Bitter beers, for many, are an acquired taste. If you ever get the jones however, it's all over, and someday you may very well find yourself in the darkened basement of an abandoned building drooling over a dirty tulip glass with a bunch of other hop-heads; so don't say you haven't been warned.
I've been a self-professed hop-head for a few years now, and have found that there is nothing (except for maybe napalm in the morning) that is quite like that citrus/piney goodness you find in a good IPA, DIPA or even ABA. It seems though, that the chief obstacle for all prospective hop heads, is that initial wall of bitterness.
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| Hops beautiful hops |
If you can work your way beyond that, you will find a panoply of nuances and characteristics that will most assuredly make the bitterness less overwhelming, and the entire experience more welcoming. You see, one of the most gratifying aspects of good beer (beyond the buzz) are the layers of complexity that await exploration.
So if you're wanting to know what all the commotion is about, just testing the bitter but tantalizing IPA waters, or even if you're a seasoned IPA veteran, get your butts out to the IPA day festivities and enjoy the good deals Tapwerks is offering, which include some mighty promising cask offerings from three of our favorite local breweries.
The Thirsty Beagle dude has it all lined out for ya' here.
Cheers, and hope to see you there!
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