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'''Pale ale''' is a name given to beers using pale malts which are top [[fermented]]. It is another name for [[Bitter (beer)|bitter]]. It is sometimes also referred to as ''best bitter''. The term ''pale'' was first used to distinguish them from dark [[porter (beer)|porters]].

{{Distinguish|Pale lager}}

{{Use British English|date=May 2018}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2015}}

[[File:THAT Brewery Bearfoot Pale Ale.jpg|upright|thumb|A dark amber American-brewed pale ale]]

'''Pale ale''' is a golden to amber coloured [[beer style]] brewed with [[pale malt]].<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.beer-pages.com/protz/features/ipa.htm |title= Roger Protz on India Pale ale |publisher= www.beer-pages.com |access-date= 3 October 2010 |archive-date= 8 June 2016 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20160608150337/http://www.beer-pages.com/protz/features/ipa.htm |url-status= dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite journal |url= https://books.google.com/books?id=GOECAAAAMBAJ&q=pale+ale+compared+to+dark+beer&pg=PA104 |title= Atlanta, Vol. 43, No. 1 |issn= 0004-6701 |author= Paige Williams |journal= Atlanta |page= 104 |date= May 2003 |publisher= Emmis Communications |access-date= 3 October 2010 }}</ref><ref>{{cite book |url= https://books.google.com/books?id=ciA6-YMTI-UC&q=Pale+ale+colour&pg=PA810 |title= Malting and Brewing Science |page= 810 |author1= D. E. Briggs |author2= J. S. Hough |author3= R. Stevens |author4= Tom W. Young |publisher= Springer |year= 1982 |isbn= 978-0-8342-1684-6 |access-date= 3 October 2010 }}</ref> The term first appeared in England around 1703 for beers made from [[malt]]s dried with high-carbon [[Coke (fuel)|coke]], which resulted in a lighter colour than other beers popular at that time. Different brewing practices and [[hops|hop]] quantities have resulted in a range of tastes and strengths within the pale ale family. Pale ale is a kind of [[ale]].

When [[pale ale]]s were sold in pubs in the nineteenth century, they were called "bitter beer" by the customers simply because of their bitter taste. The bottled version had the description of the brewer on the label, thus being called "pale ale". This double name went on for a long time meaning the same beer.

==History==

The Pale Ale was invented in London and all the brewers producing the best quality were from there.

[[Coke (fuel)|Coke]] had been first used for dry roasting malt in 1642, but it was not until around 1703 that the term ''pale ale'' was first applied to beers made from such malt. By 1784, advertisements appeared in the [[Hickey's Bengal Gazette|''Calcutta Gazette'']] for "light and excellent" pale ale.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Steele |first=Mitch |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=182QAwAAQBAJ&dq=Calcutta+Gazette+for+%22light+and+excellent%22+pale+ale&pg=PA26 |title=IPA: Brewing Techniques, Recipes and the Evolution of India Pale Ale |date=2013-09-10 |publisher=Brewers Publications |isbn=978-1-938469-02-2 |language=en}}</ref>

Later in the second half of the [[nineteenth century]], the recipe was copied by the [[Burton-upon-Trent]] brewers, who got a different version of [[ale]] because of the particular water they were using.

By 1830, the expressions ''bitter'' and ''pale ale'' were synonymous. Breweries tended to designate beers as "pale ales", though customers would commonly refer to the same beers as "bitters". It is thought that customers used the term ''bitter'' to differentiate these pale ales from other less noticeably hopped beers such as [[porter (beer)|porters]] and [[Mild ale|milds]].{{cn|date=October 2024}}

This is the reason why [[Burton-upon-Trent]] became the best place to brew Pale Ale; it kept the leadership until a chemist, C. W. Vincent discovered a way to reproduce the chemical composition of the water from [[Burton-upon-Trent]], thus giving anybody the possibility to brew good Pale Ale all over England.

==Types==

At this time, "Bitter" and "Pale Ale" were still synonymous, but after Vincent's discovery, brewers around [[England]] (mainly in [[London]] and in the South) started making a different versions of Bitter beer, other than Pale Ale, lightly hopped.

