Is anyone else getting burnt out on IPAs?

Looking forward to my first pumpkin beer of the fall! Which do you think is the best?

 

Not well executed ones, no. That holds true for all styles, not just IPA’s. That’s why this site is so great, IMHO. It’s pretty easy for a beer nerd to do their due diligence and select an IPA (or any other style) that fits their palate.

 

There are a couple dozen great Minnesota IPAs available at all times, so I can usually find a few of them within a month or so of canning / bottling. So freshness is never an issue unless I only want a specific IPA.

That said, I do get burned out from time to time, and have spent much of the last month drinking German beers - Pilsners, Hefeweizens, Marzens, etc - and now I am ready for the hops again. In fact, I bought some 4-week old Surly Todd the Axe Man yesterday.

 

I lost my taste for higher-ABV IPAs this summer, so I have these on-hand: AAL (Solid Gold), Blonde Ale, Wild Ale, Hefeweizen, Oktoberfest, Schwarzbier, and a Gose - and Whole Hog pumpkin is on its way!

 

I'd be lying if I said that I don't feel a little inundated by all of the IPAs on the market now, and especially when I go out to certain bars or breweries and find a heavy percentage of IPAs taking up the taps.

At the same time I'm not burnt out on IPAs, but I am getting tired of trying IPAs that just aren't that good, or are so similar to so many others (right now that's the tropical-citrus thing).

I AM BURNT OUT ON PUMPKIN ALES. I like them, I'm not a hater, but I'm just a little tired of them after so many years. I like to have one or two on hand for halloween, but that's it.

Oktoberfest, however, is my jam! I love Oktoberfest, even the Weisn versions. But I'm old school, I like all of the traditional styles.

 

IPAs have been my favorite style for awhile and I drink a lot them but I also try to drink a variety of styles so I don’t get burnout. Just finished a keg of Gose and been drinking SN’s Oktoberfest most recently.

 

Might be the minority opinion but I welcome all the new NE and milkshake IPAs out in the market right now because honestly drinking west coast after west coast did burn me out. There's so much new stuff out there it keeps the game interesting. But I'm a big Marzen and stout guy so I welcome the seasonal transition every year

 

No.

Usually in the mood for Oktos and pumpkin ales this time of year, but currently I'm mostly craving IPAs.

 

If I drink too much of anything I'll get burned out on it. Even O'fests, although that usually takes 3 months and quite a few cases. Plus a mini keg.

But overall I do like to keep a good variety in the house, and that still includes a 4-pack a week of fave IPAs. This way there's no real burn out tendency for anything.

 

I am getting a bit tired of Juicy/Hazy IPAs but I am still a big fan of 'regular' (West Coast style) IPAs - I never get tired of them.

Cheers!

P.S. I am still 'on the fence' about Brut IPAs. I have only had one that I thought was brewed properly (Ommegang). Maybe this will soon become a non-issue if the Brut IPA sub-style dies off?

 

Not so much burnt out as I drank IPA's for several years before I realized there were other styles hidden behind them.
Still drink IPAs just not as much. 0 IPA reviews so far this month however I have 2 in the fridge. Only 2 last month.

 

No.

 

Any bottle shop worth it’s salt has a ton on styles on the shelf all the time. If all you see is IPAs find a new shop.

 

I liked how you defined the hazy IPA and I did like them at first but just don't get them anymore. I have returned to the West Coast and East Coast IPA styles ( I'm not really sure what the difference is between them). NB just re-released Ranger (in a variety pack). I prefer it to their Voodoo Ranger series and wish they would bring it back in a stand alone format. I, too, have tried the Brut IPAs but doesn't seem to fit my palate.

 

Heeeeelllll no.

 

I definitely get burned out on IPAs every so often, even though I love them and drink more IPAs than any other style. I used to grab a lot of pumpkin and Oktoberfest styles every fall, and then I got sick of THEM. This fall though, I’m looking forward to getting back to the maltier beers again for a few months.

