Styles that can *#@$ off!

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Isn't that the origin of calling high abv examples "imperial"?

 

Never understood the hate for session IPAs. Also what would be the defining difference between a session ipa and a session pale ale?

 

Any good?

 

Yeah, I suppose, but it is a bit silly since the word "Imperial" in RIS was not because of the ABV, but because the beer was intended for the Russian Imperial Court. It was made strong to impress Russian Royalty with English beer. (Or so I have read.)

 

Ya that's my understanding too. The English stout that the Russian imperial court enjoyed were the higher abv ones. In more recent times when brewers made a beer that was stronger than is style mates they labeled it an imperial X. Now sometimes it seems like brewers just slap Imperial on beers when they feel like it

 

All those hard lemonade things and hard soda and that other fizzy shit. It's not beer, I know, but the grocery stores are using valuable shelf space in the beer section, especially the fridge, and that pushes other beers out. If other folks like those drinks, good for them, but the store needs a dedicated section called Fizzy Shit. Just my opinion. Otherwise, they should f**k off.

 

Fairly good. Originally part of a one off series released in 750 ml. Did well enough for them they decided to make it year round and release in 12 Oz bottles

 

Not so much a specific style I wish would go away...
I wish everything wasn’t overly hopped.
For instance, I went to Cologne and learned about kolsch. Great stuff.
But a lot of the (craft brewed) kolsch I find in the states is an overly hopped “kolsch style” beer. (But it’s nothing like kolsch!!)

 

Unicorn farts/glitter. This was mentioned before, but I'd like to second in the conversation since I didn't know it by this name until I looked it up more. Just doesn't make any sense to me and seems potentially unsafe.

 

Or to refine it still, 'pale ales'.

 

Slapping "imperial", "hazy", and other descriptors on the label is a great alternative to actually adding a style for that descriptor. Brewers can call a beer whatever they want without needing a style variation. Thank god we don't have a BA designation for styles, because that too could more than double the number of styles. We'd need Rum BA, Bourbon BA, Oak BA, Wine BA, Maple BA, and Tequila BA.

 

And to complete the image almost all modern marshmallows aren't even made with marsh mallow.

 

The term "controversial beer styles" says something about us that I can't quite name. Uber-nerds doesn't get it, and angry enthusiasts doesn't really get it either.

 

Comodification? You mean capitalism? How does ethics play into beer styles being deleted?

 

Will never touch a sour, farmhouse, or wild ale. These seem intent on punishing the palate instead of pleasing it. Won't touch a session, higher alcohol levels are one of the more pleasing elements of a good beer. Want lower alcohol content? Drink less.

 

I've never intentionally bought a hazy or lactose ipa but, i'll drink one on draft if it's available.

 

I have limited appetite for session IPAs because I find the generous hopping paired with a reduced malt budget often comes off as astringent on my palate. I usually like one enough but I'm rarely inclined to have more than one, which is contrary to the notion of sessionability from which the style takes its name.

A "session pale ale" would seem to be either a somewhat less hoppy American session IPA or pretty much any English bitter. I'd love to have more access to the latter.

 

'Procrastinators.' We're supposed to be cleaning bathrooms, or mowing lawns, or stacking firewood, or something. But instead we're dicking around on a beer forum.

 

Milkshake IPAs are getting a little old in my opinion and are pushing other more interesting beers off the shelves but if people like them, fine.