An increasing number of brewers appear to be trying their hands at American Pale Ale.

But what is an American Pale Ale? I'm not at all sure but would certainly be interested to know what people think, so all thoughts on what defines the style welcome here.

Which ones are any good? All thoughts on APAs tried, likeable or not, listed here.

I've tried a couple recently, one obvious and already popular, the other less so, so here goes:

Darkstar - American Pale Ale 4.7%: Needs little introduction, I thoroughly enjoy this one and so do many who try it.
Big Hand - Zeta 3.6%: A test brew from this Wrexham brewery which I found to be long on malt and short on hops and fun.

The Drinkable

Darkstar - American Pale Ale 4.7% (TP)

The Less Drinkable

Big Hand Zeta 3.6% (TP)