10 of the Highest rated IPAs in North Carolina for 2022

Like drinking beer? Maybe you are an IPA fan. Well, here are the top 10 highest-rated IPAs in North Carolina for 2022. The craft beer revolution has taken a major bite out of microbrew's traditional dominance of the national palette, an Indian pale ale is perhaps the most popular category to find traction in its wake.

A wide range of flavor profiles and varieties—not to mention a generally higher alcohol content—make what constitutes an IPA a much more diverse profile than the average lager, which tend to run thinner, less hoppy, and in some cases wheatier. A full breakdown of precisely what makes an IPA an IPA is as complex as the process of its creation. Some brands position themselves by the “type” of IPA they are—session, double IPA, dry-hopped, double dry-hopped, and so forth; others focus on the region or state in which they are created, which explains East and West Coast varietals as well as Belgian and British IPAs. India pale ale actually takes its origins from the British Isles.

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