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WCDT Strips 3991-3995 (29 April - 3 May 2019)
dutchrvl:
--- Quote from: oddtail on 30 Apr 2019, 05:10 ---I wasn't aware IPAs had a reputation for being... not good? To be honest, I still don't understand the point. Aren't they just a kind of beer, and therefore can wildly vary in quality?
Some of my favourite beers were IPAs. I'm not a beer connoisseur or anything, but I drink beer on occasion. Apparently, I drink the... wrong kinds of beer?
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I don't think they have a reputation for being not good, I think it's more referring to IPAs having become all the rage in the past 5-10 years (seriously, 15-20 years ago you really didn't have that many of them), despite many people who don't quite get the appeal of them.
I am one of them. I really like beer in general, lagers, stout, porter, wheat, etc. However, pale ales, and IPAs in particular, I just don't find appealing, not in taste, and definitely not in smell.
traroth:
Since almost all breweries in my native Alsace, which once was a major land of beer, were bought by Heineken (Ancre, Fischer, Adelsoffen, Mutzig) and Carlsberg (Kronenbourg), I drink belgian abbey beer, like Grimbergen, Affligem or Leffe, or alsatian Meteor (the last survivor of globalization, which is hard to find) whenever I find some (especially Wendelinus abbey beer). I also like Hoegaarden (also belgian).
TheEvilDog:
Just something to remember about beer, even internationally recognised brands are going to be a differing quality based on their markets. Locally sourced hops, water and other ingredients are going to have an impact on the overall quality, flavour and taste, as will how its stored. What tastes good in one country might taste like crap in another.
Cornelius:
Water is actually a key ingredient when it comes to transplanting breweries. Most of the rest you can replicate, even if some yeasts are markedly different when cultivated. Water, though, in the amounts you need it, can be costly to adjust.
cybersmurf:
--- Quote from: Tova on 30 Apr 2019, 02:39 ---
--- Quote from: cybersmurf on 30 Apr 2019, 01:41 ---
--- Quote from: Tova on 30 Apr 2019, 01:32 ---There's no accounting for taste, I guess.
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IPAs, Melon, or both?
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Please note: that phrase means, "Personal preference is beyond criticism."
It does not specifically mean, "I think that person has terrible taste." In case that's what you thought I was saying.
What I'm really saying is I don't see the point in criticising people who like IPAs. Or screaming while covered in vermin.
I personally think that IPAs are fine. Not my favourite, not what I usually buy, but if someone shouted me one, I'd happily drink it.
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I meant to inquire context, so the answer I was looking for is probably "generally, and both to be specific".
With the rise of craft beers they revived some uncommon brewing styles, including IPAs. They do have their place, but my go-to style still is "Märzen" (I think that's Lager, basically).
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