Different brewing practices and [[hops|hop]] levels have resulted in a range of taste and strength within the pale ale family.<ref>[http://www.beer-pages.com/protz/features/ipa.htm India Pale Ale] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160608150337/http://www.beer-pages.com/protz/features/ipa.htm |date=8 June 2016 }}, Roger Protz, beer-pages.com</ref>

===Amber ale===

Nowadays "Bitter" and "Pale Ale" are often used with the same meaning, even if, to be precise, all the Pale Ales are Bitter but the opposite is not always true: there are Bitter Ales that are not Pale Ales (Pale Ales are more heavily hopped).

[[File:New Belgium Fat Tire Amber Ale (15718952987).jpg|thumb|150px|A lighter amber American-brewed "amber" ale]]

Collier Brothers of London applied for the UK trademark of ''The Amber Ale'' in 1876 and the trademark was maintained through changes in ownership until it expired as UK00000009744 in 2002.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://trademarks.ipo.gov.uk/ipo-tmcase/page/Results/1/UK00000009744 | title=Trade mark number UK00000009744 | publisher=UK Intellectual Property Office}}</ref> It was a "pure delicately hopped Pale Ale" positioned between their light bitter and IPA.<ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/BL/0001716/18790524/078/0008 | title=Collier Brothers advert | newspaper=Tottenham and Edmonton Weekly Herald | date= 24 May 1879 | page=8 | publisher=The British Newspaper Archive}}</ref> Since the expiry of the trademark some traditional British bitters have been rebranded as amber ales, in some cases to distinguish them from golden ales sold under the same brand eg [[Shepherd Neame]] Spitfire.{{cn|date=October 2024}}

[[India Pale Ale]] was a British October Pale Ale beer bought for export to India. This beer made prominent use of [[hops]], unlike the Porters and other dark, mildly hopped beers which were common at that time, which helped to preserve the beer on the long voyage.

''Amber ale'' is an emerging term used in Australia, France (as ''ambrée''), Belgium and the Netherlands and North America for pale ales brewed with a proportion of [[Mash ingredient#Amber malt|amber malt]] and sometimes [[Mash ingredient#Crystal malt|crystal malt]] to produce an amber colour generally ranging from light copper to light brown.<ref>[http://www.beerhunter.com/documents/19133-001393.html James Squire Amber Ale] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303191417/http://www.beerhunter.com/documents/19133-001393.html |date=3 March 2016 }} - [[Michael Jackson (writer)|Michael Jackson]] 1 October 2001: "The designation Amber Ale is to be taken seriously".</ref> A small amount of crystal or other coloured malt is added to the basic pale ale base to produce a slightly darker colour, as in some Irish and British pale ales.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.craftbeer.com/pages/style-finder/american-ales|archive-url=https://archive.today/20120729205655/http://www.craftbeer.com/pages/style-finder/american-ales|url-status=dead|title=CraftBeer.com - American Ales|date=29 July 2012|archive-date=29 July 2012|website=craftbeer.com}}</ref> In France the term "''ambrée''" is used to signify a beer, either cold or warm fermented, which is amber in colour; the beer, as in [[Pelforth]] ''ambrée'' and Fischer amber, may be a [[Vienna lager]], or it may be a ''[[bière de garde]]'' as in Jenlain ''ambrée''.<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.ratebeer.com/beer/duyck-jenlain-ambree/4677/ |title=Duyck Jenlain Ambrée |work=ratebeer.com |year=2011 |quote=Jenlain Ambrée |access-date=11 August 2011}}</ref> In North America, American-variety [[hops]] are used in amber ales with varying degrees of bitterness, although very few examples are particularly hoppy.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.themonk.com.au/styles-of-beer/|title=Styles of Beer|date=28 September 2023|website=themonk.com.au}}</ref> [[Diacetyl]] is barely perceived or is absent in an amber ale.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.beermonthclub.com/beer-style-guide-ales|title=Ale Styles Guide - IPA & Ale Beer Styles {{!}} Beer of the Month Club|work=The Microbrewed Beer of the Month Club|access-date=2018-06-24|language=en-US}}</ref>

In the USA, the Association of Brewers ([http://www.beertown.org/]) has defined an American-style '''pale ale''' as ranging in color from deep golden to copper, with a bitterness, flavor, and aroma dominated by [[hops]]. Pale ales have medium body, and low-to-medium [[malt|maltiness]].

