I may be a loner in this lol But I dont like Hoppy beers

[mlyday]

I love both so, its the best of both worlds for me.

 

[bobbrews]

Hoppy, bitter IPAs are an acquired taste. Like Scotch, Gin, or Coffee. I used to hate IPAs, but now I love them. I still enjoy stouts, brown ales, sours, etc very much... but there's a special place heart for IPAs. There's nothing like a dry, crisp, highly drinkable, fragrant, fresh, clean, citrusy IPA.

And if you stick with it & drink them long enough, you'll find that your taste buds shift into preferring more bitterness vs. a ton of sweetness all the time.

 

[iaefebs]

I always wonder why those who love happy beers feel that others need to learn to love them.

I think it's the opposite, about once a month someone starts a thread like this one stating, "I don't like IPA's." I can't recall a thread that has been started that say's "I don't like malty beers."

 

[KeyWestBrewing]

The four main tastes that our buds can detect are salt, sweet, sour, and bitter.

That's why we love chocolate.

You forgot umami, the 5th main taste. And chocolate contains phenylethylamine, the same chemical your brain releases when you fall in love. The fat in milk along with phenylethylamine also trigger an increase in dopamine in our brain making us happy and euphoric. Thought that would be cool to share. Welcome to HBT man, glad to have ya in board.

 

[downtown3641]

I always wonder why those who love happy beers feel that others need to learn to love them.

Because some people feel the need to start threads declaring their dislike of hops. When I read those threads, I assume someone is either trying to be a beer hipster or hasn't tried a vary broad range of beers.

 

[Big_Cat]

Im neither ... i simply posted to get opinions ...i am not a hipster (nothing wrong if are) and I've tasted a lot of styles of brew.

 

[azmark]

But have you tasted a lot of styles of IPAs?

They are wide and varried,,,try a Big Sky IPA, Deschutes Inversion, SN Torpedo, Green Flash, SA Lattitude. All taste vastly different, might find one that suits you.

 

[jwwbrennan]

Guys used to spit in their beer so others wouldn't drink it. Now we just throw in a little extra hops.

 

[Big_Cat]

Guys used to spit in their beer so others wouldn't drink it. Now we just throw in a little extra hops.

Hahahhahaha

 

[Subsailor]

Guys used to spit in their beer so others wouldn't drink it. Now we just throw in a little extra hops.

(kind of OT)
I had a buddy from New Jersey, a long time ago in the Navy that would lick the rim of his glass before he left the table so nobody would drink his beer. He did this when he got up to go dancing, use the head or buy another round.

 

[Big_Cat]

But have you tasted a lot of styles of IPAs?

They are wide and varried,,,try a Big Sky IPA, Deschutes Inversion, SN Torpedo, Green Flash, SA Lattitude. All taste vastly different, might find one that suits you.

I've tried the latitude 48 from SA Also a couple of others since i do love the art of creating yumminest (if that's a word) in a brew but as of yet i haven't found one that has made me say "oh wow this is my favorite "

 

[chalmer9]

I've tried the latitude 48 from SA Also a couple of others since i do love the art of creating yumminest (if that's a word) in a brew but as of yet i haven't found one that has made me say "oh wow this is my favorite "

Then start with pale ales. Obviously your palate can't handle IPA's right now, so work your way up.

 

[IffyG]

Then start with pale ales. Obviously your palate can't handle IPA's right now, so work your way up.

IMO jumping right to a super high IBU beer is why a lot of people don't like hoppy beers. I remember my first IPA (Lakefront IPA), it was way too bitter and I struggled to finish it. I ended up going back to the less hoppy beers and worked my way up the spectrum and gained a better appreciation for the more bitter/hoppy beer.