How to Use IPA in a Sentence

IPA

noun
  • The brew list includes pale ale, kölsch, lager, IPA and more.
    Brianna Taylor, Sacramento Bee, 2 Feb. 2024
  • Also in 2018, the brand released a chestnut-brown ale and an IPA, and the beers were soon carried by stores around the state.
    Jasmine Ting, Travel + Leisure, 25 Aug. 2023
  • All and all, fabulous collab, and a nice break from my IPA challenge.
    Sara Butler, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 Mar. 2022
  • Currently on tap includes a dirty blonde, an IPA and a summer shandy.
    Marina Johnson, Detroit Free Press, 31 July 2023
  • The cocktails range from 8.4% to 9% alcohol by volume, roughly the same as a double IPA.
    oregonlive, 12 Jan. 2022
  • Its earliest brews in the works include a peach sour, a tropical double IPA and a stout.
    Heidi Finley, Charlotte Observer, 20 Feb. 2024
  • Beware, hop lovers: a warming climate could make your IPA less bitter.
    Will Sullivan, Smithsonian Magazine, 19 Oct. 2023
  • Whatever the meal, Sapporo’s mild flavors won’t dominate your palate the way a hoppy IPA or tart sour might.
    Thea Engst, Washington Post, 25 Oct. 2023
  • The dark version is creamy and delicious, with undertones of coffee, caramel and chocolate, and the IPA is a fresh, crisp, fruity beer that is a pretty good stand-in for the real thing.
    Jess Fleming, Twin Cities, 24 Jan. 2024
  • For example, the brewery's 2 Hopper beer refers to a baseball that bounces twice before being caught—an apropos name for a hoppy IPA.
    Lauren McDowell, Chron, 4 Aug. 2022
  • There are also 12-ounce slim and 16-ounce versions to accommodate various can sizes as well, so the hard seltzer and IPA drinkers can enjoy a truly cold one, too.
    Red Fabbri, Travel + Leisure, 27 Nov. 2023
  • There was still no shortage of options to choose from as the brewery generally offers around 18 beers on tap in styles that include Kölsch, IPA, light lagers and coffee stouts.
    Bahar Anooshahr, The Arizona Republic, 1 Sep. 2023
  • Giles-Gómez and other researchers measure its alcohol content at about 5%, but some have clocked in at 8%, much like a muscular IPA.
    Los Angeles Times, 17 Mar. 2022
  • The menus are really just kid menus with upcharges for gruyere, and there’s always a patch of gravel where my kids can play cornhole or simply eat the gravel, a sight that bothers me less with an IPA in my hand.
    Megan Angelo, Vogue, 17 Nov. 2023
  • Past flavors have included blueberry matcha IPA, maple créme blonde ale and a midnight American porter.
    Julia Moore, Peoplemag, 16 Aug. 2023
  • Ignoring these hosannas was a mistake, if this stunning IPA is any indication.
    Peter Rowe, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Mar. 2024
  • Luckily, beverages that contain caffeine are usually easy to spot based on their names or menu descriptions: a coffee stout or cold-brew IPA, for example.
    Jillian Kramer, Glamour, 30 Aug. 2023
  • On tap: awards in 32 categories, vendor’s expo, limited-edition IPA.
    Peter Rowe, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Mar. 2024
  • In addition to proof that the legalization is capturing the illicit market, some cannabis industry advocates believe the tax figures prove drinkers are supplementing or replacing their hazy IPA and mezcal habits with cannabis.
    Chris Roberts, Forbes, 26 Jan. 2022
  • The brew list includes pale ale, kölsch, lager, IPA and more.
    Brianna Taylor, Sacramento Bee, 2 Feb. 2024
  • Also in 2018, the brand released a chestnut-brown ale and an IPA, and the beers were soon carried by stores around the state.
    Jasmine Ting, Travel + Leisure, 25 Aug. 2023
  • All and all, fabulous collab, and a nice break from my IPA challenge.
    Sara Butler, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 Mar. 2022
  • Currently on tap includes a dirty blonde, an IPA and a summer shandy.
    Marina Johnson, Detroit Free Press, 31 July 2023
  • The cocktails range from 8.4% to 9% alcohol by volume, roughly the same as a double IPA.
    oregonlive, 12 Jan. 2022
  • Its earliest brews in the works include a peach sour, a tropical double IPA and a stout.
    Heidi Finley, Charlotte Observer, 20 Feb. 2024
  • Beware, hop lovers: a warming climate could make your IPA less bitter.
    Will Sullivan, Smithsonian Magazine, 19 Oct. 2023
  • Whatever the meal, Sapporo’s mild flavors won’t dominate your palate the way a hoppy IPA or tart sour might.
    Thea Engst, Washington Post, 25 Oct. 2023
  • The dark version is creamy and delicious, with undertones of coffee, caramel and chocolate, and the IPA is a fresh, crisp, fruity beer that is a pretty good stand-in for the real thing.
    Jess Fleming, Twin Cities, 24 Jan. 2024
  • For example, the brewery's 2 Hopper beer refers to a baseball that bounces twice before being caught—an apropos name for a hoppy IPA.
    Lauren McDowell, Chron, 4 Aug. 2022
  • There are also 12-ounce slim and 16-ounce versions to accommodate various can sizes as well, so the hard seltzer and IPA drinkers can enjoy a truly cold one, too.
    Red Fabbri, Travel + Leisure, 27 Nov. 2023

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