TwoWheeler
Well-Known Member
Being new here, I can stir up a hornet's nest with impunity and then claim it was because I was a n00b and didn't know better.....right?
Here: I don't like IPA's or any really hoppy beers. Beer is water, malt and yeast. Anything else is in there for balance and/or interest.<ducks and runs.....>
No, seriously, my palate doesn't really do "bitter" well. I don't drink coffee or eat dark chocolate, for the same reason. I'm hugely fond of Belgian beers, with German styles a pretty close second. I prefer beers that are BALANCED, not in-your-face with any one thing. Guess that's why I like the Belgian stuff so much - there's usually layers of flavors.
I have been, however, doggedly exploring different styles and have found a few beers that are somewhat aggressively hopped that I don't mind. The biggest surprise was Dogfish 90. THAT, I liked. Not sure why. (Their 120 I liked too, but man, that's "dessert" beer!)
What I'm trying to do is figure out what elements of hop flavor I don't care for to determine what hops and utilization I like and which I don't. I've heard hop flavor described as "grapefruit", "grassy" and "pine-y". I think it's the "pine-y" element I don't care for.
Comments?
<waits for inevitable flaming from hopheads...>
Here: I don't like IPA's or any really hoppy beers. Beer is water, malt and yeast. Anything else is in there for balance and/or interest.<ducks and runs.....>
No, seriously, my palate doesn't really do "bitter" well. I don't drink coffee or eat dark chocolate, for the same reason. I'm hugely fond of Belgian beers, with German styles a pretty close second. I prefer beers that are BALANCED, not in-your-face with any one thing. Guess that's why I like the Belgian stuff so much - there's usually layers of flavors.
I have been, however, doggedly exploring different styles and have found a few beers that are somewhat aggressively hopped that I don't mind. The biggest surprise was Dogfish 90. THAT, I liked. Not sure why. (Their 120 I liked too, but man, that's "dessert" beer!)
What I'm trying to do is figure out what elements of hop flavor I don't care for to determine what hops and utilization I like and which I don't. I've heard hop flavor described as "grapefruit", "grassy" and "pine-y". I think it's the "pine-y" element I don't care for.
Comments?
<waits for inevitable flaming from hopheads...>