India pale ale

American  

Or India Pale Ale

noun

1. a pale-colored ale with a higher hops and alcohol content than average. IPA

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Etymology

Origin of India pale ale

First brewed in England in the late 1700s and shipped to the British in India

Example Sentences

Proof of one new friendship is easily visible in Taipei's supermarkets, which now sell something that is quite uncommon in Asia: Lithuanian-made India Pale Ale.

From BBC

Before this year's lager release, she experimented with adding Kernza to 14 beer styles, including a blonde ale, a farmhouse ale and an India pale ale.

From Salon

The Half Moon Bay Brewing Company picked up recycled greywater from the space agency’s Ames Research Center in Mountain View, Calif., and used it to make a limited-edition India Pale Ale called Tunnel Vision.

From New York Times

The IPA, or India pale ale, traditionally has been a robust, tough-guy kind of beer.

From Seattle Times

Sierra Nevada Brewing Company’s Celebration Ale, a wet-hopped India Pale Ale released every fall as the brewery’s winter seasonal, is that beer.

From Washington Post