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You might want to look at hazy IPAs a.k.a. New England-style IPAs. They've completely transformed the market, and they're the first hoppy beers I've ever really
by amyjess 6y ago
You might want to look at hazy IPAs a.k.a. New England-style IPAs. They've completely transformed the market, and they're the first hoppy beers I've ever really liked.
They're not bitter at all, and instead they focus on extracting the fruit juice flavors of the hops. A lot of them taste like alcoholic orange juice mixed with other kinds of juice. I've developed a huge taste for them, and they're the perfect antidote for the storm of bitter nasty IPAs that have been flooding the market until a few years ago.
If you're looking for something from brewery that sells their products nationwide to sample, Lagunitas Hazy Wonder is really good. If you're in Texas, also look into anything from Tupps or Manhattan Project.
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- subpixel 6y agoI’m less of a fan. While novel, they are cloying. I long for the days when my college friends would bring me bottles of Augustiner in their suitcase when they came to visit. Absolutely boring. Utterly perfect.
- amyjess 6y agoSee, I like cloying. Before hazies became a thing, I'd mostly drink wee heavies (strong scotch ales) and milk stouts. I also live in Texas, where it gets really damn hot and humid out, and the refreshing citrus taste of hazies really helps deal with the heat in a way that wee heavies and milk stouts just don't. Edit: I've also seen, thanks to Drizly, a new trend of light hazies that's starting to appear. They're a bit too thin for me, but if you don't like cloying you can always check them out. Sixpoint Trail Haze and Firestone Flyjack are the ones I've seen.
- DrAwdeOccarim 6y agoI too am a big fan of the New England-style IPA. I keep coming back to Maine Beer Company Mo, offially classified as a "Pale Ale" but since it's NE I'll give it a pass. Lunch is another good one from them, which is more bitter than Mo but really good.