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  1. Bas
    May 28, 2021 @ 1:58 pm

    Bear Republic’s Racer 5 got me started on IPA’s. Several hop bombs are to die for!

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  2. The 20 Best IPA Brewers in California | badassbeer
    March 17, 2017 @ 11:53 am

    […] According to the Full Pint the Best 20 IPA Brewers of California go Here! […]

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  3. Ethan
    December 25, 2016 @ 5:22 pm

    Central Coast brewing has been flying under the radar, but take a look at all the GABF and World Beer Cup metals they’ve won over the last 3 years in the Pale Ale, IPA, and Double IPA catagories.

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  4. Devin Lavelle
    August 10, 2016 @ 8:16 pm

    Device, Knee Deep, Altamont

    A little SoCal bias in this list, me think …

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  5. Paul Blevins
    July 30, 2016 @ 11:43 am

    Bootlegger’s……..Knuckle Sandwich!

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  6. Adam
    July 30, 2016 @ 6:10 am

    Lagunitas anyone? Best IPA in the country.

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  7. Andy
    July 25, 2016 @ 5:27 pm

    Ballast Point?!

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  8. Jimmy Silcox
    July 23, 2016 @ 11:37 pm

    Iron Triangle Brewing Company –
    Downtown Los Angeles
    Sluice Gate IPA – Most Excellent !

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  9. Philip Lofgren
    July 19, 2016 @ 8:35 pm

    Sante Adairus Simpleton IPA, one of the best anywhere! ! Cooperage and Henhouse in Santa Rosa make great IPAs. If Stone and Sierra Nevada is on the list, Lagunitas needs to be too

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  10. Katie
    July 19, 2016 @ 7:28 pm

    HWB in Tehachapi. The best IPA’ s coming out of here. Danky Melson just won a Gold at Central California Craft Beer.

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  11. Greg Turner
    July 19, 2016 @ 3:27 pm

    It’s hard to imagine a few of these getting mentioned over Moonlights Bombay By Boat.

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  12. Gabriel D Kehner
    July 19, 2016 @ 12:50 pm

    Knee Deep?!?!

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  13. Marc
    July 19, 2016 @ 9:22 am

    El Segundo has a stellar IPA line up but I wish writers would stop always associating them with the Steve Austin Broken Skull IPA which is absolutely their worst.

    Chauncey, regarding your comment above, you’re asking the writer why they left off ‘sour only’ Rare Barrel in an article about the 20 Best IPA Brewers???

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  14. anonsftonyc
    July 18, 2016 @ 11:08 pm

    Knee Deep is overrated in my opinion. Glad you added Kern River (I would have dropped Sierra Nevada).

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  15. Dorit Battaglia
    July 18, 2016 @ 6:54 pm

    What about Barrelhouse Brewing in Paso Robles??

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  16. Leslie Guinan
    July 18, 2016 @ 6:45 pm

    Knee Deep

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  17. Chauncey
    July 18, 2016 @ 5:32 pm

    Great list but I believe you’re missing rare barrel, even though they are sour only, they do that style almost better than anybody in the world. The Bruery I am surprised isn’t on the list as well.

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  18. Swingaling
    July 18, 2016 @ 4:59 pm

    Row2 Hill 56 is a pale ale if we’re being accurate.s

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  19. Susan Bartholomew
    July 18, 2016 @ 3:47 pm

    Yup, Kern River Citra is number one for me. 🙂

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  20. Mike Moran
    July 18, 2016 @ 2:33 pm

    You forgot KARL STRAUSS

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  21. DDS
    July 18, 2016 @ 2:07 pm

    A few more to consider…. Altamont, Device and Dust Bowl

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  22. Kevin Augustine
    July 18, 2016 @ 12:10 pm

    i love citrusy, piny ,floral IPA’s. dont likje the just plain bitter or malt forward ones. any of these fit the description of what i like

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  23. Ray Grace
    July 18, 2016 @ 12:01 pm

    Tough getting down to 20 and I’m not sure who you’d bump but its tough leaving off Smog City.

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