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A dark amber American-brewed pale ale. Pale ale is a golden to amber coloured beer style brewed with pale malt. [1] [2] [3] The term first appeared in England around 1703 for beers made from malts dried with high-carbon coke, which resulted in a lighter colour than other beers popular at that time.
The term "bitter" has been used in England to describe pale ale since the early 19th century. Although brewers used the term "pale ale", before the introduction of pump clips, customers in pubs would ask for "bitter" to differentiate it from mild ale; by the end of the 19th century, brewers had begun to use the term as well.
Golden ale or summer ales were developed in the late 20th century by breweries to compete with the pale lager market. A typical golden ale has an appearance and profile similar to that of a pale lager. Malt character is subdued and the hop profile ranges from spicy to citrus; common hop additions include Styrian Golding and Cascade. Alcohol is ...
India pale ale, commonly shortened to IPA, is a hoppy pale ale which was originally shipped to colonial India. Its high hop content prevented spoilage during the long sea course from England to India. IPA is full bodied and hoppy, it is amber coloured and usually somewhat opaque. The ABV of IPA can fall within the range of 4.5–20%. [27]
A 1930s label for McEwan's IPA. India pale ale was well known as early as 1815, [29] but gained popularity in the British domestic market sometime before then. [29] [30] By World War I, IPA in Britain had diverged into two styles, the premium bottled IPAs of around 1.065 specific gravity and cask-conditioned draught IPAs which were among the weakest beers on the bar.
Many beer styles are classified as one of two main types, ales and lagers, though certain styles may not be easily sorted into either category.Beers classified as ales are typically made with yeasts that ferment at warmer temperatures, usually between 15.5 and 24 °C (60 and 75 °F), and form a layer of foam on the surface of the fermenting beer, thus they are called top-fermenting yeasts.
American pale ale (APA) is a style of pale ale developed in the United States around 1980. [ 1 ] American pale ales are generally around 5% abv with significant quantities of American hops, typically Cascade . [ 2 ]
The main brand was Bass Pale Ale, once the highest-selling beer in the UK. [3] By 1877, Bass had become the largest brewery in the world, with an annual output of one million barrels. [4] Its pale ale was exported throughout the British Empire, and the company's red triangle became the UK's first registered trade mark. [5]