Wheat IPA
Posted by IPA on May 31, 2012
Out of all the non-official IPA sub-styles, it is the Wheat IPA that we fancy. It strikes a nice balance between two popular craft beer styles and they tend to be a lower ABV than your straight IPA in case you would like to drink say ten and still have a shot at standing. While not officially an official IPA sub-style, at least not by competition category standards, the Wheat IPA showcases just how important hops are i...
Mythbusting the IPA
Posted by IPA on May 24, 2012
We would really like to interview Pete Brown, who in 2009, set out to set the record straight on his favorite beer style...you guessed it, IPA. Pete wanted to write the definitive history of IPA and was willing to go to great lengths to set the record straight. Here is a partial list of commonly reported 'facts' which Pete explains a different angle. IPA was invented by London brewer George Hodgson in 1785. IPA becam...
2012 IPA Day?
Posted by IPA on May 20, 2012
When Schalk Marais of Gallow Hill Brewing Co. asked on the IPA BEER facebook page in early May, "Will there be a 2012 IPA Day? If Yes...what is the date?", we immediately went to work and discovered that there wasn't one planned yet but that the founders had left it opensource, "#IPADay belongs to THE WORLD- and all breweries, bars, bloggers, and beer drinkers can do with it what they please." So we created an IPA Day...