IPA hop preference

If you were in the mood for a big bold (i.e. real) IPA and given the options which style would you choose most often?

Newer style Passion fruit hops (e.g. citra, galaxy) vs. Old style Citrus (e.g. Cascade, Centennial)
  • passion fruit IPA
  • grapefruit IPA
  • Neither; give me a resin/herbal/spicy/smoky/etc. IPA
  • all of the above
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I’m a grapefruit-freak even in my bitters. So an IPA yes. Also like floral essences.

nice

yeah me too

Pretty much grapefruit here too…  Amarillo, Cascade, Centennial, and then a little Chinook & CTZ to give it some funk. Cheers!!!

+1

Citrusy and resiny piney.  :slight_smile:

Here, here

I don’t see an answer for “all of the above”…I like variety.

+1 on this. I will say I prefer lots of late hops to tons of bitterness in an IPA

“most often” - If that doesn’t solve it then find two IPA haters to cast votes for the remaining choices ;)  then you can feel really good about voting

there’s only three choices, make a decision, what’s the phrase - the best representation of your…

yeah…if i cant have both then I’ll opt for lots of late hops

however, If out of every three IPA purchases/choices I make 1 is passion fruit, one grapefruit and one ‘other’ than there is no most often. Thus it is difficult to choose one. As it happens I went with ‘other’ cause category covers a much wider range of flavours so it is more likely to be the choice ‘most often’ :slight_smile:

yeah I know who you are - you’re the guy in the wendy’s drive thru lane saying, hmm should I have the number 1 because…or maybe the number 3, I like…oh, but number 5 is good too…  :wink:

(maybe I am in a combative mood today)  :slight_smile:

I concur.  :wink:

I can honestly say I have NEVER been the guy in the wendy’s drive thru at any time. but yes I do tend to stand before the beer cooler at the grocery for 10 or 15 minutes, walking back and forth, picking up a bottle then putting it back picking another one…

back off pal, who asked you  ;D

umm that’s different (i hope so anyway)

Mmmmmmm, grapefruit!  I am over in England (Air Force) and was adopted by my local brew pub.  We got the green light to bring out our one APA that hasn’t been done in a couple of years.  It happens on Friday and we are making around 7 barrels worth of it.  Here’s to spreading the taste of an APA to the locals.

Ooooh I can get surly sometimes. :wink: Usually I have an idea of what I want (IPA) but also wander back and forth looking at the other beers, getting out of people’s way who are doing the same thing… I’ve been getting a good deal on the Latitude 48 ($6.99) so when I can’t decide the price is the determining factor. Damn that Lat 48 is goood.

Usually I like the grapefruit flavor (Amarillo), but lately I have been liking the passion fruit, mango flavor.

7 bbl is a great batch size, have fun.  Yep, drink plenty of theirs too.

This!  I love hop flavor and aroma.  I don’t mind bitterness, but an excessive amount of hop-derived grassy vegetal flavor/astringency is a turn-off.  I really enjoy the results I’ve been getting with the late wort hopping method.