68 of the Best West Coast IPAs, Blind-Tasted and Ranked

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Uprise Brewing Co. Bright Side (85)

Modern West Coast IPA brewed with Citra, Simcoe and Mosaic hops. Light bodied with notes of fresh citrus and stone fruit with a dry, crisp finish.

12 West Brewing Company Frontside (85)

“Hop-forward, aromatic West Coast IPA with notes of peach, grapefruit, tangerine, pine.”

WeldWerks Brewing Co. Steambarrel IPA (85)

“West Coast-style India pale ale”

Mikerphone Brewing Cuff and a Crease (86)

“West Coast IPA with Columbus, Chinook, Citra, Centennial, and Amarillo.”

Breakside Brewery NW Slabtown Pipsqueak (86)

“West Coast IPA with Mosaic, Nelson, Waimea.”

GOAL Brewing Rollin' On Wats (86)

“West Coast double IPA with Nelson Sauvin, Mosaic Cryo.”

Green Flash Brewing Co West Coast IPA (87)

“Featuring layers of pine, floral, ripe-citrus tropical aromas, notes of dark caramel, dry woodsy hop notes.”

Hoplark 0.0 Really Really Hoppy (87)

“Our HopTea double dry-hopped with Simcoe and Citra hops. This is our take on a West Coast IPA.”

Liquid Mechanics Brewing Company Lucid AF (87)

“West Coast IPA. Citra, Amarillo, and Mosaic.”

Pax Verum Brewing Nectar of the Gods (87)

“Double dry-hopped double West Coast IPA with Magnum, Citra, Centennial, Simcoe.”

Southern Grist Brewing Company Core Memory (87)

“West Coast–style IPA brewed with Centennial, Galaxy, Strata.”

Mikerphone Brewing The Black IPA Parade (87)

“West Coast–style black India pale ale with Citra, Amarillo, Columbus hops.”

Peculier Ales Hops on Demand (88)

“West Coast IPA with Vic Secret, Strata, and Columbus.”

Burial Beer Co Our Hearts of Ruin Double Dry-Hopped Pils (88)

Mash up of delightful keller-pils with dank West Coast IPA. Double dry-hopped with our hand-selected lots of 2020 Motueka, Wai-Iti, and Citra.

The Brewery LBK LBK IPA (88)

“Classic West Coast–style IPA.”

Moonraker Brewing Co. Straight Up Nelson (88)

“A West Coast India Pale Ale with Nelson Sauvin.”

Unsung Brewing Company Let it In (88)

“West Coast with Enigma and Strata hops.”

Offshoot Beer (The Bruery) Escape [it's your everyday West Coast IPA] (89)

“Clean, crisp, and clear, this concoction of Mosaic, Strata, Simcoe, and Amarillo hops offers notes of tropical passion fruit, grapefruit zest, and pine.”

Uprise Brewing Co. Retrospect (89)

Highlighted by Simcoe, Strata and Citra hops, this West Coast IPA has aromas of peach and papaya with a gentle, but bright bitterness.

Breakside Brewery Double Wanderlust (89)

“West Coast double IPA with Mosaic, Nelson, Chinook.”

Cellar West Artisan Ales Web Foot (89)

“Classic West Coast–style IPA with Amarillo, Simcoe, Strata, and Sequoia hops.”

Stone Brewing Stone Ruination IPA (89)

“A massively hoppy, quintessential representation of the West Coast double IPA.”

Melvin Brewing Eureka (House of Flying Barrels) West Coast Drip (89)

“DDH West Coast–style IPA with Galaxy, Mosaic, and Vic Secret.”

Amalgam Brewing DDH Modern West (90)

“Double dry-hopped West Coast IPA.”

Humble Sea Brewing Co Hop Innovation Station (90)

“Collab with Yakima Chief Hops. DDH West Coast IPA with Cryo Pop, Simcoe, Columbus Cryo.”

Trophy Brewing Company Trophy Partner (90)

“West Coast IPA dry-hopped with Cascade, Centennial, Citra.”

Melvin Brewing Galactic Compass (90)

“Juicy West Coast double IPA with Galaxy, Motueka, and Citra hops.”

Templin Family Brewing 210 IPA (90)

“West Coast India pale ale.”

Best Day Brewing West Coast IPA (91)

“Our nonalcoholic West Coast IPA. A rich malt backbone provides structure for the grapefruit Cascade notes to shine.”

Denizens Brewing Company Southside West Coast IPA (91)

“Features big aromas and flavors of grapefruit, mango, pineapple, tangerine, stone fruit, and pine.”

Barebottle Brewing Company Hoppiness is Mosaic (91)

“We used five different types of Mosaic in this hyper-clean but pungent West Coast IPA.”

Breakside Brewery @Portland’s IPA (91)

“West Coast IPA with Citra, Simcoe, CTZ, and Nelson.”

WeldWerks Brewing Co. Twisting Bines (91)

“West Coast–style IPA brewed with Citra, Cascade, Simcoe, Citiva, and Sticky Fingers blend.”

