USA
From the 1970s American craft brewers took old English and German styles and rebuilt them around American hops. Anchor Liberty Ale, first brewed in San Francisco in 1975 with Cascade hops, set the pattern for the American IPA.
Beer styles from USA
American IPA
AleAmerican IPA: a strong, bitter pale ale built around American hops, from citrus and pine to tropical fruit. Strength, bitterness, glass and classic examples.
Hazy IPA (New England IPA)
AleHazy IPA, or New England IPA: a soft, juicy, hazy IPA bursting with tropical fruit from late hops, with low bitterness. Strength, glass and how it is made.
Imperial Stout
AleImperial stout: a strong, black, roasty stout with dark fruit and a warming finish, born as an export to the Russian court. Strength, glass and classic examples.
American Brown Ale
AleAmerican brown ale: a malty, hoppy brown ale with chocolate and caramel and American hops. Strength, bitterness, glass and classic examples.