Have You Uncritically Embraced Craft Beer?

Discussion in 'Beer Talk' started by HenryAdams, Oct 16, 2014.

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  1. UrbanCaveman

    UrbanCaveman Pooh-Bah (1,866) Sep 30, 2014 Ohio
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    I know, it's weird. If it's too hop-forward, it's just not for me. Out of all the stouts I've ever tried, my least favorite has been Storm King on tap - I almost wondered why they didn't call it a black IPA. Love me some Old Rasputin, Yeti, and Blackout, though.
     
    #21 UrbanCaveman, Oct 17, 2014
  2. 5thOhio

    5thOhio Pooh-Bah (1,571) May 13, 2007 South Carolina
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    You crazy beer geeks:
    Old Rasputin 75 IBU
    Yeti 75 IBU
    Blackout 50 IBU
    SNPA 37 IBU
    :astonished:
     
    #22 5thOhio, Oct 17, 2014
  3. UrbanCaveman

    UrbanCaveman Pooh-Bah (1,866) Sep 30, 2014 Ohio
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    Like I say, it's not the bitterness I don't like. 80 Acre is about 20 IBU, and I taste it as having more hops per cubic centimeter than a bunny farm on a bouncy house next to a pogo stick testing site. It's about flavors and balance therein. Some things I don't enjoy when they're fore rather than aft.
     
    #23 UrbanCaveman, Oct 17, 2014
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  4. 5thOhio

    5thOhio Pooh-Bah (1,571) May 13, 2007 South Carolina
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    I need to read your reviews ASAP.
     
    #24 5thOhio, Oct 17, 2014
  5. HenryAdams

    HenryAdams Initiate (0) Apr 22, 2013 New York

    Also, big malty beers like Old Rasputin can "hide" more hops than thinner, less malty beers, and "hide" more bitterness. I'm not a big super-bitter beer fan (had Lagunitas Sucks for the first time last night, and though it kinda, well, sucked), but I love a florally hoppy beer (Toppling Goliath anyone? Or Bells Two Hearted?). I actually don't like Yeti--it's too bitter (partly from the grain bill).
     
    #25 HenryAdams, Oct 17, 2014
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  6. Haymarket

    Haymarket Initiate (0) Jun 30, 2014 Virginia

    With 3000 breweries it is nice to have real reviews that do just that....so when I want something new I don't have to start at brewery #2999 in quality to decide what tastes good. Objective reviews from people that know what they are doing let me pick up stuff that others find high quality, and then make my own opinion. Those that are poorly reviewed again and again generally are poor and vice versa. So, reviews are of great importance with so many new craft beers out there.

    That said, the article rambles forever to make a valid point. The guy is right on with the need to wade through the sunshine pumping of everything craft. Unfortunately there is a lot of crap being made, and it should be reviewed as such...on the other hand, there is more super high quality stuff than ever. Quality reviews help sort out that market.
     
    #26 Haymarket, Oct 17, 2014
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