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To drive this point home, and to wildly celebrate it in true over-the-top craft brewer fashion, there is now an annual competition for the hoppiest beer.

A whole slew of micros are competing with each other, sometimes informally and sometimes formally (as in this year's Alpha King Challenge sponsored by Three Floyd's Brewing and American Brewer Magazine), to brew the hoppiest beer on the planet.

As of March 16, Dock Street unveiled its India Pale, its hoppiest offering; Burton Ale, a brew akin to the English bitter; and a Pale Ale, a dry, copper-colored ale.

In fact, the noted beer critic Michael Jackson called Grant's India Pale Ale, "the hoppiest beer in America."

Rubus Grapefruit IPA PS1.39 330ml, PS4.21 per litre An unusual beer - the fruitiest among these selections yet also arguably the hoppiest. Pleasingly, though, that hop derived bitterness is skilfully offset by zesty grapefruit edges to create an award-winning ale with a crisp, fresh, mouth feel and hint of sherbet.

teamed up with the experts at Goldstream Sports to present the "hoppiest" footrace around on October 13.

Oktoberfest kicks off this weekend at Brewfest MNL-touted as the 'hoppiest' festival that gathers the finest craft beer from all over the Philippines.

This is the first time that beer lovers in Raleigh, Durham and surrounding areas will be able to get their hands on Rebel Raw Double IPA, the hoppiest beer brewed by Sam Adams.

The two new beers included in the pack are Westside Rye Ale, described as "a sessionable beer with a slightly spicy character," and Mid-Coast I.P.A.--the hoppiest ale currently produced by Boulevard.