On Sat, 9 Jun 2007, Bob W wrote:
> I'm quite adventurous in my beer explorations. IPA is one of the few
> beers I don't particularly like - it's too bland. Stout is another.
> This makes for a difficult choice after a game of squash because the
> bar at my club only serves IPA and stout. A few weeks ago I found a
> shop which sold quite a wide range of US micro-beers, so I bought a
> bottle of each to try them and I was rather disappointed, to be
> honest. Most of them were too malty for me. I guess they don't travel
> particularly well. Either that or they're meant to be served much
> colder than I like.
>
Wow... never heard of someone who doesn't like malty beers
describing and IPA or stout as too bland. Most who don't like IPAs
object to the assertive hop bitterness. Stouts are also surprisingly
bitter, but generally have enough body and sweetness to cover it.
Something like a Guiness *is* surprisingly bland, so I'd recommend a
sweeter, maltier variety. Also, commercial IPAs tend to have hoppiness
that is someone subdued and "stale" as compared to a fresh micro or home
brew. I have been rather pleased with Stone's Ruination IPA though for a
commercial beer (when it's not a hop-head homebrew).
-Cory
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* Cory Papenfuss, Ph.D., PPSEL-IA *
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