India pale ale (IPA) continues to be one of the most popular beer styles in America, making it little surprise that the IPA categories in the National Homebrew Competition—the biggest homebrew competition in the world—are always among the most-entered.
Placing in the final round of the National Homebrew Competition is no easy feat, and those few who do take home medals are among the elite homebrewers in the world.
Below we’ve compiled 25 award-winning IPA recipes that earned medals in past National Homebrew Competitions. Whether you’re looking for your next beer recipe or need inspiration while developing your own IPA recipe, you can rest assured these are among the best!
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- Idaho is One Giant Park American IPA | Gold (2019)
- Veteran’s Day IPA American IPA | Silver (2019)
- Do You Even Haze, Bro? England IPA | Silver (2019)
- TOF Joe American IPA | Gold (2018)
- Nuclear Winter White IPA | Gold (2018)
- Suicide Mission Double IPA | Gold (2018)
- Hop Burst American IPA | Silver (2018)
- Mendel’s Monster Double IPA | Silver (2018)
- Black Out Black IPA | Bronze (2018)
- Dan’s American IPA American IPA | Bronze (2018)
- Sunsphere American IPA | Gold (2017)
- Randy’s Double IPA Double IPA | Gold (2017)
- Go Big Black IPA | Gold (2017)
- The Duke English IPA | Gold (2016)
- Sandy American IPA | Gold (2016)
- Over the Top 7 Hop IPA American IPA | Gold (2015)
- Citra Session IPA Session IPA | Gold (2015)
- Hop-Fu! Imperial IPA | Gold (2014)
- Pike Ale American IPA | Gold (2013)
- Tsunami American IPA | Gold (2011)
- Blitzkrieg Hops Engish IPA | Gold (2009)
- Pliny the Elder Clone Imperial IPA| Gold (2008)
- Longbrook American IPA | Gold (2007)
- Chicken Creek American IPA | Gold (2006)
- 13 Mile IPA English IPA | Gold (2005)
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