American pale ale

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American pale ale
Final gravity
1.010 - 1.015
Malt percentageusually 100%

American pale ale (APA) is a style of pale ale developed in the United States around 1980.[1]

American pale ales are generally around 5% abv with significant quantities of American hops, typically

crystal malts.[6]

History

Anchor Liberty Ale, a 6%

Burton upon Trent, picking up information about robust pale ales, which he used when he made his American version using just malt rather than the malt and sugar combination common in brewing at that time, and making prominent use of the American hop, Cascade.[7] The beer was popular, and became a regular in 1983.[7]

Cascade hops, refermented in the bottle, and not straw in color - all qualities the popular beer style of the time, i.e. pale lagers, did not possess. While the company brewed for fewer than 6 years at only 7.5 barrels (217 US gallons) per week, it inspired many more pioneers and imitators.[9]

The first brewery to successfully commercialize the use of significant quantities of American hops in the style of APA was the Sierra Nevada Brewing Company,[10] which brewed the first experimental batch of Sierra Nevada Pale Ale in November 1980,[11] distributing the finished version in March 1981.[12] Another pioneer of the hoppy American pale ale was Bert Grant of Yakima Brewing.[13]

References

  1. ISBN 9781603420891
    . Retrieved 8 July 2011.
  2. ^ "CraftBeer.com | American Ales". craftbeer.com. 2011. Archived from the original on 29 July 2012. Retrieved 8 July 2011.
  3. ISSN 0362-4331
    . Retrieved 8 July 2011.
  4. ISBN 9780762438112
    . Retrieved 8 July 2011.
  5. ISBN 9781430312468
    . Retrieved 8 July 2011.
  6. ISBN 9780470374160
    . Retrieved 8 July 2011.
  7. ^
    ISBN 9780762402014
    . Retrieved 8 July 2011.
  8. ^ John Holl (2011). "CraftBeer.com | Featured Brewery: New Albion Brewing". craftbeer.com. Archived from the original on 2010-06-24. Retrieved 8 July 2011.
  9. ISBN 0-15-101012-9
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  10. ISBN 9781118061879
    . Retrieved 8 July 2011.
  11. ^ "Sierra Nevada History". sierranevada.com. 2009. Archived from the original on 8 July 2011. Retrieved 8 July 2011.
  12. ISBN 9780151010127
    . Retrieved 8 July 2011.
  13. ^ Michael Jackson (2011). "Michael Jackson's Beer Hunter - How Bert Grant Saved The World". beerhunter.com. Retrieved 8 July 2011.
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