IPAs cover a spectrum of flavours with a number of sub-styles, but they mostly have three things in common: they contain more hops than pale ales; they’re more bitter than pale ales; they’re higher in alcohol than pale ales.
What makes it an IPA?
If you’ve ever been confused by the name IPA, you’re in the majority. It stands for India Pale Ale, but the style doesn’t come from India, and since there are red, brown and black varieties, they’re clearly not all pale.
IPA meant a pale ale with more hops and higher alcohol, and with more hops comes stronger flavours and more bitterness. And since they generally sit around 5.5% to 7.5% ABV, they’re not designed to drink by the 6-pack.
What should you expect?
Expect the hops to do most of the talking in an IPA. Yeast aromas and flavours are usually non-existent. And while the malts in IPAs are important for alcohol content, body (the thickness of the beer) and balance (sweetness to offset the bitterness of hops), they’re not the main star. Their job is to show off the hops.
Your first sip will most likely bring a punch of flavour. Sometimes all of those aromas you’ve been enjoying will translate into flavours you’re tasting; sometimes the taste differs from the smell, with the malts and bitterness affecting the way you perceive the hop flavours. Either way, it’s an intense experience, made all the more so by the bitterness that hits you, either right up front or sneakily at the end.
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- Smooth / Velvety
Tasting notesSuper juicy mango flavoured New England IPA balanced with a fruity hop bitterness -
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- Chewy
- Dry
Tasting notesThe perfect seasonal IPA making use of one of our favourite citrus fruits. Pairs well with a Korean BBQ. -
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- Smooth / Velvety
Tasting notesEclipse is front and centre in the IPA. A new hop to the market. Eclipse is known for its beautiful citrus/madarin aroma and taste, with the subtle additions of Melba and galaxy you get that pine and passionfruit additions which balance this IPA beautifully. With the addition of aurura malt and oats it give sthis beer a beautiful golden glow and soft mouthfeel. -
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- Sharp
Tasting notesMango, stonefruit and citrus are all to the fore, while a welcome bitterness gently washes the pallet clean.
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- Dry
Tasting notesUpfront strong molasses, caramel, coffee, chocolate and coffee aroma and flavour, married with lightly citrus and floral notes from the hops.![Black Ale]()
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- Creamy
Tasting notesA rich blend of mango, mandarin, and tropical fruit, with a hint of sweet cereal malt. -
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- Creamy
Tasting notesThe use of caramel and chocolate malts give our beer it’s velvety red colour and creamy off-white head making it mysteriously inviting.![Dark Red IPA]()
Dark Red IPAView BeerIPA
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- Dry
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- Clean
Tasting notesBold, robust, bitter, clean, crisp.
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- Smooth / Velvety
Tasting notesMango, passion fruit, blackcurrant, apricot and pineapple hop aroma making this beer super fruity combined with strong caramel malt character.![India Red Ale]()
India Red AleView BeerRed IPA
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Flavour ProfileHopsMaltTasting notesFull of body and grunt, our Magic Sam DDH WCIPA could take on the world's best and we think, also come out on top! Using lots of US hops and bringing a bit of West Coast down south, this is a beer that, much like that magic board in 66, is not for the faint-hearted and is guaranteed to take anyone on the ride of their life!
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- Creamy
Tasting notesBursting with bright citrus and tropical hop character, it’s sure to please even the most discerning hophead. -
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- Creamy
Tasting notesHints of caramel and biscuit malt add body and complexity, perfectly balanced by clean bitterness and a dry finish. -
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- Chewy
Tasting notesAn IPA that is light in colour, using a well-balanced pale base malt bill with some specialty malts from Germany thrown in to give it some complexity. The hops present big, fruit driven notes coupled with a piny, resinous backbone that makes your tongue fury (in a good way, promise). -
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- Dry
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- Delicate
Tasting notesBig stone and passion fruit hop profile with malt to match![Pavlova IPA]()
Pavlova IPAView BeerIPA
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- Smooth / Velvety
Tasting notesComplex big bodied beer. Passionfruit character with clean hit of citrus and peach -
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- Astringent
Tasting notesSally is all about hop flavours! Big, bold, juicy and resinous hop flavour. Citrus and pine dominates. -
Flavour ProfileHopsMaltTasting notesBright citrus and vibrant pinewood hop flavours are exemplified by a light and complex malt profile.
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Flavour ProfileHopsMaltTasting notesBitter and citrus
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Shreddin' IPAView BeerIPA
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Flavour ProfileHopsMalt
- Delicate
Tasting notesIt's a beer lovers beer! -
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- Dry
Tasting notesPunchy aroma of grapefruit, pineapple and apricot. Dank pine notes from dry hopping.![The Piper]()
The PiperView BeerWest Coast IPA
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- Heavy / Thick
- Smooth / Velvety
Tasting notesA very hoppy beer that tells a story. -
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- Smooth / Velvety
- Creamy
Tasting notesAromas of pineapple, lychee, apricot, strawberries and more, a proper fruit bowl beer.![The Zeppelin]()
The ZeppelinView BeerNew England India Pale Ale
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