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IPA

American  
Or I.P.A.

abbreviation

  1. India pale ale.

  2. International Phonetic Alphabet.

  3. International Phonetic Association.

  4. International Press Association.

IPA British  

abbreviation

  1. International Phonetic Alphabet

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Punk IPA had become their favourite beer and they admired the maverick Aberdeenshire company's bid to take on the global brewing giants.

From BBC • Mar. 4, 2026

IPA does not remain confined to the gut.

From Science Daily • Jan. 23, 2026

Craft beer drinkers know Pliny the Elder as the inspiration for his namesake double IPA.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 12, 2026

German beer giant Beck’s nonalcoholic lager and Athletic Brewing’s Run Wild nonalcoholic IPA are just two examples of how breweries large and small are trying to tap into the nonalcoholic beer market.

From Salon • Jul. 31, 2024

I told the IPA those men weren't criminals.

From A World is Born by Brackett, Leigh Douglass

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