what does the IPA in the beer stand for?

Answer 1

India Pale Ale I think.

Answer 2

The answers here are correct but I can add one thing. In the UK the term IPA had become bastardised to the extent that quite ordinary bitters - Such as Greene King's - had become known as IPAs. Drinkers could be forgiven if they wondered what all the fuss was about and, indeed, true IPAs were just about extinct in the UK. It took the Americans, with the boom in the craft beer industry, to recreate the old style and there are now some wonderful American IPAs of which Goose Island was one of the first I tried. Now the style has recrossed the Atlantic and we have some fine IPAs in the UK again although, interestingly, in a nod of approval to the US craft beer movement, some brewers are now referring to the US style of IPA as "American Pale Ales" to distinguish them from the few remaining UK bitters that style themselves as IPAs. Of course, it behoves US drinkers to be wary. The Mega-brewers still have over 90% of the US beer market and are very strong, rich and influential. Watch out for a Coors "IPA" which will simply be their regular (and totally undistinguished) mock-pilsner with a bit of colouring added.

Answer 3

India Pale Ale

Answer 4

India Pale Ale

Answer 5

India Pale Ale

Answer 6

India Pale Ale

Answer 7

India Pale Ale though it was originally Imperial Pale Ale.

It is a distinct style of beer and is characterized as a sparkling pale ale with a high level of alcohol (modern day versions are usually 5.5% to 6.3% by volume, though the original versions were considerably higher) and hops, thus having an increased bitterness (in modern times typically 35-48 on the IBU scale, though originally probably more than 60 IBU). The creation of India Pale Ale (IPA) during the early 1700s was the result of tremendous efforts by British brewers to overcome a difficult problem: beer did not keep well on long ocean voyages, especially into hot climates. These hot environments resulted in the arrival of flat, sour beer. The answer to the great beer problem finally came from a recipe created by George Hodgson at the Bow Brewery in East London. India ale was a variation of his pale ale, which Londoners had been drinking since the mid-1750s. Hodgson began shipping Hodgson's India Ale during the 1780s. By 1784 advertisements were appearing in the Calcutta Gazette for "light and excellent" pale ale.

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what does the IPA in the beer stand for?

Answer 9

India Pale Ale.

Answer 10

One more vote for India pale Ale. Personally i cant stand the stuff. What is this trend of takeing the thinnest, lightest beer around and cramming ungodly amounts of hopps into it? I mean come on, ya gotta have enough malt to balance it out. Thats y I much prefer Imperial Stouts.