te-wa
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if IPA is a "fad" your beer store is about 5 years behind schedule. the new fad is Sours. personally, i don't care for 'em. but they are all the rage in the west.
Beer snobs can be nearly as bad as wine snobs, and that's not a compliment.
I think IPAs are a way for a novice beer drinker/brewer to drink something that they feel some sort of emotional attachment to. That is, they immediately understand what hop flavor/aroma is right from the start. (Overly simplified statement of the night) IPAs are fairly easy for the palette to understand. It's quite recognizable to a novice tongue.
I do believe that many people will enjoy IPAs for many different reasons, though. I brewed my first APA 2 months ago and I really enjoy it. I'm a big malt head, so I produced a very malt forward APA with a relatively low gravity. It suits my needs perfectly. It's the beer I want.
Now, I also think that it takes a more sophisticated palette to be able to pick up on the more subtle flavors and aromas that ambers and milds offer. They are much more gentle on the tongue however there is very little room for error when it comes to more refined/soft beer. I'm not saying that the brewing process is better when it comes to lighter beers but rather that there are no overpowering characteristics to cover up any flaws.
For most of us, we do not have the kind of palette that a sommelier has. Probably more of a good thing than bad. We'd most likely dislike many of our favorite styles and hate ourselves for being able to pick out inconsistencies. I'm happy drinking a variety of beers, but I ultimately agree that this hoppy beer craze is a fad and will probably fade (not completely) within the next few years.
I'd sleep with my home grown hops if it didn't ruin them.
if IPA is a "fad" your beer store is about 5 years behind schedule. the new fad is Sours. personally, i don't care for 'em. but they are all the rage in the west.
Been contemplating on brewing an IPA for the summer. Just to see if I can brew a type of beer I dont care for and make it tastento my liking. Figured I would decide once I get my Saison off and running.
Maybe I'm missing something but I don't understand the IPA frenzy that's going around. At my local stores there's a ton of IPA's. I go looking for beer I haven't tried for inspiration and because I like to try new beers between homebrews, but it seems all anyone is making is new types of IPAs or spin offs.
I've tried well over 40 different IPAs in my life time and never saw the big deal. Every single one packs pretty much the same experience. Its like dragging my tongue across a dirty carpet floor. After about 2 they become more appealing but I've never enjoyed them and have never been amazed by the taste of one.
I went into my local beverage lounge recently and asked if they had anything new. Said nothing on your pallette, its all IPAs. Long story short, a couple of guys over heard and talked about all their favorite IPAs and how they were "hopheads". I tried everyone they mentioned and did not care for them. I couldn't help but notice while talking to these guys, they would make weird faces every time they took a drink. It was almost like the Miller bitter beer face commercials back in the day ( I think Miller is dirt beer for the record). One was drinking Rogues Yellow Snow IPA which I've had and will pass over any day.
Anyone else anti-IPA or am I truly a minority?
My only complaint about the IPA craze is that it has pretty much eliminated any other style of beer at the local brew pubs. I was into IPA's before they were chic. I like me some hops, though I'm not a huge fan of the big bombs. But I also like variety. We went to our local pub the other night and every single beer on the menu was either an IPA, double IPA, Imperial IPA, or APA. Nothing else at all. It's not quite as bad as going into a bar that has nothing but Bud, Bud Light and Coors Light, but it's disappointing.
So, you don't like IPA's. Nothing wrong with that.As long as the IPA is not bitter and overly hoppy, I like it.
Overall Impression: A decidedly hoppy and bitter, moderately strong American pale ale.
Anyone else anti-IPA or am I truly a minority?
It had to happen. Hipsters piling hate on IPA's to show their hipness.
Home brewers should not complain about the cost of craft brews. $8 for a four-pack? Just make a clone if its that good!!!
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. It really dawned on me, if hops are well balanced with the malt and each other, a beer I will like to brew again, is then, the answer.
So my advice to the OP is find another store to buy beer in.
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