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Post subject: Re: You Will Drink Good BEER ... And It Will Be Delicious!
Posted: Wed January 31, 2018 7:05 am
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As I pour the last five ounces of this mostly terrible local DIPA down the drain and think about going to bed, I admit to god and everyone that this is the worst style of beer imagineable. Maybe even the worst thing to ever happen to the craft beer movement.
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Post subject: Re: You Will Drink Good BEER ... And It Will Be Delicious!
Posted: Wed January 31, 2018 4:30 pm
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Joined: Tue January 01, 2013 11:28 pm Posts: 14542 Location: Space City
Double/Imperial IPAs. Local ones, in particular. It’s such an extreme style to begin with, and to brew something that isn’t just a total hop bomb, you need to really up the ante with the malt balance. Too often, this results in something so boozy and so heavy that it feels like a hop flavored barleywine. All subtlety goes out the window.
Again, I’m mostly referring to local versions made by brewers who are just starting to figure out what they’re doing. There’s some really good DIPAs out there, of course.
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Post subject: Re: You Will Drink Good BEER ... And It Will Be Delicious!
Posted: Wed January 31, 2018 4:38 pm
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Joined: Wed April 20, 2016 7:11 pm Posts: 14269
washing machine wrote:
It’s bad for the craft beer movement in the same way hair metal was bad for rock and roll. Almost all of it is too loud and with little substance
It's fair to say that craft breweries have been overly reliant on strong IPAs, but that was what most customers were looking for.
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It’s bad for the craft beer movement in the same way hair metal was bad for rock and roll. Almost all of it is too loud and with little substance
It's fair to say that craft breweries have been overly reliant on strong IPAs, but that was what most customers were looking for.
Yup.
And I'm certainly part of the problem. My interest in beer coincided with the overwhelming demand for IPA's. I have a hard time drinking other beers. But I also hear what you're saying, Reid. There are plenty of local Imperials that have zero subtlety to them which I find equally difficult to drink.
Post subject: Re: You Will Drink Good BEER ... And It Will Be Delicious!
Posted: Wed January 31, 2018 4:44 pm
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Joined: Tue January 01, 2013 9:55 pm Posts: 13819 Location: An office full of assholes
washing machine wrote:
It’s bad for the craft beer movement in the same way hair metal was bad for rock and roll. Almost all of it is too loud and with little substance
interesting. because breweries like green flash and alpine built multi-million dollar businesses off the backs of what were then merely local dipa's. hell, bell's hosplam fits this category, which was first released a long time ago before craft beer got really popular.
i think some are good, while some are bad, just like every beer. but i wouldn't say they're bad for craft beer.
Post subject: Re: You Will Drink Good BEER ... And It Will Be Delicious!
Posted: Wed January 31, 2018 4:48 pm
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Joined: Tue January 01, 2013 11:28 pm Posts: 14542 Location: Space City
I was drunk and angry last night and doubled down this morning. You’re right, of course. I really should have clarified that Texas breweries haven’t really figured out the style yet.
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