What's with the "India" in India Pale Ale?
I like beer, and my favorite beer is IPA, short for India Pale Ale. When I first started drinking it about ten years ago I thought, huh, interesting, so this beer is from India, hey?
I don't remember who I blurted that out to one night after a few bottles, but I'm sure they had a good laugh at my expense. It's actually the opposite. IPA doesn't get its name because it's FROM India, it gets its name because it was intended FOR India.
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