IPA'S are the only good beer, anyone else who disagrees is a degenerate and lacks a superior palette.
IPA's are positively shit tier cold weather beers.
>>7401632
OP only drinks IPAs because he's too big of a pussy to drink Lysol.
ITT: Stop liking what I don't like
Only drinking IPAs is as bad as never drinking IPAs.
I know OP is baiting, but damn.
Also, Stone's Base IPA offering is garbage, Lagunitas is decent, and I have no idea what the hell Sierra Nevada is doing.
>beer
Why.
>>7403394
Because eventually as you age, your palate changes. You start to enjoy more bitter and acidic flavors. This is why older people tend to take black coffee, and prefer dark chocolate. Beer is just one of the many things you start to enjoy.
>>7403392
Two hearted is one of the best ipas while still being easily accessible to new beer drinkers. Even my grandma likes it.
>>7403406
Once a year, for about 3 weeks you can get their Hopslam. It's 18 dollars a 6 pack, but is just amazing. It's is complex as fuck. Nothing like Stone's seasonal offerings where they just add a shitload more hops and write up a biopic about how if you don't like it, you're a pussy.
To be fair, I always like it, but I don't think the average beer drinker would.
>>7403422
>it's is...
Apparently I need coffee, not beer.
Indian beer is fucking shit.
>>7401632
>palette
Complete and utter, fucking retard.
>>7403660
>thinking IPAs are indian.
IPAs were a British invention. The addition of extra hops was used to mask the flavor of the higher gravity beer created to survive long voyages to India.
>>7403660
>IPA is Indian
>>7403422
I usually just find a bar that has it on tap near me and have a pint and am good til next year. I never need or want a full six pack of the stuff, personally.
>>7403740
Cut the guy some slack it had Indian in the name
Plus half the time I tell people the IPA was invented by British sailors in order to mask the taste of how rancid their beer got on the journey to India they always say it's bullshit this stuff tastes good so that can't be it!
What is it with Americans and IPAs? My theory is that they all start with shitty light beers and once they turn full fedora, they only drink overly hoppy beer.
Why always those extremes? It's kinda like with New York pizza which is a sad representative of the food class due to its lack of pretty much everything in contrast to Chicago tomato and cheese pie which is just a strange combination of ready made dough, canned pizza sauce and a bag of "party cheese mix".
The webm is related to this topic as it depicts a popular American Youtube chef.
>>7403750
They're refreshing and delicious. That's about it.
>>7403750
most normal american beer is utter shit pisswater
>>7403398
I feel like this happened to me very early. I liked bitter things by the time I was in college. what's next for my palate change?
>>7401632
double IPAs are a meme style for fedoras,
along with Porters, Memeperial Stouts, Barleywines, Pilsners and all types of Sour
>>7403750
It's mostly that every microbrew that is starting out does an IPA as one of its first beers because you can't really fuck it up. When in doubt, add more hops. So every bar with a large selection has about 50 IPAs you can try.
Whereas if you're into stouts, you'll find maybe 5 stouts to try. Fewer micros produce decent stout. You also have to figure that 4chan has a disproportionate amount of younger people, and they are indeed trying to be edgy and cool with their beer choice. Claiming to love some overhopped mess makes them special.
As for the macrobrewed pilsners that make up the majority of beer consumption, you'll have to remember that it was mostly the result of Madison avenue advertising firms pushing light beer and cigarettes on us. The sales were massive, so all breweries pushed them. We are just now starting to come out of the dark times, and microbrews are leading the charge. As they become profitable, AB buys them up, and a better beer selection is becoming available on tap at pretty much every bar.
>>7403760
The palate really won't change much from 30-60. You'll love the same stuff. The next big change is in your 40's when the great tasting stuff starts to give you heartburn, and you start eating more and more bland food. Eventually you'll be the 65 year old grandpa at the local diner or american buffet.
