Whoa! Something just happened.
I had gotten kinda complacent with beer. Over the past few years, I had sampled a bunch of different styles and enjoyed them all. But nothing had really gotten me going. All good beer. I thoroughly enjoyed them but there was nothing out of the ordinary. It could all be fit into an existing category.
A BMC drinkin neighbor heard that I home brewed and told me of this Heady Topper that his son brought back from VT. I figured "hey, never met a beer I didn't like" and said sure I'd like to try.
Wow. Just reset my understanding of what an IPA could be.
It's been over 24 hours and i still think I can taste it.