Thornbridge Jaipur Indian Pale Ale, 4 x 330ml

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There was no craft beer scene back then, so we were selling our casks into traditional pubs,” says Webster.

Venturing to this taproom on the outskirts of Bakewell seems only fitting to try this infamous yet local brew. It is an icon and a friend, a craft beer standard and the beginning of a trend, that would spawn a whole host of IPAs, Double IPAs and — probably — Milkshake IPAs (though Jaipur has always had a bright and gleaming clarity about it).When American craft beer headed back across the Atlantic, it barely resembled the cask bitter that originally inspired it. This Jacobean country house is located just outside of Bakewell, and dates back to the 12th Century. Jaipur's hoppiness builds in the mouth and bursts with powerful citrus fruit flavours, culminating in a remarkably smooth finish and making it a deliciously drinkable IPA.

The balance they had struck—by putting bold American flavors into a traditional British cask format—was completely novel. As these streams have come together, they’ve created a third approach rooted in British tradition, but which borrows a few tricks from America.The trend today is this Mosaic- and Citra-dominated profile, which means any muppet can make IPA,” says Lovatt.