===American Common Pale Alespale ale===

{{main|American pale ale}}

[[File:Sierra Nevada Pale Ale.jpg|thumb|[[Sierra Nevada Brewing Company|Sierra Nevada]] Pale Ale, a prototypical American pale ale]]

Anchor Liberty Ale, a 6% abv ale originally brewed by the [[Anchor Brewing Company]] as a special in 1975 to commemorate [[Paul Revere]]'s "Midnight Ride" in 1775, was seen by [[Michael Jackson (writer)|Michael Jackson]], a writer on beverages, as the first modern American ale.<ref name=Liberty>{{cite book |url= https://books.google.com/books?id=NuFJAAAAYAAJ&q=Anchor+Liberty+Ale |title=Michael Jackson's beer companion |author=Michael Jackson |pages=161–162 |publisher=Running Press |year= 1997 |access-date=8 July 2011|isbn=9780762402014 }}</ref> [[Fritz Maytag]], the owner of Anchor, visited British breweries in London, Yorkshire and [[Burton upon Trent brewing|Burton upon Trent]], picking up information about robust pale ales, which he applied 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 hops|Cascade]].<ref name=Liberty/> By 1983, it was commonly found.<ref name=Liberty/><ref name=Mosher>{{cite book |url= https://books.google.com/books?id=JAIqQHkjXC8C&q=American+Pale+Ale&pg=PA212 |title=Tasting Beer |author=Randy Mosher |page=212 |year=2011 |publisher=Storey |access-date=8 July 2011|isbn=9781603420891 }}</ref>

* [[Samuel Smith's Old Brewery]] Pale Ale (UK)

* Timothy Taylor's Dark Mild (UK)

The brewery thought to be the first to successfully use significant quantities of American hops in the notably hoppy style of an APA and use the specific name "pale ale" was the [[Sierra Nevada Brewing Company]].<ref>{{cite book |url= https://books.google.com/books?id=-md8xL0EBgkC&q=sierra+nevada+pale+ale+history&pg=PT120 |title=Brewing Up a Business |author=Sam Calagione|publisher=John Wiley and Sons, 2011 |access-date=8 July 2011|isbn=9781118061879 |date=2011-01-19 }}</ref> It brewed the first experimental batch of Sierra Nevada Pale Ale in November 1980,<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.sierranevada.com/brewery/about-us/our-story |title=Sierra Nevada Our Story |work=sierranevada.com |year=2009 |access-date=8 July 2011}}</ref> distributing the finished version in March 1981.<ref>{{cite book |url= https://archive.org/details/ambitiousbrewsto00maur |url-access= registration |title=Ambitious Brew |author=Maureen Ogle|page=[https://archive.org/details/ambitiousbrewsto00maur/page/305 305]|publisher=Houghton Mifflin Harcourt|year= 2006 |access-date=8 July 2011|isbn=9780156033596 }}</ref> Other pioneers of a hoppy American pale ale are [[Jack McAuliffe (brewer)|Jack McAuliffe]] of the [[New Albion Brewing Company]] and Bert Grant of [[Yakima Brewing]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.craftbeer.com/pages/stories/featured-brewery/show?title=new-albion-brewing |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100624091348/http://www.craftbeer.com/pages/stories/featured-brewery/show?title=new-albion-brewing |url-status=dead |archive-date=24 June 2010 |title=CraftBeer.com &#124; Featured Brewery: New Albion Brewing |author=John Holl |work=craftbeer.com |year=2011 |access-date=8 July 2011 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.beerhunter.com/documents/19133-001575.html |title=Michael Jackson's Beer Hunter - How Bert Grant Saved The World |author=Michael Jackson |work=beerhunter.com |year=2011 |access-date=8 July 2011}}</ref>

