I am evolving

[FedoraDave]

Besides the fact that I've got opposable thumbs, I mean. Anywhich, here's the sitch:

I never considered myself a fan of hoppy beers. Way too bitter. It just got in the way of the beer flavor. Didn't care for them much. But a couple of years ago, I bought a six-pack of Dogfish Head 60-Minute IPA. Again, didn't care for the assault on my taste buds, but I acknowledged that it was a well-made beer.

Fast forward to yesterday. Worked a long day for a Saturday, and was pretty tired when I was done. I stopped off and bought a six-pack of Dogfish Head 60-Minute IPA. Boy, did that go down smooth! I felt it had a nice balance and a great aroma and flavor. Good bitterness.

So yeah... I may be turning into a hop-head.

[John Sand]

Right there with ya, Dave.

[Inkleg]

Welcome to the club, we have a secret hand shake and everything.

[BeerRust]

That's how I felt about a year ago. Now I am enjoying hoppy beers more often than not.

[FedoraDave]

And it's not that don't recognize that it's bitter and has a lot of hops up front. It's just that now, I enjoy it. And I can actually say I've had more bitter IPAs than the 60-Minute, and I've enjoyed them, too.

[Gymrat]

I still dont like the bitter. I do like some IPAS though because I like thehop flavor. Odells and Lagunitas come to mind. And when I brew an IPA I hop burst it to avoid the bitter.

[ScrewyBrewer]

I still dont like the bitter. I do like some IPAS though because I like thehop flavor. Odells and Lagunitas come to mind. And when I brew an IPA I hop burst it to avoid the bitter.

Lagunitas make several styles that I like a lot too. The best craft IPA I've had in recent memory is still Dragon Slayer, but it's a far drive from here to Cali. to get one on draft.

[Banjo-guy]

I've gone through the exact same process. I wouldn't call myself a hop head but my idea of what makes a balanced beer is starting to lean towards hoppy.

[Beer-lord]

The same thing happened to me many years ago with Racer 5 though now, it's not hoppy enough. I agree with Roger in so far that just being bitter doesn't mean hoppy. I need to have a bitter flavor, not just bite,
And beware of Jeff's handshake. You never even realize his other hand.

[FedoraDave]

I've gone through the exact same process. I wouldn't call myself a hop head but my idea of what makes a balanced beer is starting to lean towards hoppy.

This.

And Vince, I can get some Lagunitas in bottles at my local Fairway. But yeah, draft would be awesome.

[mashani]

I like both hoppy and malty beers. I like bitter, and not bitter. I like huge amounts of hop flavor *a lot*, but I also like huge amounts of yeast contributed flavor in some styles with very little hops *a lot* as well. I like beers that are sour as hell, I like beers that are salty and sour, and I like funky beers too.

What I don't like is tasteless. It has to have flavor, be that from yummy malt, yummy yeast, or yummy hops, or yummy bugs. As long as they are yummy.

[Dawg LB Steve]

This happened with me for Stouts, don't know what turned for me but I enjoy them now. Before I could only take them as a Black and Tan.

[jivex5k]

It's fun appreciating styles you didn't really care for before.
I don't think I'll ever really enjoy witbier, but maybe I should give them another chance, it's been a while since I tried one.

[jimjohson]

haven't been brewing all that long but in going over some brewing notes the other night I have noticed in 3 of my regular brews a slight increase in ibus. just on the order of 5 ibus but the same increase across al 3 brews. so 5 ibus in 1.5 years...at that rate I'll probably start liking IPAs in 5 or 6 years.

[alb]

Welcome to the club, we have a secret hand shake and everything.

Is that what the Naked Cat has been demonstrating all this time???