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Originally Posted by edramshaw
This is actually how India Pale Ales or IPA's came about. The English were shipping beer to the troops in India and the beer spoiled before it got there. They made it a little stronger and added more hops to ensure its safe arrival and here we have it.
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I learned recently that this is the biggest myth of all in beer lore. So big it's perpetuated by many beer labels themselves.
IPA: Incredibly Poor Article « Zythophile
Myth 4: George Hodgson invented IPA to survive the long trip to India « Zythophile
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I'd get myself down there and take this guy up on a deal before someone else does.
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HELL YES!
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Sometimes when I reflect back on all the beer I drink I feel ashamed.
Then I look into the glass and think about the workers in the brewery
and all of their hopes and dreams. If I didn't drink this beer, they might
be out of work and their dreams would be shattered. Then I say to myself,
"It is better that I drink this beer and let their dreams come true than
be selfish and worry about my liver."
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Last edited by cubby_swans; 10-03-2008 at 12:41 PM.
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