King Harbor Brewing Co Tidal Distortion (91)

 “Double dry-hopped West Coast double IPA with Nelson hops.”

BKS Artisan Ales Current Past (Blue Label) (91)

“West Coast–style IPA dry-hopped with Mosaic, Chinook, and Nelson Sauvin.”

Juniper Brewing Company Soulshine (91)

“West Coast–style IPA with grapefruit, citrus, pine.”

Humble Sea Brewing Co West Coast Swellness (91)

“TDH with Citra, Mosaic, Strata, Nectaron.”

12 West Brewing Company Peach Frontside (92)

“Hop-forward, aromatic West Coast IPA with notes of peach, grapefruit, tangerine, pine.”

Migration Straight Outta Portland (92)

Bright West Coast IPA that jumps off the glass with big tropical juicy aromatics and crisp finish.

Upslope Brewing Company - Flatiron Park West Coast IPA (93)

“Delivers citrus and pine flavors that dance with bright tropical fruit character while finishing dry with firm bitterness.”

Incendiary Brewing Company Turn the Tide (93)

“West Coast IPA featuring Cascade, Centennial, Amarillo, and Columbus dry hops.”

Kros Strain Brewing Company Tankin’ and Tubin’ (93)

“West Coast session IPA, with Nectaron and Mosaic hops.”

Motosonora Brewing Fog Lights IPA (93)

“Somewhere between West Coast and Hazy lies the balance of juice and bitterness you will find in Fog Lights IPA.”

Cloudburst Brewing Not My Problem (93)

“Unfiltered West Coasty IPA with Warrior, Amarillo, Strata, Citra, Cascade Cryo.”

Girdwood Brewing Company Girdweird (94)

“The hops take center stage with a clean, slightly bitter finish, signature of a West Coast IPA.”

Liquid Mechanics Lucid AF (94)

Our vision of the perfect West Coast IPA. Mosaic, Citra, and Amarillo hops.

Maplewood Brewing Company Sidewalk Surfer (94)

“West Coast–style IPA brewed with hand-selected Strata, Mosaic, and Chinook. Super peachy, resinous, and tropical.”

Roaring Table Brewing Wave Snap (94)

“East and West Coast vibes come together in an IPA packed with juicy, oily hop goodness.”

Blackbird Brewery Chimcoe West Coast IPA (95)

“Mélange of Citra and Simcoe lends itself to a fruit-forward medley on the palate. Effervescent, dry finish.”

Burgeon Beer Company Treevana (95)

“Our flagship West Coast IPA carries a balanced bitterness boasting flavors of citrus, berry, and orange marmalade.”

Highland Park Brewery Timbo Pils (96)

“We took inspiration for this West Coast hoppy pilsner from both German pilsners and West Coast IPAs.”

4 Noses Brewing Company ’Bout Damn Time (97)

“West Coast IPA with bright, hoppy citrus flavors and aromas, and a crisp, assertive bitterness.”

Liquid Mechanics Brewing Company West Coast Cartel (97)

“Collab with Cannonball Creek to help celebrate our 10th year in craft beer.”

Coronado Brewing Set West (97)

Set West IPA is single dry hopped and fermented with Cal Ale yeast for a lingering dryness and notes of sticky pine and ripe stone fruit. Laid back yet assertive. It’s West Coast through and through.

Templin Family Brewing Ferda Double India Pale Ale (97)

“West Coast double India pale ale.”

Wayfinder Beer Retro Gold West Coast IPA (98)

“Lean, assertive IPA with big aromatics. Clean and clear.”

Breakside Brewery Stay West IPA (98)

"Classic West Coast IPA—dank, citrusy, dry, and strong."

Breakside Brewery Wanderlust IPA (98)

“West Coast IPA with Mosaic, Simcoe, Cascade, and Summit.”

BKS Artisan Ales Chur Thing (98)

“Hazy West Coast–style IPA dry hopped with Kohia Nelson and Nelson Sauvin.”

Absolution Brewing Co Wicked 2023: The Symbiote (98)

“Modern West Coast triple IPA with Nelson Sauvin and Mosaic hops, two-row and Pilsner malt.”

Allusion Brewing Chasing Mavericks (98)

“West Coast–style double IPA brewed with Warrior, Chinook, Cascade, Columbus, Centennial. Clean, crisp malt finish with slight hop bite that is accompanied by hints of floral, citrus, pine in the taste and aroma.”

Absolution Brewing Co La Mort Noire (98)

“West Coast–style black IPA with midnight wheat and Simcoe, Columbus, Cascade, Mosaic, Amarillo hops.”

Our Mutual Friend Brewing Time’s Arrow (99)

“West Coast IPA brewed with Colorado Malting Company malt and hopped with Idaho 7, Citra, and Colorado-grown Cascade hops.”

Finback Brewery Headspace (99)

“West Coast IPA dry-hopped with Citra, Simcoe, Centennial, Cascade.”