Let me start by saying this isn't a dig at any of you IPA nuts at all...
Context: I've only tried all of maybe 4 IPAs and for the life of me, they just taste like (rather bad) beer mixed with dish soap. I don't typically mind strong/bitter flavors - I like my coffee black, my whiskey neat, and rarely find something "spicy" to be that hot... so why is it that I can't stand IPAs?
I know taste is purely subjective and people like what they like and don't what they don't. That said, really want to like them but maybe they just aren't my thing? Maybe it's a mental thing? Like when the label says light, fruity, and refreshing, I'm expecting... well... light, fruity, refreshing... but I take a sip and get pure Palm Olive. If this is the new standard for light, fruity, and refreshing, no wonder some of y'all say Bud/Miller/Coors lite tastes like water.
Are there good intro IPAs to hop into (terrible pun) or they simply one of those things you either like or you don't?
Context: I've only tried all of maybe 4 IPAs and for the life of me, they just taste like (rather bad) beer mixed with dish soap. I don't typically mind strong/bitter flavors - I like my coffee black, my whiskey neat, and rarely find something "spicy" to be that hot... so why is it that I can't stand IPAs?
I know taste is purely subjective and people like what they like and don't what they don't. That said, really want to like them but maybe they just aren't my thing? Maybe it's a mental thing? Like when the label says light, fruity, and refreshing, I'm expecting... well... light, fruity, refreshing... but I take a sip and get pure Palm Olive. If this is the new standard for light, fruity, and refreshing, no wonder some of y'all say Bud/Miller/Coors lite tastes like water.
Are there good intro IPAs to hop into (terrible pun) or they simply one of those things you either like or you don't?