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I am a little annoyed that making a beer as bitter as possible is now what constitutes making a high-quality beer for so many people. Indeed, I'm right there w
by lutorm 8y ago
I am a little annoyed that making a beer as bitter as possible is now what constitutes making a high-quality beer for so many people.
Indeed, I'm right there with you.
All these IPA's taste the same to me: incredibly bitter. There's no subtlety.
- emodendroket 8y agoI mean, prominently advertising their IBUs would suggest that's even what they're going for.
- amyjess 8y agoInterestingly enough, some of the ultra-high-IBU beers come out the other end and don't taste nearly as bitter as mid-IBU IPAs, and they tend to have more actual flavor even. Something like, for example, Lagunitas Hop Stupid with 100 IBUs doesn't taste half as bitter as your typical 60-70 IBU IPA. Hop Stoopid is one of the few IPAs I can stand, actually, which I find particularly bizarre because I normally don't like hops (I normally go for thick malty beers).
- emodendroket 8y agoThere is a limit past which you can't taste the difference (I mean like humans are physically incapable), I think.
- dagw 8y agoAre you in the US? American IPAs are quite different from British or other European IPAs in style and flavour. Could be worth trying if you can find some as the British IPAs tend to be much less heavy on the bitter notes and have a rounder flavour.
- lutorm 8y agoI am more positively inclined to British beers like Spitfire and Bishop's Finger which, although I'm not sure they're technically IPA, are definitely quite bitter. I don't think I've ever seen them in the US, though.
- astura 8y agoI would have agreed with you a year ago, however, some of the "New England style" IPAs have been quite good lately. New England style has less hops and tastes really "juicy."