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RE: Going Barrel Crazy Part 2: De Molen Sally & Swain
I find that Stouts are the last level after one's gone through their belgiums and their IPA phase.
I find that Stouts are the last level after one's gone through their belgiums and their IPA phase.
Ehh, I'm not sure I fully agree with that. I do agree in the sense that the Belgians and IPAs tend to be more popular and thus get greater exposure, but I got my wife hooked on Stouts and Porters before she ever really tried either of those. She still dislikes 90% of Belgians to this day, though she's a big fan of IPAs. Same with my father-in-law, more or less skipped the Belgians and IPAs, right to the Stouts.
I find it easier at times to introduce someone without a lot of beer exposure to an easy drinking stout than a Belgian or IPA, especially an IPA.
I think your wife and father-in-law just know their stuff when it comes to beer right from the start hehe. But sure to each is his own but I tend to notice that people who enjoy beer casually tend to avoid the darker stronger beers and focus more on the belgians and when they have an IPA they seem to feel like they are having an adventure.
Haha, fair enough. I can agree with that. It's like there's a fear of it just because it is dark and doesn't look like what they consider "beer." IPA's CAN be pretty exciting...