No reason why you can't have American IPA if we can have British lager, and so on. It's just a style of brewing, that's all.
-- Bob > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On > Behalf Of graywolf > Sent: 09 June 2007 23:32 > To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List > Subject: Re: Meta-GFM: Are there any *bad* microbreweries in NC? > > Is there such a thing as an american IPA? India Pale Ale was > a British invention, the hops were supposed to make it travel > well, e.g. to India by sailing ship for the troops to drink. > > Anchor makes a pretty decent Porter, but that is about the > only American made version that is actually good, Black Hook > is mediocre at best and the rest, well... Most microbrewers > try, but lose something in translation. > > Strangely most of the microbrews are more expensive than the > imports. Well, most folks think expensive is good. BTW > "premium beer" is an american invention, the term means the > same cheap beer at a higher price. <sorry no grin>. > > -- > graywolf > http://www.graywolfphoto.com > http://webpages.charter.net/graywolf > "Idiot Proof" <==> "Expert Proof" > ----------------------------------- > > > Rick Womer wrote: > > I've never heard American IPAs described as bland > > before! What puts most people off them is their > > hoppiness. > > > > Rick > > > > --- Bob W <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > >> I'm quite adventurous in my beer explorations. IPA > >> is one of the few > >> beers I don't particularly like - it's too bland. > >> Stout is another. > >> This makes for a difficult choice after a game of > >> squash because the > >> bar at my club only serves IPA and stout. A few > >> weeks ago I found a > >> shop which sold quite a wide range of US > >> micro-beers, so I bought a > >> bottle of each to try them and I was rather > >> disappointed, to be > >> honest. Most of them were too malty for me. I guess > >> they don't travel > >> particularly well. Either that or they're meant to > >> be served much > >> colder than I like. > >> > >> -- > >> Bob > >> > >> > >>> -----Original Message----- > >>> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >> [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On > >>> Behalf Of David J Brooks > >>> Sent: 09 June 2007 13:01 > >>> To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List > >>> Subject: Re: Meta-GFM: Are there any *bad* > >> microbreweries in NC? > >>> I usually dont get advebtursome in my beer buying, > >> but i bougt 6 of > >>> the ipa from West Jeferson. Yet to try one, maybe > >> tonight after > >> Erins > >>> show > >>> > >>> Dave > >>> > >>> On 6/8/07, Mark Roberts <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >> wrote: > >>>> I almost always bring back some Cottonwood > >> Brewery "Endo" pale ale > >>>> (official slogan: "Over the bars!") from North > >> Carolina. This time > >> I > >>>> also brought back a selection of brews by the > >> Highland > >>> Brewing Company: > >>>> Kashmir Pale Ale, Black Mocha Stout and Oatmeal > >> Porter. Excellent > >>>> brews, every one. > >>>> > >>>> Just another fringe benefit of driving down to > >> Blue Ridge > >>> country ;-) > >>>> > >>>> -- > >>>> PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > >>>> [email protected] > >>>> http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > >>>> > >>> > >>> -- > >>> Equine Photography > >>> www.caughtinmotion.com > >>> http://brooksinthecountry.blogspot.com/ > >>> Ontario Canada > >>> > >>> -- > >>> PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > >>> [email protected] > >>> http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > >>> > >>> > >> > >> -- > >> PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > >> [email protected] > >> http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > >> > > > > > > http://www.photo.net/photos/RickW > > > > > > > > > ______________________________________________________________ > ______________________ > > Boardwalk for $500? In 2007? Ha! Play Monopoly Here and Now > (it's updated for today's economy) at Yahoo! Games. > > http://get.games.yahoo.com/proddesc?gamekey=monopolyherenow > > > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > [email protected] > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > > -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