>>7403769
>The next big change is in your 40's when the great tasting stuff starts to give you heartburn
R-right anon, in my 40s
G-good tip thanks
>>7401632
They are great, but what you have there wouldn't be good. IPA's degrade in quality QUICKLY after being made. Buy local and fresh and keep refrigerated.
Pic related is a good fresh IPA if you live in/near portland maine. If I lived in california and got a friend to send this to me it likely wouldn't be good because it would go through a bunch of temperature fluctuations and be unfridgerated for a few days.
To sum things up
>meme ipa = ipas that are past their prime and bought hipsters and frat boys trying to be cool
>good ipa = ipas that are still fresh and delicious and bought by true beer connoisseurs
>>7403773
Yeah. I'm just turning 40 now, and my favorite food is Lamb Vindaloo. I now have to make a decision before eating it, or hot wings as to whether or not I have adequate time in my schedule the next day for impromptu burning shits, and if I want to deal with a hemorrhoid flare up.
Usually the answer is still yes, but i keep preparation H and and antacids close at hand. In a decade, I think I'll have to give up half of the meals I love.
>>7403777
Checked.
> IPA's degrade in quality QUICKLY after being made.
The entire reason IPAs exist was to make a longer lasting beer.
>>7403778
Dude I'm 25 and go through the same thing. Minus hemorrhoid issues
>>7403750
euros only drink 'light wheat beers'. Post me one good non-meme european beer that is above 6% and isn't straw colored
don't even try because you can't
also it isn't america's fault that we not only have the best hops but also the money to buy them. I have a pound of citra hops, and half a pound of el dorado in my freezer right now waiting for my next brew
>>7403763
This post hurt my brain
>>7403783
>I turned 21 last week
>>7403781
That's not why or how they're made anymore though
>>7403781
Traditionally they take longer to spoil, but that doesn't mean their flavor is good
Beer made in the 1700s and 1800s was made for different reasons. Flavor wasn't the main factor, but now it is. Recipe wise they're similar, but reasons for drinking and flavor are entirely different
>>7403762
Every style of beer is a meme. Even light lager. No exceptions.
>>7403789
Sorry I triggered you and you're fine european taste in beer
>>7403801
Did you ever leave the US? Let alone your state?
>>7403805
Yeah and it's all piss water. It might not be made with corn like the shittiest beers in America is, but that doesn't mean it's good.
>>7403808
>playing the tough guy on the cooking section of a Japanese owned image board that was originally created for the discussion of sex cartoons
>>7403822
>mfw he thinks i'm a tough guy
>tfw i'm practically a trap
>>7403837
he said *playing* tough guy you fucking retard
>>7403862
I'm not really into dudes, why would I want to fuck a tough guy?
>>7403866
>I'll go full idiot now, that'll show them
>>7403762
>memes
All of those beers are either from the 1800s early 1900s or in the case of barley wine is an ancient beverage.
Although granted there at def people out there who drink it for the name and the image I would not call a shoe of beverage that's been enjoyed by humans for years as a meme
>>7403783
It's impossible to post non-meme beer because every style of beer is a meme. American Light Lagers like Bud Light or Miller Lite are meme beers.
As for dark coloured euro beers above six percent alcohol? Here's one to start (pic related).
>>7403783
every light beer is fucking straw colored.
>>7404021
Asam Bock, nice. I had one from tap over a year ago, and if memory serves me well I very much enjoyed it.
>>7403940
That is the literal definition of meme.
>>7404174
>implying
tell me when you get back from memecamp and we can talk
>>7404282
not the guy that's away at memecamp but what are you saying here? He said light beers are straw color not straw color = light beer
>>7403783
>America has the best hops
nice try fatso
that would be NZ
>>7401632
You should drink better beers
>>7405258
Also have some of these
I like ipa too am I cool yet
>>7405309
The mug is bells 2 heart
>>7405309
Everybody likes IPA... It's just a meme.
>>7403783
What about Belgium doubles triples or quadruples? Or are those to straw colored.
