Copper ale is a
style
Style, or styles may refer to:
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of
ale
Ale is a style of beer, brewed using a warm fermentation method. In medieval England, the term referred to a drink brewed without hops.
As with most beers, ale typically has a bittering agent to balance the malt and act as a preservative. Ale ...
known in part for its
copper color.
Some varieties of copper ale may be produced to have a bitter flavor, such as that of a
bitter. Beer
brewed with dark
malt
Malt is any cereal grain that has been made to germinate by soaking in water and then stopped from germinating further by drying with hot air, a process known as "malting".
Malted grain is used to make beer, whisky, malted milk, malt vinegar, ...
may contribute to a copper-colored beer.
Producers
Copper ale is the flagship beer of
Otter Creek Brewing, a
craft brewery
Craft beer is beer manufactured by craft breweries, which typically produce smaller amounts of beer than larger "macro" breweries and are often independently owned. Such breweries are generally perceived and marketed as emphasising enthusiasm, ne ...
located in Middlebury, Vermont. It is also produced by other U.S. companies, such as
Boulder Beer Company in Boulder, Colorado.
In Australia, the
James Squire brand of copper ale named The Constable Copper Ale was produced. It was retired from production in 2017.
It is also produced by Alosta Brewing Company in
Covina, California
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The population was 51,268 according to the 2020 census, up from 47,796 at the 2010 census. ...
, in collaboration with the band
+LĪVE+ to celebrate their
8× platinum album ''
Throwing Copper
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''.
See also
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Beer style
Beer styles differentiate and categorise beers by colour, flavour, strength, ingredients, production method, recipe, history, or origin.
The modern concept of beer styles is largely based on the work of writer Michael Jackson in his 1977 book ...
*
Brew kettle – a large tank also known as a "copper"
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Cask ale
Real ale is the name coined by the Campaign for Real Ale (CAMRA) for ale that is "brewed from traditional ingredients, matured by secondary fermentation in the container from which it is dispensed, and served without the use of extraneous ca ...
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Draught beer
Draught beer, also spelt draft, is beer served from a cask or keg rather than from a bottle or can. Draught beer served from a pressurised keg is also known as
Name
Until Joseph Bramah patented the beer engine in 1785, beer was served ...
*
References
External links
"Copper Coin Introduces The Coin Copper Ale" Washington Beer Blog. December 12, 2012.
Copper ale recipe Beer & Wine Journal. January 10, 2014.
Beer styles
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