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minus-squareProletarianDictator [none/use name]hexbear3·4 months agowhat does imperial mean in reference to beer? link
minus-squareAzarova [they/them]hexbear5·4 months agoiirc, IPAs were made with high alcohol content like that so they could survive the trip from England to India, especially pre-Suez. link
minus-squareAzarova [they/them]hexbear3·4 months agothis is based on a vague recollection of a wikipedia article probably, so take that with a grain of salt. and yeah, i think IPAs typically have a higher average alcohol content than "normal" beers. usually in the 6-8% range or so. link
minus-squareglingorfel [he/him]hexbear1·4 months agohops act as a preservative and alcohol doesn't spoil, so if you load a high alcoholic beer up with hops it'll keep for quite a while link
minus-squareProfessorOwl_PhD [any]hexbear4·4 months agoSomething along the lines of "high quality" or "luxury" - "imperial" beers were ones brewed in the UK for export to the imperial russian court. link
what does imperial mean in reference to beer?
iirc, IPAs were made with high alcohol content like that so they could survive the trip from England to India, especially pre-Suez.
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this is based on a vague recollection of a wikipedia article probably, so take that with a grain of salt. and yeah, i think IPAs typically have a higher average alcohol content than "normal" beers. usually in the 6-8% range or so.
hops act as a preservative and alcohol doesn't spoil, so if you load a high alcoholic beer up with hops it'll keep for quite a while
Something along the lines of "high quality" or "luxury" - "imperial" beers were ones brewed in the UK for export to the imperial russian court.