North American India Pale Ale (IPA)
India Pale Ale (IPA) is currently the most popular style of “craft” specialty beer in North America. It is a hop intensive ale whose origins are with beers brewed for long sea journeys to the British colonies. IPA has developed into several off-shoot styles including Red IPA, Session IPA, White IPA and Black IPA, but the standard IPA is the most popular and will be the focus of this article.