India pale ales
India pale ales is the plural of India pale ale.
Meaning of India pale ale
Noun
India pale ale (countable and uncountable, plural India pale ales)
- A beer, with a high level of alcohol and hops, traditionally made for export from Britain to India.
- This action proceeds most satisfactorily at a temperature of 72° F., and care is taken in the brewing of the finer varieties of beer, such as India pale ale and bitter beer, […]1868, Chambers's Encyclopædia: A Dictionary of Universal Knowledge, page 810
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- India pale ales is the plural of India pale ale.
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