Down With IPAs

IPAs are gross and nasty. They suck and the IPA craze is stupid. It needs to stop and IPAs need to go away forever. The end.

...okay, fine, I'll explain.

Normally, I'm a huge advocate of "to each their own." Like what you want and don't let anyone tell you otherwise. And in return, let everyone else like what they want and don't try to tell them otherwise. Everyone wins and no one gets hurt.

But this IPA trend has gotten out of hand and it's ruining beer. People are getting hurt: the people that don't like IPAs. I'm not saying people shouldn't like IPAs; go right on ahead if it tickles your fancy, but it's become an overbearing presence on the beer stage. Go to a bar now and at least half of the draft options are IPAs. Go to a party and half the beers in the cooler are IPAs. Get offered a beer by someone and chances are its an IPA. 

All of that would is just fine and dandy if you like IPAs. If you don't, then your options are severely limited. I can't even count the number of times I've been downcast and disappointed trying to decide on a beer at a bar/party because the only option for the brand/country I want is a god damn IPA. All too often, there isn't an alternative choice for a draft beer from a country or brand. (Yes, I know there's always a wider selection of bottled beers, but it's draft or nothing and I shouldn't have to even explain why.)

I hardly even drink beer anymore and this is still a problem because that's how fucking much IPAs have taken over. Even if you have other options, those options are so few it's depressing. It's absolutely ludicrous that one beer style dominates at least half—if not more—of the offerings. That's completely unacceptable, especially considering I'm not the only damn person on this planet that hates IPAs. 

Almost every time I vociferously declare my hatred of IPAs, there's at least one other person in agreement. I am not alone and we are not that small a minority. There should and must be more options. So down with IPAs. It's time we take back our beer rights and get the choices we deserve!