I also love salt-n-vinegar chips whereas most people can't stand them. The more intense the better.
When I brew, the smell of hops is almost naueseating to me. When I put them in and take them out of the wort, it's all I can do to not loose my cookies. Very weird, since I don't mind the taste of hops in my beer. They are in the same family as cannibis and back in the day, I couldn't stand the smell of fresh weed either.
I'm right with you - I think it's a natural progression of beer drinking.
When I started drinking craft I loved hops - then you start to get into the subtle nuances that malt and yeast can bring to a brew.
I'm right with you - I think it's a natural progression of beer drinking.
When I started drinking craft I loved hops - then you start to get into the subtle nuances that malt and yeast can bring to a brew.
Hops are one dimensional - give me a balanced beer where all 4 ingredients play well together and I'll get excited
DirtyOldDuck said:With all due respect, hops are not one dimensional. Different types in different combinations will completely change the taste and character of any given beer. If they were truly one dimensional it would not matter what type of hop or how many of each type you used.
I also take exception with your statement about the "natural progression" of beer drinking. Perhaps it may be true for someone who is relatively young and new to beer drinking and who starts drinking IPAs because all of their friends do so. There are many of us, however, who have been drinking beers for decades, appreciate and enjoy many different styles of beer, and love hop bombs.
Personally, I tend to prefer big beers, whether it is an IIPA or a RIS, but have yet to try a Belgian that I really enjoyed. The yeast taste reminds me of the very green beer my college roommate use to brew back in the seventies. I just don't really like the taste. I understand, however, that others like or even love Belgians. It is all a matter of individual taste - not any natural progression.
I like both Malty Brews and Hoppy Brews.... I like Beer!
"Does Anyone Else Dislike Hops?" BLASPHEMY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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