Controversial Beer Opinions Thread

I realize that this may be splitting hairs, but craving something is purely psychological. If what you mean by "crave" is "what our nervous system is programmed anthropologically to prefer" then I'd agree.

Species tend not to evolve into dumber, less capable versions of themselves.

 

Although I share your opinion, simple people prefer simple flavors and aromas. The crispness and bitterness of a Pils is not simple. The estery and phenolic nature of even a Hefeweizen and definitely of traditional Belgian Abbey/Trappist style beer is even less so.

 

Are you saying it will eventually turn into a gooey gray mass? Damn I don't want to be a part of that future

 

Might want to look around a little next time you visit a walmart

Watch the movie idiocracy and tell me we aren't closer to that than we were 5 years ago.

 

Proper IPAs were aged for a year or more before being shipped to India.

 

Are any in Merry Old England still aged for that long?

 

No genuine IPAs have been made for a long time. For about a century it was another name for Bitter , often the weakest one brewed. But of course IPAs was generally the weakest beer anyway.

 

Bad Seed
Beavertown
Buxton
The Kernel
Partizan
Red Church
Siren
Weird Beard
Wild Beer Co.

 

There
Or
Here?

 

Pumpkin beer sucks.

 

I live in Corning now, so, idk, maybe a few hours from you? Aren't you somewhere in the Hudson Valley area?

Yes, that's true. I suppose you're right. I do see a plethora of fresh pilsners and such all the time now, which makes me happy. I just think it's sad that quads and such are overlooked in favor of the newest NEIPA, but you know what? That's always been the case with new, popular styles. I still remember when old guys griped about West Coast IPAs overshadowing the popularity of Belgian styles. And hey, maybe that's a good thing. The less the haze bros go after saisons, tripels, and quads, the more there are for me!

 

I had family from the Finger Lakes out visiting last week. We took a day trip to Port Townsend, and hit Propolis Brewing. They had a Quad aged on Juniper berries that was awesome.

They're a very unique brewery in general, and now, having visited, they are on my must-hit list when asked about best WA breweries.

 

That sounds amazing. >_>

 

Oktoberfest (both the style and the celebration) makes autumn a great time for beer; pumpkin ale ruins it.

 

So . . . sort of a Sahti/Quad hybrid? I'd be up for sampling that. Of course, I love gin, so it probably would agree with me completely.

 

People who are upset about pumpkin beer need to find something better to be upset about.

 

Like a Trappist brewery making an NEIPA?

 

A few here, a few there.

 

Sip of Sunshine is pretty much becoming Road 2 Ruin.

 

Don't be coming in here with silly opinions!