Happy IPA Day! Today is a very special day dedicated to the celebration of America’s most popular craft beer style: the IPA. As you navigate your local breweries in search of more of those delicious, hop-driven beers, we thought it appropriate to provide you with an IPA Day Survival Guide.
First off, it’s helpful to know the origins of IPA Day. Basically, the holiday was created as an opportunity for brewers, bloggers, businesses and consumers to connect over their love for craft beer—IPAs in particular. It is meant to foster beer education and awareness, but is also just an excuse to enjoy your favorite IPAs with thousands of other beer fans.
And because IPA Day is about education (and not everyone might be in the know), we can also provide you with a little basic information on what an IPA is. Check out CraftBeer.com’s Style Finder to learn more about the style.
Cooking with IPA
While you’re enjoying your favorite IPAs today, you’re going to want some food to go along with them. Here are a couple of our favorite recipes made with, of course, IPA.
- Shrimp Skewers with Spicy IPA Vinaigrette
- IPA Risotto
- IPA Battered Fish Tacos with Mango Salsa and Avocado Crema
- Sly Fox Route 113 IPA Ceviche
The Many Sub-Categories of IPA
And if you don’t think you like the IPA style, think again. Although the style is a showcase of hops and their distinct attributes, these beers vary in taste, color, aroma and perceived bitterness. Because IPAs are so popular, American craft brewers have found ways to make the style enjoyable for just about everyone’s pallet. It seems there’s always a new sub-category of the IPA style being created—including the popular American black ale (black IPA) and session IPA.
Celebrate #IPAday!
So remember, even though you may celebrate IPA Day most days, today is a special one. Raise a glass to each other and America’s small and independent craft brewers!
Be sure to use the hashtag #IPAday when sharing about your celebration on social media, and don’t forget to check the events page on CraftBeer.com to see what’s happening in your area.
Grant Puza was Craft Beer Program Intern at the Brewers Association. A Certified Beer Server and homebrewer, Grant spends most of his time educating himself further in the world of craft beer while working at The Post Brewing Company. If not visiting a local brewery, you might also catch him somewhere in the woods backpacking, rock climbing or snowboarding.
CraftBeer.com is fully dedicated to small and independent U.S. breweries. We are published by the Brewers Association, the not-for-profit trade group dedicated to promoting and protecting America’s small and independent craft brewers. Stories and opinions shared on CraftBeer.com do not imply endorsement by or positions taken by the Brewers Association or its members.
Share Post