Assorted Links on Beer

Here are a couple of links on beer.

Ironman has a short post on a new beer glass that is apparently safer in those inevitable beer fights.

IPA's are not just uber-hoppy pale ales any more.  Apparently, calling a beer an IPA is synonymous with being hoppy, meaning that the beer doesn't have to actually be "pale" (i.e. golden).  Yes, Virginia, apparently there is such a thing as a Black IPA.

Of course some brewers just use the term "India" rather than use IPA to tell consumers the beer in the bottle is hoppy.  I think I prefer the use of the term "India" even though the 19th century English, to my knowledge, didn't ship anything other than hopped-up pale ales to India to quench the thirst of their soldiers stationed there.

I recently brewed a hopped-up cream stout.  I used Kent Goldings hops which are a silky-smooth hop with candy-like flavors, a hop that IMHO compliments the creaminess of the stout.  I suppose that I could call it an India Cream Stout.

Comments

[Ironman]

Here's a new wrinkle for you - the state of Washington is considering raising its tax on beer. Or rather, only upon mass-market beer:

http://www.libertylive.org/blog_main/post.php?post_id=2070

HT: Jim Miller - http://www.seanet.com/~jimxc/Politics/April2010_1.html#jrm8572