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Have IPA beers become a fad?

Posted on 1/5/15 at 8:29 pm
Posted by GumboPot
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Posted on 1/5/15 at 8:29 pm
Just wondering because it seems to be all the craze in beer drinking circles and I don't understand why. I haven't found one enjoyable drinking IPA.
Posted by Zappas Stache
Utility Muffin Research Kitchen
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Posted on 1/5/15 at 8:30 pm to
yes....welcome to 2004.
Posted by dallastiger55
Jennings, LA
Member since Jan 2010
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Posted on 1/5/15 at 8:30 pm to
Yes it's the beer snobs drink of choice

I like them but many taste exactly the same
Posted by Paul Allen
Montauk, NY
Member since Nov 2007
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Posted on 1/5/15 at 8:31 pm to
Yeah, I don't like it one bit. Like Red Sox "fans" post 2004. Very much annoying. Everyone now wants an IPA.
Posted by TigerWise
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Posted on 1/5/15 at 8:31 pm to
Some will argue its in the dying stage
Posted by GumboPot
Member since Mar 2009
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Posted on 1/5/15 at 8:32 pm to
quote:

yes....welcome to 2004.


Well what's the fad now? Get me up to speed.
Posted by Paul Allen
Montauk, NY
Member since Nov 2007
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Posted on 1/5/15 at 8:32 pm to
Disagree. Palate wrecker and stone ruination taste different. Racer 5 ipa is a unique taste too.
Posted by s14suspense
Baton Rouge
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Posted on 1/5/15 at 8:32 pm to
Didn't know Jim Koch posted here.


LINK
Posted by Cash
Vail
Member since Feb 2005
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Posted on 1/5/15 at 8:33 pm to
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Well what's the fad now?


Barrel aging
Posted by GumboPot
Member since Mar 2009
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Posted on 1/5/15 at 8:35 pm to
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Barrel aging



Ahhhh. You're right.

I've tasted some really good barrel aged beers. Forget their names though.
Posted by MiloDanglers
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Posted on 1/5/15 at 8:38 pm to
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quote: yes....welcome to 2004. Well what's the fad now? Get me up to speed.


Pale Lagers
Posted by Zappas Stache
Utility Muffin Research Kitchen
Member since Apr 2009
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Posted on 1/5/15 at 8:38 pm to
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Well what's the fad now? Get me up to speed.



Sours
Posted by GumboPot
Member since Mar 2009
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Posted on 1/5/15 at 8:40 pm to
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Sours


Like Lambics and other beers fermented with Lactobacillus?
Posted by urinetrouble
Member since Oct 2007
20660 posts
Posted on 1/5/15 at 9:01 pm to
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Have IPA beers become a fad?



All the fellow mavens I know are genuinely passionate about the style, and most would say it is their favorite. I don't see that changing.

quote:

Just wondering because it seems to be all the craze in beer drinking circles and I don't understand why. I haven't found one enjoyable drinking IPA.



The great ones can be very flavorful and refreshing. You have to have a certain tolerance for bitterness, especially when just getting into the style. Although, the newer hop varieties seems to be able to offer all the great aromatic qualities with lesser bitterness.
Posted by urinetrouble
Member since Oct 2007
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Posted on 1/5/15 at 9:02 pm to
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I like them but many taste exactly the same



I completely disagree with this.
Posted by jimbeam
University of LSU
Member since Oct 2011
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Posted on 1/5/15 at 9:03 pm to
I like sours more than IPAs

But what do I know. I drink miller light
Posted by Jax-Tiger
Vero Beach, FL
Member since Jan 2005
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Posted on 1/5/15 at 9:10 pm to
quote:

Well what's the fad now?


Sessionable Ales...
Posted by TigerWise
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Member since Sep 2010
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Posted on 1/5/15 at 9:11 pm to
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All the fellow mavens I know are genuinely passionate about the style, and most would say it is their favorite. I don't see that changing.


Yeah I don't see that changing. But I do see other styles getting more popular as new craft beer drinkers are born. And as that happens "fellow mavens" will become dinosaurs just like Boston Lager in the article S14 linked.

I like a few styles of beer but IPAs would be my choice if I could only drink one for the rest of my life.
Posted by s14suspense
Baton Rouge
Member since Mar 2007
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Posted on 1/5/15 at 9:15 pm to
And a pretty decent rebuttal.

LINK

Best way to get a lot of Volume purchasing from me is to can a session IPA in a case or brewer's dozen pack.

Beginning to think that the volume of beer sales in America just won't get back to their original pre-craft levels unless there's a major shift
This post was edited on 1/5/15 at 9:17 pm
Posted by Kim Jong Ir
Baton Rouge
Member since Jan 2008
55691 posts
Posted on 1/5/15 at 9:20 pm to
quote:

I like a few styles of beer but IPAs would be my choice if I could only drink one for the rest of my life.



Same here, with stouts a close second.
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