Well, there are a lot of American microbrews called IPAs, because they have lots of hops and a higher-than-average alcohol content, and sometimes even some aging in oak (which are the things that distinguished the British IPAs from ordinary bitter).
That said, having recently sampled several excellent British beers again, the American versions have gone way overboard in hoppiness compared to their contemporary British counterparts. Then again, British beers aren't what they were before WWII in alcohol or hoppiness, so the American IPAs might be closer to the original than the current British versions. Rick --- graywolf <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Is there such a thing as an american IPA? India Pale > Ale was a British invention, the hops were supposed > to make it travel well, e.g. to India by sailing > ship for the troops to drink. > > Anchor makes a pretty decent Porter, but that is > about the only American made version that is > actually good, Black Hook is mediocre at best and > the rest, well... Most microbrewers try, but lose > something in translation. > > Strangely most of the microbrews are more expensive > than the imports. Well, most folks think expensive > is good. BTW "premium beer" is an american > invention, the term means the same cheap beer at a > higher price. <sorry no grin>. > > -- > graywolf > http://www.graywolfphoto.com > http://webpages.charter.net/graywolf > "Idiot Proof" <==> "Expert Proof" > ----------------------------------- > > > Rick Womer wrote: > > I've never heard American IPAs described as bland > > before! What puts most people off them is their > > hoppiness. > > > > Rick > > > > --- Bob W <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > >> I'm quite adventurous in my beer explorations. > IPA > >> is one of the few > >> beers I don't particularly like - it's too bland. > >> Stout is another. > >> This makes for a difficult choice after a game of > >> squash because the > >> bar at my club only serves IPA and stout. A few > >> weeks ago I found a > >> shop which sold quite a wide range of US > >> micro-beers, so I bought a > >> bottle of each to try them and I was rather > >> disappointed, to be > >> honest. Most of them were too malty for me. I > guess > >> they don't travel > >> particularly well. Either that or they're meant > to > >> be served much > >> colder than I like. > >> > >> -- > >> Bob > >> > >> > >>> -----Original Message----- > >>> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >> [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On > >>> Behalf Of David J Brooks > >>> Sent: 09 June 2007 13:01 > >>> To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List > >>> Subject: Re: Meta-GFM: Are there any *bad* > >> microbreweries in NC? > >>> I usually dont get advebtursome in my beer > buying, > >> but i bougt 6 of > >>> the ipa from West Jeferson. Yet to try one, > maybe > >> tonight after > >> Erins > >>> show > >>> > >>> Dave > >>> > >>> On 6/8/07, Mark Roberts <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >> wrote: > >>>> I almost always bring back some Cottonwood > >> Brewery "Endo" pale ale > >>>> (official slogan: "Over the bars!") from North > >> Carolina. This time > >> I > >>>> also brought back a selection of brews by the > >> Highland > >>> Brewing Company: > >>>> Kashmir Pale Ale, Black Mocha Stout and Oatmeal > >> Porter. Excellent > >>>> brews, every one. > >>>> > >>>> Just another fringe benefit of driving down to > >> Blue Ridge > >>> country ;-) > >>>> > >>>> -- > >>>> PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > >>>> [email protected] > >>>> http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > >>>> > >>> > >>> -- > >>> Equine Photography > >>> www.caughtinmotion.com > >>> http://brooksinthecountry.blogspot.com/ > >>> Ontario Canada > >>> > >>> -- > >>> PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > >>> [email protected] > >>> http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > >>> > >>> > >> > >> -- > >> PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > >> [email protected] > >> http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > >> > > > > > > http://www.photo.net/photos/RickW > > > > > > > > > ____________________________________________________________________________________ > > Boardwalk for $500? In 2007? Ha! Play Monopoly > Here and Now (it's updated for today's economy) at > Yahoo! Games. > > > http://get.games.yahoo.com/proddesc?gamekey=monopolyherenow > > > > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > [email protected] > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > http://www.photo.net/photos/RickW ____________________________________________________________________________________ Yahoo! oneSearch: Finally, mobile search that gives answers, not web links. http://mobile.yahoo.com/mobileweb/onesearch?refer=1ONXIC -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
