Talk:India Pale Ale

Is this really a dictionary item? &mdash; Hippietrail 10:37, 3 Dec 2004 (UTC)

India Pale Ale
I doubt this can be attested in attributive use, but it deserves a shot. DCDuring Holiday Greetings! 19:11, 11 January 2009 (UTC)


 * The is a common noun, so it should not require attributive use; regular citations will do. It's a common style of ale, brewed by many breweries, at least on the West coast of the US. --EncycloPetey 04:27, 12 January 2009 (UTC)


 * Yes, it's just an ordinary noun phrase. Several varieties, brewed by several different companies, in the UK. Not as popular as it was though. SemperBlotto 08:28, 12 January 2009 (UTC)


 * But wouldn't it be India pale ale? DCDuring Holiday Greetings! 23:27, 12 January 2009 (UTC)


 * It's not principally a "common noun" or "ordinary noun phrase" in the UK, where IPA is a particular brand. You can easily go into a pub in the UK and Ha! I double-checked this and I'm wrong. Apparently, several brands offer an IPA. Around here, there's some particular green-and-gold brand, though, and I assumed that must be the trade mark that no other UK brand could use. You live and learn. Update: oh yeah, I think DCDuring is right that "pale ale" doesn't deserve capitalisation for a generic term. Equinox 01:03, 14 January 2009 (UTC)


 * You’re probably thinking of Greene King. †  ﴾(u):Raifʻhār (t):Doremítzwr﴿ 19:08, 14 January 2009 (UTC)


 * It might be attestable in title case, but almost all occurrences that I've found with that spelling are references to specific products. I have made and cited an entry at India pale ale. DCDuring Holiday Greetings! 02:13, 14 January 2009 (UTC)


 * Is it at all noteworthy that the Wikipedia page for India pale ale redirects to the article at India Pale Ale? Irrespective of that, I agree with DCDuring that our main entry ought to be at, with existing as an alternative-spelling entry directed thereto. †  ﴾(u):Raifʻhār (t):Doremítzwr﴿ 19:08, 14 January 2009 (UTC)


 * Setting one or the other as an alternative spelling sounds like a good idea. --EncycloPetey 03:07, 15 January 2009 (UTC)
 * Made it so. Mglovesfun (talk) 15:00, 10 April 2010 (UTC)

RFV failed, entry deleted. —Ruakh TALK 12:17, 13 August 2010 (UTC)