HOPIQ SCORE
The Top 50 Beers
391 beers from 193 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 391 beers from 193 breweries.
Top 5 of 50
Revision IPABest Overall
ABV
6.5%
Bitterness
Strongly bitter
Colour
golden 6
Gold at the 2018 World Beer Cup in year one. Simcoe-hopped with tropical citrus, orange and pine flavors melding seamlessly. Clean, quaffable, and a genuine benchmark for West Coast IPA done right. Ranked here for style-fit against the IPA reference and award history in IPA-specific categories.
Pako's IPA
ABV
6.8%
Bitterness
Strongly bitter
Colour
amber 10
Snake River's flagship and biggest seller — it outsells all their other beers combined. Named for the brewery mascot, this golden, full-flavoured IPA delivers explosive hop aroma from a pungent Simcoe and Mosaic blend, balanced and… Ranked here for style-fit against the IPA reference and award history in IPA-specific categories.
Green Flash West Coast IPA
ABV
7%
Bitterness
Strongly bitter
Colour
golden 7
Green Flash West Coast IPA is a classic American IPA showcasing bright citrus and pine characteristics with a crisp, balanced finish. This well-crafted beer combines assertive hop bitterness with a clean malt backbone, delivering a… Ranked here for style-fit against the IPA reference and award history in IPA-specific categories.
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Hop Knot IPA
ABV
6.7%
Bitterness
Strongly bitter
Colour
golden 7
Gold at the 2012 World Beer Cup, silver at the 2013 GABF. Five American hop varieties woven in at seven different intervals for bold, interlocking hop flavor with crisp clean bitterness. The grapefruit-forward West Coast IPA that launched… Ranked here for style-fit against the IPA reference and award history in IPA-specific categories.
5
Firestone Walker Union Jack IPA
ABV
7.5%
Bitterness
Strongly bitter
Colour
golden 8
Union Jack IPA is a bold and assertive West Coast-style IPA showcasing a complex blend of English and American hops that deliver a striking balance of citrus, pine, and floral notes. The beer features a smooth, rich malt backbone that… Ranked here for style-fit against the IPA reference and award history in IPA-specific categories.
Ranks 6–10
6
Hop Drop 'N Roll
NoDa's flagship and a 2014 World Beer Cup gold medalist. A West Coast-style IPA layered with ten separate additions of Citra, Amarillo, Centennial, Warrior and Chinook — juicy grapefruit and dank citrus over a complex malt backbone,… Ranked here for style-fit against the IPA reference and award history in IPA-specific categories.
7
Creature Comforts Tropicália IPA
Creature Comforts' flagship and one of the South's most praised IPAs. Citra, Mosaic and Centennial hops deliver explosive mango, passion fruit and citrus with a clean dry finish. Tropicália won a GABF gold medal and put Creature Comforts… Ranked here for style-fit against the IPA reference and award history in IPA-specific categories.
8
Santilli
An award-winning IPA named for the brewery's Everett street address, winner of a Bronze Medal at the 2016 World Beer Cup. Pours bright gold with a nose of grapefruit zest and pine; big citrus flavours and light malt sweetness give way to a… Ranked here for style-fit against the IPA reference and award history in IPA-specific categories.
9
Tower X West Coast IPA
Karl Strauss's grand statement West Coast IPA — the beer that took Silver at World Beer Cup 2024. Piney, resinous C-hop character up front, bright citrus underneath, a firm bready malt spine, and the crisp, bone-dry finish the West Coast… Ranked here for style-fit against the IPA reference and award history in IPA-specific categories.
10
Karbach Hopadillo IPA
Houston's favourite everyday IPA. Named after the armadillo — Texas's unofficial mascot. Tropical fruit and citrus from American hops, balanced malt and a clean bitter finish. The IPA that put Houston on the craft beer map. 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 50 lean hop-forward.