American Pale Ale

American pale ales are generally around 5% abv, with significant quantities of American hops, typically Cascade.^[20] Although American-brewed beers tend to use a cleaner yeast, and American two row malt,^{[21][self-published source?]} it the use of strong American hops in particular that distinguish an APA from a British or European pale ale.^[22] The style is close to the American India pale ale (IPA), and boundaries blur,^[23] though IPAs are stronger and more assertively hopped.^{[24][self-published source?]} The style is also close to amber ale, though these are darker and maltier due to the use of crystal malts.^[25]

^{Anchor Liberty Ale, a 6% abv ale originally brewed by the Anchor Brewing Company as a special in 1975 to commemorate Paul Revere's "Midnight Ride" in 1775, was seen by Michael Jackson, a writer on beverages, as the first modern American ale.[13] Fritz Maytag, the owner of Anchor, visited British breweries in London, Yorkshire and Burton upon Trent, picking up information about robust pale ales, which he applied when he made his American version, using just malt rather than the malt and sugar combination common in brewing at that time, and making prominent use of the American hop, Cascade.[13] By 1983, it was commonly found.[13][14]}