Beer: India Pale Lagers
You know about IPAs, but what about IPLs?
You know about IPAs, but what about IPLs? said Draft magazine. Fermented and yeasted like lagers but hopped like India pale ales, India pale lagers have been gaining in popularity, and for good reason. “Packed with all the bright flavors of your favorite pale ales,” these hoppy lagers are also “supremely crisp and drinkable.”
Ballast Point Fathom IPL
A gold-medal winner at the Great American Beer Festival, this “spicy” IPL has just hit retail shelves for the first time.
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Widmer Hopside Down
Portland, Ore.’s Widmer Brothers uses a proprietary blend of Pacific Northwest hops to craft a “punchy” IPL that “bursts with juicy orange and grapefruit.”
New Belgium Shift
“Delicate, berry-orange hops” are nicely offset in this IPL by “a little malty sweetness.”
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