Onion, Dill, Garlic, Dank

Dank has become the default IPA profile for for the past few years. I think it's due to the popularity/availability of Citra and Simcoe. "Enjoy By..." is probably the quintessential example. I do enjoy it, but I also still appreciate the classic San Diego style that first got me into IPA - Centennial, CTZ, Cascade, etc...

 

“Do you enjoy these flavors in a DIPA?” A BIG “no”!!

“I recently had Hop Ranch and Molotov Lite, and although they were very good sippers and drinkable, the dank flavors mentioned in the title seemed to over whelm the fruity, piney aspects.” I am personally not a fan of Hop Ranch since I perceive too much dank in that beer.

The hops aromas/flavors that I like, in no particular order, are: Piney/Resin, Citrus, Tropical Fruit, Floral, Spicy, Berry Fruits, …

Certain hops are prone to producing dank aromas/flavors. For example Summit, Apollo, Columbus,…

Cheers!

Edit: each individual will perceive flavors differently. I personally perceive Citra as being tropical fruits and Simcoe as being piney.

 

I love Amarillo hops I think it's a good mix of fruit and tree bark imo

 

I've poured out several versions of Enjoy By because of the overload of onion and garlic that I perceive. I hate that flavor.

 

Sometimes I like a little skank.

 

Yeah when I get the onion/garlic thing going on, I usually see that as a bad thing

 

Absolutely not. It comes across as salty onions or even body odor to me. It's especially extreme if there is no body to the beer, which is also becoming a trend.
While I think many breweries are brewing more beers that taste like this, I think there are plenty that are eschewing it for more citric and less bitter notes, too.

 

Personally love weed-esque hop profiles.

@JackHorzempa nailed it: we all have unique taste/smell perceptions. I keep looking for "dank" in Hop Ranch, but have yet to find it. Falls more on the citrus/floral scale to me.

If you are digging the onion, Columbus hops are something you should look for. Deviant Dales is a good example--just check the canning date before purchase.

 

CTZ is my favorite. Columubus, Tomahawk and Zeus. Can't get more "Danker" than those.

 

Try Other Half's hoppy beers they all have that scallion note

 

@Beertsipper Fresh Flying Dog's The Truth has all of the above. When it gets older more Onion and Dill flavors are dominant.

 

ive been getting into stuff with sorachi ace hops in it. the dill flavor in that is pretty awesome

 

True, those hops certainly possess that earthy flavor, but I think the reason they became so popular was because of their high alpha acids, i.e. bittering qualities that pack a lot of bang for their buck when they are added early in the boil. It seems the obsession with the Dank flavor profile is a more recent phenomenon - within the past 5 years or so. When I used to homebrew, I loved using CTZ for bittering, but I used it sparingly late in the boil. Nowadays it seems everything goes through multiple dry hopping stages and very late-boil additions. Everything is bigger. My favorite IPAs are the ones that balance that earthiness with tropical notes, a fair amount of bitterness and a sublime floral or piney finish.

As with most IPA questions, the best answer is usually Pliny.

 

Yup, Gubna used to be brewed solely with Summit hops. It is now brewed with a combination of Cascades and Summit.

Summit is the hop that can provide an oniony flavor/aroma.

http://www.beeradvocate.com/communi...na-now-a-seasonal-no-longer-single-hop.72256/

Cheers!

 

hop ranch if I remember right