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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