Article on one writer's dislike for certain beer "style" names

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  1. gopens44

    gopens44 Grand Pooh-Bah (3,560) Aug 9, 2010 Virginia
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    This article is kinda funny.

    http://www.pastemagazine.com/articles/2015/04/session-double-ipa-and-other-beer-terms-i-hope-to.html

    Does make me wonder, if the beer industry was to eradicate certain styles as descriptors, which ones would you be fine with losing, and what style would you place the "left behind" in?

    As for myself, I could care less. 100 styles, 10000 styles, I don't judge (literally) so it doesn't bother me (ok, "session" DIPA is kinda odd..), but I'm guessing there are some strong emotions when it comes to the number of styles.
     
    #1 gopens44, Apr 30, 2015
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  2. Lucular

    Lucular Grand Pooh-Bah (4,367) Jun 20, 2014 Maryland
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    Come on, every beer deserves its own style.
     
    #2 Lucular, Apr 30, 2015
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  3. mudbug

    mudbug Pooh-Bah (1,762) Mar 27, 2009 Oregon
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    Well the writer just has to give up the notion that "IPA" is a style. The brewers and the fangeekdom have pretty much nailed the lid shut on that coffin. "IPA" is now a flavor descriptor like "Sweet" "Funky" "Roasty" It simply means that whatever beer it's tagged to has a hoppy component.
     
    #3 mudbug, Apr 30, 2015
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  4. JMS1512

    JMS1512 Initiate (0) Feb 18, 2013 New Jersey

    I love quip at the end- about the black white belgian... I knew exactly where he was going with it, and all I had to do was hover over the link to confirm my amusement and foresight. There was a fair amount of real life lol-ing. And damn, I've had Black is the new Wit. It's awesome, at least, the Terrapin one is.
     
    #4 JMS1512, Apr 30, 2015
  5. BoyDrinksWorld

    BoyDrinksWorld Initiate (0) Jun 9, 2014 Michigan

    I once asked where the bartender was at the house of Black Belgian White ale, and the faceless man told me all men must serve.
     
    #5 BoyDrinksWorld, Apr 30, 2015
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  6. pat61

    pat61 Initiate (0) Dec 29, 2010 Minnesota

    The article makes some good points. I think styles started falling apart with black IPAs and white stouts.
     
    #6 pat61, Apr 30, 2015
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  7. THANAT0PSIS

    THANAT0PSIS Pooh-Bah (2,275) Aug 3, 2010 Wisconsin
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    As I understood it, the Shmaltz thing was a joke. Something like their anniversary beers usually being very high ABVs but they lowered it last year to be sold everywhere, and this was somehow a continuation of that joke.
     
    #7 THANAT0PSIS, Apr 30, 2015
  8. Ranbot

    Ranbot Pooh-Bah (2,463) Nov 27, 2006 Pennsylvania
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    I'm surprised Dogfish Head's American Beauty, which they call an "imperial pale ale", wasn't mentioned... I guess omitting the "india" isn't that big of a deal, but it struck me as odd.
     
    #8 Ranbot, Apr 30, 2015
  9. SixThousandDollars

    SixThousandDollars Initiate (0) Jul 1, 2012 Florida

    And some DFH employee snarkily commented on my instagram photo of that beer saying "Its not an IPA, its an imperial pale ale." like I was a dumbass for not understanding these vastly different styles that have the same acronym.
     
    #9 SixThousandDollars, Apr 30, 2015
  10. Ranbot

    Ranbot Pooh-Bah (2,463) Nov 27, 2006 Pennsylvania
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    Well, that's obnoxious. Sounds like that employee is drinking the kool-aid.
     
    #10 Ranbot, Apr 30, 2015
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  11. busternuggz

    busternuggz Initiate (0) Mar 9, 2008 California

    I thought it was obviously a joke. It's lost on this guy though.
     
    #11 busternuggz, Apr 30, 2015
  12. THANAT0PSIS

    THANAT0PSIS Pooh-Bah (2,275) Aug 3, 2010 Wisconsin
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    One of my local brewers, Dave's Brew Farm, has a 3% ABV session ale called "Double Imperial." I got a good laugh out of that.
     
    #12 THANAT0PSIS, Apr 30, 2015
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  13. rgordon

    rgordon Pooh-Bah (2,701) Apr 26, 2012 North Carolina
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    Or, in honor of Animal House: Reverse Double Secret Imperial Session Ale!
     
    #13 rgordon, Apr 30, 2015
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  14. BBThunderbolt

    BBThunderbolt Grand High Pooh-Bah (7,846) Sep 24, 2007 Kiribati
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    Yeah, I'm with him on the hop names. Just stop already.
     
    #14 BBThunderbolt, Apr 30, 2015
  15. MistaRyte

    MistaRyte Pooh-Bah (2,681) Jan 14, 2008 Virginia
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    It's NBA playoff times... gotta see if some brewer has made a "Tripel Dubbel" yet...
     
    #15 MistaRyte, Apr 30, 2015
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  16. zid

    zid Grand Pooh-Bah (3,132) Feb 15, 2010 New York
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    The author seems to have a hard time differentiating between:
    - a tongue in cheek play on labeling
    - an anomaly whose raison d'être is opposition to a norm
    - the increasing differentiation of IPAs because of their market percentage
     
    #16 zid, Apr 30, 2015
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  17. DrRambis

    DrRambis Initiate (0) Jan 10, 2014 New Jersey

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  18. eaker

    eaker Initiate (178) Aug 5, 2013 North Carolina

    Too funny. Valar Morghulis.
     
    #18 eaker, Apr 30, 2015
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  19. Traquairlover

    Traquairlover Initiate (0) Nov 10, 2007 Virginia

    I agree. But there should be no repeating allowed. So, first we need to vote on which beer gets to keep IPA, then the others will need to adopt new names for their styles.
     
    #19 Traquairlover, May 1, 2015
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  20. SFNC

    SFNC Savant (1,211) Apr 7, 2013 North Carolina

    Would that just be a Quad and a half? Maybe a Double Triple?
     
    #20 SFNC, May 1, 2015
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