Session IPA

Session IPA is an American Ale beer style. Brewers Association category: Session India Pale Ale. It typically presents as straw to copper.

Notes: Session India Pale Ales are lower alcohol versions of any of the various American, Juicy or Hazy, British or other India Pale Ale styles from around the world. Balance and high drinkability are key to a successful Session India Pale Ale. Hop aroma and flavor attributes hew to the underlying India Pale Ale style being made at lower strength. Beers exceeding 5.0% abv are not considered Session India Pale Ales. Beers under 5.0% abv (4.0% abw) which meet the criteria for another classic or traditional style category are not considered Session India Pale Ales. An India Pale Ale made to alcohol content below 0.5% abv (0.4% abw) is categorized as a Non- Alcohol Malt Beverage. Original Gravity (°Plato) 1.008-1.052 (2.1-12.9 °Plato) • Apparent Extract/Final Gravity (°Plato) 1.005-1.014 (1.3-4.6 °Plato) • Alcohol by Weight (Volume) 0.4%-4.0% (0.5%-5.0%) • Hop Bitterness (IBU) 20-55 • Color SRM (EBC) 3-12 (6-24 EBC) 8

ABV: 0.5%-5.0%
IBU: 20-55
COLOR / SRM SCALE: 3-12
OG: 1.008-1.052
FG: 1.005-1.014

Alcohol & Bitterness

ABV:0.5%-5.0%

ABW:0.4%-4.0%

IBU:20-55

Perceived Bitterness:

Medium to high

Color & Appearance

Color:

Straw to copper

SRM:3-12

EBC:6-24

Clarity:

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

Gravity & Body

Original Gravity:1.008-1.052

Original Gravity °P:2.1-12.9

Final Gravity:1.005-1.014

Final Gravity °P:1.3-4.6

Body:

Low to medium

Flavor Profiles

Malt Profile:

A low to medium maltiness should be present in aroma and flavor.

Hop Profile:

Hop aroma and flavor are medium to high, exhibiting a wide range of attributes. Overall hop character is assertive.

Fermentation Character:

Fruity esters are low to medium. Diacetyl should not be present.

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

No beers have been reviewed in this style.