Westbrook hates: Beer Snobs and Hipsters with their stupid goddamn IPAs

[RobertGoulet]

I forgot to mention, I absolutely hate, hate, hate Dogfish Head.

Anyone else with me on this?

Wait, are you saying you can't stand a single one of Dogfish Head's beers?

[Corcaigh]

Congratulations. You finally found a way to hurt me.

And this will make twa happy, too.

Double lose.

You and twa are like twins, separated at birth.

[KAOSkins]

I was very impressed by the German Pils' when I went over there. After being informed (in the beer thread) that we make better beer than Germans (probably by resident hipsters ) I have been on a mission to find a good domestic Pils. Fail - They all taste like IPA, at least the ones I've found so far. Huge amounts of hops are fine in beer, like IPA, that warrants it but the insistence on putting gobs of it in everything they brew here sucks. A good pils is slightly bitter but fresh tasting and clean with the hops blending into the background in a subtle way. It's not supposed to smell or taste yeasty or sour. Granted we don't have the best selection here but I've tried a half dozen so far and not a decent one in the bunch.

I think many brewers have determined that Americans won't believe it's a microbrew and spend the corresponding price, if it doesn't taste like a wet sock.

[twa]

You and twa are like twins, separated at birth.

I was cute enough to keep,they shipped him off with Santa

Not a fan of most IPA's ,especially not the wet sock ones

[zoony]

I was very impressed by the German Pils' when I went over there. After being informed (in the beer thread) that we make better beer than Germans (probably by resident hipsters ) I have been on a mission to find a good domestic Pils. Fail - They all taste like IPA, at least the ones I've found so far. Huge amounts of hops are fine in beer, like IPA, that warrants it but the insistence on putting gobs of it in everything they brew here sucks. A good pils is slightly bitter but fresh tasting and clean with the hops blending into the background in a subtle way. It's not supposed to smell or taste yeasty or sour. Granted we don't have the best selection here but I've tried a half dozen so far and not a decent one in the bunch.

I think many brewers have determined that Americans won't believe it's a microbrew and spend the corresponding price, if it doesn't taste like a wet sock.

This is 100% true. Couldn't be more spot on.

And I just love talking to beer dorks who think the more bitter a beer is, the higher the quality. Idiots.

[Warpath11]

Call me a hipster if that means I can enjoy by DIPAs. I love all sorts of beers and Im pretty seasonal with my tastes but there is not much better than a Heady Topper or a Stone Ruination on a nice Spring day (hell really any season).

I too have an IPA (my house beer) and a bourbon barrell porter fermenting away as we speak...

[rictus58]

This thread does nothing but prove Westbrook is a hipster. He hates what's popular.

[No Excuses]

This thread does nothing but prove Westbrook is a hipster. He hates what's popular.

Exactly what I was thinking.

But I do agree. IPA's suck.

[HBnotBlades]

Unfortunately, there are a lot of bad IPA's out there, but don't write off all IPA's. I'm lucky enough to live in an area that has a tremendous number of world class IPA's and they stand head and shoulders above whatever I could find at my local grocery store.

The Alchemist's Heady Topper, Lawson's Finest Liquids Double Sunshine, Maine Beer Company's Lunch, and nearly everything from HIll Farmstead (the place is unbelievable). They all make beers that are hoppy, crisp, fragrant, with a clean finish. None of this overwhelmingly bitter, back of the tongue stickiness that you get in most commercial IPA's.

I can't tell you how many friends have come to visit over the years and told me they don't like IPAs. They then try one of the aforementioned beers and turn to me and say it's the best overall beer they've ever tasted.

[Yusuf06]

Germany is the Texas of Europe. Seriously. German opinions on themselves are as about impartial as a Texan's. Germans are good at engineering a certain style of beer.

[Corcaigh]

Don't mention the war. I did but I think I got away with it.

[Spaceman Spiff]

Wait, are you saying you can't stand a single one of Dogfish Head's beers?

I haven't tried them all...but I think I've tried about 5 or 6 of them. And that's enough for me to stop trying their beers.

I have friends that absolutely LOVE going there. I'll go to hang out, but I'll have a Miller Lite or a Corona, served fresh with a condescending look from the bartender.

I had a Dragon's Milk with my burger tonite

[MissU28]

I'll go to hang out, but I'll have a Miller Lite or a Corona, served fresh with a condescending look from the bartender.

wow. I'm mad they even sell that crap there.

I went there for my 30th birthday and had a blast drinking lots of Raison D'Etre. Yum.

The only thing Miller Lite, Coors Lite, or any of that crap is good for is drinking games.

[Spaceman Spiff]

wow. I'm mad they even sell that crap there.

I went there for my 30th birthday and had a blast drinking lots of Raison D'Etre. Yum.

The only thing Miller Lite, Coors Lite, or any of that crap is good for is drinking games.

Well helloooooo beer snob.

[MissU28]

Well helloooooo beer snob.

I know I am But not a hipster IPA snob. But I am certainly a snob to people who drink miller, bud, or coors as their beer of choice when we go out for a night. I mean, can't you drink a Fat Tire at least? A Sam? Why waste your money on piss water?