Am I the only one who dislikes IPAs?

[rdbrett]

Cant stand them!

 

[morticus]

I Prefer free beer. Always.

I'd rather buy a good beer over a free one from coors, bud, or miller any day! Just saying.

 

[Brewtah]

Am I the only one? Crazy? Or is there anyone else out there.

Is there anybody out there... Yes! I like a lot of beers and hey, I can be pretty open minded when in a pinch, but uber IPA's don't do much for me. Try Deschutes Chain Breaker white IPA

 

[bob1852]

Sonofgrok, I'll be in ABQ tomorrow. I'll take those other 22 IPA's off your hands.

 

[morticus]

Is there anybody out there... Yes! I like a lot of beers and hey, I can be pretty open minded when in a pinch, but uber IPA's don't do much for me. Try Deschutes Chain Breaker white IPA

Chain Breaker is excellent!!

 

[45_70sharps]

I'd rather buy a good beer over a free one from coors, bud, or miller any day! Just saying.

I couldn't agree more.
Last weekend a buddy invited me over for a few beers.
I always bring beer ( store bought ) when I go over there because I want to drink good beer.
Last Friday he said not to bring beer because he's got it covered.
I don't want to offended him but I can't drink his Busch beer so I brought a couple six packs of real beer and left it in the truck while found out what he had.
It turned out he had drinkable beer so I got to bring mine home, but I made sure I had insurance because free crappy beer is still crappy beer.

 

[Golddiggie]

I couldn't agree more.
Last weekend a buddy invited me over for a few beers.
I always bring beer ( store bought ) when I go over there because I want to drink good beer.
Last Friday he said not to bring beer because he's got it covered.
I don't want to offended him but I can't drink his Busch beer so I brought a couple six packs of real beer and left it in the truck while found out what he had.
It turned out he had drinkable beer so I got to bring mine home, but I made sure I had insurance because free crappy beer is still crappy beer.

Sounds like a good reason to have a 1 gallon ball lock keg (or three as I do) and portable CO2 setup.

 

[45_70sharps]

Sounds like a good reason to have a 1 gallon ball lock keg (or three as I do) and portable CO2 setup.

I have a bar at my home.
I can have between one and five kegs on tap at a time, plus the Scotch I like.
To top it off, I don't have to drive when I drink at my bar so I don't bring kegs to other people's houses.

They want good homebrew, they come to my house!

 

[Golddiggie]

I have a bar at my home.
I can have between one and five kegs on tap at a time, plus the Scotch I like.
To top it off, I don't have to drive when I drink at my bar so I don't bring kegs to other people's houses.

They want good homebrew, they come to my house!

I'll be bringing one over to my sister/mother's place xmas eve... That way I'll have great brew to drink. Not to mention I spend the night over there on xmas eve, so that I don't need to drive early in the morning to get over there. I might even bring some of my old ale and wee heavy (recently kegged, carbonating in the basement) to enjoy. Not sure if those will be in tiny keg or bottles. If nothing else, I'll be bringing my English IPA with me, since everyone there likes it.

 

[45_70sharps]

I'll be bringing one over to my sister/mother's place xmas eve... That way I'll have great brew to drink. Not to mention I spend the night over there on xmas eve, so that I don't need to drive early in the morning to get over there. I might even bring some of my old ale and wee heavy (recently kegged, carbonating in the basement) to enjoy. Not sure if those will be in tiny keg or bottles. If nothing else, I'll be bringing my English IPA with me, since everyone there likes it.

I make exceptions like that also.
My folks for example aren't going to want me to bring beer to sit around and drink every weekend or whenever they break out the grill.
I made pumpkin ale for that very reason this year that I hope everyone likes a lot. I don't plan on drinking a lot of it myself after Christmas.

 

[Skeptidelphian]

I like balanced IPAs but I am personally moving more into Belgian sours and trappists as a matter of personal taste. Hops are awesome, but I am sick of hopbombs everywhere.

