Why do beers from the same brewery taste so similar?

My local brews a lot of different styles, they don't all taste the same. Better take on how a style ought to taste? Dunno. But they're firing on all cylinders.

 

Yeast

 

A lot of IPA's taste the same to me.
Probably their yeast, or they just use the same hops in all of their IPA's?

 

Probably the house yeast.

 

Palate fatigue?

 

If you make a small change in your product and then label it differently people will buy it as a new product even though it may be basically the same as the rest. So the basic ingredients may be the same and thus taste very similar.

 

It's the same cook in the same kitchen.

 

They each have a different label though...

 

Like others have said, yeast tends to impart a house character. Also, there’s not a whole lot of difference between a lager yeast used for a “cold” IPA and a clean fermenting ale yeast like the one Sierra Nevada uses.
I just checked the tap list at Beachwood Brewing, which is local to me, they have 6 ipa’s that are all at 7.1% ABV I think they use the same grain bill and yeast on all of these beers and just switch up the hops, so they are going to taste very similar.
I find that a lot of the modern hops are pretty similar to each other. Hop breeders select the hybrids that present the most “tropical” flavors which are so popular at the moment.

 

As others have said a lot from the yeast most of the time. I've noticed this from Surly, and it's a pleasant surprise most of the time. Sierra Nevada though seems to have a characteristic hop and resinous pine soap flavor. It's simply the signature the brewery puts on the beer.

 

It's why I eventually stopped buying Lagunitas; the house yeast was too sugary and cloying for my taste.

 

Me too; I could never get into their IPAs no matter how hard I tried. The combination of a yeast that doesn’t attenuate well along with the fruityness the yeast imparts is way too much for me, but most people I know like it.
I have liked their stouts and brown ales though.

 

[They all smelled almost exactly the same and have nearly the same ABV. One of the IPAs was a hazy, two were American-style IPAs, and one was a cold IPA.[/QUOTE]

Was the Hazy not as juicy smelling as usual and/or was the AIPAs juicy for the style?

No offense intended, for me American and New England IPAs are usually very different, even when they are from the same brewery. I realize that "Neighboring" styles often have blurred lines, that is why I'm thinking style "Creep", however I can't see why a NEIPA would smell the same as a Cold Brew. Inquiring minds, cheers.

 

Some here have said house yeast, some have said one brewer. With smaller breweries it's likely a combination of the two.

 

I have experienced this as well, most. Notably Hoof Hearted brewery which is local to me. I was at their brewery last weekend and tried 4 of their Beers all IPAS. Each had a different ABV but I honestly could taste zero difference between the beers I had.

 

Whole cone hops.

 

A number of folks have opined house yeast but when it comes to the IPA beer style the yeast is very much a secondary contributor to the sensory qualities of the beer. For an IPA it is the hops which dominate the aroma/flavor of the beer. My guess is those four brands were brewed with similar hops(s).

Cheers!