New World IPAs are hop forward beers where the malt is very much in the background when compared to other styles of IPA. These can be sub-divided into East Coast and West Coast IPAs though there are multiple hybrid varieties. West Coast IPAs are very much defined by the hops used whereas East Coast or New England IPAs (NEIPAs) have a greater malt balance. The use of East Coast and West Coast tends to be a flavour descriptor rather than a geographical identifier.
Note that New World IPAs have a balance of hops, fruit and light malt and are more complex than Premium Pale Ales and Blonds with more hops, but can have fruit levels akin to New World Golden Ales and noticeably fruitier.
Colour
Straw to Pale Brown
Clarity
A full gamut bright crystal clear for the West Coast examples right through to decidedly murky for NEIPAs
Carbonation
Low for cask, but bottles and cans are heavily carbonated
Alcohol
Detectable
Hop
Heavily reliant on American varieties to deliver tropical and citrus fruit, New Zealand hops can be used to give white wine notes.
Malt
Playing a supporting role to the hops
Esters
A veritable fruit salad expect tropical fruit (mango, papaya and passion fruit) and also citrus (grapefruit, lime and lemon jelly) - but not all at the same time.
Phenols
None
Fermentation By-Products
None
Body
Full bodied, thick even for NEIPAs
Carbonation
Low but can be higher.
Finish Length
Long and clean, particularly if couple with citrus flavours
Attenuation
East Coast examples tend to be less assertive than the West
Hops
Heavily reliant on American varieties to deliver tropical and citrus fruit, New Zealand hops can be used to give white wine notes.
Malt
Playing a supporting role to the hops
Water
No specific requirements
Yeast
Ale