 

[Golddiggie]

I make exceptions like that also.
My folks for example aren't going to want me to bring beer to sit around and drink every weekend or whenever they break out the grill.

I make sure to keep mom well stocked with my home brew. She really likes my pale ales/IPA's. I simply bottle up some off of tap/keg and bring them over when needed. She was saving me bottles for a while, but since I don't like to use long necks, I had her stop. She's about to retire and has offered to help out on some brew days, or with other parts of it.

Now if I could only get my sister and bil to stop drinking that [commercial] swill so much.

 

[morticus]

I make sure to keep mom well stocked with my home brew. She really likes my pale ales/IPA's. I simply bottle up some off of tap/keg and bring them over when needed. She was saving me bottles for a while, but since I don't like to use long necks, I had her stop. She's about to retire and has offered to help out on some brew days, or with other parts of it.

Now if I could only get my sister and bil to stop drinking that [commercial] swill so much.

I usually will just fill a couple growlers off my taps to bring with me when I visit friends and family.

 

[sonofgrok]

Sonofgrok, I'll be in ABQ tomorrow. I'll take those other 22 IPA's off your hands.

Ha ha. If I was going to be home, I might actually have taken you up on that!

 

[PackerfaninSanDiego]

Interesting thread......I too jumped on the IPA bandwagon and bought a 6er of Stones IPA, could not even finish one, gave the rest to co-worker friend.

 

[gratus fermentatio]

I have never been a big fan of IPAs. It has been so long since I had one though and IPAs are all anyone I talk to seems to be able to talk about that I got suckered back into trying one and I am again disappointed.

I don't buy beer anymore. I love the beer that I brew but beer isn't something I go out of my way to buy commercially and taste etc. I am really more of a wine drinker.

Anyway, my pipeline ran dry with the cider I am supposed to be drinking now needing more time to age. I have some wine but I really wanted to drink some beer or some cider or some bubbly. My wife was at the stor and I asked her to pick up a sixer for me.

She came home from costco with a 24 pack of Marble Brewery IPA for me. Now I actually LOVE Marble brewery and their IPA has high marks so I figured what the heck.

Yuck. As I am trying to choke down my second, thinking about being stuck with 22 more of these things, I am reminded... I really can't stand IPAs.

Am I the only one? Crazy? Or is there anyone else out there that just doesn't like IPAs?

P.S. As far as beers go I love stouts and the occasional amber also brewing a hefe right now that smells AWESOME and I can't wait to try so its not that I am a beer hater and I try all different styles. IPAs just seem super popular with people and I can't stand them.

You are not the only one. You are not crazy; well at least not for the sole reason of disliking IPA's, you MIGHT have other issues that would qualify you for that descriptor. :fro: I can't stand IPA's.

In my not so humble opinion, IPA's & their variants are some of the nastiest of beer styles. You might as well just press the liquid out of hops & bottle it. I'm not a fan of the ESB's either. "More bitter doen't mean more better."

If somebody wants an IPA or one of its' variants, more for them. They'll never have to worry about me taking their last beer. I'll stick to the maltier side of the brew style chart, but I'm always up for a wee taste of a style I've never had or a new brew of some sort. And I reserve the right to enjoy a RIS or a Nordic juniper ale once in a while.
Regards, GF.

 

[WesleyS]

I previously could not stand IPAs. I liked every other style just not IPA. I still remember the first one I ever tried about seven years ago and thinking it was the worst beer ever made. So I never tried another one until a couple years ago and still not too much of a fan. That all changed this year for some reason. I visited Three Floyds and its like a switch flipped. I was drinking a sample of Dreadnaught and it hit me, This is Great! Ever since then I can't get enough IPAs. I never would have thought I'd be a fan of them, but sometimes tastes change I guess.

 

[bobbrews]

I have never been a big fan of escorts. It has been so long since I had one though and escorts are all anyone I talk to seems to be able to talk about that I got suckered back into trying one and I am again disappointed.

