A little informal poll.... Which do you prefer, a resiny IPA or a citrusy IPA?
Which do you prefer
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I voted citrusy, but I do also enjoy an English IPA with what I would describe as 'earthy' and 'floral' hops, and a nice fruity English yeast profile.
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That's actually what prompted the question. I generally prefer citrusy, but I recently brewed a really good English IPA. Then tonight I had a really nice resiny/earthy imperial.
I_B_Mongo
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I voted citrus. I like my IPA's to smell like a bag of oranges, but I like the resinous ones too.
Dunerunner
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Love the earthy notes of a good English style IPA......East Kent Goldings....Fuggles....English Challanger....Yum!
Voted Citrusy
Voted Citrusy
Mongrel
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I live in the pine trees, give me some citrus.
W/O one of each in hand I couldn't tell the difference. My taste buds suck. But I can taste the great flavor in an Ale that I no longer can taste in a lager.
bigbeergeek
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I like a little pine with my citrus, but a dominant "citrusy" profile is my preference.
Waterboy42
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I brew a good Imperial IPA. And my friends prefer it to the local favorite Imp IPA, because I go citrus bittering and flavor.
Personally, I like both, but I brew my preference
Personally, I like both, but I brew my preference
Waterboy42
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Finish with Citra!
Clann
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Just did an all centennial IPA in Ky. Can't wait to go home next week and give it a try.
dougdecinces
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Why can't we have both?
Bob
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Neither. I'm tired of beers that are nothing more than hops delivery vehicles.
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You can but the question is which do you prefer.
I prefer citrusy,but I'm going to add another pound of plain light DME to my BuckIPA. I used 2oz each of Columbus,Nugget,& Cascade hops,4.5oz of it in hop bursting. The grapefruit & bitter orange were good,but the lemon above that eventually blended into the grapefruit flavor. The orange lessened a bit. I'm thinking of changing the Nugget for Citra to get more orange flavor. Def citrus for me. Just want a little more malt backbone.
Waterboy42
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Bob said:
See my earlier post. They don't have to be.
mysteryshrimp
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I usually have a bit of both in my IPAs, Willamette to bitter, Cascade to flavor/aroma. In my last competition, the judges really were bragging on the hops.
I started doing this because my LHBS was out of Columbus.
I started doing this because my LHBS was out of Columbus.
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