Adding an Irish Pale Ale

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  1. mickwin

    mickwin Zealot (610) Mar 25, 2015 Ireland

    Wanted to add an Irish Pale Ale from Cumberland Breweries, they have a second brewery in Newry.
    There seems to be no "Irish Pale Ale" category, and I'm not sure how you add a second location to an existing brewery.
     
    #1 mickwin, Nov 10, 2015
  2. EmperorBevis

    EmperorBevis Grand High Pooh-Bah (9,338) Sep 25, 2011 England
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    If you go to the brewery page on here
    then on the right hand bar, underneath your details and an add is 'Tools'
    the first option is 'Report an update'
    you should be able add on there.

    As for an "Irish Pale Ale" category good luck with that, this site very rarely adds styles
    and is naturally American orientated, I mean there is no 'Australian Pale Ale'
    & there seems to be a bit of a boon with Antipodean hops.
    I'll do a bit of research now, on Irish brewing hoping to find some source & evidence to back you up
    and if I find anything will post
    but even then, you'll notice here there is not even a Golden Ale category.
    You may have to classify it as either an APA if it is citrus/grapefruit hoppy or EPA if it is bitter hoppy.
     
    #2 EmperorBevis, Nov 10, 2015
  3. EmperorBevis

    EmperorBevis Grand High Pooh-Bah (9,338) Sep 25, 2011 England
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    @CwrwAmByth is a historian and does some ale lore, 'Irish Pale Ale'?
     
    #3 EmperorBevis, Nov 10, 2015
  4. Ruds

    Ruds Initiate (0) Sep 15, 2008 England

    Why would there be a style known as an "Irish Pale Ale" from a brewer in Northern Ireland, part of the United Kingdom ?

    What would be intrinsically different in recipe and design to a beer known as an "Enlgish Pale Ale" ?
     
    #4 Ruds, Nov 11, 2015
  5. olradetbalder

    olradetbalder Initiate (0) Jan 31, 2011 Sweden

    My thought exactly.
    Do we really need more styles? Especially the once involving a Country Name? preferably would be European pale ale etc. if you ask me
     
    #5 olradetbalder, Nov 11, 2015
  6. Hoppsbabo

    Hoppsbabo Pooh-Bah (2,053) Jan 29, 2012 England
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    Is Irish ale a thing? Genuine question.
     
    #6 Hoppsbabo, Nov 11, 2015
  7. marquis

    marquis Pooh-Bah (2,313) Nov 20, 2005 England
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    Beer from Ireland is Irish ale of course but there's no specific difference from that brewed in the rest of these islands.
    Just call Irish Pale Ale "bitter"
     
    #7 marquis, Nov 11, 2015
  8. Hanglow

    Hanglow Pooh-Bah (2,051) Feb 18, 2012 Scotland
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    Anyone know the history of Irish Red Ale? Always struck me as just a bitter, on the boring brown side. With obvious red highlights too I guess :slight_smile:
     
    #8 Hanglow, Nov 11, 2015
  9. WhatANicePub

    WhatANicePub Zealot (712) Jul 1, 2009 Scotland

    Michael Jackson had a tendency to sometimes rather fanciful historical speculation, as in this article: http://www.beerhunter.com/documents/19133-000028.html
     
    #9 WhatANicePub, Nov 11, 2015
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  10. EmperorBevis

    EmperorBevis Grand High Pooh-Bah (9,338) Sep 25, 2011 England
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    Let's wipe our feet & show a little respect before trampling through a neighbours forum
    yes Irish Ale is a thing
    & ok the main tradition is Red's & porters & stouts
    but there was a time that more beer went into the UK from Ireland than the other round
    & could you imagine the desolation if John Smith's dominated the UK beer market
    the same way that a certain Arthur basically scorch earthed the Irish beer industry
     
    #10 EmperorBevis, Nov 11, 2015
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  11. olradetbalder

    olradetbalder Initiate (0) Jan 31, 2011 Sweden

    Well, what makes the ale Irish.
    I can brew an american pale ale in Japan, a bohemian pilsner in Mexico and a english IPA at home in Sweden.

    What am I supposed to do differently to call it an Irish ale? Compared to a bitter etc?

    Does everything HAS to have a style?
    Use Imperial stout as an example. There is a huge difference between Speedway stout that is brewed with coffee, Prairie Bomb that has a lot of Chili in it or Brooklyn Black Chocolate stout with the obvious amount of chocolate. Big differences still an imperial stout!
     
    #11 olradetbalder, Nov 12, 2015
  12. mickwin

    mickwin Zealot (610) Mar 25, 2015 Ireland

    I don't know the answer, but I rather fancied that, for an Irish native, the letters "IPA" would naturally tend to connote "Irish Pale Ale".
     
    #12 mickwin, Nov 14, 2015
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