Can We Reverse Lupulin Threshold Shift?

[mwsenoj]

Title pretty much says it all, but for the uninitiated, LTS is a fancy way of saying that a person's tongue has been so blasted by hops that they don't get the same flavor induced euphoria. Basically, we hopheads are kind of like heroine addicts, subject to the same Law of Diminishing Returns that has us come back for more, only to be let down because it takes more hops to get us happy again, eventually dropping so low that amazing hop bombs like Russian River's Pliny the Elder, Stone's Enjoy By, etc don't blow us away any more.


Does anyone know if this unfortunate condition is reversible?

 

[passedpawn]

Not that I'm aware. You might get tired of hop bombs and go to something else, but when you cycle back to the hops, and you will, you'll still want the hop facial.

 

[Homercidal]

Picked up a 6 of Hopslam cans last week. Tried one, and found it kind of sweet and not that hoppy.

I'm afraid my lupulin shift has made Hopslam less than it once was. (Or the recipe changed...)

 

[LostBoyScout]

A friend recently stopped drinking beer for 3 months and found that his bitterness sensitivity returned during that time, and even mildly bitter beers were suddenly a lot hoppier to him afterwards. So those things grow back if you take a break

 

[1977Brewer]

I have 4 cases of light lagers to kill before I get good beer regularly again. Will post results.

 

[ChelisHubby]

I have 4 cases of light lagers to kill before I get good beer regularly again. Will post results.

Your a brave man! I would rather drink a Coke!

 

[myelo]

A friend recently stopped drinking beer for 3 months and found that his bitterness sensitivity returned during that time, and even mildly bitter beers were suddenly a lot hoppier to him afterwards. So those things grow back if you take a break

Sorry, but you lost me at the "stopped drinking beer for 3 months" part.

 

[MarshmallowBlue]

Eat a scoop of vanilla ice cream before drinking a Pale Ale, you'll think it's pretty bitter. Just pair sweets with your bitter beers and you'll be a happy camper.

 

[Billy-Klubb]

switch to stouts for a while. #stoutseason365&366

 

[imasickboy]

Drink a couple cases of Old Chub, and I'm sure that'll fix you right up for a while.

 

[Billy-Klubb]

Drink a couple cases of Old Chub, and I'm sure that'll fix you right up for a while.

I like to pour an Old Chub in all my woes!

 

[Calichusetts]

I'm a pretty big hop head but I enjoy most styles. I wouldn't say hops can be addicting as much as hopheads become creatures of habit. We like what we like so we continue to buy IPA and hoppy beers, or brew them. Plenty on the market and new ones always coming out.

Just start branching out. Sometimes I just need stouts everyday. I brewed a honey saison this winter that I thought would feel out of season and I wouldn't drink that much. I drank that so fast, love it. Again, branch out and you might find that your cravings might not always be for hops.

I won't lie though, I have a barleywine with figs, raisins and dates kegged and in my beer fridge. But its surrounds by like 5 different IPAs...and one stout.