Originally Posted by
Notgrownup
How can it be a Pale Ale if it's Double Black**********
Beer nomenclature means dick-all these days, that's how.
It's an ale and it's hoppy and IPA's sell very well, so it makes sense that they'd call it that. More honest folks call these sorts of beers India Dark Ale, India Black Ale, Cascadian Dark Ale and probably a thousand others (hey, why not needlessly throw Imperial in there, too?), but IPA is recognizable even by non-snobs.