New Zealand IPA

New Zealand IPA is an Special Ale beer style. Brewers Association category: New Zealand-Style India Pale Ale. It typically presents as straw to copper.

Notes: The use of water with high mineral content may result in a crisp, dry beer rather than a malt-accentuated version. Hop attributes are dominant and balanced with malt character. Original Gravity (°Plato) 1.060-1.070 (14.7-17.1 °Plato) • Apparent Extract/Final Gravity (°Plato) 1.010-1.016 (2.5-4.1 °Plato) • Alcohol by Weight (Volume) 5.0%-6.0% (6.3%-7.5%) • Hop Bitterness (IBU) 50-70 • Color SRM (EBC) 3-8 (6-16 EBC)

ABV: 6.3%-7.5%
IBU: 50-70
COLOR / SRM SCALE: 3-8
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:

Straw to copper

SRM:3-8

EBC:6-16

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 with a dry finish

Flavor Profiles

Malt Profile:

Low to medium intensity malt attributes are present in aroma and flavor

Hop Profile:

High to intense, exhibiting attributes such as floral, fruity (tropical, stone fruit, and other), sulfur/diesel-like, citrusy, and grassy

Fermentation Character:

Fruity esters are low to high, acceptable but not essential. 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.