takai
Well-Known Member
Been debating this with a mate for a little while now, trying to figure out the differences in nomenclature between the different major US regions.
Basically it seems that the terms Double and Imperial get used differently in the different areas.
On the West Coast 'Double' can either refer to a doubly hopped IPA, such as Russian River Pliny the Elder, or sometimes a double malt bill and double hops as per the Stone Double ******* (being basically double the Arrogant).
On the East Coast however Imperial tends to refer to the hop loading while keeping the malt the same, while Double tends to refer to an overall doubling i.e. 2x hops 2x malt.
But then in the Midwest Imperial is double hop loading, but also increasing the malt bill by perhaps 1.5x, and Double again overall doubling.
Anyone come across the same differences in nomenclature? Or have we been just overthinking and having the lupulin go to our heads it when sampling tasty IPAs?
Basically it seems that the terms Double and Imperial get used differently in the different areas.
On the West Coast 'Double' can either refer to a doubly hopped IPA, such as Russian River Pliny the Elder, or sometimes a double malt bill and double hops as per the Stone Double ******* (being basically double the Arrogant).
On the East Coast however Imperial tends to refer to the hop loading while keeping the malt the same, while Double tends to refer to an overall doubling i.e. 2x hops 2x malt.
But then in the Midwest Imperial is double hop loading, but also increasing the malt bill by perhaps 1.5x, and Double again overall doubling.
Anyone come across the same differences in nomenclature? Or have we been just overthinking and having the lupulin go to our heads it when sampling tasty IPAs?
