DOUBLE, TRIPLE+ IPAS (ALSO REFERRED TO AS IMPERIAL IPAS) ARE A STRONGER, VERY HOPPY VARIANT OF IPAS THAT TYPICALLY HAVE ALCOHOL CONTENT ABOVE 7.5% BY VOLUME. THE STYLE IS CLAIMED TO HAVE ORIGINATED WITH VINNIE CILURZO, CURRENTLY THE OWNER OF RUSSIAN RIVER BREWING COMPANY IN SANTA ROSA, CALIFORNIA, IN 1994 AT THE NOW-DEFUNCT BLIND PIG BREWERY IN TEMECULA, CALIFORNIA.

PAIRS WELL WITH GRILLED MEATS SUCH AS RIBS, PORK CHOPS, AND EVEN CHICKEN. STRONG CHEESES ARE ALSO A GOOD PAIRING, ESPECIALLY BLUE CHEESE AND SHARP CHEDDARS. THE HIGH ALCOHOL CONTENT AND BITTERNESS OF THE DIPA WILL SCRUB AWAY THE FATTY COATING CHEESE AND SAUCES LEAVE IN YOUR MOUTH