A hoppy beer for someone that doesn't like hops?

Huh?

Why is there so many posts on this site about IPAs? There are so many styles of beer out there! If you like them, you like them. If you don't, then you don't.

 

I was also turned off by IPA's when I first got into craft beer. Troegs Nugget Nectar was my gate way drug.

 

Try Brooklyn Lager

 

DFH 90 minute might be worth a try. It is very well balanced...a bit of sweetness to it that many IPA/DIPAs don't have. And if you like brews a bit higher on the ABV side, it's nice (it's really easy drinking for a 9% ABV beer). Great mouthfeel, too.

 

DFH 90 - start with DIPAs and work your way down. I couldn't stand IPAs for years and now can't get enough of them.

 

Anchor Liberty has long been the place to start- gentle waves of tangerine and grapefruit, balanced with light caramel, and very, very drinkable.

Just make sure you check out their crazy-ass bottle dating system before getting some:
http://beeradvocate.com/beer/profile/28

 

Perhaps an English style IPA. The Shed IPA is like orange marmalade on stone crackers.

 

If I hated hoppy brews I'd go for English brews. Even XBs are pretty tame. Damn if I would force myself to like anything , I hate liver so I don't eat it. Simple

 

All Day IPA. Maybe start with a hoppy stout or a black IPA. Maybe the Hoppybunny from Duck Rabbit.

 

Another idea would be Barleywins or dipas with some age on them. You'd get the hops not the bitter as it went more malty.

 

Drink what you like man, don't force it. If you don't like hops, just don't drink IPAs as most are defined by their hop profile.

 

Isn't this kind of like starting a thread asking what kind of cut of steak to get for a vegetarian?

If you don't like hops, there's plenty of alternatives. Drink those.

 

Head Hunter IPA is available in Indiana, and it's an excellent IPA.
Though, I would start with pale ales to begin your lupulin threashold shift and then work your way up to the bigger IPAs. Staying with the Indiana brews, FFF gumballhead. If you can get Fountain Squarte stuff, the hop for teacher has a nice hop character but isn't palette crushing.

 

I don't think I can help you here.

Maybe age some IPAs and try that

 

That's good, but EKU Pils is truly bone dry with a serious German hop signature. Hops is hops.

 

Don't worry about hopping on the IPA bandwagon. Most of them taste the same anyways. Just check for styles that you really like. Why waste money/time/calories on a style you do not enjoy?

 

Well, first, stouts, porters and barleywines are all ales. So there's that.

Secondly, stouts, porters and barleywines can be pretty hoppy without the bite IPAs have, so maybe they're already satisfying your hop urge.

If you go to the beer styles list on this website, you'll find---I'm not going to bother counting them---a whole lotta beer styles to like aside from IPAs. So start down that list and you'll find so many you do like that two 2 styles you don't care for will be forgotten about.

 

I'm confused why would you buy beer you know you won't like? I usually hate hops too, but I will say Headys different, in a good way, maybe you just don't like stone. I can't stand lots of their beers. My advice try Heady if you don't like it don't keep wasting money on hoppy beer, I don't.

 

Tuna steak.

 

Large portabllo mushrooms too