Style family · 3 styles · node 02 of 11
Pale Ale
The IPA's older, quieter sibling — same hops, less volume. Filings here skew classic: crystal malt, Cascade lineage, the occasional modern rework with tropical hop bills. When a brewery wants a flagship that won't scare anyone, this is the paperwork it files.
- On record
- 689
- This week
- 4
- Median ABV
- 5.5%
Styles in this family
American Pale Ale 610English Pale Ale / Bitter 66Extra Pale Ale / XPA 13
- American Pale Ale610 on record
- Hops and malt in something like balance, typically 5 to 6%, the beer a generation of breweries built on before IPA took the shelf. Filings today split between the classic Cascade-and-crystal shape and modern pales with tropical hops and a lighter body. Often a house's oldest recurring label, which makes its filing history a good read of the house itself.
- English Pale Ale / Bitter66 on record
- Bitter, best bitter, ESB and the English-style pale: earthy hops, biscuit malt, modest strength, often a cask reference somewhere on the label. A small filing count in the American register, mostly from houses with a British bent or a brewer making a point. Worth noticing precisely because so few bother.
- Extra Pale Ale / XPA13 on record
- Extra pale ale: paler malt, brighter hops, usually a touch lower in alcohol than a pale ale. A marketing term as much as a style, borrowed from Australia, and the label will say XPA outright. Filings are few and cluster around breweries that already sell a lot of hoppy beer and want a lighter shelf-mate.
Exemplar labelswhat the family looks like this month
Fresh in Pale Alenewest filings, this family only
Sep 9Simulation In ProgressDrekker Brewing CompanyAmerican Pale AleSep 9Fresh As It GetsMother Earth Brew CoAmerican Pale Ale · 6.7%Sep 8Cassowary ChaosElation BrewingAmerican Pale Ale · 5.4%Sep 8Ephemeral Citra AleSaco River BrewingAmerican Pale Ale · 7%Sep 4Dawn of a New ErrorDrekker Brewing CompanyAmerican Pale AleSep 4American IPAHoops Brewing Co.American Pale Ale · 7.5%Sep 4Damp 26.01Burgeon Beer CompanyAmerican Pale Ale · 5.8%Sep 4Koronet British Style UnfilteredKoronetEnglish Pale Ale / Bitter · 5.1%Sep 4Field Day IPA 2026BJ's Restaurant & BreweryAmerican Pale Ale · 6.5%Sep 3Foreverever EverOther Half Brewing Co.American Pale AleSep 3Chinatown Supermarket BeerChappell BrewingAmerican Pale Ale · 5%Sep 2Mic DropSinglecut BeersmithsAmerican Pale Ale · 6.6%