Comments on: History of India Pale Ale http://everydaydrinkers.com/2007/11/02/history-of-india-pale-ale/ Drinking Everyday and Enjoying Every Minute Of It Mon, 15 Mar 2010 00:40:07 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Derrick Schommer http://everydaydrinkers.com/2007/11/02/history-of-india-pale-ale/comment-page-1/#comment-5702 Derrick Schommer Sun, 23 Aug 2009 02:21:29 +0000 http://everydaydrinkers.com/2007/11/02/history-of-india-pale-ale/#comment-5702 I'd not say suspended, I don't see anything in history that states it ever became a dead style. It just outlived its usefulness. My friends and I love a good IPA, it still holds its value. However, if you do some digging through some historical text you'll come to find its alcohol content has been lowered from what they used to use while traveling across the sea on ships. Once refrigeration and other "high tech" systems came to be, there was no need to preserve it with higher alcohol content. I'm sure it was much more abrasive and disgusting compared to what we drink today. What used to be a means of hydration and keeping you alive on long trips. It kept out the bacteria and stuff that is bad for our systems because of the alcohols so, while we may drink it "to get drunk" they drank it to avoid intestinal dysfunctions from bad water and other liquids. I’d not say suspended, I don’t see anything in history that states it ever became a dead style. It just outlived its usefulness.

My friends and I love a good IPA, it still holds its value. However, if you do some digging through some historical text you’ll come to find its alcohol content has been lowered from what they used to use while traveling across the sea on ships. Once refrigeration and other “high tech” systems came to be, there was no need to preserve it with higher alcohol content.

I’m sure it was much more abrasive and disgusting compared to what we drink today. What used to be a means of hydration and keeping you alive on long trips. It kept out the bacteria and stuff that is bad for our systems because of the alcohols so, while we may drink it “to get drunk” they drank it to avoid intestinal dysfunctions from bad water and other liquids.

]]> By: Paul http://everydaydrinkers.com/2007/11/02/history-of-india-pale-ale/comment-page-1/#comment-5700 Paul Sun, 23 Aug 2009 01:05:20 +0000 http://everydaydrinkers.com/2007/11/02/history-of-india-pale-ale/#comment-5700 Was production of IPA suspended and if so so when was the recipe resurrected? Was production of IPA suspended and if so so when was the recipe resurrected?

]]> By: Derrick Schommer http://everydaydrinkers.com/2007/11/02/history-of-india-pale-ale/comment-page-1/#comment-5688 Derrick Schommer Sat, 22 Aug 2009 00:08:00 +0000 http://everydaydrinkers.com/2007/11/02/history-of-india-pale-ale/#comment-5688 Well, unless you're traveling to India or talking to those from India during the 1700's, you're probably going to have a tough time :) We're talking about a product that was something you'd see in India in times before refrigeration when people were still considering the world as flat. Things have changed quite a lot since then and memories fade. Well, unless you’re traveling to India or talking to those from India during the 1700’s, you’re probably going to have a tough time :) We’re talking about a product that was something you’d see in India in times before refrigeration when people were still considering the world as flat. Things have changed quite a lot since then and memories fade.

]]> By: Paul http://everydaydrinkers.com/2007/11/02/history-of-india-pale-ale/comment-page-1/#comment-5687 Paul Fri, 21 Aug 2009 23:51:28 +0000 http://everydaydrinkers.com/2007/11/02/history-of-india-pale-ale/#comment-5687 Last year I traveled to India. While there i searched for the ultimate IPA. Kinda like a surfer seeking the ultimate wave. No one I spoke to ever heard of IPA. Not markets where they sold beer, five star restaurants, guides, bus drivers, Sherpas, locals, waiters. No one. I just moved to NJ in an area populated by people from India. The beer/wine store in town is run by Indians. When i ask ed for IPA they thought I was goofing on them. While I am convinced this is a microbrewery hoax I will still drink it. Last year I traveled to India. While there i searched for the ultimate IPA. Kinda like a surfer seeking the ultimate wave.
No one I spoke to ever heard of IPA. Not markets where they sold beer, five star restaurants, guides, bus drivers, Sherpas, locals, waiters. No one.

I just moved to NJ in an area populated by people from India. The beer/wine store in town is run by Indians. When i ask ed for IPA they thought I was goofing on them.

While I am convinced this is a microbrewery hoax I will still drink it.

]]> By: Celebrate With Session Beers | Everyday Drinkers http://everydaydrinkers.com/2007/11/02/history-of-india-pale-ale/comment-page-1/#comment-283 Celebrate With Session Beers | Everyday Drinkers Fri, 18 Apr 2008 04:13:37 +0000 http://everydaydrinkers.com/2007/11/02/history-of-india-pale-ale/#comment-283 [...] some American Hefeweizen, most wheat ales or a typical Pilsner. You may want to shy away from India Pale Ale when socializing or drink in moderation as an IPA is usually a higher alcohol content than other [...] [...] some American Hefeweizen, most wheat ales or a typical Pilsner. You may want to shy away from India Pale Ale when socializing or drink in moderation as an IPA is usually a higher alcohol content than other [...]

]]> By: What is a Pilsner? | Everyday Drinkers http://everydaydrinkers.com/2007/11/02/history-of-india-pale-ale/comment-page-1/#comment-269 What is a Pilsner? | Everyday Drinkers Sat, 12 Apr 2008 00:21:29 +0000 http://everydaydrinkers.com/2007/11/02/history-of-india-pale-ale/#comment-269 [...] however, this meant beer could only travel so far before it would go bad or lose its taste; the IPA method has always been the solution to allowing beer to survive longer [...] [...] however, this meant beer could only travel so far before it would go bad or lose its taste; the IPA method has always been the solution to allowing beer to survive longer [...]

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]]> By: Newly Corporate » Blog Archive » 5 Happy Hour Hacks: How to Drink and Schmooze in the Corporate World http://everydaydrinkers.com/2007/11/02/history-of-india-pale-ale/comment-page-1/#comment-70 Newly Corporate » Blog Archive » 5 Happy Hour Hacks: How to Drink and Schmooze in the Corporate World Tue, 04 Dec 2007 20:47:00 +0000 http://everydaydrinkers.com/2007/11/02/history-of-india-pale-ale/#comment-70 [...] it is a topic for discussion and an ice breaker.  Learn a story behind your favorite drink(the tale of the India Pale Ale is one of my favorites), take pride in your beer, don’t whine about your wine,  and know [...] [...] it is a topic for discussion and an ice breaker.  Learn a story behind your favorite drink(the tale of the India Pale Ale is one of my favorites), take pride in your beer, don’t whine about your wine,  and know [...]

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