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IIPA DIPA - Imperial / Double IPA
The “Imperial India Pale Ale (IIPA)”, or “Double IPA (DIPA)”, is an intensely hoppy, fairly strong pale ale without the big, rich, complex maltiness and residual sweetness and body of an American Barley Wine. The term “Double / Imperial" is arbitrary and simply implies a stronger version of an IPA, generally based around the standard American IPA with 8.0 to 9.5% ABV. Bigger than either an English or American IPA in both alcohol strength and overall hop level (bittering and finish). Less malty, lower body, less rich and a greater overall hop intensity than an American Barleywine. Color ranges from golden to light orange-copper although many substyles exist, each having their own color tone. These other Imperial IPA substyles generally are closer-related to their base IPA substyle and should be listed with them, if the substyle is listed. The style also includes the “Triple IPA (IIIPA / TIPA)” and “Quad IPA”, a massively hoppy beer of at least 9.5% ABV with outrageous amounts of hop flavor, malt flavor, alcohol and bitterness, without the big maltiness balance of an American barleywine. The Triple IPA may be similar to a Double IPA in hop character, but is differentiated from the style by a thick, syrupy body accented by intense hop resins that make it a heavy sipping beer.
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Name | Ratings | Score | | | 1 | Russian River Pliny the Younger
Russian River Brewing Company Santa Rosa, California | 768 | 4.35 | Find | | 2 | Russian River Pliny the Elder
Russian River Brewing Company Santa Rosa, California | 2815 | 4.27 | Find | | 3 | Three Floyds Dreadnaught
Three Floyds Brewing Company Munster, Indiana | 2104 | 4.23 | Find | | 4 | Bell's Hopslam
Bell's Brewery (Lion Co. - Kirin Holdings) Comstock, Michigan | 2711 | 4.19 | Find | | 5 | Maine Beer Dinner
Maine Beer Company Freeport, Maine | 229 | 4.14 | Find | | 6 | Lawson's Finest Double Sunshine
Lawson's Finest Liquids Waitsfield, Vermont | 270 | 4.07 | Find | | 7 | Russian River Pliny the Elder - Double Dry-Hopped
Russian River Brewing Company Santa Rosa, California | 45 | 4.07 | Find | | 8 | Kern River Citra Double IPA
Kern River Brewing Kernville , California | 228 | 4.07 | Find | | 9 | Stone Enjoy By IPA
Stone Brewing (Sapporo) Escondido, California | 1695 | 4.06 | Find | | 10 | Lawson's Finest Sip of Sunshine
Lawson's Finest Liquids Waitsfield, Vermont | 604 | 4.05 | Find | | 11 | Valley Brew Uberhoppy Imperial IPA
Valley Brewing Company Stockton, California | 324 | 4.05 | Find | | 12 | La Cumbre Full Nelson
La Cumbre Brewing Company Albuquerque, New Mexico | 35 | 4.04 | Find | | 13 | Dogfish Head 90 Minute Imperial IPA
Dogfish Head Brewery (Boston Beer Co.) Milton, Delaware | 4379 | 4.04 | Find | | 14 | Stone Ruination IPA
Stone Brewing (Sapporo) Escondido, California | 3515 | 4.03 | Find | | 15 | AleWerks Bitter Valentine
AleWerks Brewing Company Williamsburg, Virginia | 181 | 4.02 | Find | | 16 | Fat Head's Hop JuJu Imperial IPA
Fat Head's Brewery Middleburg Heights, Ohio | 258 | 3.99 | Find | | 17 | Three Floyds Permanent Funeral
Three Floyds Brewing Company Munster, Indiana | 430 | 3.99 | Find | | 18 | Stone RuinTen Triple IPA
Stone Brewing (Sapporo) Escondido, California | 1226 | 3.99 | Find | | 19 | New England Coriolis
New England Brewing Co. Woodbridge, Connecticut | 55 | 3.99 | Find | | 20 | Tree House Bright
Tree House Brewing Company Charlton, Massachusetts | 155 | 3.97 | Find | | 21 | Avery The Maharaja Imperial India Pale Ale
Avery Brewing Company (Mahou San Miguel) Boulder, Colorado | 2086 | 3.96 | Find | | 22 | Great Divide Hercules Double IPA
Great Divide Brewing Company Denver, Colorado | 2586 | 3.96 | Find | | 23 | Three Floyds Arctic Panzer Wolf
Three Floyds Brewing Company Munster, Indiana | 900 | 3.95 | Find | | 24 | Lagunitas Sonoma Farmhouse Hop Stoopid
Lagunitas Brewing Company (Heineken) Petaluma, California | 2190 | 3.95 | Find | | 25 | Noble Ale Works Citra Showers
Noble Ale Works Anaheim, California | 67 | 3.94 | Find | |
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