Highest-rated IPAs in Louisiana

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November 4, 2022
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Highest-rated IPAs in Louisiana

Bitter is better for IPA lovers. This hop-forward brew is the most popular craft beer style in the United States, accounting for nearly half of all beer sales in off-premise retail establishments in 2024, according to Circana data.

India pale ales originated in England in the 1800s, with the phrase first appearing in print in 1835. Brewer George Hodgson 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 top-fermenting yeast, which gives them a robust flavor and aroma. IPAs are loaded with hops, 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 high hop levels, 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. Stacker compiled a list of the best IPAs from Louisiana, using data from BeerAdvocate, 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.

#15. Route 47 Red

- Rating: 4.06 (16 ratings)
- Type: American IPA
- ABV: 6.8%
- Brewery: Second Line Brewing
- Read more on BeerAdvocate

#14. India Pale Ale

- Rating: 3.98 (19 ratings)
- Type: American IPA
- ABV: 6.5%
- Brewery: Second Line Brewing
- Read more on BeerAdvocate

#13. Shotgun Double IPA

- Rating: 3.94 (75 ratings)
- Type: Imperial IPA
- ABV: 8.5%
- Brewery: Abita Brewing Co.
- Read more on BeerAdvocate

#12. Holy Roller IPA - Grapefruit

- Rating: 3.97 (48 ratings)
- Type: American IPA
- ABV: 6.3%
- Brewery: Urban South Brewery
- Read more on BeerAdvocate

#11. Finial

- Rating: 4.10 (19 ratings)
- Type: Imperial IPA
- ABV: 8.5%
- Brewery: Urban South Brewery
- Read more on BeerAdvocate

#10. Snoball Juice

- Rating: 4.18 (17 ratings)
- Type: New England IPA
- ABV: 7.0%
- Brewery: Urban South Brewery
- Read more on BeerAdvocate

#9. Rhinestone Life

- Rating: 4.09 (30 ratings)
- Type: American IPA
- ABV: 7.0%
- Brewery: Great Raft Brewing
- Read more on BeerAdvocate

#8. Final Resting Place

- Rating: 4.15 (21 ratings)
- Type: Imperial IPA
- ABV: 7.5%
- Brewery: Flying Tiger Brewery
- Read more on BeerAdvocate

#7. Jucifer

- Rating: 4.22 (199 ratings)
- Type: New England IPA
- ABV: 6.0%
- Brewery: Gnarly Barley Brewing Company
- Read more on BeerAdvocate

#6. Grace And Grit

- Rating: 4.23 (201 ratings)
- Type: Imperial IPA
- ABV: 8.0%
- Brewery: Great Raft Brewing
- Read more on BeerAdvocate

#5. Infinite Ghost

- Rating: 4.41 (47 ratings)
- Type: New England IPA
- ABV: 8.0%
- Brewery: Parish Brewing Company
- Read more on BeerAdvocate

#4. Holy Ghost

- Rating: 4.36 (78 ratings)
- Type: New England IPA
- ABV: 11.0%
- Brewery: Parish Brewing Company
- Read more on BeerAdvocate

#3. Nova Vert

- Rating: 4.34 (175 ratings)
- Type: New England IPA
- ABV: 6.8%
- Brewery: Parish Brewing Company
- Read more on BeerAdvocate

#2. Ghost In The Machine

- Rating: 4.45 (1,407 ratings)
- Type: New England IPA
- ABV: 8.5%
- Brewery: Parish Brewing Company
- Read more on BeerAdvocate

#1. Ghost In The Machine - Double Dry-Hopped

- Rating: 4.59 (463 ratings)
- Type: New England IPA
- ABV: 8.5%
- Brewery: Parish Brewing Company
- Read more on BeerAdvocate

This story features data reporting by Wade Zhou, writing by Jill Jaracz, and is part of a series utilizing data automation across 51 states.

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