 

Almost burnt out on NEIPAs, but not quite. Longing for some "old school" West Coast IPAs, just haven't had the opportunity present itself. I'm easy though, on today's beer run I came home with only Oktoberests and Stouts.

 

I really limit my ipa consumption. If it’s not like a rated close to 100 beer and Uber fresh I just let it go. I get palate fatigue quickly so I won’t drink mediocre Ipas anymore just to drink one.

 

Gotta move around on any style of you get buried.

 

Nope, not getting burnt out on ribeye and shrimp cocktail too.

 

No, because I never got heavily into them in the first place

 

Nope switch to prime rib and lobster, or grilled pork chops and scallops, lots of ways right there.

 

I well executed IPA is a joy forever.

 

My palates shifted so much over the years. But I’d love to have a 10 day old Headhunter right now. Or Bodhi.

 

I plan on burning out on fresh hops this next month or so and shift in to marzen and the like shortly after.

 

I get burned out on IPAs ... until I drink my next one.

But seriously, not too much. The pendulum is swinging away from hazy nor’easters to West Coast IPAs for me, though.

Most importantly, my favorite beer season is nearly upon us: festbiers and fresh/wet hops. Looking forward to filling the fridge!

 

I like to alternate buying interesting new IPAs and imperial IPAs (my favorite style of beer) with big, heavy, rich imperial stouts (my second favorite style of beer). That adds enough variety for me.

 

Not getting burned out, just pickier.

 

I just bought (and am drinking) some 2 week old King Sue. Have some fresh Two Hearted, and waiting on even fresher Double Two Hearted (hopefully) next week. Not to mention all the wet hop beers which will soon be available.

So... No.

 

I got burned out on bitter, old-school IPAs so I took a break. I have been revisiting them but one or two and I am good for a bit again. DIPAs can sometimes be more my thing but the higher ABV has been keeping me away from them as of late.

 

I'm definitely not burnt out on properly bitter, non-juicy, non-cloying, not dumbed-down American IPAs; you know, the kind of beer that people meant when they said "IPA" in the United States from the 1980s or so until the early 2010s. In fact, I crave and miss them given what a small proportion of shelf space and tap lines they receive today -- and how hard they are to identify among the heaps of sugarmurk -- compared to a few years ago.

 

Burnt out on drinking the good ones? No.

Burnt out on going to the store and seeing 9 out of 10 new beers being some form of IPA? Definitely.

 

Hmmm, I switch up styles constantly. I have at least four different styles a week. No burn out for me. Not IPA burnout or any other style. Highly recommend folks enjoy the golden age of beer styles in this country the same way I do while this amazing variety exists.

 

Just tonight, I've had a pilsner, Marzen, and "hazy" IPA. I might even have a milk stout later if I'm not too tired. Times couldn't be better.

 

I'd like to report that the milk stout is delicious. Hunter from 18th St, if you're curious.

 

With so many different and high quality beers available, both domestic and imported, in most parts of the country, how is this even a question?

 

Definitely burnt out on Hazys...

Been looking for more good west coast style. Drinking a Dragoon IPA at the moment and I think it's one of the better AZ IPAs to actually have any kind of distribution. I'm not really a "let's go to breweries all the time and spend a shit load of money" kind of guy. Each their own.

I do love me some fall beers though (pumpkin beers I usually only have a couple and I'm good for the year, Southern Tier Pumking and DFH Punkin are old favorites but my craving is satisfied pretty quick). Been drinking a good amount of Abita Pecan Ale, stuff is so and so damn drinkable. Just a great nutty brown ale, not enough like that and only $7.99 a sixer.

But I love Oktoberfest beers, look forward to them all year. Especially Ayinger, Paulaner Marzen, Hofbrau, and Weihenstephaner. For something from the states I love Left Hand and Odell, been looking forward to trying every year's collab from Sierra Nevada and while I DID thoroughly enjoy this year's, I'd have to say I preferred last year's but that's just going off of memory so who the hell knows

Anyway,
Cheers, prost and all that jazz