When the British were out colonizing India in the 1800s, soldiers were desperate for something cold and boozy to come home to after long days of imperialism in the tropical heat. вЂњIPAвЂќ stands for вЂњIndia pale ale.вЂќ These beers are characterized by a bitter (in a good way) wallop of hops and a higher-than-average alcohol by volume (ABV), usually around 7 percent. When it comes to drinking them, ales are typically full-bodied and sweeter-smelling, like New BelgiumвЂ™s Fat Tire Amber Ale, while lagers, like the beers of Budweiser and Miller, are crisp and clean, the kind of drinks you reach for when itвЂ™s hot out. Lagers are fermented between 45 and 55 degrees and made with Saccharomyces pastorianus. Ales are made with Saccharomyces cerevisiae, the yeast used in baking bread, and fermented between 60 and 75 degrees Fahrenheit. The main differences between lagers and ales are the type of yeast and the brewing temperature. Lager в†’ Pilsner в†’ Idle Hands Edgeworth Pilsner Everything else splits off from there - kind of like how the grouping system used to classify living things starts with kingdom, the broadest specification, and narrows down all the way to species, like so:ДЄle в†’ Pale Ale в†’ India Pale Ale в†’ Sierra Nevada Celebration IPA

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