American pale ales are generally around 5% abv with significant quantities of American hops, typically Cascade.[2] Although American brewed beers tend to use a cleaner yeast, and American two row malt, it is particularly the American hops that distinguish an APA from British or European pale ales.[3] The style is close to the American India Pale Ale (IPA), and boundaries blur,[4] though IPAs are stronger and more assertively hopped.[5] The style is also close to amber ale, though ambers are darker and maltier due to use of crystal malts.[6]
Historyedit
Anchor Liberty Ale, a 6% abvale originally brewed by Anchor Brewing Company as a special in 1975 to commemorate Paul Revere's midnight ride in 1775 which marked the start of the American War of Independence, was seen by Michael Jackson as the first modern American ale.[7]Fritz Maytag, the owner of Anchor, visited British breweries in London, Yorkshire and 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]
Jack McAuliffe of the New Albion Brewing Company was brewing his New Albion Ale by 1976, inspired by the ales he had tasted in Scotland.[8] The beer was (at the time) vigorously hopped with American 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]
Referencesedit
^Randy Mosher (2011). Tasting Beer. p. 212. ISBN9781603420891. Retrieved 8 July 2011.
^"CraftBeer.com | American Ales". craftbeer.com. 2011. Archived from the original on 29 July 2012. Retrieved 8 July 2011.
^Eric Asimov (28 June 2010). "Sampling American Pale Ales - NYTimes.com". The New York Times. New York. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 8 July 2011.
^Andy Crouch (2010). Great American Craft Beer. Running Press. p. 126. ISBN9780762438112. Retrieved 8 July 2011.
^Chris Wright (2007). The Beer Journal. Lulu.com. p. 56. ISBN9781430312468. Retrieved 8 July 2011.
^Marty Nachel (2008). Homebrewing For Dummies. For Dummies. p. 128. ISBN9780470374160. Retrieved 8 July 2011.
^ abcMichael Jackson (1997). Michael Jackson's beer companion. Running Press. pp. 161–162. ISBN9780762402014. Retrieved 8 July 2011.
^John Holl (2011). . craftbeer.com. Archived from the original on 2010-06-24. Retrieved 8 July 2011.
^Ogle, Maureen (2006). Ambitious Brew: the story of American beer. Orlando: Harcourt. pp. 291–99. ISBN0-15-101012-9.
^Sam Calagione (19 January 2011). Brewing Up a Business. John Wiley and Sons, 2011. ISBN9781118061879. Retrieved 8 July 2011.
^. sierranevada.com. 2009. Archived from the original on 8 July 2011. Retrieved 8 July 2011.
^Maureen Ogle (2006). Ambitious Brew. Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. p. 305. ISBN9780151010127. Retrieved 8 July 2011.
^Michael Jackson (2011). "Michael Jackson's Beer Hunter - How Bert Grant Saved The World". beerhunter.com. Retrieved 8 July 2011.
January 01, 1970
american, pale, style, pale, developed, united, states, around, 1980, sierra, nevada, pale, prototypical, apacountry, originunited, statesyeast, typetop, fermentingalcohol, volume4, color, 14bitterness, 45original, gravity1, 060final, gravity1, 015malt, percen. American pale ale APA is a style of pale ale developed in the United States around 1980 1 American pale aleSierra Nevada Pale Ale prototypical APACountry of originUnited StatesYeast typeTop fermentingAlcohol by volume4 5 6 2 Color SRM 5 14Bitterness IBU 30 45Original gravity1 045 1 060Final gravity1 010 1 015Malt percentageusually 100 American pale ales are generally around 5 abv with significant quantities of American hops typically Cascade 2 Although American brewed beers tend to use a cleaner yeast and American two row malt it is particularly the American hops that distinguish an APA from British or European pale ales 3 The style is close to the American India Pale Ale IPA and boundaries blur 4 though IPAs are stronger and more assertively hopped 5 The style is also close to amber ale though ambers are darker and maltier due to use of crystal malts 6 History editAnchor Liberty Ale a 6 abv ale originally brewed by Anchor Brewing Company as a special in 1975 to commemorate Paul Revere s midnight ride in 1775 which marked the start of the American War of Independence was seen by Michael Jackson as the first modern American ale 7 Fritz Maytag the owner of Anchor visited British breweries in London Yorkshire and 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 Jack McAuliffe of the New Albion Brewing Company was brewing his New Albion Ale by 1976 inspired by the ales he had tasted in Scotland 8 The beer was at the time vigorously hopped with American 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 edit Randy Mosher 2011 Tasting Beer p 212 ISBN 9781603420891 Retrieved 8 July 2011 CraftBeer com American Ales craftbeer com 2011 Archived from the original on 29 July 2012 Retrieved 8 July 2011 Eric Asimov 28 June 2010 Sampling American Pale Ales NYTimes com The New York Times New York ISSN 0362 4331 Retrieved 8 July 2011 Andy Crouch 2010 Great American Craft Beer Running Press p 126 ISBN 9780762438112 Retrieved 8 July 2011 Chris Wright 2007 The Beer Journal Lulu com p 56 ISBN 9781430312468 Retrieved 8 July 2011 Marty Nachel 2008 Homebrewing For Dummies For Dummies p 128 ISBN 9780470374160 Retrieved 8 July 2011 a b c Michael Jackson 1997 Michael Jackson s beer companion Running Press pp 161 162 ISBN 9780762402014 Retrieved 8 July 2011 John Holl 2011 CraftBeer com Featured Brewery New Albion Brewing craftbeer com Archived from the original on 2010 06 24 Retrieved 8 July 2011 Ogle Maureen 2006 Ambitious Brew the story of American beer Orlando Harcourt pp 291 99 ISBN 0 15 101012 9 Sam Calagione 19 January 2011 Brewing Up a Business John Wiley and Sons 2011 ISBN 9781118061879 Retrieved 8 July 2011 Sierra Nevada History sierranevada com 2009 Archived from the original on 8 July 2011 Retrieved 8 July 2011 Maureen Ogle 2006 Ambitious Brew Houghton Mifflin Harcourt p 305 ISBN 9780151010127 Retrieved 8 July 2011 Michael Jackson 2011 Michael Jackson s Beer Hunter How Bert Grant Saved The World beerhunter com Retrieved 8 July 2011 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title American pale ale amp oldid 1164560115, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
