The World’s Best IPAs—According To Untappd Ratings

The world’s best IPAs, according to Untappd’s ratings, include three beers by Massachusetts-based Treehouse Brewing Co. The brewery has the top-rated IPA on Untappd overall and 3 of the top 5 IPAs. But two other notable breweries also have top 5 honors in the IPA category: Russian River Brewing Co., in Santa Rosa, California, and Fidens Brewing Co. in Albany, New York. Russian River Brewing Co. has the second highest-rated IPA and Fidens was tied for fourth but had another beer called Triple Jasper with Nelson, that just barely missed the top 5.

Untappd is a crowd-sourced beer-rating app with more than 10 million viewers worldwide. Beers are rated on a five-point scale with a rating formula that combines the sum of all beer ratings divided by the number of beer ratings. Generally speaking, any beer that has a score over 4.0 is really good and anything above 4.25 is great but there is some variation — certain beer styles are less popular than others and struggle to get as high scores. And of course, while all the beers that earn a top ranking from Untappd are excellent, not every excellent beer earns that ranking.

In terms of IPAs, Untappd divides the IPA category into 26 subcategories. More extreme hazy and triple varieties of IPA tend to score the highest on Untappd’s rankings. Here are Untappd’s highest-rated IPAs across categories. In other words, these are the beers that Untappd users consider the world’s best IPAs.

King JJJuliusss Tree House Brewing Company

Score: 4.68

Subcategory: IPA – Imperial / Double

What the Untappd reviewers say: An extra dry and kettle hopped version of King Julius (also one of Untappd’s highest rated IPAs). This beer has a royal following. One reviewer praised its “grassy-melon-resiny-citrus-grapefruit-chalky mouthfeel.”

Pliny the Younger Russian River Brewing Company

Score: 4.64

Type of IPA: Triple IPA

What the Untappd reviewers say: One recent reviewer said it all about this beer, writing, “Super smooth with nice malt and hop balance. Perfection in a glass.”

King Julius Tree House Brewing Company

Score: 4.61

Type of IPA: Imperial / Double

What the Untappd reviewers say: Recent reviewers, who have tried this great beer that’s a personal favorite, seem too overcome with excitement to offer much in the way of tasting notes. One wrote, “Amazingly smooth.” While another reviewer simply said, “The King is in the house.”

Triple Vegan Fidens Brewing Co. IPA

Score: 4.59

Type of IPA: Triple IPA with Citra, Galaxy & Nelson hops

What the Untappd Reviewers say: One reviewer called this IPA “off the charts good.” Another praised its tropical white grape and hop flavors.

Very GGGreennn Tree House Brewing Company

Score: 4.59

Type of IPA: Imperial Double New England/Hazy IPA

What the Untappd Reviewers say: Reviewers praise this for its tropical and nectar-forward notes. As one reviewer put it, “Veryyy gggoood” and “tasty. Strong and tropical.”

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