These beers rank highest on the hopIQ Score — a nightly-updated weighting of style authenticity, award history, and community signals. Filter by style family or country to narrow the list; the top-3 podium and full ranking below always reflect the current day’s data.
How this ranking works
The hopIQ Score weights style authenticity (80%), user engagement (10%), notability (10%), and award history. Active, in-production beers only — non-alcoholic excluded. No paid placement — order follows the data alone. Ranking spans 2 beers from 2 breweries.
Top 2 of 2
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Minoh W-IPABest Overall
One of Japan's most acclaimed craft beers. Big tropical and citrus hop aroma, rich malt backbone, warming alcohol and a long, resinous bitter finish. The W stands for double — this is full-throttle Japanese IPA. Ranked here for style-fit against the IPA reference and award history in IPA-specific categories.
2
Baird Beer Teikoku IPA
Teikoku IPA is a bold and assertive Imperial IPA that showcases Japanese brewing precision with American hop aggression. This beer delivers a complex interplay of citrus, pine, and floral notes with a substantial malt backbone supporting… Ranked here for style-fit against the IPA reference and award history in IPA-specific categories.
The taste landscape
Of the 2 top beers, 0 lean malt-forward and 2 lean hop-forward.