what is the history of ipa beer
The first beer we will explore the history of is the IPA, or India Pale Ale. The IPA was created originally in the 1700âs in England. The British, being very fond of their beer, would send it wherever their troops were stationed, including India. During this time period, there were two things that made this difficult.
IPA was allegedly invented by the British during their efforts to colonize India. Again and again, the beer they sent their troops failed to endure the sea voyage all the way around the cape of Africa.
THE PAST 100 YEARS. A record of the original gravities of beers brewed in the Burton area suggests that by 1880-1900 most exports were of the India Pale Ale variety (Table I). A record of Bass products shows gravities between 1.060 and 1.070 for both cask and bottled pale ales released between 1887 and 1901.