IPA craze: When will it be over?!

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  1. slym

    slym Zealot (740) Jun 27, 2014 North Carolina

    Now, don't slam me too hard, as I have found a few of these that I actually like, but this "craze" has gone on for a while now and a lot of these I have tried are just too bitter, or even medicinally strong with hops. I am only saying that there is more to beer than just hops. When do we see a surge in weissbeirs? How about brown ales? Red/Irish ales? I know these brewers can do more with the other ingredients, as they all have some sort of amber/red/brown ale and other lighter pilsners, kolsch beers, lagers, and such... it just seems most places have twice as many IPAs as they do all other kinds of beers combined.

    I am currently looking out for good, unspiced Belgian Abbey beers.

    :slight_smile:
     
    #1 slym, Jul 17, 2014
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  2. Hop-Droppen-Roll

    Hop-Droppen-Roll Initiate (0) Nov 5, 2013 Minnesota

    They're just makin' what's a sellin'!

    p.s. watch out for imminent 'we've had this discussion already!' comments...
     
    #2 Hop-Droppen-Roll, Jul 17, 2014
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  3. jayrutgers

    jayrutgers Zealot (723) Oct 29, 2011 New Jersey

    Not for a long time. I love IPAs but I do wish they would become just 'beer' and not the holy grail the only thing a new brewery can make because without it they're pretty much screwed.
     
    #3 jayrutgers, Jul 17, 2014
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  4. nicholasofcusa

    nicholasofcusa Initiate (0) Jan 14, 2006 Florida

    It will never end, God willing. I just bought 2 cases of IPA earlier today.
     
    #4 nicholasofcusa, Jul 17, 2014
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  5. tkdchampxi

    tkdchampxi Pooh-Bah (2,473) Oct 19, 2010 New Jersey
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    If you can't find beers other than IPAs around you that are worth drinking, then you're probably not looking in the right places.

    I actually think that the craze is already leveling off - with the biggest percentage growth over the last year in styles like saison and sour (based on anecdotal experience)
     
    #5 tkdchampxi, Jul 17, 2014
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  6. slym

    slym Zealot (740) Jun 27, 2014 North Carolina

    Duly noted!
     
    #6 slym, Jul 17, 2014
  7. cubbyswans

    cubbyswans Zealot (623) Jun 10, 2008 Missouri

    Don't like 'em? Don't buy 'em. Plenty of other beers out there for every taste.
     
    #7 cubbyswans, Jul 17, 2014
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  8. Dave_Heltzel

    Dave_Heltzel Initiate (0) Jun 9, 2014 Virginia

    Who cares what everyone obsesses over drink what you like......I know of some kick ass Browns(CCB French Toast Brown or Blueberry Muffin Brown)
     
    #8 Dave_Heltzel, Jul 17, 2014
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  9. slym

    slym Zealot (740) Jun 27, 2014 North Carolina

    Who said that?

    *shrug*
     
    #9 slym, Jul 17, 2014
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  10. slym

    slym Zealot (740) Jun 27, 2014 North Carolina

    Who said that?

    *shrug*
     
    #10 slym, Jul 17, 2014
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  11. slym

    slym Zealot (740) Jun 27, 2014 North Carolina

    I guess it would be nice to see a brewer's list and not see 8 IPAs, 2 browns, 2 lagers and one porter on their menu. Again, there is more than hops to beer!

    For a good brown ale, I suggest Avery's "Ellies Brown Ale."

    :slight_smile:
     
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  12. utopiajane

    utopiajane Grand Pooh-Bah (3,982) Jun 11, 2013 New York
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    It's not gonna be over. Just when you think you have it figured out . . . someone will do it again a bit different. If you are to taste the difference between the forward biitter and the soft sweet idea of balance, if you can come to accept the idea that at any time in the consumer base there are people who identify with this or that flavor or attribute, then you will see that the IPA has always yet to be invented. It's waiting for the next incarnation and it will be spectacular when you taste it because it was made for you.
     
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  13. slym

    slym Zealot (740) Jun 27, 2014 North Carolina

    Nice answer!

    :sunglasses:
     
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  14. keithmurray

    keithmurray Pooh-Bah (2,967) Oct 7, 2009 Connecticut
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    Not soon enough
     
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  15. cubbyswans

    cubbyswans Zealot (623) Jun 10, 2008 Missouri

    I don't know that any brewery here in St. Louis has more than one or two IPAs/DIPA's on tap at any given time. Maybe Schlafly has two once in a while.
     
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  16. AdmiralOzone

    AdmiralOzone Grand Pooh-Bah (4,352) Jun 26, 2014 Minnesota
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    It doesn't matter to me. I don't drink IPA's. I drink stouts and porters, if I want to slam something there's always an ice cold shandy in the upstairs fridge (downstairs fridge full of stouts and porters set at 48 degrees). The only way it affects me is that I'll never be able to say I've tried a bunch of this sites top 250 beers, since the majority of them are IPA's and that doesn't bother me. I do wish that some breweries would leave the stouts and porters alone when it comes to "hopping" beers up.
     
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  17. hoppytobehere

    hoppytobehere Pooh-Bah (2,046) Aug 10, 2012 District of Columbia
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    What American brewers are doing with hops these days is delicious and exciting. Drink something else if you don't like it.
     
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  18. rozzom

    rozzom Pooh-Bah (2,620) Jan 22, 2011 New York
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    May 25th 2018
     
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  19. nicholasofcusa

    nicholasofcusa Initiate (0) Jan 14, 2006 Florida

    IPA. All day. Everyday.


    IPA...FOR LIFE!
     
    #19 nicholasofcusa, Jul 17, 2014
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  20. slym

    slym Zealot (740) Jun 27, 2014 North Carolina

    These types of answers are straw-man attacks. I never said I didn't like them.

    Did you even read my initial post? If you think I don't like some IPAs, you obviously didn't read my post.

    :slight_frown:

    I NEVER, EVER said "I want IPAs to go away." Please read more carefully!

    :slight_smile:
     
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