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RATINGS: 54   WEIGHTED AVG: 3.43   EST. CALORIES: 186   ABV: 6.2%
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The history of India pale ales date back to the 18th century when British troops occupied India. Beer was made in England and sent to the stationed troops. Pale ales were popular beers at the time and had to endure a six month journey to the distant country. Spoilage was common and one way to prevent the loss of beer was to add more hops to the existing recipe, which are an excellent natural preservative. The addition of more hops made pale ales stronger with a higher alcohol content. Basically, India Pale Ales are stronger over hopped versions of it's cousin, the Pale Ale. The style has grown very popular in this country over the years and can be found all around. Our IPA is more aggressive than most with a high hop aroma. The taste is a true hop bomb. The IPA appears somewhat cloudy because it is unfiltered, leaving every bit of flavor in the glass.


3.3
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 13/20
mjg74 (2138) - La Mesa, California, USA - MAY 20, 2005
Pours a light orange color. Light hoppy aroma. A little bit of a malty sweetness. Not terribly bitter. Somewhat malty with a fairly bitter finish.

3.5
   AROMA 8/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 14/20
IPFreely (1471) - Sanborn, New York, USA - APR 1, 2005
Copper color, beige head. Full on hop aroma, very pleasant. Quite hoppy, decent balance. Medium bodied, bitter finish. Tasty, could use a touch more body though.

4.1
   AROMA 8/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 9/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 16/20
beerlist (23) - Las Vegas, Nevada, USA - FEB 8, 2005
UPDATED: AUG 21, 2005 Nice hoppy aroma. Bright orange in color, nice head. Citrusy hop flavor predominates, but there’s a pretty decent malt flavor backing it up. A very enjoyable American IPA. Followup: Think the brewer’s hopped it up a bit recently, this stuff is really tasting nice of late.

4.7
   AROMA 9/10   APPEARANCE 5/5   TASTE 10/10   PALATE 5/5   OVERALL 18/20
Braudog (4606) - Hampton, Virginia, USA - JAN 9, 2005
Kyle has now replaced his old pale ale with an IPA standard on tap. They call this the "Big IPA," and it’s better than the IPA I remembered originally rating in Jan 04, although I’m not 100% sure that it’s a new recepe. This struck me as a more American IPA ... big and fruity, orange-red and nice and hoppy, but it a fruity way.


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