What AIPA hop-bomb has the biggest bitterness? Assuming it is at peak freshness, of course. Conversely, what IPAs (even at their best) fall short in this, and which do you prefer - the massive hop bombs, far over to the bitter end of the spectrum, or the more balanced or even malty examples?
I've always been more for the English sub-style than the American, and even in American IPAs I tend to prefer the less outrageously hoppy examples - but I know that there are plenty of hopheads out there who won't drink anything with less than 65 IBUs, so it's all in one's preferences. What do you say?
I've always been more for the English sub-style than the American, and even in American IPAs I tend to prefer the less outrageously hoppy examples - but I know that there are plenty of hopheads out there who won't drink anything with less than 65 IBUs, so it's all in one's preferences. What do you say?