IPA advice

Try some from this list: http://www.beeradvocate.com/beer/style/150/ English IPAs typically use hop varieties that are more subdued. You should easily find Goose Island's IPA which tops this list.

 

Try a really fresh IPA - as soon as the keg is tapped. It won't be any less bitter, but the hops will be super aromatic. That might distract you from the bitterness for now. Eventually the bitterness becomes a plus (for many people).

 

Stone Go To IPA. Tasty and easy to drink.

 

Aside from all the other good advice... Not sure about distro, but Deschutes Fresh Squeezed IPA is bursting with fruity/citrusy hop goodness with very low bitterness.

 

Oh god yes. This is one amazing IPA.

 

I acquired a taste for IPAs by drinking a whole 12 pack of Torpedo. This was before I had learned my way around the various beer styles and only bought it because i was looking for a higher alcohol but moderately priced beer. I thought the first one tasted too bitter, but I bought twelve of them so I was going to drink them. By the time I finished the twelfth one I was starting to understand the appeal of them. I was soon trying other IPAs and enjoying all of them. Two-hearted, Head Hunter and Dogfish Head were the ones that really sealed the deal for me. It's now my style of choice. So basically all it takes is a certain amount of IPAs and time and it will come to you. Don't give up too easily, it's very rewarding.

 

My wife doesn't like the bitterness either, and even though she'll try any ipa once, she usually doesn't like them. She does like most double and triple ipas. They usually are sweeter and less bitter. At least most I've had.

 

nah, the cool kids are into sours. IPAs are so 2010 man.

 

Double ipas are often sweeter imo. Honestly if rebel ipa was too bitter then you probably just don't like ipa. No shame in not liking something

 

Good point. If Meantime IPA is available in Arkansas, it's a great English version.

 

Joe Smith's Session Sour Pucker Power- love that shit!

 

Some people don't like bitterness, some don't like hoppy flavors, and the world keeps spinning. Don't sweat it.

If I could delete my beer history and start over, I'd start with German lagers and weizens and English milds, then move to bocks and doppelbocks and English bitters/pales and IPAs, and then start on Western Hemisphere brews that derive from the above, noting the differences between Old World and New, where applicable, and, in the process, allowing hoppiness to insinuate its way into my palate slowly, eventually finding that forward-hopped brews are some of my faves.

Then I'd think, wait, they make beer in Belgium too, don't they?

On second thought, this would be exhausting. Never mind.

 

Lots of beers to choose from, If IPAs aren't your thing drink something else.

 

I dunno m8
I think most IPA lovers are blown away on their first sip.
I know I was, like "holy shit! It's like grapefruits, tropical fruits, bitter! Gimme more. WTF is this?"
etc etc

Just drink whatever you like now.

 

Try Lagunitas Little Sumpin. It's not an IPA but it's pretty hoppy. When I started drinking craft beers, I was looking for ABIPAs (anything but IPAs), but the right beer will give you a taste for it and then it's off to the races. Even having developed a taste for IPAs, I am not a fan of bitter beers. Unfortunately, some brewers use hops to disguise beers with hops and you end up w bitter beers. But you can hate bitter and still love IPAs. They're not mutually exclusive. If you like bitter, you'll just have more IPAs to choose from.

 

Try Lagunitas Sucks, Two-Hearted, and Loose Cannon. Let it warm slightly also. The cold will intensify any bitterness. If these are too much for you, scale back to pale ales. Southern Tier Live would be a nice start

 

If it makes you feel any better, I've been drinking IPAs regularly for several years and I still don't like Torpedo. Good suggestions on this thread so far. Sucks, Centennial, etc. Try Founder's All Day IPA as well, it is lighter and less bitter than most.

 

Try all of them! Especially the doubles, that's all i consume. I'm boring!

 

Ethos is 110 IBU's so if you are new to IPA's you are really gonna hate hit. My friend that isn't really into IPA's had one one draft and couldn't finish it. He said the aftertaste was the same as the aftertaste you get after vomiting. lol IMO it's one of the best IPA's on the market.

I'd try pale ales. English IPA's or "session" IPA's like Lagunitas Daytime, All Day IPA or similar beers that are IPA's with low ABV. They taste like watered down IPA's to me so maybe that might help.

See if you can find Samuel Smith's India Ale. It's an English IPA that should be easy to find. It's not very bitter.

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This is so far back that its probably been said by someone else, but getting into IPAs isn't something to really force. Beer should be about enjoying, not worrying about not liking something everyone else does.

That being said, I'm in the intermediate stages of my IPA liking. Start off with something with a nice malty backbone. Dogfishead 90 Minute was the first IPA I actually enjoyed - build off something like that. Work your way through American Pale Ales (Deschutes Mirror Pond was my go to). Let it happen naturally and enjoy the ride.