Today, his legend swims on in another historical artifact, the English-style Commodore Perry IPA from Great Lakes Brewing Co. To attract a broader audience of IPA drinkers, Great Lakes leaned into its geography to create a balanced, subtly sweet, not-too-bitter Midwestern IPA. Bell’s Two Hearted IPA is a bellwether.)

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The Evolution of the IPA, from 19th Century England to Now

VinePair

And though people love to loathe them, IPAs are the current bread and butter of the American craft brewing industry. Part of the style’s success are its numerous substyles, which have allowed IPAs to straddle nearly every major beer category on the market. There’s very little that the IPA hasn’t been able to achieve.

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We Asked 6 Brewers: What’s the Most Underrated Hazy IPA?

VinePair

The broad category of IPAs contains some of the most popular beers in the United States. Among them are hazy IPAs, the juicy, ultra-hoppy brews that captured the attention of American craft beer drinkers — and may never let go. Keep reading for picks from the beer pros. appeared first on VinePair.

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Are You Drinking Your IPAs Too Fresh?

VinePair

If there’s one guiding law IPA devotees are taught at the beginning of their craft beer journey, it’s to drink their hazies fresh. For many, checking the canned-on dates on the bottom of IPAs is standard practice, and some are quick to pass up an otherwise automatic purchase if it’s more than a few weeks old.

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