On 2020-01-13 3:39 p.m., Je�us wrote:
> On Mon, 13 Jan 2020 10:16:25 -0500, Dave Smith
> > wrote:
>
>> On 2020-01-13 1:08 a.m., Daniel wrote:
>>> On 1/12/20 4:13 PM, jmcquown wrote:
>>
>>>>>
>>>> I don't drink beer anymore but when I did even the silly "near beer"
>>>> that was sold in some places was ridiculous.
>>>>
>>>> Jill
>>>
>>> I'm with you. My area chock full of breweries and they mostly produce
>>> IPAs. If my idea was to consume something that bitter I'd eat unripened
>>> persimmon.
>>
>> Unlike most commercial beers, IPA tends to have flavour. Personally, I
>> like it and it is usually my first choice when I go to a craft brewery.
>> My son managed a brew pub for a few years and met a lot of brewers. He
>> remarked that IPA is the beer that brewers drink. However, he also
>> noted that a lot of substandard beers get turned into IPA. The hops will
>> cover a lot of mistakes.
>
> I like IPAs.

As do I!

But I think there's far too many 'artisan' and 'craft
> breweries these days. Seem as though almost anyone can start a craft
> brewery and think they have some sort of unique take on beer. I guess
> give it another decade and with luck only the real deals will still be
> in business.
>
only to be bought out by Molson-Coors:-)