* [[Bass Pale Ale|Bass Ale]] (UK)

* [[Sierra Nevada brewing company|Sierra Nevada]] (USA)

American pale ales are generally around 5% abv, with significant quantities of American hops, typically Cascade.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.craftbeer.com/pages/style-finder/american-ales |title=CraftBeer.com &#124; American Ales |work=craftbeer.com |year=2011 |access-date=8 July 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120729205655/http://www.craftbeer.com/pages/style-finder/american-ales |archive-date=29 July 2012 |df=dmy-all }}</ref> Although American-brewed beers tend to use a cleaner yeast, and American [[two row]] malt,<ref>{{cite book |url= https://books.google.com/books?id=9mO9WUFJYv8C&pg=PA38 |title=The Beer Journal |page=38|author=Chris Wright|publisher=Lulu.com|year= 2007 |access-date=8 July 2011|isbn=9781430312468 }}{{self-published source|date=February 2020}}</ref>{{self-published inline|date=February 2020}} it the use of strong American hops in particular that distinguish an APA from a British or European pale ale.<ref>{{cite news |url= https://www.nytimes.com/2010/06/30/dining/reviews/30wine.html |title=Sampling American Pale Ales - NYTimes.com |author=Eric Asimov |work=[[The New York Times]] |date=28 June 2010 |___location=[[New York, NY|New York]] |issn=0362-4331 |access-date=8 July 2011}}</ref> The style is close to the American [[India pale ale]] (IPA), and boundaries blur,<ref>{{cite book |url= https://archive.org/details/greatamericancra0000crou|url-access= registration|title=Great American Craft Beer|author=Andy Crouch |page=[https://archive.org/details/greatamericancra0000crou/page/126 126]|publisher=Running Press|year= 2010 |access-date=8 July 2011|isbn=9780762441600}}</ref> though IPAs are stronger and more assertively hopped.<ref>{{cite book |url= https://books.google.com/books?id=9mO9WUFJYv8C&pg=PA56 |title=The Beer Journal|page=56|author=Chris Wright|publisher=Lulu.com|year= 2007 |access-date=8 July 2011|isbn=9781430312468}}{{self-published source|date=February 2020}}</ref>{{self-published inline|date=February 2020}} The style is also close to [[#Amber ale|amber ale]], though these are darker and maltier due to the use of crystal malts.<ref>{{cite book |url= https://books.google.com/books?id=2wZ_mxyWfvoC&pg=PA168 |title=Homebrewing For Dummies |page=128|author=Marty Nachel|publisher=For Dummies|year= 2008 |access-date=8 July 2011|isbn=9780470374160 }}</ref>

* [[Coopers Brewery|Coopers]] (Aus)

* [[Summit Brewing Company|Summit's ]]Extra Pale Ale (US)

===Australian pale ale===

* [[Alexander Keith's]] India Pale Ale (CAN)

'''Australian pale ale''' is pale ale that is produced in Australia and developed in Australia around 1990s. Australian pale ales are generally around 6% abv with significant quantities of Australian hops, typically [[Galaxy hop|Galaxy]].<ref>{{Cite web| title=Dan Murphy's | url=https://www.danmurphys.com.au/liquor-library/beer/styles/australian-pale-ale | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210510144401/https://www.danmurphys.com.au/liquor-library/beer/styles/australian-pale-ale | archive-date=2021-05-10}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=https://alkypal.com.au/beer/ale/pale-ale.html | title=Pale Ale Quick Guide &#124; for Beginners }}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=https://beermaverick.com/beer-style/australian-style-pale-ale/ | title=Australian-Style Pale Ale (Ale) Beer Style Guidelines }}</ref>

[[Category:Types of beer]]

===''Bière de garde''===

{{Main|Bière de Garde}}

[[Image:3Monts-Btl-and-Gls.jpg|thumb|150px|A ''bière de garde'']]

''Bière de garde'', or "keeping beer", is a pale ale traditionally brewed in the [[Nord-Pas-de-Calais]] region of France. These beers were usually brewed by farmhouses in the winter and spring, to avoid unpredictable problems with the yeast during the summertime.

