Imperial IPA

Learn more about the Imperial IPA style of beer.

We have west coast American brewers to thank for this somewhat reactionary style. Take an India Pale Ale and feed it steroids, and you'll end up with a Double or Imperial IPA. Although generally recognizable alongside its sister styles in the IPA family, you should expect something more robust, malty, and alcoholic with a characteristically intense hop profile in both taste and aroma. In short, these are boldly flavored, medium-bodied beers that range in color from deep gold to medium amber. The "imperial" usage comes from Russian Imperial Stout, a style of strong Stout originally brewed in England during the late 1700s for the Russian imperial court. Today Double IPA is often the preferred name in the United States.

ABV: 7.5–12.0% | IBU: 65–100
Glassware: Tulip

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Bitter Bitch Imperial IPA
Astoria Brewing Company
9.60293.9509-05-2015
Dragon’s Milk Emerald IPA
New Holland Brewing Company
11.00283.9205-30-2026
Stick Season
Tree House Brewing Company
8.30284.2412-18-2025
Collective Project: IPA No. 19
Collective Arts Brewing
10.50284.0910-01-2022
Hexology
Belleflower Brewing Company
7.30284.2403-22-2026
Triple Dry Hopped All Citra Everything
Other Half Brewing - Center Street
8.50284.4212-20-2025
Kinetics
Equilibrium Brewery
8.50284.202-14-2026
Green Branch
Half Acre Beer Company
8.00284.0601-20-2022
Tranquility
Tree House Brewing Company
8.20284.4105-08-2026
Goon Squad
Brew Hub
9.80284.1801-17-2026
Psychedelic Gardener
Grimm Artisanal Ales
8.00284.2304-15-2025
Stegosaurus
New England Brewing Co.
8.30284.1301-02-2025
Double Pillow
Common Roots Brewing Company
8.00284.208-22-2024
Gunga Rao
Nightmare Brewing Company
8.30284.0804-29-2024
Ocean Vibes
Equilibrium Brewery
8.00284.2202-23-2025
Worth a Visit, Worth a Lifetime
Bissell Brothers Brewing Co.
10.00284.3407-02-2021
Logue
Half Acre Beer Company
8.20284.1301-21-2022
Caged
Anchorage Brewing Company
8.40284.2310-25-2021
Hangry
Revision Brewing Company
12.00284.2609-19-2020
Squatters Hop Rising Texas Twist
Utah Brewers Cooperative
9.10283.9608-11-2025
Hop Wave 2
Equilibrium Brewery
8.50284.2305-30-2025
Extra Extra Juicy Bits - Galaxy
WeldWerks Brewing Co.
8.40284.2804-02-2026
Stanky Cape Man
Odd13 Brewing
8.00284.1103-16-2024
Mastery Knows No Shortcut
SingleCut Beersmiths
6.60284.2406-19-2025
Tangle
Fox Farm Brewery
7.80284.3706-24-2021
Nothing is Too Much
Barrier Brewing Company
11.00284.0611-13-2023
Why The Gong Face
Benchtop Brewing Company
8.00284.1410-23-2024
Hoprodisiac
Akademia Brewing Company
7.80284.1703-10-2025
Triple Double
WeldWerks Brewing Co.
8.60284.1509-08-2024
Bang Bang Double IPA
Station 26 Brewing Co.
9.20284.0508-05-2023
JC From Trillium
The Veil Brewing Co. - Production Brewery
8.50284.1612-16-2017
Everybody Wants Some *El Dorado*
Hoof Hearted Brewing
8.00284.1410-02-2025
King Slayer
Buxton Brewery
8.50283.9203-24-2025
Slush
Frost Beer Works
8.00284.109-01-2025
NW DIPA Citra
Cloudwater Brew Co.
9.00284.2907-17-2018
Better Late Than Never
Offshoot Beer Co.
8.50284.0907-04-2017
Humanimal Stasis
Heavy Gem
8.30284.1106-08-2017
Dank Fruit Double
Tombstone Brewing Company
8.10284.2306-19-2024
Grand Larceny (Triple Dry Hopped)
The Answer Brewpub
8.00284.3106-06-2018
Extra Credit
The Answer Brewpub
8.00284.2810-05-2020
Short Term Goals
Kings County Brewers Collective (KCBC)
9.30284.0809-06-2025
Overlord's Revenge
18th Street Brewery - Gary Taproom
8.00283.9605-15-2020
Hop Hazard IPA
Powder Hollow Brewery
9.20283.3706-18-2023
Hen & Chickens
Devil's Purse Brewing Co.
8.00284.1702-18-2023
Dank You For Being A Friend
Noble Ale Works
8.50284.3807-21-2017
Hop Grandslam
Bell's Brewery - Eccentric Café & General Store
10.50284.404-17-2023
Shaolin Brew
Melvin Brewing
10.50284.3211-01-2017
HOPism
Full Pint Brewing Company
11.10283.9305-30-2019
Hoppenstance
Hamburg Brewing Company
8.00283.8507-08-2023
Double Indemnity Double IPA
Legal Remedy Brewing
8.60283.9707-13-2025
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