Drank my first IPA ever this evening.

[Saboral]

Based on my calls the IPA I just finished brewing should be 146 IBU. I did first wort hopping with 1.5 oz of wet fresh cascade and 1 oz of pellet magnum.

 

[Jsamp]

Seriously guys nobody like IPA's or spicy foods. Quit faking posers.

 

[te-wa]

i, too, don't understand how people can drink IPAs. it's a good thing there are double IPAs!

 

[unionrdr]

I like IPA's with foods that have a lot of seasonings with herbs & such, like pizza for one. But spicy foods can call for a style that cools things down & provide some darker flavor to counterpoint the heat & meat flavors. But, like my 9th grade math teacher said in the early 70's, " Do your own thing, but don't stop me from doing mine"...

 

[beavers]

I really think hops are have an addictive quality to them. The more you try them, the more you want them.

This. Just heard an interview on the radio recently with the author of a new book about this very subject. I'll definitely be picking up a copy.

http://www.npr.org/blogs/thesalt/20...hicory-to-beer-bitter-flavor-can-be-addictive

Being a hop-convert myself, I can absolutely believe that bitterness is addictive, that tolerance can be increased, and that "lupulin shift" is a real phenomenon.

 

[Scele]

I hate going back to my gaming days but L2P.

 

[Danimal69361]

Seriously guys nobody like IPA's or spicy foods. Quit faking posers.

I stated my opinion. I didn't say NOBODY likes IPA, or HOT!!! food. I said that MOST people do not. I eat sriracha on all applicable food. Habenero hot sauce is my choice. I LOVE SPICY FOOD! I drink love Pale Ales that taste like I'm sucking on a hop. I LOVE HOPS! I'm just saying... these people who eat "ghost peppers" are obviously trying to prove a point, or they would eat them every day. I feel it is the same with a LOT of IPA's. If you are offended, then I'm sorry that you feel you have to defend yourself, instead of thinking that maybe you are in the "Actually Like IPA" group. Yes, hops are addictive. Yes, you will like them more once you start brewing. Yes, you will get to a point where you will not even notice the hops in beers, that some people will gag over. Yes, there will be times when only hops will satisfy your quench. Yes, there are good hoppy beers out there. I just think they took a turn for the side-show-freak for awhile. Get over it people, I just stated my opinion because the OP couldn't understand it either. I want him to know that there are brewers like him. I'm sorry that I thought this was a place to state our opinion regarding the Original Post.

On that note, I am currently trying to brew a GOOD IPA, because in my opinion, they SHOULD be good. I've been using the first wort hopping approach to this, any advice on what percentage to use?

 

[Jsamp]

Really I was kidding around but you might want to reread your post. What I gathered from it was you agreeing with the points nobody really likes ipa's or hot food. That's not true at all. I have tried ipa's that I didn't care for but I have many that I love. I also enjoy hot foods. I don't want mouth searing spitting fire hot but more to accentuate certain foods. I grow a variety of hot peppers every year of various heat levels. I generally make hot sauces, freeze some, and dry and dehydrate them. But yeah I've spent the last few years growing spicy peppers because I don't really like them. Anyways I'm going to go have a taste of my lacto fermented mango habanero hot sauce and drink an IPA so I can look cool.

OP,

I am with ya. All I hear from these people is "keep drinking that crap, till you get numb to the crap flavor" That is the same theory behind "Butweiper" drinkers thinking that is how beer is supposed to taste.

I belonged to a beer of the month club for two years, and got probably two different IPA's every month. NEVER found one I like. And I keep an open mind and try every one I come across. NEVER found one I like. I was at a brew fest a couple of years ago, and the category was IPA. One of the breweries didn't have an IPA. When I asked him why, he said (and I quote) "No one REALLY likes IPA's".

I believe that a few people out there actually like IPA, but for the most part I have noticed that most people "like" them because they think it makes them look cool. Like people who eat HOT!!! food. What's the damn point??? I will buy a six pack of it whenever I see a new one. Drink one, hate, and give the rest to my friends that "love" IPA. A month later they all still have the IPA in their fridge, and tell me about how many different beers they have drank since then.

I raised myself on Oatmeal Stouts since I was only 17 Y.O. and, I have been Drinking Pale Ale since 20. I have seen this Craft beer craze build up, and it wasn't until people started "wanting" to like micro-brews (or "Imports" as idiots call them) that people started liking IPA. It makes them feel different, yet still belong to the secret club of "IPA li(k)ers".

My $.02

And BTW i will lick the bag that my hops come in, so Yes, I like the taste of hops.

 

[unionrdr]

You have got to try mango habanero salsa! That stuff is the bomb!:cross:

 

[Jsamp]

You have got to try mango habanero salsa! That stuff is the bomb!:cross:

I like it. Mango and habanero were meant for each other lol.