Your IPA Preference: Tropical or Pine?

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Your IPA Preference: Tropical or Pine?

  1. Tropical

    371 vote(s)
    82.6%

  2. Piney

    78 vote(s)
    17.4%
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  1. Hendry

    Hendry Pooh-Bah (1,831) Mar 8, 2013 Vermont
    Pooh-Bah

    Don't put too many onions in the sauce,Paulie
     
    #61 Hendry, Mar 29, 2015
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  2. scottspencer

    scottspencer Initiate (0) Dec 10, 2014 Indiana

    Tropical love that citrus smell also
     
    #62 scottspencer, Mar 29, 2015
  3. marquis

    marquis Pooh-Bah (2,313) Nov 20, 2005 England
    Pooh-Bah

    It is actually possible to get an IPA which tastes of er, hops. Too many of them resemble grapefruit juice.
     
    #63 marquis, Mar 29, 2015
  4. Ri0

    Ri0 Initiate (0) Jul 1, 2012 Wisconsin

    Tropical/Citrus all the way
     
    #64 Ri0, Mar 29, 2015
  5. JuicesFlowing

    JuicesFlowing Initiate (0) Jul 5, 2009 Kansas

    Sierra Nevada Celebration. I think it tastes like a liquid Christmas tree, but maybe I confuse pine with Douglas Fir ...
     
    #65 JuicesFlowing, Mar 29, 2015
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  6. BJasny

    BJasny Initiate (0) Jul 10, 2011 Texas

    Tropical
     
    #66 BJasny, Mar 29, 2015
  7. Keffa

    Keffa Initiate (0) Jan 8, 2009 Ohio

    75/25 tropical to pine is pretty much optimal, IMO.
     
    #67 Keffa, Mar 29, 2015
  8. clake

    clake Maven (1,255) Jun 14, 2008 Vermont
    Trader

    I kind of lean more towards piney IPAs knocking my socks off but I love it when a citrusy or tropical IPA takes me by surprise.
     
    #68 clake, Mar 29, 2015
  9. Orca

    Orca Grand Pooh-Bah (4,710) Sep 18, 2010 Washington
    Pooh-Bah Trader

    Well, some American hop varieties do taste/smell like grapefruit. But I agree, I'm all for using hops in all their variety to get a wide spectrum of IPA flavors and aromas. "Tropical vs. pine" is just not a realistic portrayal of the options available.
     
    #69 Orca, Mar 29, 2015
  10. enternalhoppiness

    enternalhoppiness Initiate (0) Mar 15, 2015 Connecticut

    Voted tropical they make better session IPA's, the pine character sometimes can be to astringent.
     
    #70 enternalhoppiness, Mar 29, 2015
  11. MisSigsFan

    MisSigsFan Initiate (0) Mar 2, 2013 California

    I used to be all about the piney IPAs, but now it's mostly tropical with a few exceptions. There are plenty of IPAs with a mix as well. Alpine Nelson, The Pupil, Sculpin...
     
    #71 MisSigsFan, Mar 29, 2015
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  12. jojo2112

    jojo2112 Pundit (882) Sep 24, 2014 Pennsylvania

    I think floral/piney, I think. What is Enjoy By? Whatever that is.
     
    #72 jojo2112, Mar 29, 2015
  13. edd562

    edd562 Initiate (0) Jun 11, 2014 California

    Always Tropical..
     
    #73 edd562, Mar 29, 2015
  14. PGD120

    PGD120 Initiate (0) Jan 20, 2015 New Jersey

    pine.. but i like both and both in the same beer. one way or the other would just seem empty to me.
     
    #74 PGD120, Mar 29, 2015
  15. Dr_Bahmbay13

    Dr_Bahmbay13 Pooh-Bah (1,751) Mar 10, 2013 Michigan
    Pooh-Bah

    I feel cheated! recount! and how didn't onion dank not get a slot on the polls?
     
    #75 Dr_Bahmbay13, Mar 29, 2015
  16. DaverCS

    DaverCS Savant (1,212) Dec 9, 2014 Arizona

    Nothings better than a ice-cold tropical, citrusy bomb. Drink those all day long.
     
    #76 DaverCS, Mar 29, 2015
  17. nc41

    nc41 Initiate (0) Sep 25, 2008 North Carolina
    Trader

    Like both but they have to be well done. Most session brews smell tropical , but taste like shit. I'd vote for a well done Tropical over a well done Pine, by a slim margin.
     
    #77 nc41, Mar 29, 2015
  18. Tdizzle

    Tdizzle Initiate (0) Dec 19, 2006 California

    Wow! Looking at the poll results, I am genuinely surprised that tropical won beat out piney with such a large margin.
     
    #78 Tdizzle, Mar 30, 2015
  19. Hophead21

    Hophead21 Initiate (0) Sep 19, 2013 Pennsylvania

    Tropical. Grapefruit Sculpin is my best example
     
    #79 Hophead21, Mar 30, 2015
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  20. Drel

    Drel Zealot (690) Nov 14, 2014 Massachusetts
    Trader

    Tropical FTW!
     
    #80 Drel, Mar 30, 2015
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