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08-08-2009, 04:06 PM
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08-08-2009, 04:10 PM
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08-08-2009, 04:14 PM
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I was amused to notice that the abbreviation that used to mean India Pale Ale is now being used to refer to Indiana Pale Ale by some American brewers.
That said, some of the beers you're getting over there in the USA these days are first rate brews. Some Europeans have been slow to realise this, but the days when "American beer" was a synonym for "watery rubbish" are long gone.
I've enjoyed some great American beers on my last couple of visits. Dale's Pale Ale is one of my favourites.
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08-08-2009, 04:17 PM
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Originally Posted by bassybill Are we talking beer here?
I was amused to notice that the abbreviation that used to mean India Pale Ale is now being used to refer to Indiana Pale Ale by some American brewers.
That said, some of the beers you're getting over there in the USA these days are first rate brews. Some Europeans have been slow to realise this, but the days when "American beer" was a synonym for "watery rubbish" are long gone.
I've enjoyed some great American beers on my last couple of visits. Dale's Pale Ale is one of my favourites. | Although I am Canadian, yes, I was talking beer. 
I just finished one from a quasi-local brewery, and I always feel like I thoroughly enjoy my IPAs more than other beers.
I completely agree with you on the "American beer" mythos, though. Fantastic beers. |
08-08-2009, 04:25 PM
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08-08-2009, 04:30 PM
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Originally Posted by Ben Lesser
IPAs
Why are they so good?
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Let me 'splain. 
They are light in body so they quench thirst without being filling.
They are highly hopped so they have that unique flavor hopheads enjoy.
The American style IPA's are additionally dry hopped with the varieties from the Cascade region which gives the beer a citrusy flavor.
They use a large amount of crystal or caramel malts for sweetness to balance the high bitterness of the hops.
They are high in alcohol, typically 6-7% ABV
What's not to love? 
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08-08-2009, 04:35 PM
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08-08-2009, 04:40 PM
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Mmmmmmmmm.
Brettanomyces lambicus, Brettanomyces bruxellensis and Pediococcus damnosus.
Drool. . . . . 
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08-08-2009, 04:42 PM
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08-08-2009, 04:44 PM
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08-08-2009, 04:53 PM
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My personal fav is O'Dell's IPA. IMHO, the Cascade hop aroma and taste don't get any better and balanced than that! |
08-08-2009, 05:36 PM
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08-08-2009, 05:48 PM
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Originally Posted by hbarcat They are highly hopped so they have that unique flavor hopheads enjoy. | Whilst I'm more of a dark ale kinda guy, I also am a huge fan of IPA's. Our local micro does a double IPA that is just outta this world: http://www.behindthebeer.com/nattygreene5x5
FWIW, this is my "go to" brew from the same folks: http://www.ratebeer.com/beer/natty-g...n-brown/40300/
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08-08-2009, 05:55 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Rochelle, Illinois | | Another week or two and I'll be picking the hop cones off the Cascade vines in my backyard.
Every August there is one special brew day that is more special than any other special brew day, and that's the day that I brew with the fresh (undried, unfrozen) hops that I just picked.
This year I will be brewing an American IPA and an Imperial Raspberry stout. Both batches will be brewed exclusively with the fresh Cascade hops.
Oh, Yeah. 
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08-08-2009, 06:20 PM
|  | Registered User | | Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Seweracuse, NY | | IPA's are designed for the summer, or for when you're living in hotter climates. Crisp and clean but with complexity and waaay more body and flavor than the usual light-ish crap that many people drink in hot weather.
Cascade hops are great, but then I love hops...They CAN give that fruity finish without being sweet.
Unfortunately, my girlfriend is VERY opposed to hops. We usually find a nice wheat beer for her. 
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08-08-2009, 06:28 PM
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08-08-2009, 07:01 PM
|  | Evil Alien | | Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Sacramento, CA | | | The only IPA I like is MateVeza. It is incredible!
All other IPAs are way too bitter for me
I prefer doppelbocks and trappist ales
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08-08-2009, 07:02 PM
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my recent favorite is longtrail's double IPA...we have it on tap at the bar i work at ...soooo yummy.
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08-08-2009, 08:09 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Grand Rapids, Michigan USA | | | Hop Wallop is pretty tasty, although I prefer stouts..
Founders Brewery here in town make excellent examples of both IPA's and stouts..
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08-08-2009, 09:08 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: New York, NY | | | omg, why do people drink that trash? IPAs . . . . might as well just drink a freakin' flower. Gah, it's like quaffing perfume. Absolute garbage.
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