How to Use IPA in a Sentence
IPA
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Then came the hazy IPA and hazy pale ale.
—Jay R. Brooks, Mercury News, 14 Aug. 2025
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The brew list includes pale ale, kölsch, lager, IPA and more.
—Brianna Taylor, Sacramento Bee, 2 Feb. 2024
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Their Lo-Pitch Hazy IPA is my top choice.
—Graham Averill, Outside, 16 Sep. 2025
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Not every day calls for a 14 percent triple IPA.
—Jahan Marcu, Rolling Stone, 23 Oct. 2025
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Spicy barbecue wings need a pilsner or a hazy IPA to cut through the spice.
—Jay R. Brooks, Mercury News, 1 June 2026
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There’s also great IPA selection, nice dark lagers.
—AFAR Media, 11 May 2026
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Currently on tap includes a dirty blonde, an IPA and a summer shandy.
—Marina Johnson, Detroit Free Press, 31 July 2023
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For a wedge salad, try an IPA, a porter or a stout, but not an imperial one.
—Jay R. Brooks, Mercury News, 29 Aug. 2025
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Among their first offerings was a pineapple saison, a cedar IPA and a red porter.
—Keith Pandolfi, Cincinnati Enquirer, 22 Dec. 2025
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All and all, fabulous collab, and a nice break from my IPA challenge.
—Sara Butler, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 Mar. 2022
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Colorado’s flag was voted to be a craft IPA can because of the state’s brewery culture.
—Ella Gonzales, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 31 July 2026
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Its earliest brews in the works include a peach sour, a tropical double IPA and a stout.
—Heidi Finley, Charlotte Observer, 20 Feb. 2024
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For the right umami flavor, make sure to opt for a nice hoppy IPA or dark stout (like Guinness).
—Jenna Sims, Southern Living, 24 Feb. 2026
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Low Sun is our take on the contemporary West Coast IPA.
—Blaine Callahan, Hartford Courant, 9 May 2026
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But the makers of Ponzi IPA are expanding, Cox told the Times.
—Ian Swanson, The Hill, 6 Oct. 2025
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Juicy huckleberries bring a unique twist to this hop-forward West Coast IPA.
—Jess Fleming, Twin Cities, 21 July 2026
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Growler Bay had five beers on draft from a great Cold IPA to a classic American stout.
—Em Sauter, Forbes.com, 11 Aug. 2025
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Spicy sauces do well with a hazy IPA or American-style lager, and tamarind sauce goes nicely with a lighter golden or blonde ale.
—Jay R. Brooks, Mercury News, 1 June 2026
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Terpenes are the aromatic compounds in cannabis, bringing piney, almost dank, notes, as if it had been hopped like an IPA.
—Sean Timberlake, Sacbee.com, 21 July 2026
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Eight signature brews—from Blonde to IPA—each infused with Provençal flair and brewed just steps from your table.
—Lewis Nunn, Forbes.com, 11 Aug. 2025
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Start with the Tiny Dog Session IPA, which is dry, crisp, and bursting with bright citrus and pine.
—Vivian Chung, Travel + Leisure, 14 May 2026
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This is a black IPA, relying heavily on the roasted malts more typically used in porters and stouts.
—Brad Japhe, Forbes.com, 7 Sep. 2025
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Clams and scallops are great with pilsners or Belgian witbiers, though spicier versions can stand up to an IPA as well.
—Jay R. Brooks, Mercury News, 24 July 2026
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Bursting with juicy mango and wrapped in a soft, pillowy haze, this IPA brings big Midway energy to every sip.
—Jess Fleming, Twin Cities, 21 July 2026
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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
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Craft beer drinkers know Pliny the Elder as the inspiration for his namesake double IPA.
—Steve Henson, Los Angeles Times, 12 Jan. 2026
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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
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Kids get their own menu, and beer fans can sample 13 in-house brews and seltzers — including the Honest Lawyer IPA.
—Susan Stapleton, Des Moines Register, 18 Feb. 2026
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Ribs practically cry out for a hoppy IPA, though a Belgian-style Tripel or Dubbel pairs well, too.
—Jay R. Brooks, Mercury News, 1 June 2026
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Beverage deals include $9 west coast IPA beer and $8 Japanese seltzer.
—Carlos Rico, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 Mar. 2026
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