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04-09-2015, 09:32 PM | #1 | |
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Interesting article about IPAs.
I thought that this was a really interesting article. Rather than just being a bunch of blather about how great the IPA style is, it took a pretty insightful look at the mystique of the style. I especially liked his comments about the machismo of the drinkers, and the comparison to hot wings contests.
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04-10-2015, 05:54 AM | #2 | |
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Interesting piece indeed, Brian.
'Bitter' does appear to be the fad flavour sensation currently, both in drinks and in foodstuffs. And though it is something of an acquired taste (just try getting a young child to eat something bitter and see what happens), it can certainly, when done right, add to the overall complexity of the flavour spectrum. Freshly chopped kale, anyone? Quote:
I'm reminded of the recent fashion in whisky for ultra-smoky spirits, which push the limits of peat-reeking malted barley beyond the realm of reason (a pour of Octomore, anyone?). Invariably, many people quickly tire of the taste, and return to better balanced drams. That said, I do like many IPAs and their more intense 'offsrping'. One local brew I've been enjoying lately is this one...
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04-10-2015, 10:51 AM | #3 |
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04-10-2015, 02:39 PM | #4 |
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Wife and love fresh kale salad with walnuts, craisins, pepper and a vinaigrette dressing.
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04-10-2015, 04:42 PM | #5 |
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It reminds me of he things that children do. Super hot cinnamon candies, super sour candies, super sour drinks, and even candies made out of bugs. I really, seriously don't believe that roasted meal worms are so delicious that kids would pass up a candy bar for a wad of toasted mealbugs on caramel.
Right now, I'm drinking an ipa, but it's light, you'd call it a session beer, I guess. I just can't stomach the ones that go off the scale. I used to be into peppers, for a while, and lost interest when I got sick as hell from peppers on my esophagus. It was funny reading about a dark beer IPA. aren't there other names for a dark beer that is heavily hopped, such as stout, for example? |
04-10-2015, 06:13 PM | #6 |
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Perhaps we should coin a new term: IDA?
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