Mixing Fruit Juices with IPAs

thats bc dom is cost prohibitive. most beers even heady etc are not when compared to wine.

 

I'm the one that brought up the wine thing. I wasn't really mentioning it in the context of cost, more asking do wine advocates/geeks/nerds/snobs/enthusiasts (pick as necessary) discuss mixing "good" wine with fruit juices, the way beer advocates/geeks/nerds/snobs/enthusiasts on here seem to be comfortable doing so about beer. Genuine question. I'm guessing they don't but maybe I'm wrong.

 

Just because a few people mentioned experimenting with Heady or Treehouse doesn't mean that's the standard now. I'm sure there's been many occasions where Dom Perignon was used in mimosas or a fine wine in sangria. It just so happens nobody has told us they did it.

Half the people up in arms in this forum are going to go buy a six pack of Enjoy By Tangerine anyways...

 

Anyone ever heard of a "Man-mosa?"

https://www.google.com/amp/www.foodrepublic.com/recipes/the-man-mosa-cocktail/amp/

 

Possibly an inexpensive sparkling wine, but hopefully not genuine Champagne. That would be a big waste. If need be, Korbel in any of its "styles' would do quite well.

 

I'm sure there have been mimosas with DP, sangria with a super expensive red. I'm sure there have been people making cocktails with super rare single malts just for the fuck of it. And in the case of beer, I'm sure some guy read about Heady in GQ and had someone fetch him a few cases from VT for him and his friends to shotgun or make Micheladas with - just....because.

My question was if people who are serious about wine have conversations like this one that's happening among people who are serious about beer

 

It's an interesting question that I don't have an answer for, but if I had to venture a guess, i would say no or not often. In my experiences though, there's an extra level of snobbery in wine that would keep them from even having this discussion. That's half the reason I find it hard to get into wine. I like the experimentation and innovation that comes along with beer.

 

Oh no I got merged! I tried searching "orange juice" with "IPA" and this thread didn't pop up. Oh well.

In response to what others have said since, I've tried Sculpin with various fruits and Enjoy By Tangerine and neither really scratch the itch.

In response to Rozzom, at least what I was going for is to emulate a style that I don't have much access to at my present location. I would expect that based on your location, you have it a little easier than I do in the "Northeast IPA" department. So maybe that's what makes it a little harder for you to imagine a need for this.

I love a good west coast IPA and plenty of nights, that is exactly what I go for. But I'm also a big fan of the juicy stuff, and I was hoping there might be an easy workaround to my location issue.

I don't personally condone the dilution of really great/rare beer, but for stuff that's everywhere around me (standard stone ipa, for instance) it's fun to think of new things to try with it.

 

Ah got it sorry man - I missed your post and must have arrived at the thread post-merge. My posts were more in response to the older comments

I guess trade? I'm sure there are things people in the NE want from your neck of the woods. Easier said than done I know - personally I find it a bit of a ballache finding time to do all the necessary things to put a trade together - hence why I've only done it twice haha

 

Drink your beer how ever you like. It's about your enjoyment and nobody elses. If anyone tells you that you are enjoying yourself incorrectly tell 'em to shove it and pour what ever you desire into your brew.

Just do what makes you happy and keep on keepin on.

 

Just do what makes you happy and keep on keepin on, and understand if you post about it on BA then you're inviting other opinions, some of which may not agree with yours

 

I don't think it's having a different opinion that matters. It's when one tells the other how they should drink something, how they are doing it wrong and the judgement that gets passed on.

If adding fruit sounds good to you, why should anyone else care? If a Corona and lime is your thing, who cares?

How is it any different than drinking coffee black vs adding a plethora of other things. Or making a manhattan/old fashioned with a good bourbon. Or, hell adding ice to a high end single malt (I don't like to do it, but I'm sure as hell not going to stop my father).

 

You're absolutely right. People can do whatever they want of course.

My point is if you start a thread about adding fruit juice to beer on a site dedicated to the advocacy and criticism of good beer, you're opening things up as you've decided to make your personal preferences public - expect all sorts of opinions. What - is everyone meant to chime in with "good for you bro" - that's fairly uninteresting.

 

Why do wine and beer drinkers have to be the same? Isn't the general consensus around here that we should encourage people to try new beers and make it approachable? Have fun with it and drink what you like? Bc bottom line it's just beer. It's supposed to be enjoyable. If u don't think brewers aren't experimental like this in their personal life u are naive. The whole point of an approachable fun beer culture is to be the direct opposite of that serious snobbish wine culture not emulate it.

 

I think u miss the point of beer advocacy completely.

 

None of the serious wine drinkers I know do.

 

I completely agree with you. Say what you like/dislike and by all means debate it.

Questioning if others would really add things to something "perfectly good already" or expensive, seems odd. I think it's pretty obvious, it's because they like it, or adds to their experience in some way. Continuing to ask such questions comes off as - really, you really do this??? Uh, yeah they do.

 

They don't have to be the same. I was asking if anyone who was a legitimate "wine advocate" could confirm or not if similar conversations happen. I was curious.

What I struggle with is that there are discussions around the exact type of glass to use. What order to have a tasting in. The best "year" for a particular beer. People's minds being blown because they went to Applebee's and were appalled that the server didn't know anything about the Sam Adams other than it was a seasonal, and then served them the beer in a frozen glass. Etc etc. All of which can seem a bit much to me at times - as you say beer is meant to be fun and welcoming to newcomers and not too serious.

But then you get threads where people are dumping OJ in highly regarded beer. I just find it hard to reconcile the two.

 

Explain it to me then

 

Others can voice opinions, but in reading the thread, the idea is met with hostility. You can disagree with people without coming off as holier than thou. If someone wants to put juice in their IPAs, good for them. Do I think it's weird? Yes. Would I do it? Probably not. But I am not going to belittle someone for enjoying it.