Isabelline (colour) Isabelline (colour) Isabelline , also known as isabella, is a pale grey-yellow, pale fawn, pale cream-brown or parchment colour. It is primarily found in animal coat colouring, particularly plumage colour in birds and, in Europe, in horses. It also has historically been applied to fashion. The first known record of the word was in 1600 as "isabella colour"; this use later became interchangeable in literature with "isabelline" after the latter was introduced into print in 1859. The origin of the word is unclear; the uncertainty prompted by this has generated several attempts to provide an etymology and led to one
Pale ale a style of pale ale developed in England for export to India. The first known use of the expression "India pale ale" is in an advertisement in the "Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser" on 27 August 1829. Worthington White Shield, originating in Burton-upon-Trent, is a beer considered to be part of the development of India pale ale. The colour of an IPA can vary from a light gold to a reddish amber. Irish red ale, red ale, or Irish ale () is a name used by brewers in Ireland; Smithwick's is a typical example of a commercial Irish