Dale's Pale Ale: APA or AIPA?

[repomanz]

Seems a lot of folks categorize Dale's as an APA, including our beeradvocate friends. However, the IBU on this beer really puts it into the AIPA category.

So... APA or AIPA?

discuss!

JJ

 

[wildwest450]

By bjcp standards, it's certainly an IPA.


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[Clonefarmer]

Double APA

 

[Boleslaus]

Definitely classified as an IPA technically. However, to me it tastes more like an strong APA.

 

[repomanz]

so the bigger questions why the APA classifcation at beeradvocate and other beer sites?

 

[Hammy71]

To me it's a very hoppy APA. And a yummy one at that.

 

[chefchris]

at 6.5% and 60+ ibus ... well, that's not a Pale Ale is it?
I've had this discussion many times.

 

[munche]

The line is really blurry. Dale's tastes like a good pale to me, it doesn't taste like a big IPA.

What about the 5%ABV 65IBU "Pale" I just brewed? Is it a pale ale or an IPA?

Stuff like this is why I hesitate to ever compete in style guideline comps

 

[ayoungrad]

I did a best-guess Dale's clone recipe (which unfortunately didn't taste like a clone) but it had about the same BU:GU and ABV and entered it into a competition as a Pale Ale. It was rated as very good but "too hoppy for style. Closer to IPA."