Hops in major beer-producing European countries like Germany, Czech Republic and Slovenia are ripening earlier and producing less since 1994, scientists found. And, perhaps most alarmingly for the IPA lovers of the world, they are starting to lose their critical bitter component.
Don’t forget your sense of taste changes as you age, there’s a reason old farts drink cheap rice/wheat lagers with subtle flavor profiles.
That said, the first IPA I had was from Summit Brewing in Minneapolis back in the middle 90’s and it was nothing like the pine-cone flavored versions which are everywhere today.
Don’t forget your sense of taste changes as you age, there’s a reason old farts drink cheap rice/wheat lagers with subtle flavor profiles.
That said, the first IPA I had was from Summit Brewing in Minneapolis back in the middle 90’s and it was nothing like the pine-cone flavored versions which are everywhere today.