All you hop fanatics pay attention: Every hop head will get his daily dose of beer bliss here. Our category India Pale Ale & Imperial IPA ranges from mild beginner's IPAs to extremely strong ones called Imperial IPAs with a bitterness of more than 100 IBUs. IPA means India Pale Ale, although these beers do not come from India. During the colonial times of the British Empire beer had to go on a long voyage to India as the soldiers there were, of course, very thirsty. In order to stand this long trip without turning bad, these beers were brewed with a slightly higher alcohol content and were hopped more intensively. This increased the beer's shelf life. IPA is nowadays regarded as primary beer style of the craft beer movement. The intensity of the various kinds of hops leads to beers with marvelous aromas.