HOPIQ SCORE
The Top 50 Beers
72 beers from 46 breweries · Ranked by style authenticity — not marketing
These rankings are dynamic. As more people rate, match and like beers on hopIQ, community signals will increasingly shape the results alongside style authenticity and award recognition.
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 72 beers from 46 breweries.
Top 5 of 50
Greene King IPABest Overall
ABV
6.2%
Bitterness
Strongly bitter
Colour
golden 8
Greene King IPA is a classic English-style India Pale Ale brewed with a blend of English and American hops, delivering a distinctive balance of floral and citrus notes. This full-bodied ale offers a robust malty backbone with a crisp, dry… Ranked here for style-fit against the IPA reference and award history in IPA-specific categories.
First Drop Session IPAMost Distinctive
ABV
4.3%
Bitterness
Noticeably bitter
Colour
golden 6
The story frame: 'First Drop' traces the journey of the water from the ancient well beneath the Faversham brewery to the finished session IPA. A four-hop blend of US and UK varieties, lively citrus aromatics with tropical undertones, a… Ranked here for style-fit against the IPA reference and award history in IPA-specific categories.
Proper Job IPA
ABV
5.5%
Bitterness
Strongly bitter
Colour
golden 8
St Austell's Proper Job is a Cornish IPA that doesn't whisper — Cascade, Centennial, and Chinook hops come forward with grapefruit, pine, and tropical fruit in quick succession. Medium-bodied at 5.5% and moderately bitter (35 IBU), it… Ranked here for style-fit against the IPA reference and award history in IPA-specific categories.
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Shepherd Neame India Pale Ale
ABV
6.1%
Bitterness
Noticeably bitter
Colour
golden 8
Shepherd Neame's return to the historic English IPA tradition — hopped with Target and Fuggles, deep-golden, spiced fruit notes and a distinctly hop-forward bitterness. Not the modern American fruit-bomb but the dry, earthy English… Ranked here for style-fit against the IPA reference and award history in IPA-specific categories.
5
People Money Space TimeBest Session
ABV
3.4%
Bitterness
Noticeably bitter
Colour
golden 6
People Money Space Time is a session IPA from Verdant Brewing Co, based in the Cornish town of Penryn, United Kingdom. This West Country craft pours a hazy pale gold with a soft, white head that lingers invitingly. The aroma bursts with… Ranked here for style-fit against the IPA reference and award history in IPA-specific categories.
Ranks 6–10
6
Easy Answers
Easy Answers is a year-round IPA from Burning Sky Brewery, based in the village of Firle in the South Downs of East Sussex. Poured from its 440ml can, it presents with a clear, inviting golden hue and a clean, well-formed white head. The… Ranked here for style-fit against the IPA reference and award history in IPA-specific categories.
7
The Call
The Call is a session IPA from Burning Sky Brewery, based in the pastoral East Sussex village of Firle in the United Kingdom, created in collaboration with Phil Markowski of Connecticut's Two Roads Brewing Co. Pouring a hazy, golden-amber… Ranked here for style-fit against the IPA reference and award history in IPA-specific categories.
8
INTO THE HAZE
Into the Haze is a standout New England-style IPA from DEYA Brewing Company, based in Cheltenham, England. True to its name, it pours a deep, hazy golden-orange, clouded with a pillowy white head that lingers generously. The Cotswolds-born… Ranked here for style-fit against the IPA reference and award history in IPA-specific categories.
9
Tender Thorns x TATE
Tender Thorns x TATE is a collaborative IPA from Verdant Brewing Co, based in the Cornish town of Penryn, United Kingdom, brewed alongside the celebrated TATE galleries. It pours a hazy, sun-kissed golden amber with a soft, pillowy white… Ranked here for style-fit against the IPA reference and award history in IPA-specific categories.
10
Neon Colour Spreading
Neon Colour Spreading is a hazy IPA from Verdant Brewing Co, based in the Cornish town of Penryn, United Kingdom. It pours a vivid, luminous golden-orange with a billowing white head and that characteristic New England turbidity. The aroma… Ranked here for style-fit against the IPA reference and award history in IPA-specific categories.
The taste landscape
Of the 50 top beers, 0 lean malt-forward and 49 lean hop-forward.