India pale ale

or India Pale Ale

noun

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of India pale ale¹

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

Example Sentences

The only problem was it was illegal to produce alcohol in the country, so his company made its hoppy India pale ale in the United States and then imported it to the UAE for sale.

From Seattle Times

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

India pale ale crafted in honor of the celebration.

From Seattle Times

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