Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. You can find me at the confluence of food, beverage and travel. The 2025 World Beer Awards, known for its rigorous blind tastings, ...

The best IPAs have been chosen by judges at the U.S. Open Beer Championship. Top awards went to breweries across the U.S. and Canada. Based in Oxford, Ohio, the U.S. Open Beer Championship is one of ...

The IPA is the undisputed champion of the American craft beer scene. But the classic, bitterly hoppy IPA, made famous by brands like Firestone Walker and Stone, isn’t for everyone. In fact, the IPA, ...

If you’ve spent time in major metropolitan areas that are not Los Angeles, you know, at least anecdotally, one thing to be true: We’re not much of a drinking town. Maybe it’s for health reasons; maybe ...

If you’re new to beer, you might not know that there is a ridiculously large, almost Grand Canyon-sized, difference between a classic West Coast IPA and the more recent phenomenon, the New ...

After dominating the beer world for more than a decade, we’re still celebrating the IPA. We should be sick of a beverage that’s been so dominant for so long, which is why there’s no shortage of jokes ...

Originally brewed in Great Britain, this hop-forward beer style has been around since the 1800s but rose to prominence in American brewing circles during the late 1990s and early 2000s. Groundbreaking ...

“Do you know where IPAs come from?” I have asked many a friend, with my elbow angled upon the bar holding “exhibit B” in a pint glass, and hoping they don’t already know the answer. Heaven? The hop ...

Despite recent backlash, and the proliferation of lesser-known beer styles, the IPA remains the king of craft. Reports estimate its hold on the craft-beer market at around 26 percent — more than any ...

There's one thing that "best IPA" lists too often do not consider: actually being able to find and enjoy the beers. Look, not everyone has the ways or means to travel to a remote corner of Vermont to ...