American India Pale Ale

American India Pale Ale is an American Ale beer style. Brewers Association category: American-Style India Pale Ale. It typically presents as pale to copper.

Notes: The use of water with high mineral content may result in a crisp, dry beer rather than a malt-accentuated version. Sugar adjuncts may be used to enhance body and balance. Hops of varied origins may be used for bitterness or for approximating traditional American character. Versions of this style brewed with non-traditional yeasts, fruits, spices, or other flavorings are categorized as Experimental India Pale Ales. Versions of this style brewed with darker malts, may be categorized as Experimental India Pale Ales, or possibly as American-Style Black Ale.

ABV: 6.3%-7.5%
IBU: 50-70
COLOR / SRM SCALE: 4-12
OG: 1.060-1.070
FG: 1.010-1.016

Alcohol & Bitterness

ABV:6.3%-7.5%

ABW:5.0%-6.0%

IBU:50-70

Perceived Bitterness:

Medium-high to very high

Color & Appearance

Color:

Pale to copper

SRM:4-12

EBC:8-24

Clarity:

Chill haze is acceptable at low temperatures. Hop haze is allowable at any temperature.

Gravity & Body

Original Gravity:1.060-1.070

Original Gravity °P:14.7-17.1

Final Gravity:1.010-1.016

Final Gravity °P:2.5-4.1

Body:

Medium-low to medium

Flavor Profiles

Malt Profile:

Medium-low to medium intensity malt attributes are present in aroma and flavor

Hop Profile:

High to very high, exhibiting a wide range of attributes including floral, piney, citrus, fruity (berry, tropical, stone fruit and other), sulfur, diesel-like, onion-garlic, catty, resinous, and many others.

Fermentation Character:

Fruity esters are low to high. Diacetyl and DMS should not be present.

2026 Brewers Association Beer Style Guidelines used with permission of Brewers Association .

No beers have been reviewed in this style.