NPR - "More Drinking, Less Buzz: Session Beers Gain Fans"

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  1. rgordon

    rgordon Pooh-Bah (2,701) Apr 26, 2012 North Carolina
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    I didn't think so.
     
    #41 rgordon, Dec 24, 2014
  2. otispdriftwood

    otispdriftwood Initiate (0) Dec 9, 2011 Colorado

    Ummm. No Comment.
     
    #42 otispdriftwood, Dec 24, 2014
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  3. mschofield

    mschofield Pooh-Bah (1,871) Oct 16, 2002 Massachusetts
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    Session IPA is like when someone tries to make a meatless version of a dish, probably sucks like Tofurkey (I assume tofurkey sucks), will be surprising when it's good.

    Other styles, that have been developed over years to be low ABV are probably good, like Chana Masala, celebrating what it is, not trying to cover up for what it's not.
     
    #43 mschofield, Jan 3, 2015
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  4. twb0392

    twb0392 Initiate (0) Aug 1, 2014 Wisconsin

    There are great beers out there before the session term that could now be considered session beers. Most Samuel Smith beers are at or below 5%(oatmeal stout, taddy porter are world class). Boston lager is only 4.9%... I think some of these beers that we don't think of as session are more enjoyable than the new line of session beers.
     
    #44 twb0392, Jan 5, 2015
  5. sharpski

    sharpski Grand Pooh-Bah (3,100) Oct 11, 2010 Oregon
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    I don't think I'd be able to turn off the radio if a station existed for beer news, interviews, and feature stories NPR-style.

    "At 2 o'clock we'll hear from Paul Arney of Ale Apothecary and his thoughts on malt terroir, but first this report from our Washington desk about the newly released 2014 hop harvest..."
     
    #45 sharpski, Jan 5, 2015
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  6. Ranbot

    Ranbot Pooh-Bah (2,463) Nov 27, 2006 Pennsylvania
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    To be fair there are many classic English IPAs and bitters that are low ABV and would meet today's idea of "session IPA." For example Greene King IPA is 3.6% ABV and has been brewed for over 100 years. "Session IPA" is a new label on an old concept that Americans are rediscovering, but regardless it might not be your cup of tea. And yes, there are other non-hoppy low-ABV styles that can be really tasty too, but Americans love their hops, so that's what gets the attention.
     
    #46 Ranbot, Jan 5, 2015
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  7. LuskusDelph

    LuskusDelph Initiate (0) May 1, 2008 New Jersey

    That would be real comedy.:stuck_out_tongue:
     
    #47 LuskusDelph, Jan 18, 2015
  8. egoo33

    egoo33 Initiate (0) Apr 18, 2010 Illinois

    I love me a Go To IPA or an All Day IPA but this time of the year its hard to find them relatively fresh. Summer time I have a case of All Day on standby its nice to kick back a few with feeling it
     
    #48 egoo33, Jan 18, 2015
  9. DucRacer900

    DucRacer900 Zealot (624) Aug 13, 2013 Massachusetts
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    I try not to get caught up in the "session" moniker, especially since it's use seems to be a on a wider ABV range than you'd think. To me, Notch Pils is an exceptional Pils (with the added bonus that it's 4%) Same with All Day IPA and Left of the Dial.
     
    #49 DucRacer900, Jan 22, 2015
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