Belgian IPA

Description:
Inspired by the American India Pale Ale (IPA) and Double IPA, more and more Belgian brewers are brewing hoppy pale colored ales for the US market (like Chouffe & Urthel), and there's been an increase of Belgian IPAs being brewed by American brewers. Generally, Belgian IPAs are considered too hoppy by Belgian beer drinkers.

Various malts are used, but the beers of the style are finished with Belgian yeast strains (bottle-conditioned) and the hops employed tend to be American. You'll generally find a cleaner bitterness vs. American styles, and a pronounced dry edge (very Belgian), often akin to an IPA crossed with a Belgian Tripel. Alcohol by volume is on the high side. Many examples are quite cloudy, and feature tight lacing, excellent retention, and fantastic billowy heads that mesmerize (thanks, in part, to the hops).

Belgian IPA is still very much a style in development.

Average alcohol by volume (abv) range: 6.0-12.0%   [ ? ] 

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read BeerAdvocate's review write a reviewRaging Bitch Belgian-Style IPAFlying Dog Brewery8.303.962081
read BeerAdvocate's review write a reviewA Little Sumpin' WildLagunitas Brewing Company8.804.151703
 write a reviewStone Cali-BelgiqueStone Brewing Co.6.904.031675
read BeerAdvocate's review write a reviewHoublon Chouffe Dobbelen IPA TripelBrasserie d'Achouffe9.004.211583
read BeerAdvocate's review write a reviewPiraat AleBrouwerij Van Steenberge N.V.10.504.061362
 write a reviewGreen Flash Le FreakGreen Flash Brewing Co.9.204.041199
read BeerAdvocate's review write a reviewBelgo Belgian India Pale AleNew Belgium Brewing7.003.79679
 write a reviewUrthel Hop-ItDe Leyerth Brouwerijen (Urthel)9.503.95639
 write a reviewWild DevilVictory Brewing Company6.703.85594
read BeerAdvocate's review write a reviewChainbreaker White IPADeschutes Brewery5.603.68591
read BeerAdvocate's review write a reviewDe Ranke XX BitterBrouwerij De Ranke6.204.1579
read BeerAdvocate's review write a reviewTramp StampClown Shoes7.003.92552
read BeerAdvocate's review write a reviewPoperings Hommel BierBrouwerij Van Eecke N.V.7.504.04493
read BeerAdvocate's review write a reviewTerrapin Monk's RevengeTerrapin Beer Company9.603.85484
 write a reviewBitter MonkAnchorage Brewing Company9.004.35421
 write a reviewWildeman Farmhouse IPAFlying Dog Brewery7.503.72419
 write a reviewGouden Carolus HopsinjoorBrouwerij Het Anker8.004.04394
 write a reviewAllagash Hugh MaloneAllagash Brewing Company7.803.94394
 write a reviewGalaxy White IPAAnchorage Brewing Company7.004.04390
read BeerAdvocate's review write a reviewDuvel Tripel HopBrouwerij Duvel Moortgat NV9.504.24380
read BeerAdvocate's review write a reviewGrumpy MonkBoston Beer Company (Samuel Adams)5.703.64377
read BeerAdvocate's review write a reviewDernière VolontéBrasserie Dieu Du Ciel7.004366
read BeerAdvocate's review write a reviewSaranac White IPAMatt Brewing Company6.003.77316
 write a reviewMuffin TopClown Shoes10.003.85295
read BeerAdvocate's review write a reviewSmuttynose Homunculus (Big Beer Series)Smuttynose Brewing Company9.373.85264
 write a reviewLive A Rich LifeThree Floyds Brewing Co. & Brewpub8.704.33252
 write a reviewLinchpin White IPAGreen Flash Brewing Co.7.003.83241
read BeerAdvocate's review write a reviewConflux No. 2Deschutes Brewery7.303.99240
 write a reviewTroubadour MagmaBrouwerij De Musketiers9.003.91227
 write a reviewThe Audacity Of HopsCambridge Brewing Company8.004.09226
 write a reviewHopusBrasserie Lefèbvre SA8.303.74194
read BeerAdvocate's review write a reviewDubbel CannonHeavy Seas Beer7.253.76191
 write a reviewBedlamAle Asylum7.504.27187
read BeerAdvocate's review write a reviewNew Holland Farmhouse Hatter Belgian IPANew Holland Brewing Company5.073.77180
 write a reviewDominus Vobiscum LupulusMicrobrasserie Charlevoix10.004.27174
read BeerAdvocate's review write a reviewTriomphe Belgian IPABrewery Vivant6.503.82165
read BeerAdvocate's review write a reviewKuhnhenn Simcoe SillyKuhnhenn Brewing Company9.003.89160
read BeerAdvocate's review write a reviewHarpoon White IPAHarpoon Brewery6.203.87151
 write a reviewMinxGoose Island Beer Co.8.003.94122
read BeerAdvocate's review write a reviewGaspar AlePicobrouwerij Alvinne / Den Bierzolder8.003.6122
read BeerAdvocate's review write a reviewHop God - Reserve Series Aged In French Oak Chardonnay BarrelsNebraska Brewing Company10.104.14120
 write a reviewMakeweightFurthermore Beer8.503.86116
 write a reviewBlue Point White IPABlue Point Brewing Company6.003.86116
 write a reviewHoppy Daze IPACoronado Brewing Company7.503.83107
 write a reviewHop WranglerPeace Tree Brewing Co.6.253.65104
 write a reviewHop GodNebraska Brewing Company9.003.9899
 write a reviewWhite Birch Hooksett AleWhite Birch Brewing7.703.8698
 write a reviewRyevalryBear Republic Brewing Co.8.004.1593
 write a reviewSvea IPADe Struise Brouwers7.003.6588
 write a reviewKuhnhenn AldebaranKuhnhenn Brewing Company10.254.0283
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