Highest-rated IPAs in New York

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November 4, 2022
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Highest-rated IPAs in New York

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 New York, 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.

#30. The Vegan

- Rating: 4.40 (53 ratings)
- Type: New England IPA
- ABV: 8.5%
- Brewery: Fidens Brewing Company
- Read more on BeerAdvocate

#29. Apotheosis

- Rating: 4.48 (35 ratings)
- Type: New England IPA
- ABV: 6.0%
- Brewery: Hudson Valley Brewery
- Read more on BeerAdvocate

#28. dHop2

- Rating: 4.33 (117 ratings)
- Type: New England IPA
- ABV: 8.5%
- Brewery: Equilibrium Brewery
- Read more on BeerAdvocate

#27. Wrench

- Rating: 4.28 (703 ratings)
- Type: New England IPA
- ABV: 7.1%
- Brewery: Industrial Arts Brewing Company - Beacon
- Read more on BeerAdvocate

#26. Double Dry-Hopped Workers Are Going Home

- Rating: 4.34 (118 ratings)
- Type: New England IPA
- ABV: 8.0%
- Brewery: SingleCut Beersmiths
- Read more on BeerAdvocate

#25. Straight Outta The Laboratory

- Rating: 4.35 (103 ratings)
- Type: New England IPA
- ABV: 10.2%
- Brewery: Equilibrium Brewery
- Read more on BeerAdvocate

#24. Eugene's Axe

- Rating: 4.42 (66 ratings)
- Type: New England IPA
- ABV: 8.6%
- Brewery: Fidens Brewing Company
- Read more on BeerAdvocate

#23. mc²

- Rating: 4.32 (582 ratings)
- Type: New England IPA
- ABV: 8.0%
- Brewery: Equilibrium Brewery
- Read more on BeerAdvocate

#22. Sexual Fluctuation

- Rating: 4.41 (82 ratings)
- Type: New England IPA
- ABV: 8.0%
- Brewery: Equilibrium Brewery
- Read more on BeerAdvocate

#21. Mirrorshield

- Rating: 4.44 (64 ratings)
- Type: New England IPA
- ABV: 7.0%
- Brewery: Hudson Valley Brewery
- Read more on BeerAdvocate

#20. Full-Stack IIPA

- Rating: 4.32 (841 ratings)
- Type: New England IPA
- ABV: 8.2%
- Brewery: SingleCut Beersmiths
- Read more on BeerAdvocate

#19. Infinity Minus ONE +2

- Rating: 4.44 (69 ratings)
- Type: New England IPA
- ABV: 8.2%
- Brewery: Sand City Brewing Co. - North
- Read more on BeerAdvocate

#18. Bon Bon 2X TNT IIPA

- Rating: 4.33 (665 ratings)
- Type: New England IPA
- ABV: 8.2%
- Brewery: SingleCut Beersmiths
- Read more on BeerAdvocate

#17. Double Dry Hopped Bon Bon 2X TNT IIPA

- Rating: 4.42 (86 ratings)
- Type: New England IPA
- ABV: 8.2%
- Brewery: SingleCut Beersmiths
- Read more on BeerAdvocate

#16. Lumen

- Rating: 4.34 (447 ratings)
- Type: New England IPA
- ABV: 6.4%
- Brewery: Grimm Artisanal Ales
- Read more on BeerAdvocate

#15. Fluctuation

- Rating: 4.36 (368 ratings)
- Type: New England IPA
- ABV: 8.1%
- Brewery: Equilibrium Brewery
- Read more on BeerAdvocate

#14. Lambo Door

- Rating: 4.35 (674 ratings)
- Type: New England IPA
- ABV: 8.0%
- Brewery: Grimm Artisanal Ales
- Read more on BeerAdvocate

#13. Power Of ONE

- Rating: 4.47 (74 ratings)
- Type: New England IPA
- ABV: 8.2%
- Brewery: Sand City Brewing Co. - North
- Read more on BeerAdvocate

#12. Second Wave

- Rating: 4.44 (102 ratings)
- Type: New England IPA
- ABV: 8.0%
- Brewery: Sand City Brewing Co. - North
- Read more on BeerAdvocate

#11. One

- Rating: 4.50 (63 ratings)
- Type: Imperial IPA
- ABV: 8.0%
- Brewery: Sand City Brewing Co. - North
- Read more on BeerAdvocate

#10. Magnetic Compass

- Rating: 4.40 (332 ratings)
- Type: New England IPA
- ABV: 6.4%
- Brewery: Grimm Artisanal Ales
- Read more on BeerAdvocate

#9. Tesseract

- Rating: 4.39 (642 ratings)
- Type: Imperial IPA
- ABV: 8.0%
- Brewery: Grimm Artisanal Ales
- Read more on BeerAdvocate

#8. Even Mo Mofo

- Rating: 4.47 (109 ratings)
- Type: New England IPA
- ABV: 8.5%
- Brewery: Sand City Brewing Co. - North
- Read more on BeerAdvocate

#7. Afterimage

- Rating: 4.41 (655 ratings)
- Type: New England IPA
- ABV: 8.0%
- Brewery: Grimm Artisanal Ales
- Read more on BeerAdvocate

#6. Softly Spoken Magic Spells

- Rating: 4.41 (1,089 ratings)
- Type: New England IPA
- ABV: 8.6%
- Brewery: SingleCut Beersmiths
- Read more on BeerAdvocate

#5. Double Dry Hopped All Citra Everything

- Rating: 4.49 (741 ratings)
- Type: New England IPA
- ABV: 8.5%
- Brewery: Other Half Brewing - Center Street
- Read more on BeerAdvocate

#4. Double Dry Hopped Mylar Bags

- Rating: 4.51 (697 ratings)
- Type: New England IPA
- ABV: 8.5%
- Brewery: Other Half Brewing - Center Street
- Read more on BeerAdvocate

#3. Double Dry Hopped Double Mosaic Daydream

- Rating: 4.52 (530 ratings)
- Type: New England IPA
- ABV: 8.5%
- Brewery: Other Half Brewing - Center Street
- Read more on BeerAdvocate

#2. Double Dry Hopped Double Mosaic Dream

- Rating: 4.52 (763 ratings)
- Type: New England IPA
- ABV: 8.5%
- Brewery: Other Half Brewing - Center Street
- Read more on BeerAdvocate

#1. 4th Anniversary

- Rating: 4.57 (282 ratings)
- Type: New England IPA
- ABV: 10.0%
- Brewery: Other Half Brewing - Center Street
- 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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