Let's talk about IPA, the king of craft beer

The king of craft beer-IPA is being accepted by many people. The most impressive impression of IPA is the attractive aroma and dry bitterness brought by hops.

The aroma is mainly reflected in the fruit aroma, the sweetness of the fruit can make people feel happy, and because of the previous understanding of ordinary beer, the first time I smell this kind of beer with unrestrained fruit aroma, I will definitely be pleasantly surprised;

The light bitterness of IPA can make people feel cool in the hot summer. The most popular social IPA in IPA is characterized by prominent hop aroma but light bitterness, which can be accepted by most people; moderate bitterness It can well offset the sweetness brought by the malt in the beer. Often the most important thing to evaluate an IPA is the sense of balance. Incorporate as many flavors as possible, but each flavor will not be too much, which makes people Feeling just right, this type of most standard IPA is the original intention of IPA brewing in the early stage.

With the changes in people's tastes and the bold attempts of brewers, social IPA and imperial IPA came into being; heavy bitter beer is sought after by a special group of special bitter lovers. On the major beer scoring websites, the heavy-bodied Imperial IPA will often get extremely high evaluations, not only because of the doubled hop aroma, but also the doubled bitterness. However, for bitterness, different people have different feelings about bitterness. Although the evaluation of Imperial IPA is often high, it may not suit your taste, especially for those who have poor acceptance of bitterness.

In psychology, bitterness is called benign self-abuse. People should resist bitterness. This should be written in human genes. It is like Shennong tasting herbs. After people try various foods, they find that bitter things are often It is poisonous, so there is a natural resistance to bitterness; however, more and more people are now addicted to bitterness, because after people try this kind of bitter food that should be resisted, they find that the body does not have any bad conditions , There is even a feeling that bitterness is sweet, and at this time, the joy of overcoming bitterness will make people feel happy, which is the so-called benign self-abuse. These bitter lovers tend to prefer this kind of imperial IPA. The bursting hop aroma and biting bitterness are definitely the perfect combination.

Because of the diversity of craft beer IPA styles, almost everyone can find one or even multiple IPAs that they like.