Beer Atlas · country
United States
Geographic identity
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- Identity class
- current political entity
- Hierarchy
- United States
- Coordinate
- No point coordinate stored
Boundary
Current country identity for discovery; Beer Atlas does not store or claim a legal boundary polygon in this foundation.
Hierarchy
Places nested directly below this identity
Cross-world geography
What connects here
Origin, event location, tradition center, and legal designation remain different relationship types.
Styles
American Pale Ale · American IPA
Ingredients
None asserted
Time Cellar
United States national Prohibition begins · United States repeals national Prohibition · U.S. federal homebrewing exemption signed and takes effect · American Homebrewers Association founded
Traditions
None asserted
Designations
None asserted
BEU015 · Learning Paths
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Beer Through Time & Place
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beer style concept
American IPA
A stronger hop-forward American ale concept emphasizing high hop expression and bitterness over a supporting malt framework.
Navigation heuristic: 41. semantic 16 + evidence 8 + verification 6 + confidence 5 + cross-type 3 + route 3 + extra-relations 0
originated_in · reverse
American IPA — originated in → United States. This explanation is being viewed from the target side of the directed relationship.
Origin scope is only as precise as the cited evidence and place identity. American IPA is geographically contextualized to the United States at foundation level.
Evidence: BJCP 2021 Beer Style Guidelines · 2026 Brewers Association Beer Style Guidelines
beer style concept
American Pale Ale
A pale American ale concept with clearly hop-forward aroma and bitterness while retaining enough malt structure to read as balanced rather than IPA-level intensity.
Navigation heuristic: 41. semantic 16 + evidence 8 + verification 6 + confidence 5 + cross-type 3 + route 3 + extra-relations 0
originated_in · reverse
American Pale Ale — originated in → United States. This explanation is being viewed from the target side of the directed relationship.
Origin scope is only as precise as the cited evidence and place identity. American Pale Ale is geographically contextualized to the United States at foundation level.
Evidence: BJCP 2021 Beer Style Guidelines · 2026 Brewers Association Beer Style Guidelines
historical event
American Homebrewers Association founded
Charlie Papazian and Charlie Matzen formed the American Homebrewers Association in Boulder in December 1978 with the first issue of Zymurgy.
Navigation heuristic: 38. semantic 16 + evidence 4 + verification 6 + confidence 6 + cross-type 3 + route 3 + extra-relations 0
occurred_in · reverse
American Homebrewers Association founded — occurred in → United States. This explanation is being viewed from the target side of the directed relationship.
Historical event occurred in a place. Location context for aha founded 1978.
Evidence: Brewers Association Timeline
historical event
U.S. federal homebrewing exemption signed and takes effect
President Jimmy Carter signed H.R. 1337 on 14 October 1978; the home-beer federal tax exemption took effect on 1 February 1979.
Navigation heuristic: 38. semantic 16 + evidence 4 + verification 6 + confidence 6 + cross-type 3 + route 3 + extra-relations 0
occurred_in · reverse
U.S. federal homebrewing exemption signed and takes effect — occurred in → United States. This explanation is being viewed from the target side of the directed relationship.
Historical event occurred in a place. Location context for federal homebrewing exemption 1978.
Evidence: Homebrewing Statutes — Federal Law