Your IPA Preference: Citrusy or Dank?

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Citrusy or Dank

  1. Citrusy

    256 vote(s)
    81.8%

  2. Dank

    57 vote(s)
    18.2%
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  1. Urk1127

    Urk1127 Grand Pooh-Bah (3,790) Jul 2, 2014 New Jersey
    Pooh-Bah Trader

    dank. but my taste buds are weird 've had citrus and I like it but can't taste much of it only a little. I like dank more regardless
     
    #121 Urk1127, Apr 17, 2015
  2. Broanoke

    Broanoke Initiate (0) Feb 23, 2013 Virginia

    I think all ipas should have citrus in it, but my favorite ipas tend to have huge amounts of both citrus and dank.
     
    #122 Broanoke, Apr 17, 2015
  3. crazycatcouple

    crazycatcouple Initiate (0) Mar 26, 2015 Arizona

    i can remember when it was citrus vs pine. apparently dank is the new pine?
     
    #123 crazycatcouple, Apr 17, 2015
  4. YeahRightt

    YeahRightt Initiate (0) Feb 14, 2014 Virginia

    ^ I thought that was still how it was. Citrus >, regardless
     
    #124 YeahRightt, Apr 17, 2015
  5. Treb0R

    Treb0R Initiate (0) Dec 12, 2012 Oregon

    You're missing an entire scope of possibilities for this poll. Also, a true poll would allow multiple selections since there are no IPAs that are plainly citrusy or plainly dank without any other flavors.

    Tropical fruits (mango, lychee, pineapple)
    Stone fruits (apple, pear, peach, apricot)
    Citrusy (grapefruit, orange, lemon)
    Earthy (musky, woodsy, minty)
    Floral (flowers, herbal, spice)
    Piney (resin, fresh pine needles)
    Dank (like smelling a bag of marijuana)

    Dank is a confusing word for some people. Those in the know simply go right to that resiny, Marijuana character which is so obvious in IIPAs like Heady & Pliny. There is however zero onion character to these beers.

    I strongly dislike the oniony character that you get from something like Founders Devil Dancer.
     
    #125 Treb0R, Apr 17, 2015
  6. joelwlcx

    joelwlcx Initiate (0) Apr 23, 2007 Minnesota

    I like all things equally, but the distribution trend of what I like, when I like it, and how much I like it compared to something else, is almost never uniform. It's what's known as a chaotic system; I'll never know what I like most next month, let alone next year.
     
    #126 joelwlcx, Apr 18, 2015
  7. 19etz55

    19etz55 Savant (1,236) Aug 12, 2007 New Jersey
    Trader

    I vote both. Just depends on what taste I'm in the mood for.
     
    #127 19etz55, Apr 18, 2015
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  8. nbrio85

    nbrio85 Initiate (0) Apr 18, 2015 Missouri

    It really just depends on my mood for a given purchase. i LOVE the characteristics of both types :slight_smile:
     
    #128 nbrio85, Apr 18, 2015
  9. Tdizzle

    Tdizzle Initiate (0) Dec 19, 2006 California

    I prefer a balance of both, too. However, I tend to gravitate towards the "non food" qualities in my hop profiles: pine, grassy, floral, musty, weed, evergreen, etc. I do enjoy all of the citrus-forward IPAs that have been hitting shelves lately. Modern Times Booming Rollers blew me away.
     
    #129 Tdizzle, Apr 18, 2015
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  10. Tdizzle

    Tdizzle Initiate (0) Dec 19, 2006 California

    Makes sense.
     
    #130 Tdizzle, Apr 18, 2015
  11. toolpatient

    toolpatient Initiate (0) Mar 8, 2015 Illinois

    Citrus. Love my two hearted.
     
    #131 toolpatient, Apr 18, 2015
  12. deanzaZZR

    deanzaZZR Maven (1,347) Jan 8, 2015 California

    To answer this poll, take this test. Open one Deschutes Fresh Squeezed and one Deschutes Pinedrop IPA. Drink. Which one do you enjoy most? I'd pick Fresh Squeezed 4 times out of 5 so I'll go with juicy for IPAs. Now when you start talking about DIPAs that I really like (Enjoy By, Hoptimum, Port Hop-15) you get dank and juicy working in perfect harmony.
     
    #132 deanzaZZR, Apr 18, 2015
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