The origin of the name lies in the tradition that it was matured or cellared for a period of time once bottled (most were sealed with a cork), to be consumed later in the year, akin to a [[Saison (ale)|saison]].

Among the better French known "''bières de garde''" are [[Brasserie de Saint-Sylvestre]], Trois Monts, Brasseurs Duyck, [[Jenlain (beer)|Jenlain]] and Brasserie La Choulette, ''ambrée.

===Blonde===

Blonde ales are very pale in colour. The term "blonde" for pale beers is common in Europe and South America – particularly in France, Italy, Belgium, the Netherlands, the UK, and Brazil – though the beers may not have much in common, other than colour. Blondes tend to be clear, crisp, and dry, with low-to-medium bitterness and aroma from hops, and some sweetness from malt. Fruitiness from [[ester]]s may be perceived. A lighter body from higher [[carbonation]] may be noticed.

In the United Kingdom, golden or summer ales were developed in the late 20th century by breweries to compete with the [[pale lager]] market. A typical golden ale has an appearance and profile similar to that of a pale lager. Malt character is subdued and the hop profile ranges from spicy to citrus; common hops include Styrian Golding and Cascade. Alcohol is in the 4% to 5% abv range. The UK style is attributed to John Gilbert, owner of [[Hop Back Brewery]], who developed "Summer Lightning" in 1989, which won several awards and inspired numerous imitators.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://desdemoor.co.uk/hop-back-summer-lightning/ |title=Hop Back Summer Lightning « Beer Culture with Des de Moor |publisher=desdemoor.co.uk |access-date=5 June 2010 }}</ref>

[[Belgian beer#Blonde or golden ale|Belgian blondes]] are often made with [[pilsner malt]].<ref name=webb81>Tim Webb. ''Good Beer Guide to Belgium'', 6th edition, p 81.</ref> Some beer writers regard blonde and golden ales as distinct styles, while others do not. [[Duvel]] is a typical Belgian blonde ale, and one of the most popular bottled beers in the country<ref>''The Complete Handbook of Beers and Brewing'' Brian Glover</ref> as well as being well known internationally.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052702303499204576389473593410488.html|title=Belgium's Duvel Finds Crafty Success|first=John W.|last=Miller|website=WSJ|date=6 July 2011 }}</ref>

===Burton pale ale===

Late in the second half of the nineteenth century, the recipe for pale ale was put into use by the [[Burton upon Trent]] brewers, notably [[Bass brewery|Bass]]; ales from Burton were considered of a particularly high quality due to synergy between the malt and hops in use and local water chemistry, especially the presence of [[gypsum]]. Burton retained absolute dominance in pale ale brewing<ref>{{cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ZcoEAAAAYAAJ&q=pale+ale+definition&pg=PA272 |title=The dictionary of trade products ... - Google Books |access-date=3 October 2010 |last1=Simmonds |first1=Peter Lund |year=1858 }}</ref> until a chemist, C. W. Vincent, discovered the process of [[Burtonization]] to reproduce the chemical composition of the water from Burton-upon-Trent, thus giving any brewery the capability to brew pale ale.

===English bitter===

{{Main|Bitter (beer)}}

[[Image:Page 24 Pale Ale beer.jpg|thumb|150px|A French craft version of an English-style pale ale]]

The expression ''English bitter'' first appeared in the early 19th century as part of the development and spread of pale ale.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://allaboutbeer.com/article/bitter-ordinary-and-special/|title=Bitter, Ordinary and Special|newspaper=All About Beer - Beer News, Reviews, Events, and Education|date=November 2004 |language=en-US|access-date=2020-01-12}}</ref> Breweries tended to designate beers as "pale ales", though customers would commonly refer to the same beers as "bitters". It is thought that customers used the term ''bitter'' to differentiate these pale ales from other less noticeably hopped beers. Drinkers tend to loosely group modern bitters into "session" or "ordinary" bitters (up to 4.1% abv), "best" or "special" bitters (between 4.2% and 4.7% abv) and "strong" bitters (4.8% abv and over).{{citation needed|date=July 2023}}

