Make IPA Clear Again

[Nagorg]

1.054

So more of a "Session IPA" huh?

 

[Group W]

So more of a "Session IPA" huh?

Not at all. My ABV on this beer is 6%. BJCP for American IPA is 5.5%-7.5%. My efficiency is high. Also, it has only been in the last 20 years that commercial brewers have pushed ABV on IPAs above 7%. I consider a session ipa to be 5%. More importantly, I like 6% beers. I want my friends driving home safe.

 

[Nagorg]

Not at all. My ABV on this beer is 6%. BJCP for American IPA is 5.5%-7.5%. My efficiency is high. Also, it has only been in the last 20 years that commercial brewers have pushed ABV on IPAs above 7%. I consider a session ipa to be 5%. More importantly, I like 6% beers. I want my friends driving home safe.

Fair enough, but definitely on the lower end. OG:1.054 and FG:1.009 lands you just shy of 6%. Don't get me wrong, its nice to be able to enjoy 3 beers and not be trashed. That's what I mean by "more of" a session IPA. Translated; more sessionable!

 

[Group W]

Fair enough, but definitely on the lower end. OG:1.054 and FG:1.009 lands you just shy of 6%. Don't get me wrong, its nice to be able to enjoy 3 beers and not be trashed. That's what I mean by "more of" a session IPA. Translated; more sessionable!

Again, by today’s standards, it’s sessionable. But you can label it whatever you want. Mox nix to me.

 

[sibelman]

I just stumbled across a news-like piece about hops and IPA. The author clearly didn't research IPA much, but the article has some interest.

 

[Brooothru]

Inching ever closer to the West Coast. After hiking most of the afternoon in Joshua Tree National Park, I made a “refueling stop” at a local quick stop to provision with cereal malt rehydration. I found an interesting semi-local (for me, the out-of-stater) from a brewery in Coronado, CA.

A simple blonde ale, clocking in @ 4.5%, that hit precisely all the targeted spots. Ahh, sunset, with barbeque loin chops and grilled asparagus. The High Desert of California. Life is Good!!