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Charlotte Breweries for IPA Lovers

As of October 16, 2026, Lost Worlds Brewing has the highest share of IPAs and pale ales on tap of any Charlotte brewery with 8+ beers pouring: 6 of its 9 beers (67%). Citywide, 321 of the 1,172 beers on tap at 74 Charlotte-area breweries (27%) are IPAs and pale ales, poured at 73 of those breweries.

Most IPA-focused tap listsshare of each brewery's beers on tap

The rest of the ranking, 11 onward (tap a brewery to see its IPAs):

#13
Burial Beer Co.
8 of 22 beers on tap · 36%
Show the 8 IPAs
#14
Traust Brewing
5 of 14 beers on tap · 36%
Show the 5 IPAs
  • GLTCHIPA · Imperial · 8.2% ABV
  • ICE GØLDIPA · Cold · 7% ABV
  • RALPHiiEIPA · American · 6.6% ABV
  • SapphireIPA · Imperial · 8% ABV
  • TØRNTLIPA · Hazy · 6.6% ABV
#17
Lake Norman Brewery
5 of 15 beers on tap · 33%
Show the 5 IPAs
  • Alex Can't DriveIPA · Session · 5.1% ABV
  • Borrowed TimeIPA · American · 9.5% ABV
  • Dry Pond Hazy IPAIPA · New England / Hazy · 6.5% ABV
  • Rock Springs Pale AlePale Ale · American · 5.6% ABV
  • West Cove IPAIPA · American · 6.4% ABV
#22
Divine Barrel Brewing
11 of 34 beers on tap · 32%
Show the 11 IPAs
#26
Pour 64
11 of 37 beers on tap · 30%
Show the 11 IPAs
#31
Boondoggler’s Brewing Company
4 of 15 beers on tap · 27%
Show the 4 IPAs
  • Backseat BettyIPA · American · 5.4% ABV
  • Citrus Mishop Pale AlePale Ale · American · 5.1% ABV
  • Good Ole HazeIPA · New England / Hazy · 5.2% ABV
  • High Noon HazeIPA · Red · 5% ABV
#35
Fonta Flora Brewery
4 of 16 beers on tap · 25%
Show the 4 IPAs
  • Hop BeardIPA · American · 7% ABV
  • Just the HitsIPA · West Coast-Style
  • Well, I'll Be!Pale Ale · New England / Hazy · 5.2% ABV
  • West WimbaIPA · West Coast-Style
#48
Protagonist
3 of 14 beers on tap · 21%
Show the 3 IPAs
  • GwenPale Ale · New England / Hazy · 5.5% ABV
  • MeganIPA · New England / Hazy · 6.9% ABV
  • MercuryIPA · New England / Hazy · 7% ABV
#53
Pilot Brewing
4 of 21 beers on tap · 19%
Show the 4 IPAs
  • Island Hopper - CitraIPA · American · 6% ABV
  • Juicy IPANon Alcoholic · IPA · 0.5% ABV
  • PaleNon Alcoholic · Pale Ale · 0.5% ABV
  • Pub AlePale Ale · English · 5.6% ABV
#55
King Canary Brewing
2 of 11 beers on tap · 18%
Show the 2 IPAs
  • Steph BirdieIPA · Double New England · 8.1% ABV
  • Stud PuffinPale Ale · Hazy · 5.5% ABV
#61
The Brew Room Locust
3 of 20 beers on tap · 15%
Show the 3 IPAs
  • Freedom FuelIPA · Cold · 6.4% ABV
  • Hop Drop 'N RollIPA · American · 7.2% ABV
  • Wishing WellIPA · New England · 6.9% ABV

Most IPAs on tap by countany tap-list size

Divine Barrel Brewing (of 34) and Pour 64 (of 37) are tied for the most IPAs and pale ales by count, with 11 each.

  1. #1Divine Barrel Brewing11 of 34
  2. #1Pour 6411 of 37
  3. #3NoDa Brewing Company10 of 23
  4. #4Heist Brewery9 of 22
  5. #5Burial Beer Co.8 of 22
  6. #5Hopfly Brewing Company8 of 19
  7. #5Old Armor Beer8 of 19
  8. #8Benford Brewing Company7 of 14
  9. #8Eleven Lakes Brewing7 of 28
  10. #8Lower Left Brewing7 of 16
  11. #8Percent Tap House7 of 29
  12. #8Primal Brewery7 of 24
  13. #8Sugar Creek Brewing Company7 of 24

Smaller tap lists with 2+ IPAsunder 8 beers on tap, so not ranked

Untamed Waters Brewing
2 of 7 beers on tap
  • Double Juice AnglerIPA · Double New England Hazy · 8.7% ABV
  • Tasman TidesIPA · New Zealand · 5.7% ABV

What counts as IPAs and pale ales

This page counts every kind of IPA (hazy, West Coast, double, session) plus pale ales. Right now the most common styles in the group are IPA (267) and Pale Ale (44).

IPA lovers' FAQ

Which Charlotte brewery has the highest share of IPAs and pale ales on tap?

As of October 16, 2026, Lost Worlds Brewing has the highest share of IPAs and pale ales on tap of any Charlotte brewery with 8+ beers pouring: 6 of its 9 beers (67%). Next: Benford Brewing Company (7 of 14, 50%) and Grove Cartel Brewing Co (5 of 11, 45%). This ranks breweries by the share of their current tap list, not by quality.

Which Charlotte brewery has the most IPAs and pale ales on tap?

As of October 16, 2026, Divine Barrel Brewing (of 34) and Pour 64 (of 37) are tied for the most IPAs and pale ales by count, with 11 each. Big tap lists lead this count; the share ranking is the better guide to which taprooms focus on IPAs and pale ales.

How many IPAs and pale ales are on tap in Charlotte right now?

As of October 16, 2026, 321 of the 1,172 beers on tap at 74 Charlotte-area breweries (27%) are IPAs and pale ales, poured at 73 of those breweries.

How is this ranking calculated?

Each brewery's share is the number of distinct IPAs and pale ales on its current tap list divided by all distinct beers it has on tap, across all of its locations. Only breweries with at least 8 beers on tap and at least 2 IPAs and pale ales are ranked, so a tiny tap list can't top the list by chance. Equal shares are shown as ties. Style families follow the same classification as the style filters on HopCLT: every kind of IPA (hazy, West Coast, double, session) plus pale ales.

About this list

Ranked by share of each brewery's current tap list, counting distinct beers across all of its locations (1,172 beers on tap citywide as of October 16, 2026). Of the 65 breweries with at least 8 beers on tap, the 65 pouring 2+ IPAs and pale ales are ranked; equal shares are ties. This measures what's pouring, not how good it is. Breweries pouring just one aren't listed here; the style pages linked below list every one.

Data last updated: October 13, 2026
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