===India pale ale (IPA)===

{{main|India pale ale}}

India pale ale (IPA) is a style of pale ale developed in England for export to India. The first known use of the expression "India pale ale" is in an advertisement in the ''Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser'' on 27 August 1829.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article2193268 |title=Classified Advertising. |newspaper=[[The Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser|The Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser (NSW : 1803 - 1842)]] |___location=NSW |date=27 August 1829 |access-date=17 August 2013 |page=3 |publisher=National Library of Australia}}</ref>

[[Worthington White Shield]], originating in Burton-upon-Trent, is a beer considered to be part of the development of India pale ale.

The colour of an IPA can vary from a light gold to a reddish amber.

===Irish red ale===

[[Image:A pint of Smithwick's.jpg|thumb|150px|A pint of [[Smithwick's]], the genre-defining Irish red ale]]

{{main|Irish red ale}}

The term "Irish red ale" was popularised in the United States and subsequently exported worldwide. The additional variants "red ale", "Irish ale" ({{Langx|ga|leann dearg}},<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.beertools.com/library/recipe.php?view=10095|title=BeerTools.com Recipe Library - Leann Dearg|website=www.beertools.com}}</ref>) and "Irish red", have come to be used by brewers mainly in [[Irish beer|Ireland]] and the [[United States]], less so elsewhere. [[Smithwick's]] and [[Kilkenny (beer)|Kilkenny]] are typical examples of macro-brewed commercial Irish red ale. There are many other smaller and craft examples, such as O'Hara's, Sullivan's, Murphy's, Porterhouse and Franciscan Well.

Irish red ales are characterised by their malt profile and typically have a sweet, caramel or toffee-like taste, low bitterness and amber to red colour - hence the name.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.craftbeer.com/styles/irish-style-red|title=Irish-style Red Beer|work=craftbeer.com|access-date=1 October 2021}}</ref>

Irish brewers have increasingly adopted the term Irish Red Ale to distinguish their beers in both the domestic and international markets. In the US, the name can also be used simply to describe a darker amber ale, or the abbreviated term "Irish Red" applied to a "reddish" beer brewed as a [[lager]] and ambered with caramel colouring - for example [[Killian's|Killian's Irish Red]].

===Strong pale ale===

Strong pale ales are ales made predominantly with pale malts and have an alcohol strength that may start around 5%, though typically at 7 or 8% by volume, and may go up to 12%, though some brewers have been pushing the alcohol strength higher to produce novelty beers. In 1994, the [[Hair of the Dog Brewing Company]] produced a strong pale ale with an alcohol by volume of 29%. In 2010, Brewdog released "Sink the Bismarck!", a 41% abv pale ale,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ratebeer.com/beer/hair-of-the-dog-dave/23897/ |title=Hair of the Dog Dave from Hair of the Dog Brewing Company, a Barley Wine style beer: An unofficial page for Hair of the Dog Dave from Hair of the Dog Brewing Company in Portland, Oregon, United States of America |publisher=Ratebeer.com |date=26 September 2013 |access-date=12 August 2014}}</ref> which is stronger than typical U.S. [[distilled spirits]] (40% abv).

==References==

{{Reflist|30em}}

===Bibliography===

*''Farmhouse Ales: Culture and Craftsmanship in the European Tradition'', Phil Markowski, {{ISBN|0-937381-84-5}}

*''Great Beer Guide: 500 Classic Brews'', Michael Jackson, {{ISBN|0-7513-0813-7}}

*''Dictionary of Beer'', Ed: A. Webb, {{ISBN|1-85249-158-2}}

==External links==

* [https://web.archive.org/web/20060926131111/http://www.camra.org.uk/page.aspx?o=180676 CAMRA description of Pale Ale]

* [https://yolongbrewtech.com/whats-the-difference-pale-aleindia-pale-ale/ Difference between pale ale and india pale ale]

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