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Although American brewed beers tend to use a cleaner yeast, and American two row malt, it is particularly the American hops that distinguish an APA from British or European pale ales. [3] The style is close to the American India Pale Ale (IPA), and boundaries blur, [4] though IPAs are stronger and more assertively hopped. [5]
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.
Assumptions that Kentucky Common was a sour beer are based on the description of the style written in 1906 [5] however, based on brewing records, the mash lengths and hopping rates would have made sour mashing impossible as Lactobacillus delbruekii and Lactobacillus hordei used in sour mashing are both hop sensitive, lacking the HorA [6] gene.
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.
The hop variety was first used commercially in 1975 by the Anchor Brewing Company, which established it as a signature hop for American pale ale. The plant is now grown in various places around the United States; British Columbia and Alberta, Canada; Argentina; and in Tasmania; Victoria and New South Wales, Australia.
American Brown Ale. Deep chestnut brown color with a medium brown head. Sweet toffee, roasted nuts, and brown sugar aromas follow through to a smooth, dry, body with roundness, purity and depth. Finishes with a rich dark roasted nut, baker's chocolate, and an earthy hop fade. Cucapá Chupacabras Pale Ale 5.8% ABV American Pale Ale.
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Pale lager is the predominant choice among the largest brewing companies of United States of America, although it is not common in U.S. microbreweries. Likewise, in Canada the biggest-selling commercial beers, including both domestics such as Molson Canadian , Labatt Blue , Kokanee , Carling Black Label , and Old Style Pilsner , and imports ...