What is an India Pale Ale?!
What is an India Pale Ale?
Answers:
back when India was part of the british empire those in india wanted to have fresh beer. By the time the beer from the britan arrived in india it would spoil, so a preservative had to be added....hops. Hops is the spice of beer that gives it the bitter flavor, with increased hop presence India pale ales are generally a bitter tasting beer
Color can range from very pale golden to reddish amber. Hops are typically American with a big herbal and / or citric character, bitterness is high as well. Moderate to medium bodied with a balancing malt back bone.
Average alcohol by volume (abv) range: 5.5-7.5%
Source(s):
beeradvocate.com
A light coloured bitter beer. It was originally brewed in the UK to send to india as just a pale ale, in the days of the Raj but it didn't survive the voyage very well. Then an enterprising brewer started adding large quantities of hops to it, and found it kept much better and so was still palatable after the journey.
Look for some good IPAs, but forget green king IPA, it's not that good.
in singapore? go to brewerks. its at clarke quay. you should go!! its good beer