I don't like IPAs either.
Hence the reason I don't buy them.
Same reason I don't buy condoms.
You think condoms are too bitter?
I don't like IPAs either.
Hence the reason I don't buy them.
Same reason I don't buy condoms.
I ask who hates or dislikes IPAs, so that it can potentially be easier to find recipes and brewing ideas from people who are not a part of the high-IBU thing going on now. .
Yeah, again guys. This was never a "What do you think of IPAs thread".
I'm trying, very specifically, to find other home brewers who dislike the style.
Here in Finland, it's actually hard to find a good fresh hoppy IPA. Imported ones are often past their prime (especially ones from the us).
Yeah, again guys. This was never a "What do you think of IPAs thread".
I'm trying, very specifically, to find other home brewers who dislike the style. No, not to defecate on your parade. No, not to mock IPA drinkers. No, not to make the most popular style of craft beer feel invalidated and alone. I'm looking for similar minded people. Please, just move on if you are only coming to post "I LOVE IPAS, YOU'RE STUPID FOR DISLIKING THEM".
You aren't defined by your beer. There is no harm in somebody saying that they dislike the style of beer you like. Especially if they do it in a manner which doesn't call you out (Like a forum post trying to find others who don't like the style).
And I'm a bit confused as to why people are saying that disliking IPAs is a hipster thing. My family is German-American (Off the boat German, not 14 generations ago German). We've always drank a lot of German beer (And now imports), and while we like our hoppy aromas and flavors, the super-bitterness is something we've never enjoyed. I don't see how disliking bitter beers is a hipster thing, especially originally coming from an area which simply does NOT do high IBU beer.
I ask who hates or dislikes IPAs, so that it can potentially be easier to find recipes and brewing ideas from people who are not a part of the high-IBU thing going on now. I can't tell you how many times I've had an American Bock or Doppelbock that is twice as bitter as the style calls for. Finding people who dislike IPAs means finding people who aren't going to write their malt or yeast forward beers with a super-high hop profile. There are reasons for looking for exclusionary groups, and they're usually not "lel, we hate you. You can't join our club".
So again, please take into consideration the original desire of the thread before trying to defend the style, as though it being disliked means that YOU are personally being persecuted. You're not.
Am I the only one out there who absolutely, positively sees nothing of value in the IPA craze? I loved that beer was changing away from pale lagers... but dang, it's almost like everybody and their grandmother wants to do yet another IPA with astonishingly unbalanced IBUs and finished with Cascade hops. over 50% of the craft beer section in my local beverage centers and grocery stores are IPAs. In my area, the IPA has become the Budweiser of the craft beer world.
Please, please, please... if there is anybody else out there like me, share your experiences in this thread. I feel like a lone island in an ocean of bitter, grapefruity, malt-deprived beer.
When you start the discussion off with telling us that you see nothing of value in IPAs, and then compare them to the boring commercial beers that most of us dislike, you can't then turn around and cry foul when we respond to these comments.
If all you truly wanted was to find others who didn't like IPAs, you shouldn't have started a baited thread...
(Not challenging your statement @Arttu, just using it to illustrate my point.)
I find this confusing. Weren't IPAs created back in the day because of the long trip around Africa to India? How come nowadays these IPAs can't make the trip?
Man I wish there was a way that I could enjoy any style of beer I wanted whenever I wanted without having to rely on the store to supply it for me.
Like if I wanted a stout, how could I enjoy a stout if I can't find one at the store?
Hold on.. I have an idea. What if I were to research how breweries make beer and then took that process and applied it at a size appropriate for HOME use?
I could call it, HomeBrewing (pretty snazzy, don'tcha think?)
I bet this would work. I'm going to get online right now and see if there any information out there, maybe a website dedicated to teaching me how to make my own beer so I don't have to rely on the store to provide me with what I want to drink!
You think condoms are too bitter?
(Not challenging your statement @Arttu, just using it to illustrate my point.)
I find this confusing. Weren't IPAs created back in the day because of the long trip around Africa to India? How come nowadays these IPAs can't make the trip?
Meanwhile, if you like Altbiers
Oh ffs, call a WAAAAAAHMbulance.
I read yesterday that craft beer consumption has now achieved an 11% USA beer market share. Gotta believe IPAs are a big chunk of that share.
How would they feel if they walked into a pub or store and saw nothing but the lightest hopped American pale beers available?
DIPAs/IIPAs
You know who else tried to start a club based on his hatred of a particular thing?
No offense, but this misses the point entirely.
First, there are reasons for wanting to find people who dislike the same style or styles that you do. Finding somebody who dislikes an IPA means that they're less likely to be changing their recipe to mimic an IPA (As many people do).
Second, we're all homebrewers. We're on Homebrewtalk. We all brew what we like. However, when we want to find something new... or get inspiration by trying a few beers from a style, it can be MASSIVELY hard. If you want to brew IPAs, you can walk into any store (Even Walmart), and find at least one. You can walk into any craft beverage center and find 50. Meanwhile, if you like Altbiers or Doppelbocks, and depending on your location, can only find one or two... and GOOD LUCK with any of those beers being made within 500 miles of your location.
There is no "I'M SO MAD AT THE WORLD FOR LIKING IPAs" coming from me. There IS, however, a desire to get in contact with other homebrewers who dislike the style, as a way of making malt or yeast forward brews more readily accessible. If you find enough people who dislike the same styles as you, you don't have to keep filtering out homebrew recipes that are trying to be an IPA with a twist.
Alfalfa's Law, son.
Aren't those the same thing?
No you are not the only one...like it was stated earlier, this thread pops up once a week. With literally the same exact posts every time.
I seriously thought this thread was an April Fools Day joke.
"Oh, haha, another 'I hate IPAs' thread. Good one."
And then I realized it was serious.
"Oh.... another 'I hate IPAs' thread." *groan*
Sometimes it's like Groundhog Day around here but with less Bill Murray
[threads merged]
I love that movie. The groundhog was my favorite part.
Bar I used to go to, if you got cut off, the bartender would place a singing dancing groundhog in front of you till you got the hint
I dunno... sounds pretty fussy to me.
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