I don't buy escorts anymore. I love the relations that I have but escorts aren't something I go out of my way to buy commercially and try etc. I am really more of a marriage person.

Anyway, my pipeline ran dry with the babe I am supposed to be wooing now needing more time to develop. I have some older women on the side but I really wanted to try out some young girls. My wife was at the pimp and I asked her to pick up a sixer for me.

She came home from the pimp with 24 escorts for me. Now I actually LOVE pimps and their escorts have high marks so I figured what the heck.

Yuck. As I am trying to choke down my second, thinking about being stuck with 22 more of these things, I am reminded... I really can't stand escorts.

Am I the only one? Crazy? Or is there anyone else out there that just doesn't like escorts?

P.S. As far as escorts go I love asians and the occasional latina also thinking about a BBW right now that seems AWESOME and I can't wait to try so its not that I am a BBW hater and I try all different styles. Escorts just seem super popular with people and I can't stand them.

:rockin:

 

[sonofgrok]

See? Now thats just crazy...

 

[Shooter]

You might as well just press the liquid out of hops & bottle it.

This sounds good, lets try this!!!

 

[Golddiggie]

This sounds good, lets try this!!!

Why don't you just put a pinch between your cheek and gums??

Had the first pint of my MO SMaSH IPA last night... mmmmmm good. Great balance between malt and hop flavors. Great flavors/aromas from the EKG coming through (all 20 minutes from the end forward :rockin. Not the insane IBU bombs the American breweries seem to be making (for IPAs). At under 50 IBUs, it's damned good in a glass.

 

[krackin]

I'll admit that I'm an IPA snob. The only ones I like are the ones I've tried so far.

 

[sonofgrok]

I think I am going to try to get some people to come drink it this weekend. I will buy friends using IPA currency cause I don't think I can drink the rest of these. Lol

 

[Golddiggie]

I think I am going to try to get some people to come drink it this weekend. I will buy friends using IPA currency cause I don't think I can drink the rest of these. Lol

You could cook with them... Chili, bbq sauce, etc...

 

[morticus]

You are not the only one. You are not crazy; well at least not for the sole reason of disliking IPA's, you MIGHT have other issues that would qualify you for that descriptor. :fro: I can't stand IPA's.

In my not so humble opinion, IPA's & their variants are some of the nastiest of beer styles. You might as well just press the liquid out of hops & bottle it. I'm not a fan of the ESB's either. "More bitter doen't mean more better."

If somebody wants an IPA or one of its' variants, more for them. They'll never have to worry about me taking their last beer. I'll stick to the maltier side of the brew style chart, but I'm always up for a wee taste of a style I've never had or a new brew of some sort. And I reserve the right to enjoy a RIS or a Nordic juniper ale once in a while.
Regards, GF.

ESB's generally aren't more bitter. They are more balanced in malt character than IPA's. I have found a lot of people who don't like IPA's will like an ESB. It's all about finding the right beer for you though.

 

[CreamyGoodness]

I feel that... ... who am I kidding, I have a bottle of celery seed mead that I liked. Bring it on. Whatever it is.

 

[m_c_zero]

She came home from costco with a 24 pack of Marble Brewery IPA for me. Now I actually LOVE Marble brewery and their IPA has high marks so I figured what the heck.

Yuck.

You need to try the Marble Red. It's just as hoppy as the IPA but is really malty, which kind of balances out the hops.

 

[JordanThomas]

No. Does it bother you? Don't let it.

 

[CreamyGoodness]

All kidding aside I am in something of an IPA period. For years I was in a stout period, and now I've moved toward hoppy. Honestly, the only style I have had so far that I dont love drinking are a lot of the lagers I have had, and even then I'm told there are lagers out there that would blow my mind.

 

[Golddiggie]

Have yet to try a wheat beer I can actually drink.