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Flying Monkeys Unveil World's Hoppiest Beer...?

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Flying Monkeys Unveil World's Hoppiest Beer...?

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Sorry if this has already been posted somewhere, didn't see it.

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It's a huge waste of hops if you ask me
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As in you've tried it and it's not very good, or you think hopping is subject to diminishing returns?

Hoppiest beer I've had was Mikkeller's 1000, nothing remarkable about that one.

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Post by JesseM »

Only six bottles? 2500 IBU's? Damn. Reminds me of this:



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Bytowner wrote:As in you've tried it and it's not very good, or you think hopping is subject to diminishing returns?

Hoppiest beer I've had was Mikkeller's 1000, nothing remarkable about that one.
Because IBU's are theoretical and the human threshold for bitterness levels isn't very high. Its just a pissing match along the lines of BrewDogs distilled products.
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Post by RayOhm »

Seems like they took all the hops out of their other recipes (excluding Smashbomb) and put it into this.
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Post by robinvboyer »

I remember reading in Beer Advocate magazine, that the human palate can only taste bitterness up to about 80 IBU's or something in that neighborhood.

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Post by ritzkiss »

RayOhm wrote:Seems like they took all the hops out of their other recipes (excluding Smashbomb) and put it into this.
Ha, this makes me laugh. sitting here enjoying Smashbomb, But I agree with your assessment re the others.

As viggo said, this is a meaningless title of 'theoretical' IBUs. Honestly, I always thought IBUs was a useless number to start with.

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Post by SteelbackGuy »

Why rain on their parade? It's a fun experiment, and they wanted to do it. So let them have a little fun. At least an Ontario brewer is actually experimenting with off stuff like this.
I look forward to sampling the beer tomorrow.
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Post by Tapsucker »

I just brewed what I hope will be the world's wettest beer this weekend. After it finishes fermenting, I expect it will pour really easily. :lol:

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Post by Saison »

viggo wrote:
Bytowner wrote:As in you've tried it and it's not very good, or you think hopping is subject to diminishing returns?

Hoppiest beer I've had was Mikkeller's 1000, nothing remarkable about that one.
Because IBU's are theoretical and the human threshold for bitterness levels isn't very high. Its just a pissing match along the lines of BrewDogs distilled products.
Not exactly. There are properties of highly hopped beers (4 digit ibus), that go beyond the simple 100 ibu perception threshold...

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Saison wrote:
viggo wrote:
Bytowner wrote:As in you've tried it and it's not very good, or you think hopping is subject to diminishing returns?

Hoppiest beer I've had was Mikkeller's 1000, nothing remarkable about that one.
Because IBU's are theoretical and the human threshold for bitterness levels isn't very high. Its just a pissing match along the lines of BrewDogs distilled products.
Not exactly. There are properties of highly hopped beers (4 digit ibus), that go beyond the simple 100 ibu perception threshold...
Do you have any research on this?
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Post by mistermurphy »

I would love to see a lab analysis of the IBU's.... I highly highly doubt it would be anywhere near 2,500 ibu's. You can't just keep adding hops and expect them to become isomerized.

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Post by Cagiva650 »

Nash had a 1066 (theoretical) ibu brew at the Hart and Thistle in Halifax back in May. I bet it was fantastic.

http://hartandthistle.blogspot.com/2011 ... -impa.html

I had a couple of glasses of the original Hop Mess Monster. 'Only' 533 ibu :D It was one of the best beers I have ever had.

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Post by Saison »

viggo wrote:
Saison wrote:
viggo wrote: Because IBU's are theoretical and the human threshold for bitterness levels isn't very high. Its just a pissing match along the lines of BrewDogs distilled products.
Not exactly. There are properties of highly hopped beers (4 digit ibus), that go beyond the simple 100 ibu perception threshold...
Do you have any research on this?
Yes - brewing and tasting highly hopped beers.

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