Specialty Ale: Belgian IPA

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Specialty Ale: Belgian IPA

Specialty Ale: Belgian IPA

BJCP 21B

IPA

Overall Impression:

An IPA with the fruitiness and spiciness derived from the use of Belgian yeast. The examples from Belgium tend to be lighter in color and more attenuated, similar to a tripel that has been brewed with more hops. This beer has a more complex flavor profile and may be higher in alcohol than a typical IPA.

Commercial Examples:
Brewery Vivant Triomphe, Houblon Chouffe, Epic Brainless IPA, Green Flash Le Freak, Stone Cali-Belgique, Urthel Hop It

*The Style Name, Overall Impression, and Commercial Examples are borrowed with permission from the BJCP.

Yeast strains to use: