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Posted on 10/27/20 at 9:12 am to L.A.
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I had avoided this one because I assumed that it was an out-of-balance hop monster. In reality, it's a beautifully balanced IPA. Yes, lots of hops, but the malt comes through as well. A+
There's nothing worse than a cloyingly sweet IIPA due to a brewer trying to bring too much malt to the table. This was very much an East Coast thing back in the day, whereas West Coast brewers were putting out the absolute hop bombs...the piney, dank, in-your-face hop bombs (which I loved).
It's insane how much the IPA game has changed over the years. Been trying a lot of new IPAs this past year and with all the new hop varieties around, it's really diminished the taste of some of the OG IPAs. Like I saw SN has their Celebration Ale out for this year. One of my favorite beers so immediately grabbed a twelver, got home, took a sip....and thought it was boring.
Posted on 10/27/20 at 10:26 am to mmmmmbeeer
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Like I saw SN has their Celebration Ale out for this year. One of my favorite beers so immediately grabbed a twelver, got home, took a sip....and thought it was boring.
Celebration will always hold a place in my heart. I've been reverting back to some of the IPA's in my early craft beer days. I'm a little burnt out on the "Juicy" and definitely with the lactose sugar "IPA's". SN Pale Ale, when fresh, is still a fantastic beer, and as soon as i see celebration i'm going to buy some.
With the haze ipas, i find it near impossible to distinguish hop aroma/flavor. The old school west coast style IPA's, you used to be able to tell the difference between different hops. You could taste the piney or "cat piss" as some people described it of simcoe. You could tell the floral aromas of cascade and centennial. Or the orange/citrus aromas of citra, amarillo, and galaxy. But now, you can't get much of anything out of the hops these days.
Posted on 10/27/20 at 10:30 am to BugAC
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With the haze ipas, i find it near impossible to distinguish hop aroma/flavor. The old school west coast style IPA's, you used to be able to tell the difference between different hops. You could taste the piney or "cat piss" as some people described it of simcoe. You could tell the floral aromas of cascade and centennial. Or the orange/citrus aromas of citra, amarillo, and galaxy. But now, you can't get much of anything out of the hops these days.
Unfortunately can't recall which brewery it was, but one of them went old school recently to put the hops on display. A variety of single-hop beers that were brewed with the sole purpose of highlighting each particular hop variety. Sounds like it would've been right up your alley.
Posted on 10/27/20 at 11:09 am to mmmmmbeeer
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t's insane how much the IPA game has changed over the years. Been trying a lot of new IPAs this past year and with all the new hop varieties around, it's really diminished the taste of some of the OG IPAs. Like I saw SN has their Celebration Ale out for this year. One of my favorite beers so immediately grabbed a twelver, got home, took a sip....and thought it was boring.
While I really like some hazy IPAs, the trend has killed regular style IPAs in some ways. If I go on a hazy IPA kick, the first couple of regular IPAs I drink after that kick just fall flat. The hops just don't come out because my palate has gotten used to the punch of hops in a lot of hazy IPAs. I often go to the store with the intention of sticking to regular IPAs, then see a new hazy one that piques my interest and throw it in the cart. Often it's one with citra hops, which I love.
Posted on 10/27/20 at 12:41 pm to The Spleen
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. I've had year old Two Hearted and it was fine.
Yes, it will be fine but that's about all you can say about it. It will be more malty than when it's fresh.
Posted on 10/27/20 at 1:50 pm to BugAC
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I'm a little burnt out on the "Juicy" and definitely with the lactose sugar "IPA's". SN Pale Ale, when fresh, is still a fantastic beer,
Yes. Thank you.
I'm good with the juicy stuff, but now so many breweries (looking at you Urban South and Ingenious) are throwing all sort of shite adjuncts into their IPAs.
For Houston area, love what St. Arnold, Real Ale and Eureka Heights are doing these days with legit, crisp IPA styles.
Posted on 10/27/20 at 2:17 pm to lazy
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Yes, it will be fine but that's about all you can say about it. It will be more malty than when it's fresh.
It wasn't far off from a fresh one, but my bigger point is it takes a lot longer than 2 months for a 2 Hearted to go "bad."
Now, Jai Alai seems to have a really short shelf life, but I've never run into that problem with 2 Hearted.
Posted on 8/17/21 at 7:38 pm to The Spleen
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Jai Alai
Wasn’t impressed with their Fancy Papers beer
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