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[–] 82 points 2 years ago (1 child)
  • [–] 46 points 2 years ago (2 children)

    I like IPAs and I'm secure enough to not be bothered by the mockery my basic brothers and I face online.

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  • [–] 8 points 2 years ago (6 children)

    My perspective is that the "basic" people can't wait to bring up how much they despise IPAs and without a single exception the reason is always "they're just SO hoppy!!!"

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  • [–] 15 points 2 years ago (9 children)

    Well given that they're the most hoppy of the common types of beer, that reason for not liking them is hardly surprising or in any way illegitimate 🤷

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  • [–] 6 points 2 years ago* (1 child)

    I heard a real-world explanation about why IPAs are the most common and commonly-sought craft beer. Half the reasons are unflattering, but a few are valid.

    1. They're harder to fuck up because the Hops covers every damn thing and is so forgiving. Ever heard a cooking show talk about how hard a perfect Filet Mignon is because you can't hide behind anything and everyone knows what it should taste like? Ditto with a good red ale or even pilsner.
    2. Similarly, nobody is known for their signature Filet Mignon because (within reason) a filet is a filet. Ditto with most types of beers. IPAs give opportunity for a lot more variety. Which is why you have more breweries making them, and then more people consuming them. I go out of my way to find non-MGP whiskey because MGP whiskies all taste the damn same to me, and I usually find a couple unique bottles every year. I can respect someone who wants to try a totally new beer every week and just fall back on a few faves.
    3. Related again to #2. Beyond being "SO hoppy", IPAs have more unique flavor profiles than all other beers combined. Different hops can net you notes of orange, lemon, grapefruit, or notes of the pith of one of those, or notes of the rind of one of those. Different amounts or processing of hops can give you different intensities of those. That's a lot of flavor profiles from sweet to sour to bitter, all in the same category.

    So I'm "basic" nowadays re: beer, and I despise IPAs because I literally cannot stand the bitter&pithy ones (esp Grapefruit Pith), and there's no easy way to know what an IPA will taste like till you've paid for it and cracked it open. I also get reflux and nothing blows that shit out of the water like an IPA. There's a hops shop down the street from me, but if I'm going to brew a beer (super rare, I usually make whiskey or mead) it's gonna be something will a chill flavor profile.

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  • [–] 59 points 2 years ago (3 children)

    Those dudes are so basic the pic looks ai-generated.

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    [–] 42 points 2 years ago (2 children)

    I don't get it? IPAs are good year round.

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    [–] 29 points 2 years ago (6 children)

    I'm German. I look down upon these pesants. The best beer is dark and unfiltered. Anything else cannot compare.

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  • [–] 18 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    I’ve had your beer while in your country. Much respect and all given the history and contributions to beer over all, but after a week…it got boring.

    I’m happy to be a peasant with never ending variety of styles and variations within styles without being hamstrung by some unimaginative and restrictive laws.

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    [–] 27 points 2 years ago

    Vegans, PSL girls, IPA guys, furries, and anime nerds seem to be the most popular targets for boring, basic memes.

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  • [–] 27 points 2 years ago

    Good beer is good beer.

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  • [–] 24 points 2 years ago (3 children)

    It's the middle of Oktoberfest season, and you went with IPAs for this meme?

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    [–] 23 points 2 years ago (7 children)

    I don't get it.

    I don't even like IPAs all that much.

    But like... Pumpkin Spice is a seasonal artificial flavor that is I think annoying to people because it's made its way into everything from marshmallows to crackers to milk.

    IPA is a style of beer. That's it.

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    [–] 19 points 2 years ago

    I'm German too, while I usually prefer southern german beer with a strong wheat, malt and yeast flavour I also occasionally like to explore other flavours like IPA or more exotic ones from different countries. I mean, drink what you like or don't drink at all (which might be better, health-wise). Gates open, come on in.

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    [–] 16 points 2 years ago

    The best part is, I can have an IPA all year round!

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  • [–] 14 points 2 years ago* (1 child)

    if it isnt brewed in a monestary in belgium whats even the point #notlikeotherguys

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    [–] 14 points 2 years ago (2 children)

    Everyone who doesn't get it needs to read this.

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  • [–] 6 points 2 years ago

    It can be quickly summarized to the line in the article, "marketers have an insatiable appetite for turning human enjoyment into target-based profit". Couple that with the fact that females tend to receive more ridicule for their consumption habits, and you've got this article.

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    [–] 13 points 2 years ago

    OP just doesn't know good beer. (shrug)

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    [–] 11 points 2 years ago

    Yeah that's not how ipas work.

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  • [–] 9 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    That’s pretty true. People are so passionate about having an ipa

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  • [–] 9 points 2 years ago (8 children)

    I’ve never really considered hops to be an interesting flavor. It’s just… flat and bitter to me.

    I truly don’t understand why so many people love IPAs, or try to sneak extreme hoppiness into other beer styles. (An IPA with fruit juice is not a saison! And a 70 IBU “kolsch” is a war crime!)

    As a person who prefers the complex, bright and earthy flavors from grains and yeast, getting face-fucked at the end of every sip by a one-note weed pine cone is so disappointing.

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    [–] [S] 8 points 2 years ago

    Something I should mention: I do like IPAs (not only IPA but they are tasty) and can find all 3 of the style of shirt in this weird AI looking stock image in my closet.

    Soooooo...

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  • [–] 8 points 2 years ago

    cant get much else craft beer wise where i live.

    i like a porter ale but theres only like one shop that does one.

    Stouts are nice but guinness is overplayed. Brewdog have released a stout that seems to be doing well though, but i like variety

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  • [–] 7 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (2 children)

    Yeah, but I don't drink 16 pumpkin spice lattes in one sitting.

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    [–] 7 points 2 years ago

    IPAs aren't really seasonal? I always associate fall with Marzen style lagers for Oktoberfest, and big winter warmers like barleywine and sweet stouts.

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  • [+] 6 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)
    [–] 6 points 2 years ago

    ...International Phonetic Alphabets?

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  • [–] 6 points 2 years ago

    I have no idea what any of those words mean

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  • [–] 6 points 2 years ago

    To be honest, as a French from Lille (which means I have access to a whole lot of beers) the very first time I drank an American Pale Ale it tasted like a lighter, more subtle IPA.

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