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BeerAdvocate’s list of most popular American IPAs includes 50 highly-regarded examples of the style, boasting such big names as Bell’s Two Hearted Ale, Ballast Point Sculpin, Surly Furious, Founders Harvest Ale, Russian River’s Blind Pig and many more.

Now claiming No. 46 on that list is NoDa Brewing’s Hop Drop ‘n Roll.

The brewery has brewed this beer since opening its doors in 2011, and it has been well-received here in Charlotte ever since. Now, more and more people are discovering what many of us in Charlotte have known for some time: that NoDa Brewing’s Hop Drop ‘n Roll is an outstanding IPA.

In addition to it simply being a great beer, this surge in popularity can be attributed to NoDa Brewing now offering the beer in cans which can be found at the brewery and in bars and bottle shops around the city. While they are not distributed far outside of Charlotte, store owners from other cities — like Beer Study in Chapel Hill, Bottle Revolution in Raleigh or Potent Potables in Jamestown — routinely make the drive down to stuff their cars to the brim with cases of Hop Drop ‘n Roll and Jam Session. Judging by their posts on Twitter and Facebook, these shops are really moving through a large quantity of inventory.

There are more than 5,000 IPAs listed on BeerAdvocate. Granted some of these are one-offs, and many don’t even have reviews listed — but the fact remains that the American IPA category is the most crowded in the industry, and for NoDa to place in the top 50 on a site like BeerAdvocate speaks volumes to the quality of the beer.