imperial

ALCOHOL / ABV CLASSIFICATION
Search Terms: Imperial, Strong, (Double IPA), (Triple IPA), (Quad IPA)
Parent Tags:
For any product considered as an "Imperial-Style" version of a base style, generally meaning the brewers boosted the alcohol level and often the hop bitterness as well. The term "Double" or "Strong" is often used as well. Should the brewer feel that imperializing is insufficient, a strong brown ale may become double imperial brown ale, a beer that should certainly vanquish all comers.