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Best American IPA / India Pale Ales Ranked by the U.S. Open Beer Championship
This Top Ten American IPA / India Pale Ales is from America's Best and from the results of the 2009 US Open Beer Championship.
1. Red Chair IPA, Deschutes Brewing - Oregon
2. Hop Ottin India Pale Ale, Anderson Valley Brewing - California
3. India Pale Ale Square,
Sprecher Brewing - Wisconsin
3. Big Swell IPA, Maui Brewing - Hawaii
5. Stone IPA, Stone Brewing - California
6.
Inversion IPA, Deschutes Brewing, Oregon
7. India Pale Ale, Nebraska Brewing - Nebraska
8. Loose Cannon IPA, Clipper City Brewery - Maryland
9. Long Hammer IPA, Red Hook Ales, Oregon
10. Sweetwater IPA, Sweetwater Brewing - Georgia
American India Pale Ale
American India pale ales have intense hop bitterness, flavor and aroma with medium-high alcohol content. The style is further characterized by fruity, floral and citrus-like American-variety hop character. Note that “fruity, floral and citrus-like American-variety hop character” is the perceived end, but may be a result of the skillful use of hops of other national origins. The use of water with high mineral content results in a crisp, dry beer. This pale gold to deep copper-colored ale has a full, flowery hop aroma and may have a strong hop flavor (in addition to the hop bitterness). India pale ales possess medium maltiness and body. Fruity-ester flavors and aromas are moderate to very strong. Diacetyl can be absent or may be perceived at very low levels. Chill haze is allowable at cold temperatures.
Original Gravity (ºPlato): 1.060-1.075 (14.7-18.2 ºPlato)
Apparent Extract/Final Gravity (ºPlato): 1.012-1.018 (3-4.5 ºPlato)
Alcohol by Weight (Volume): 5-6% (6.3-7.5%)
Bitterness (IBU): 50-70
Color SRM (EBC): 6-14 (12-28 EBC)
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