IPA sub-categories...

Talk Discussion in 'BeerAdvocate Talk' started by DrinkSlurm, Jul 25, 2013.

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  1. DrinkSlurm

    DrinkSlurm Initiate (0) Oct 3, 2007 New York

    Its no secret that there are more IPAs or DIPAs than one could ever try...
    So should there be some sort of "sub-category" to break it down a bit more?

    Something like:

    "Piney"
    "Citrusy"
    "Candy"

    Or

    "sweet IPA" and "Bitter IPA"

    I find myself enjoying more citrusy IPAs and to a lesser extent, candy; but over piney I just don't care for (although rye can be nice).

    Thoughts?

    Any other IPA sub categories maybe?
     
    #1 DrinkSlurm, Jul 25, 2013
  2. velcrogrip

    velcrogrip Initiate (0) Mar 2, 2013 Florida

    even those categories probably have more options than we could ever imagine trying. I think i have similar taste to you. Jai Alai being of of my favorites.
     
    #2 velcrogrip, Jul 25, 2013
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  3. inchrisin

    inchrisin Pooh-Bah (2,013) Sep 25, 2008 Indiana
    Pooh-Bah

    Aaaaand black IPAs didn't make the cut. Thanks for playing and try again next year. :wink:
     
    #3 inchrisin, Jul 25, 2013
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  4. Danny1217

    Danny1217 Initiate (0) Jul 15, 2011 Florida

    Jesus Christ, where to begin.

    How about because there is more to beer than IPAs, and we don't need a million sub-categories of beer.
     
    #4 Danny1217, Jul 25, 2013
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  5. DrinkSlurm

    DrinkSlurm Initiate (0) Oct 3, 2007 New York

    mind blown...
     
    #5 DrinkSlurm, Jul 25, 2013
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  6. jmw

    jmw Initiate (0) Feb 4, 2009 North Carolina

    No.
     
    #6 jmw, Jul 25, 2013
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  7. gcamparone

    gcamparone Pooh-Bah (2,131) Dec 6, 2011 Rhode Island
    Pooh-Bah Trader

    By this logic you could split every style of beer into sub-categories, for example "coffee stouts", "chocolate stouts", "BA stouts", etc. Would be way too confusing and subjective.
     
    #7 gcamparone, Jul 25, 2013
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  8. tjensen3618

    tjensen3618 Maven (1,391) Mar 23, 2008 California

    Using West or East coast to describe IPA's should clear everything up.
     
    #8 tjensen3618, Jul 25, 2013
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  9. TallSaint

    TallSaint Pundit (790) Dec 10, 2010 New York

    Well if we're breaking down the IPA category I would say that there are a few definitive IPA (sub)categories, which are (help me out here): West Coast IPAs, Black IPAs, English IPAs, White IPAs, Belgian IPAs, and just maybe IPLs (but that's stretching it).

    It would be nice to break down IPAs by their hop profile but it would be unnecessary, I rely on reviews for that info.
     
    #9 TallSaint, Jul 25, 2013
  10. DrinkSlurm

    DrinkSlurm Initiate (0) Oct 3, 2007 New York

    I mean...I guess that would work, but what about Sculpin, or pliney, or hop notch...those (very popular) west coast IPAs are rather citrusy/sweet...and Nugget Nectar or countless other new England IPAs are malty/piney...

    traditionally - west coast are a bit more "pungent" I agree...but I think with the influx of IPAs... its almost moot at this point. Although we all know what someone means when they say "west coast" style (working half a day, surfing, and eating tacos of course)
     
    #10 DrinkSlurm, Jul 25, 2013
  11. jmw

    jmw Initiate (0) Feb 4, 2009 North Carolina

    We're not.
    All just stop where you are.
     
    #11 jmw, Jul 25, 2013
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  12. blivingston1985

    blivingston1985 Initiate (0) Jan 7, 2010 North Carolina

    Nugget Nectar is not an IPA. GET READY TO HEAR THIS A LOT FOR THE REST OF THIS THREAD.
     
    #12 blivingston1985, Jul 25, 2013
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  13. nc41

    nc41 Initiate (0) Sep 25, 2008 North Carolina
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    No need for sub categories, the hop differences and blends are the reason IPA's go all over the place. Too confusing to be useful, and palates differ. I've seen guys mention Citrus bombs as piney, and vice versa.
     
    #13 nc41, Jul 25, 2013
  14. jmw

    jmw Initiate (0) Feb 4, 2009 North Carolina

    Whoa. man.
     
    #14 jmw, Jul 25, 2013
  15. BostonHops

    BostonHops Initiate (0) Sep 21, 2011 Massachusetts

    in general I agree. but since you bring it up, I have to admit I've always kind of felt that barrel aged stouts do deserve their own category. to me a BA stout is so fundamentally different than a non-BA stout, benefiting from a significant additional process, that it's almost a disservice (particularly to the non-BA variety) to throw them all in the same category.
     
    #15 BostonHops, Jul 25, 2013
  16. KS1297

    KS1297 Initiate (0) Apr 14, 2013 Wisconsin

    There's two categories: Two Hearted and everything else.
     
    #16 KS1297, Jul 25, 2013
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  17. RichD

    RichD Pooh-Bah (2,318) Mar 18, 2012 Rhode Island
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    There, fixed it for ya.
     
    #17 RichD, Jul 25, 2013
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  18. BurgeoningBrewhead

    BurgeoningBrewhead Initiate (0) Jul 18, 2012 Pennsylvania

    Black IPAs/American Black Ales/Hopped Stouts/etc. should be called Cascadian Dark Ales. It sounds the best, and it doesn't contradict itself (Black/Pale). Just because something's hoppy doesn't mean it has to be India something.
    But that's just me, because I love the sound of Cascadian Dark Ale as a name.
     
    #18 BurgeoningBrewhead, Jul 25, 2013
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  19. 3sheets2wind

    3sheets2wind Initiate (0) Mar 12, 2013 Texas
    Trader

    And what about all the beer produced in the "Fly-Over" States?
     
    #19 3sheets2wind, Jul 25, 2013
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  20. bonercity

    bonercity Initiate (0) Feb 11, 2012 California

    When people start calling their beers "candy IPA's" I'm gonna hurl.
     
    #20 bonercity, Jul 25, 2013
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