I am, by no means, a hop expert but I brewed a Pliney clone a few months ago. One of the restaurant's I play music at has a decent selection of beers on tap, for the area I live in, so I often discuss my love for craft beers with the staff. The manager & I have discussed my homebrewing on several occasions with him saying he would love to try one of my beers while mentioning that IPA's/hoppy beers are his favorite. I took a growler of my Pliney clone to him the last time I played there & he was excited to try it. He came out later & said "That's the hoppiest f'n beer I have ever drank!"
Sorry if I don't have anything else to add but the thread title made me think of this.