I love a happy pale ale. Maudlin pale ales can go suck eggs.JeffPorter wrote:I think like most styles, some I like some I don't...cruiser strikes me as more of a happy pale ale and it's delicious. Fresh detour is also great. Stay Classy though was never really my thing...Still happy the style is there as an option. Sometimes you want a hope fix without a 7% beer.
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I never questioned your taste, or your dislike for the style, and didn't try to tell you anything.boney wrote:Don't tell me what I can irrationally hate, God damn whippersnapper!S. St. Jeb wrote:Not liking a style is fine, but I don't see any rationale for wishing a style to die?boney wrote:It's pretty much the only style I wish would just die.
Session IPA's would be fine by me if the vast majority of them were any good, which I find they are not. I personally have little use for the style because it takes tap space, shelf space and brewing effort away from styles that I enjoy more. So that's my rationale. But this is just an opinion, however, as taste is subjective and people can like or dislike whatever they choose.
How dare you tell me what you didn't tell me!!! Whippersnapper!!!!!!S. St. Jeb wrote: I never questioned your taste, or your dislike for the style, and didn't try to tell you anything.
I'm just taking the piss.
To be completely transparent, I haven't tried Cruiser yet, but I'm sure it will be the worst beer in the history of the universe. As such, I will likely give it my lowest Untappd rating ever......3 stars.
I'm looking forward to trying this... Love hoppy pale ales. I agree that a lot of ISAs are thin hop juice though.
I recently picked up a Red Collar 'Mild' (newish brewery in Kamloops), because I saw it had mosaic hops. 3.8%, 32 IBU and quite dark, with biscuity and nutty malt flavours, decent body and a generous hopping. Definitely leaning towards a bitter, but a really flavourful and balanced sessionable brew.
I think the ISA is a current fad... But why aren't Brewers doing American Bitters? Does the word 'bitter' still have a negative connotation? Even in this hop crazy world?
I recently picked up a Red Collar 'Mild' (newish brewery in Kamloops), because I saw it had mosaic hops. 3.8%, 32 IBU and quite dark, with biscuity and nutty malt flavours, decent body and a generous hopping. Definitely leaning towards a bitter, but a really flavourful and balanced sessionable brew.
I think the ISA is a current fad... But why aren't Brewers doing American Bitters? Does the word 'bitter' still have a negative connotation? Even in this hop crazy world?
Good luck with your hope fix.JeffPorter wrote:No more writing posts on my phone...
You can train your phone to accept valid beer parlance like "hoppy/hoppier/hoppiest" as well as "malty but not well malted" and "Quad is barrelling aroma".
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Looking forward to trying the bottled version. I was a huge fan of it back when it didn't have the "session" or "all day" or whatever term attached when it was at the Brewhouse. Tasted like an Amsterdam Brewhouse approach to hoppy beer (some of their saisons and other pales have a similar approach). Very nice.
I worry about the production that it doesn't go the way of Boneshaker...
I worry about the production that it doesn't go the way of Boneshaker...
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I agree and was thinking the same thing. Fuller's London Pride, Young's Special, Taylor's Landlord etc are fantastic beers that are around or just over 4% abv. Where are the American versions of these? Bitter, yes, but also balanced, not thin hop juice. Having said that, sometimes a hoppy pale ale/ISA just hits the spot. Had lunch at C'est What yesterday and had a 3.8% Junction Desert Rail that was just perfect for the occasion. Not sure how it would be classified, but it was just right.Derek wrote:I'm looking forward to trying this... Love hoppy pale ales. I agree that a lot of ISAs are thin hop juice though.
I recently picked up a Red Collar 'Mild' (newish brewery in Kamloops), because I saw it had mosaic hops. 3.8%, 32 IBU and quite dark, with biscuity and nutty malt flavours, decent body and a generous hopping. Definitely leaning towards a bitter, but a really flavourful and balanced sessionable brew.
I think the ISA is a current fad... But why aren't Brewers doing American Bitters? Does the word 'bitter' still have a negative connotation? Even in this hop crazy world?
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There is something very perversely satisfying about a new beer that just recently came out. I loved this when Mad Tom first came out and the same when Smashbomb, Red Racer, Nickelbrook etc came out with their offerings. It's also a good way to remind yourself of being on a patio on a hot summer night.
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