India pale ale

India pale ale
Fuller's India pale ale
Country of originUnited Kingdom
Alcohol by volume4.5–20%
Original gravity1.050–1.090
Final gravity1.000–1.025

India pale ale (IPA) is a hoppy beer style within the broader category of pale ale.[1][2]

India pale ale was originally an export beer shipped to India, which was under the control of the British East India Company until 1858.[1][2][3][4]

  1. ^ a b "A history of the authentically global beer". The Economist. ISSN 0013-0613. Retrieved 2020-04-11.
  2. ^ a b Oliver, Garrett (2012). The Oxford Companion to Beer. New York: Oxford University Press. p. 485. ISBN 978-0-19-536713-3. OCLC 706025045.
  3. ^ Daniels 1996, p. 155
  4. ^ Cornell 2008, p. 104