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

[Skinsfan1311]

You guys are insane. Beer should have balance. It is an art.

However, if you are an American upstart and have no idea what you're doing, just dump a ****load of hops in it to mask your inability, label it an IPA, and design a hipster label. The unrefined and uneducated American pallet will think its really something

While I do really enjoy some hoppy beers, you make a very valid point.

The best way to tell if a brewer is on their game, IMHO, is how good their lighter offerings are. It's a challenge for a brewer to produce a flavorful, lighter beer. There's no room for error to to hide your mistakes. Chances are, if they brew a really good lager, pale ale, or light beer, then their more powerful beers should be pretty good too.

[stevemcqueen1]

Just drank a 6 pick of Hofbrau Dunkel. It's good.

[grego]

You guys are insane. Beer should have balance. It is an art.

i cant remember having a beer that was 'too hoppy'. although, the flying dog raging ***** is too 'something', i just dont know what it is.

Sam Adams Latitude 48 made my eyes cross it was so bitter.

definitely not hoppy or bitter enough. that tastes like a light IPA to me.

[zoony]

Btw, of any of you want to try a hoppy beer, try a Duvel. Makes an IPA taste like a pilsner

Flemish for Devil.

[TD_washingtonredskins]

Just had a Two-Eyed Cyclops...very hoppy.

[#98QBKiller]

Fun fact: hops are in the same family as cannabis. When I discovered this, my love of hops started to really make sense.

[d0ublestr0ker0ll]

Fun fact: hops are in the same family as cannabis. When I discovered this, my love of hops started to really make sense.

And Brazilian Jiu Jitsu

[Warpath11]

Btw, of any of you want to try a hoppy beer, try a Duvel. Makes an IPA taste like a pilsner

Flemish for Devil.

Not sure if we are referring to the same Duvel, but the belgan strong ale duvel is a classic example of the style. Off the top of my head I'd say it has ~30 IBUs which is really nothing in terms of hops. It is a malt bomb that comes in at over 8% ABV (again id have to look that up but it would be around there, IMO). So unless you had some other variety from Duvel, that was extra hopped, I would never call it a hoppy beer and it certainly would never make most IPAs taste like a pilsner

[HBnotBlades]

Not sure if we are referring to the same Duvel, but the belgan strong ale duvel is a classic example of the style. Off the top of my head I'd say it has ~30 IBUs which is really nothing in terms of hops. It is a malt bomb that comes in at over 8% ABV (again id have to look that up but it would be around there, IMO). So unless you had some other variety from Duvel, that was extra hopped, I would never call it a hoppy beer and it certainly would never make most IPAs taste like a pilsner

Yea, it's a Belgian beer with a strong malt profile. It has the very distinct Belgian, highly estery, fruitiness that is immediately noticeable. If you were to make a 5 gallon batch of a Duval style beer you'd probably use 1-2 oz of hops. For comparison a highly hopped DIPA might have 10+oz for the same batch size.

[Warpath11]

For comparison a highly hopped DIPA might have 10+oz for the same batch size.

Not to mention that many oz for dry hopping too

[hp703]

Chad Dukes? Is that you? I heard that blubber calling IPA's bro beers.

Sounds like a bunch of whiny bitches who probably don't get laid enough. Come AT ME BRO

If you're not DRINKING FACE PLANT, then **** YOU









Kidding, I'm not really that douche....but I do feel that with IPAs, if you don't like hops...you're going to have a bad time.

[Ned Flanders]

WTF is a hipster? Is that like a cool-daddio?

[#98QBKiller]

And Brazilian Jiu Jitsu

yep.

Those guys are the true ambassadors of the cannabis/BJJ connection.

[zoony]

Yea, it's a Belgian beer with a strong malt profile. It has the very distinct Belgian, highly estery, fruitiness that is immediately noticeable. If you were to make a 5 gallon batch of a Duval style beer you'd probably use 1-2 oz of hops. For comparison a highly hopped DIPA might have 10+oz for the same batch size.

I stand corrected, thanks

[HBnotBlades]

I stand corrected, thanks

Although, Duval does make a 'tripel hop' version of their standard belgian ale. If you tried that you might be dead on. It's basically their standard ale, brewed with traditional Belgian yeast that has a bunch of hops added for an extra layer hoppy flavor. Kind of like a very banana-y IPA. I've never tired it, but I've heard good things.