Pale Ale


Make Some Brave Noise of Your Own

Homebrewers can join the Brave Noise collaboration for a safer, more inclusive beer industry by helping to keep the conversation going—and by brewing and sharing this light, juicy pale ale.

Podcast Episode 201: Michael Messenie of Dutchess Ales Loves to Keep Ale Real

It’s hard work to keep things simple, and this New York brewery proves that maxim with complex fermentations for their core beers and an ongoing focus on ales served on cask.

Cooking With Beer: Shakshuka

Time for Sunday brunch with American pale ale. In this dish, a splash of beer adds brightness to the Mediterranean flavors of shakshuka.

Cooking With Beer: Apple-Ricotta Pancakes with Pale-Ale Maple Syrup

Here we celebrate American craft beer’s most important style (pale ale) with the most important meal of the weekend (brunch).

Cooking With Beer: Ale-Poached Eggs Benedict with Arugula Pesto

American craft beer’s most important style—the American pale ale—is versatile for any occasion. Likewise, its approachability makes it an easy fit as an ingredient. Here we celebrate this bright, balanced beer with the most important meal of the weekend.

Recipe: Donner Pass American Pale Ale

Longtime pro brewer Jeremy Myers shares this homebrew recipe for a throwback American pale ale inspired by a true classic.

Balancing Act: The Classic American Pale Ale in a Changing World

The foundational style of independent American brewing is still rooted in its bedrock, even as today’s brewers riff on it in new ways. Whatever take on pale ale you fancy, Josh Weikert explains why you should always order one.

Podcast Episode 193: Adam Cieslak of Maplewood Puts a Gentle Spin on Classic Styles

While Chicago’s Maplewood brews their share of hazy IPAs and pastry stouts, it’s their nuanced take on classics such as American pale ale and oatmeal stout that truly set them apart.

Recipe: American Solera Pals Pale Ale

This double-dry-hopped, hazy-juicy pale ale recipe from Tulsa’s American Solera is meant to be a showcase for whatever hops you want to try out and share with your pals.

The Accelerating Dialectic of IPA

More juice, but with more bite—East Coast and West Coast are synthesizing, again, right before our eyes. How did we get here? And what’s next? Drew Beechum walks us through IPA’s battles and evolutions.