"Diablo":35ghedzk wrote: I wouldn't call either of them IPA's. To me, they're APA's that are made in Ireland.[/quote:35ghedzk]
I thought that we were calling an IPA an "Irish Pale Ale" here as opposed to an "India Pale Ale". I think that an APA is usually an "American Pale Ale"?
"Diablo":ljaszdjz wrote: I wouldn't call either of them IPA's. To me, they're APA's that are made in Ireland.[/quote:ljaszdjz]
I thought that we were calling an IPA an "Irish Pale Ale" here as opposed to an "India Pale Ale". I think that an APA is usually an "American Pale Ale"?[/quote:ljaszdjz]
Yes my point is they're brewing an APA style with American hops so it's an APA that happens to be brewed in Ireland.
"Diablo":1zcdjbow wrote: Yes my point is they're brewing an APA style with American hops so it's an APA that happens to be brewed in Ireland.[/quote:1zcdjbow]Except an awful lot of beer drinkers know what an IPA is, but very few what an APA is. IPA is a better label for Hophead.
I mean <!-- s:twisted: --><img src="{SMILIES_PATH}/icon_twisted.gif" alt="" title="Twisted Evil" /><!-- s:twisted: --> it's not like there's some sort of objective universal definition of IPA that Hophead can be judged against.
I'd agree with TheBeerNut here. Porterhouse probably figured that an IPA is more of a recognizable style to most people. Trying to explain an APA as a variation of an IPA to someone that may not care might just be too much hassle.
&quot;TheBeerNut&quot;:1ran07ii wrote: Except an awful lot of beer drinkers know what an IPA is, but very few what an APA is. IPA is a better label for Hophead.[/quote:1ran07ii]
They "know" IPA as India Pale Ale not Irish Pale Ale.
&quot;TheBeerNut&quot;:1ran07ii wrote: I mean <!-- s:twisted: --><img src="{SMILIES_PATH}/icon_twisted.gif" alt="" title="Twisted Evil" /><!-- s:twisted: --> it's not like there's some sort of objective universal definition of IPA that Hophead can be judged against.[/quote:1ran07ii]
No, but it's under hopped and low in alcohol compared to most other beers labelled as IPA.
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