Leah’s Beer School: Lesson 11
India Pale Lagers There’s no question that IPAs rule the craft beer world, but after dominating beer trends for the last decade, there is renewed interest in less intense, more palatable brews. The India Pale Lager, a substylistic hybrid of both the IPA and lager, offers the best of both worlds with an approachably hoppy, refreshing beer. The key differences between IPLs and IPAs are in the type of yeast used and temperature of fermentation. IPAs use ale yeasts that are high in esters, where IPLs are brewed with more neutral lager yeasts. In contrast to IPAs that are fermented …