I was wondering WTF about session IPA, SORRY FOR THE FOLLOWING RANT
IPAs were originally brewed strong and hoppy to make the trip to India, actually Pale Ales punched up a lot.
I think we have a problem developing in both the craft beer and home brew communities, and I can see in the Craft beer community the need to stand out so styles are merged or ignored. That is what got the big breweries where we are now. Until we got all of the lagers into session beers anyone could drink. till suddenly we were a nation of Light Beer drinkers, and we rediscovered beers from the bottom up. The home brew market helped drive the craft brew market till it started to explode like it is today. But with success comes a need for profit and growth. And that means dumbing down our beers.
Problem is, now that is infecting the homebrew market and we are dumbing down our home brews. We need to learn to brew to style and proudly extort the differences
Math Playground in the true styles
SORRY FOR THE RANT
getting off the barrell
Go out and get a Stone Pale Ale, best Pale out there in my humble opinion. Then clone that beer.