BrewsClues
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So an ipa by definition is a very hoppy beer...
So if 420 is the apa, what is the ipa?
So an ipa by definition is a very hoppy beer...
I am a malt guy firstly and secondly an Hop guy. But Ranger for some reason, (though i like it) gives me a massive headache after the second pint.
Its happened 3 times that I drank it and only it, yet ended up with an ugly head ache.
On another note I remember the days I thought dos equis, bluemoon, new castle, and sam adams where the best beers ever. Now they are good beers, but I was completely ablivious to craft beer at that point. Keep trying beer!
I've been trying all kinds of new beer because now I'm brewing it. So far beer that I've loved: dos equis, sweetwater blue, blue moon seasonal spring blounde ale, and Mich. Amber bock wasn't too bad either. Now beer that I hated: ranger ipa... Tastes like somebody mixed up the ingredients and put 10lbs of hops instead of grains!
From what I understand, IPAs were originally produced because Pale Ales were spoiling during transport, and the extra hops helped preserve the beer for a longer trip. This was during the wooden barrel days before refrigeration.
and im about 50/50 on the rest.
I thought Ranger ipa was awesome,every time. It beat Stones ipa for shure for me. Although i dont like all of their stuff that is one of the better ones, i only liked one of their belgian series also, and im about 50/50 on the rest.
Yeah; I'm certain that's the reason. The brewers at Russian River and Sierra Nevada and lots of other award winning breweries whose lineups include an IPA or two only brew them to conceal an absolute lack of skill and finesse.I hear you...I tried a Ranger a week or so ago. I don't understand the hoppy beer fad. Maybe people like making these because they can hide the flaws under the massive amounts of hops.
When i started out on my journey into good beer, i was all malt. The darker, thicker, and maltier, the better. I may not necessarily like all beers now, but i appreciate them all for what they are. I love ipa's and barleywines both. I'm not a big fan of the esters in alot of the belgians, but not all of them are bad. I used not understand hop heads at all, but now i drink them with the best of them.
And for what it's worth....
Ranger:
8.25 lb 2 row pale
2 lb cane sugar
3 oz crystal 120
1 oz chinook (60 min)
.5 oz simco (30 min)
.75 oz cascade (15 min)
.5 oz cascade (0 min)
1.25 oz cascade dry hop
wyeast 1792, wyeast 1272, or whitelabs wlp051
og: 1.059 fg: 1.009 ibu: 70 srm: 7 abv: 6.4
mash at 148
90 minute boil
ferment 68 F
dry hop 7 days
Next Fall, if you haven't yet done it, give Hoptober a try. I had no appreciation for New Belgium until I tried that beer. Honestly, it has the best nose on it of any beer I've had. Happy in a Glass, even more than a typical IPA.
You sir are not a hop head. Welcome to the club. I love New Belgium beers, but Ranger, Snowday and Hoptober are horrible to me.....but I hate IPA's and any overly hopped beer.
Sorry, this post lacks logic to me...How does one who hates hoppy beers determine that someone else he's never met is NOT a hop head?
I hear you...I tried a Ranger a week or so ago. I don't understand the hoppy beer fad. Maybe people like making these because they can hide the flaws under the massive amounts of hops.
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