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Beer Style: American IPA

A decidedly hoppy and bitter, moderately strong American pale ale, showcasing modern American or New World hop varieties. The balance is hop-forward, with a clean fermentation profile, dryish finish, and clean, supporting malt allowing a creative range of hop character to shine through. The IPA category is for modern American IPAs and their derivatives. This does not imply that English IPAs aren’t proper IPAs or that there isn’t a relationship between them. This is simply a method of grouping similar styles for competition purposes. English IPAs are grouped with other English-derived beers, and the stronger Double IPA is grouped with stronger American beers. The term “IPA” is intentionally not spelled out as “India Pale Ale” since none of these beers historically went to India, and many aren’t pale. However, the term IPA has come to be a balance-defined style in modern craft beer. History: The first modern American craft beer example is generally believed to be Anchor Liberty Ale, first brewed in 1975 and using whole Cascade hops; the style has pushed beyond that original beer, which now tastes more like an American Pale Ale in comparison. American-made IPAs from earlier eras were not unknown (particularly the well-regarded Ballantine’s IPA, an oak-aged beer using an old English recipe). This style is based on the modern craft beer examples. Style Comparison: Stronger and more highly hopped than an American Pale Ale. Compared to an English IPA, has less of the “English” character from malt, hops, and yeast (less caramel, bread, and toast; more American/New World hops than English; less yeast-derived esters), less body, and often has a more hoppy balance and is slightly stronger than most examples. Less alcohol than a Double IPA, but with a similar balance.

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Congrats to Zak - winner of best in category for o Congrats to Zak - winner of best in category for our Beer of the Quarter contest of IPAs with his hazy. Great stuff. Hope to see everyone back next month. #homebrew #craftbeer #drinklocal
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Great to see everyone and all the new faces. See y Great to see everyone and all the new faces. See you at #BigBrew.  #homebrew
Good to see everyone. Hope you can make it out nex Good to see everyone. Hope you can make it out next month. #homebrew #drinklocal #craftbeer
Thanks to @brewyards for hosting our holiday party Thanks to @brewyards for hosting our holiday party and giving us a tour. Great space and innovative idea. #drinkLocal #craftbeer
Good to see everyone at @perfect_brewsupply as we Good to see everyone at @perfect_brewsupply as we close out 2022 with our last meeting of the year. #homebrew #drinklocal
#LearnToHomebrewDay is up and #brewing at @perfect #LearnToHomebrewDay is up and #brewing at @perfect_brewsupply … swing by to see the various setups in action …  #drinkLocal
Good to see everyone- thanks for coming out to the Good to see everyone- thanks for coming out to the #homebrew meeting tonight. Lots of great beer and mead being shared.  #craftBeer #drinkLocal
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Happy #BigBrew 2022 everyone Happy #BigBrew 2022 everyone
Thanks to @blacklungbrewing for hosting our party Thanks to @blacklungbrewing for hosting our party today. 2020/21 was rough on all of us and was so nice on this beautiful day to get together for some good food and brews and be together. #drinkLocal. Hope to see you all at the next meeting.
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