The beer, which was launched last week, complements the brewery’s Dry Hopped Lager and is the culmination of master brewer Chris Reid’s extensive research into original IPA recipes.

He explained: “I wanted to go back to the history books to deliver a really authentic beer, so spent a lot of time researching brewing archives, looking for traditional malt and hop recipes and working out how best to evolve them for modern tastes.

“Working with our hops suppliers I arrived at a blend of Galaxy, Simcoe, and Goldings hops, alongside various lighter malts, to create a traditionally bitter and hoppy IPA with a soft, modern tropical flavour.

“But apart from its characteristic taste there are a couple of other things that I really love about this beer. The first is that the colour absolutely draws you in.

“It’s so sparklingly clear and is a beautiful light copper colour with gentle effervescence that the IPA is a seriously tempting pint. Secondly the beer is very drinkable.” 

According to Reid, a lot of beers are too hoppy so the appeal doesn’t last beyond the first half pint or so.

He added: “Charlie Wells Triple Hopped IPA is brewed with heaps of hops but its minerality ensures that you’re not over-powered by the hops. 

“This comes from the natural mineral water from the artesian well sunk by Charlie Wells himself, which we have Burtonised for this IPA recipe.”

The beer is available in 500ml bottles for off-trade stockists with on-trade customers able to order keg and 330ml bottles.