>>7405356
Everything is a meme here. Mikkelsen sour
>>7405384
Mikkeller
move aside kids
>>7404496
yea
This is the best IPA i've had in a while.
>>7405414
10/10 ipa
>>7401632
ITT: faggot who can't handle stouts. I like IPAs but broaden those horizons man
>>7403783
>>7403783
im a proud murican but your beer ignorance is showing
>American beer culture
vomit.jpg
>>7407662
>>7401632
>palette
Retard.
>Not porters, (especially smoked) stouts, sours, black lagers, and high quality refreshing pilsners
Do I honestly have to be the first to point out IPA is just one part of the pale ale category and that britain (and probably other countries) have had an even more varied "real ale" selection for ever?
>>7407978
This is the first black IPA i've ever had. Coolest thing.
>>7403837
>practically a trap
Post boipussi
>>7408042
i always thought black IPAs were strange. Some taste good, but it just feels wrong, like it's not the way black beer should taste.
Had this one recently, it's pretty decent
>>7407978
Smoked beer?
What the fuck
>>7408155
Uses smoked malt, gives a beer a sort of peat like taste. Kind of like that distinct taste that lagavulin scotch has, but not to that extent usually
can someone ITT recommend a tasty vodka based drink for me?
I have some left over from martinis but no vermouth, what can I do easily?
OPs got shit taste, everyone knows that wheat beers are the creme de la crop when it comes to beers.
>>7408184
Moscow Mule
1/2 oz lime juice
2 oz vodka
5 oz ginger beer
You're supposed to make it in a copper mug, but it tastes fine in a glass as well.
>>7403360
>I have no idea what the hell Sierra Nevada is doing.
Not an IPA but Bigfoot is tasty as fuck in my uneducated opinion
>>7408184
Karsk
1 cup of hot coffee. Instant coffee is fine.
2 shots of vodka, or to taste
The original recipe calls for moonshine, but vodka is fine too in an emergency.
>claims to be an IPA lover
>he's never endured the infinite hoppiness of a colorado IPA
>>7401632
Yeah well, they make your cum, sweat, and piss taste like a hobos asscrack.
>>7407319
>stouts
>implying a stouts anything to "handle"
coffee beer is shit m8
>>7408364
This isn't a cocktail, it's a way of life.
I love a good ipa but i dont act like a faggot about it (except once where I got buzzed)
After that a decent lager and pumpkin brew is where its at
>mfw shock top chocolate and pretzel beer
>>7408412
Pumpkin beers?shock top? Please leave
>>7403750
So for Americans, the thing is, most of us grow up experiencing the most awful, shitty beers, like bud light. That's why a lot of Americans think that beer tastes like piss. So when we try IPA we're like "wow, this is GOOD!". The flavor just feels like an explosion compared to the shit we had earlier.
Stuff like lagers, pilners are great, but they aren't a big enough jump from the early stuff like budweiser. In my case I returned to them after knowing that I really did like beer after all.
>>7409129
The beer most people of all ages drink in Europe is only slightly better than the shit beer americans drink in high school
>>7403750
Americunt here. I actually started with Belgian Ales mostly. Not a big fan of IPAs at all. Never liked em much.
Now I drink imperial stouts like 75% of the time. Everything else is pretty anything that catches my interest, ranging from wee-heavies, gose's, barleywines, to trippels. If it's supposedly good, I'll try it.
That said, I still know I number of people who are IPA crazed. But I also know others who are into more variety.
>>7403783
Some of the best beers I've ever had have been Belgian trappist beers. The micro industry/variety over there isn't the same, but anyone who thinks they don't have quality beer over there is retarded.
>>7408184
>>7408213
This guy knows what's up. Moscow Mule's are GOAT. Or go full Lebowski and just make a White Russian.
I like all beer :)
Good beer is good beer.
>>7403406
>easily accessible to new beer drinkers
>Even my grandma likes it.
Unless you meant to imply your grandma is new to beer, which I doubt, you're retarded.
