IPA Styles in a Nutshell

I cover in this video three major styles of IPA and various sub styles that are popular in the American Craft Beer scene in the Summer of 2016. I talk about west coast, and east coast styles and I also mention belgium, black and imperial stylings of India Pale Ale.

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