GameChanger, for you, for a style

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  1. TastyAdventure

    TastyAdventure Initiate (0) Nov 13, 2012 Kentucky

    So, I don't like IPAs. I have had several, and really enjoyed DFH 60 & 90 minute. Opened my mind to continue trying IPAs. I just tried Bell's Two Hearted and had the same experience. Man thats good stuff. So, what's a gamechanger for a style you don't really like?

    4.29/5 rDev +0.5%
    look: 4 | smell: 4.75 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4.25

    I should start out by saying I don't like IPAs, other than DFH's.

    A - not too big of a head. looking like a medium colored ale.... looking good.

    S - As they claim, a strong wonderful bouquet of floral aromas.

    T - The reason I love this IPA, compared to most of the others that I do not, is that it has a flavorful and distinct hop profile that is pronounced, but not overwhelming, abrasive, puckeringly bitter, and sharply sustaining like a mouthful of fresh cut grass. This is how i perceive most IPAs, but this one is divine. Some grapefruit notes in it. Nice balance with malts.

    M - I don't remember anything much about the mouthfeel, I had this several hours before writing the review. good carbonation though.

    Overall, I'd take this any day that the weather is over 65. Man, I never thought I'd say that about ANY IPA. Kudos, Bell's.

    Serving type: bottle
     
    #1 TastyAdventure, Jun 9, 2013
  2. Rohkey

    Rohkey Initiate (0) Jan 13, 2013 Michigan

    DFH 90 minute is what got me into IPAs. Up until that point, I had strongly disliked IPAs that I had tried. Though I can't give that particular beer all the credit seeing as how I was being more open-minded and trying other styles that were also pretty bitter. Interestingly, though, I'm not particularly fond of Two Hearted, which is unfortunate seeing as how it's ostensibly on tap just about everywhere.
     
    #2 Rohkey, Jun 9, 2013
  3. fehrminator

    fehrminator Maven (1,301) Jan 26, 2008 North Carolina
    Trader

    Agreed on two hearted. But what the hell does "medium colored" mean?
     
    #3 fehrminator, Jun 9, 2013
  4. KS1297

    KS1297 Initiate (0) Apr 14, 2013 Wisconsin

    Somewhere between pale and black?
     
    #4 KS1297, Jun 9, 2013
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  5. KS1297

    KS1297 Initiate (0) Apr 14, 2013 Wisconsin

    Strange how the whole taste thing works. Those are probably my top two favorites right now. Lovem both.
     
    #5 KS1297, Jun 9, 2013
  6. TastyAdventure

    TastyAdventure Initiate (0) Nov 13, 2012 Kentucky

    lol this was me being lazy. i dont waste much time describing appearance...
     
    #6 TastyAdventure, Jun 9, 2013
  7. HarmonMW

    HarmonMW Initiate (0) Feb 11, 2012 Missouri

    I always had a hard time with stouts, and then I had a Founders Breakfast Stout. It was great - now I love a good stout every now and then.
     
    #7 HarmonMW, Jun 9, 2013
  8. TastyAdventure

    TastyAdventure Initiate (0) Nov 13, 2012 Kentucky

    Ohh, I can't wait to have 2 hearted on tap!
     
    #8 TastyAdventure, Jun 9, 2013
  9. MetalMountainMastiff

    MetalMountainMastiff Initiate (0) Oct 1, 2012 California

    Sucks for DIPA's
     
    #9 MetalMountainMastiff, Jun 9, 2013
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  10. ChrisMon02

    ChrisMon02 Pooh-Bah (1,757) May 2, 2010 Ohio
    Pooh-Bah

    I could never get into Wee Heavy/Scotch Ales until I had Alesmith's. Mind blowing stuff. Changed my opinion of the style entirely.
     
    #10 ChrisMon02, Jun 9, 2013
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  11. hoptualBrew

    hoptualBrew Initiate (0) May 29, 2011 Florida

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  12. lucas1801

    lucas1801 Initiate (0) Apr 5, 2012 Massachusetts

    Game changer=Hoponius Union.
     
    #12 lucas1801, Jun 9, 2013
  13. OneBeertoRTA

    OneBeertoRTA Initiate (0) Jan 2, 2010 California

    CW BBBW and my awesome regular trading partner who keeps sending them to me.
     
    #13 OneBeertoRTA, Jun 9, 2013
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  14. loafinaround

    loafinaround Initiate (0) Jul 16, 2011 New York

    sucks... the biggest grapefruit bomb in the universe... made me instantly obsessed with DIPAs. Even made me retry IPAs which generally didn't thrill me in the past.

    such a glorious beer. truly.
     
    #14 loafinaround, Jun 9, 2013
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  15. JAramini

    JAramini Initiate (0) Jun 5, 2005 New York

    Great Lakes Wright Pils... didn't necessarily dislike the style, but found it uninteresting. That beer blew my mind. I had no idea a pilsner could be so flavorful and complex.

    Add in Russian River and any of their sours. Still don't like pretty much anybody else's, but theirs are excellent.
     
    #15 JAramini, Jun 9, 2013
  16. Steve_Oldrati

    Steve_Oldrati Initiate (0) Nov 1, 2012 Pennsylvania

    I've never really been a fan of Saisons, but I absolutely dig Goose Island Sofie.
     
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  17. jmgrub

    jmgrub Initiate (0) Nov 20, 2010 California

    Xyauyu series are all next level barleywines. I've been working on the same bottle of BA Xyauyu for a few weeks now (recorking every time) and it seems to get better the MORE oxidized it gets.
     
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  18. danieelol

    danieelol Initiate (0) Jun 15, 2010 Australia

    Pannepot for quads, but it cheats a bit (meant to be a melding of quad and foreign export stout)
     
    #18 danieelol, Jun 9, 2013
  19. bebbcorp

    bebbcorp Initiate (0) Mar 6, 2010 Kansas

    Alesmith Wee Heavy is smoothingly decieving. A beer that encourages one to hurry, then be sad when it is gone.
     
    #19 bebbcorp, Jun 9, 2013
  20. slangtruth

    slangtruth Initiate (0) Jan 8, 2012 Kentucky

    I generally don't like doppelbocks, even the legendary high rated ones, but I liked Jack's Abby Saxonator.
     
    #20 slangtruth, Jun 9, 2013
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