English Ales: English India Pale Ale
Notes: A wide range of hop varieties may be used for bitterness or for approximating traditional English hop character. The use of water with high mineral content may result in a crisp, dry beer rather than a malt-accentuated version.
- Color: Gold to copper
- Clarity: Chill haze is acceptable at low temperatures
- Malt Profile: Medium malt flavor should be present
- Hop Profile: Medium to high, expressed as floral, herbal, earthy, stone fruit or other attributes from high hopping rates.
- Bitterness: Medium to high
- Fermentation: Fruity esters are medium to high. Traditional interpretations are characterized by medium to medium-high alcohol content. The use of water with high mineral content results in a crisp, dry beer with a subtle and balanced character of sulfur compounds. Diacetyl can be absent or may be present at very low levels.
- Body: Medium
- ABV: 4.5%-7.1%
- ABW: 3.6%-5.6%
- IBU: 35-63
- Color (SRM): 6-14
- Color (EBC): 12-28
- Original Gravity: 1.046-1.064
- Original Gravity °P: 11.4-15.7
- Final Gravity: 1.012-1.018
- Final Gravity °P: 3.1-4.6
Style info provided entirely or in part by the Brewers Association 2021 beer style guidelines.
6 English India Pale Ale Reviewed
Highest Rated In Style
- 8.94 Mick Jaggery English IPA by Flossmoor Station Restaurant & Brewery
- 8.40 IPA by Arcadia Brewing Company
- 8.24 Signature IPA (Yards India Pale Ale) by Yards Brewing Company
- 8.12 Blackheart by Three Floyds Brewing Company
- 7.76 Crown Jewels India Pale Ale by Dragonmead Microbrewery
- 5.42 Trinity IPA by Trinity Brewhouse