I am about citrus'd to death

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  1. msscott1973

    msscott1973 Pooh-Bah (1,739) Dec 28, 2013 North Carolina
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    I've been drinking a lot of citrus-forward IPAs lately, and I want to go in the other direction. Can anyone recommend some good IPAs (available in NC) that don't have the citrus front and center?
     
    #1 msscott1973, May 4, 2015
  2. nc41

    nc41 Initiate (0) Sep 25, 2008 North Carolina
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    Local stuff Hoppyum from Foothills, Hop Devil, Torpedo are always around. You could always reset with Old Mecklenburg Pils too or something similar.
     
    #2 nc41, May 4, 2015
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  3. gopens44

    gopens44 Grand Pooh-Bah (3,560) Aug 9, 2010 Virginia
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    Hoppyum was my first reaction as well.
     
    #3 gopens44, May 4, 2015
  4. msscott1973

    msscott1973 Pooh-Bah (1,739) Dec 28, 2013 North Carolina
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    That's the funny thing about my ever-evolving tastes. I did not like Hoppyum or Torpedo a couple of years ago, but I bet I would like them if I tried them now.
     
    #4 msscott1973, May 4, 2015
  5. scott10010

    scott10010 Initiate (0) Nov 21, 2011 North Carolina

    I find everything Oskar Blues to be more malt/piney.
     
    #5 scott10010, May 4, 2015
  6. beernuts

    beernuts Initiate (0) Jan 23, 2014 Virginia

    Even Gubna? That was like a pineapple bomb to me.
     
    #6 beernuts, May 4, 2015
  7. twowheelssoar

    twowheelssoar Pundit (806) Jul 28, 2009 North Carolina

    Olde Hickory DBH and Black Raven (black IPA) should fit the bill.
     
    #7 twowheelssoar, May 4, 2015
  8. samtallica

    samtallica Initiate (0) Jul 22, 2010 North Carolina

    Yes, their hoppy beers lean to the dank side of things. Lagunitas as well.
     
    #8 samtallica, May 4, 2015
  9. Dil_thebeerdrinking_do

    Dil_thebeerdrinking_do Savant (1,192) Jan 21, 2014 Georgia
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    Hoppyum not good IMO
     
    #9 Dil_thebeerdrinking_do, May 4, 2015
  10. Immortale25

    Immortale25 Grand Pooh-Bah (3,775) May 13, 2011 North Carolina
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    I didn't like Hoppyum very much when I first had it on draft but I had one last night (also draft) and was surprised at how much more I appreciated it the second time around. Good hop bite and aroma, and yes not very citrusy, with a sweet-but-not-too-sweet malt backbone. Not a bad go-to by any means.
     
    #10 Immortale25, May 4, 2015
  11. jcb7472

    jcb7472 Initiate (0) Jul 13, 2011 Florida

    Dogfish Head 90 min, Burton Baton DIPA, and Smuttynose Finest Kind are some other suggestions. I personally love Citrus-forward IPAs and prefer them over East Coast style IPAs but when I get tired of them I usually just go for a different style of beer.
     
    #11 jcb7472, May 5, 2015
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