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India Pale Ale, commonly abbreviated to IPA, is a style of ale that originally derived from a British colonial thirst for British-brewed beers. When shipping beer to the colonies (particularly India) thought had to be given to the length of the journey. By initially brewing the beer to high specific gravities it could continue to ferment during the journey. In addition higher volumes of hops were added for their preservative properties, the resulting golden beer is therefore rather bitter in flavour.
Commercial examples include
- Fuller's IPA from London
- Brooklyn Brewery's East India Pale Ale from New York.
- Greene King IPA from Bury St Edmunds, England
