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Most people assume that any "Imperial" type brew has to have quite a substantial amount of bittering units.... to have survived the long sea voyages. Wouldn't later kettle hops have accomplished exactly the same thing without all the harsh bittering and probably been more effective in "keeping" the beer due to greater amounts of late hops having been used? I like IPA's but I think I'm finding that I like them simply because they are bigger beers with more hop aroma and flavor... the bitterness isn't really what I look for or enjoy in a good IPA. Jmo.... what do you all think about the subject?
a recipe that has been boosted in its alcohol content beyond the normal limits for that style.
Quote from: mabrungard on November 11, 2011, 03:31:45 pma recipe that has been boosted in its alcohol content beyond the normal limits for that style. +1.
In my opinion, its along the line of Imperial Stout...a recipe that has been boosted in its alcohol content beyond the normal limits for that style.
Quote from: mabrungard on November 11, 2011, 03:31:45 pmIn my opinion, its along the line of Imperial Stout...a recipe that has been boosted in its alcohol content beyond the normal limits for that style. That's the way I think of it, too. Not necessarily hoppier as Dean mentioned in his original post, but definitely higher gravity. But it certainly can be bigger in all regards.
Sorry about the rant but I just had this same discussion with a new employee who thinks Old Rasputin is a bland old school beer with no real flavor.
Quote from: corkybstewart on November 11, 2011, 03:01:32 pmSorry about the rant but I just had this same discussion with a new employee who thinks Old Rasputin is a bland old school beer with no real flavor.That's just ridonkulous. I'm registered to BeerAdvocate also and I get pretty annoyed at all the hype around oak aged or barrel aged beers over there and this thing called "WHALES". It's like these dudes can't appreciate a 6% IPA or 5% pale ale, it's the more extreme the better. And no one talks about lagers. At all. The rating websites, "ticking", and reviews those dudes get way into is a bunch of sh*t in my opinion. I've said it before and I'll say it again: I feel like a lot of these beer advocates don't actually like beer, they just like the idea of beer.