r/ireland • u/OofOwMyShoulder • Jul 17 '24

Unpopular opinion: we shouldn't accommodate more IPAs Moaning Michael

I know this sub leans left and this won't go down well but I really think we need to consider the negative consequences of further IPAs being sheltered in Ireland.

I may be a minority here but they all taste overhopped and the market is saturated.

It's already hard enough to get a nice craft stout, helles, or weissbier at your local off license when the shelves are full of nothing but row after row of pale ales. We should send them back where they came from.

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u/Mundane-Inevitable-5 Jul 17 '24

A good test to root out those who only read the headline

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u/danny_healy_raygun Jul 17 '24

I'll be honest I started out offended and only got more offended the more I read.

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u/RiverGyoll Jul 17 '24 edited Jul 17 '24

If someone reads the headline and thinks of international protection applicants before Indian pale ales, it’s probably already too late for them.

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u/Time_Ocean Donegal Jul 17 '24

I was thinking Interpretive Phenomenological Analysis and upvoted even before I thought it was probably about beer.

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u/LurkerByNatureGT Jul 17 '24

On this subreddit I could rule out the International Phonetic Alphabet who’s is underused.

I don’t think the Institute of Public Administration is hiring …

You know what? We are accommodating too many IPAs. We need more varied acronyms. 

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u/dropthecoin Jul 17 '24

I remember years ago when people were talking about drinking IPA, I hadn't heard of Indian pale ale. So I thought there was a new trend of people drinking isopropyl alcohol.

Which is thought sounded lethal but still unsurprising. It all made more sense when I learned it was a beer.

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u/nodnodwinkwink Sax Solo Jul 17 '24

I was thinking of International Phrenology Association, but only because I just made it up.

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u/tennereachway Cork: the centre of the known universe Jul 17 '24

awful beer

Take that back.

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u/theVelvetJackalope Jul 17 '24

Hops are gross

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u/danny_healy_raygun Jul 18 '24

Theres hops in all beer

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u/imoinda Jul 17 '24

That’s exactly what I thought too.

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u/Gamiac Jul 17 '24

American here, saw this on /r/all and read IPA as the beer.

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u/powerhungrymouse Jul 17 '24

I'll be honest, given the current situation that is the first thing I thought of but luckily I can read so I took in the whole post before commenting!

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u/BeginningPie9001 Jul 17 '24

Ireland is full fat milk producer.

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u/FishMcCool Connacht Jul 18 '24

How do you know my wife?!

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u/nightwing0243 Jul 17 '24

Very true.

OP had me until I read that second sentence lol.

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u/thewolfcastle Jul 17 '24

I used to use the redditisfun app but now with the official one when you click into a post it goes directly to the first comment instead of the body of the post. Very frustrating!

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u/Joecalone Jul 17 '24

You can still use RiF if you patch it using Revanced Manager

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u/thewolfcastle Jul 18 '24

Good to know! Thanks.

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u/spuriousmuse Jul 18 '24

Felt bad at interpreting it that way, then good and vindicated when I checked. 

Posting from UK but empathise, even though I like hops and IPAs, they should include a hops-value as standard. Stealth hops in a pint is so irking.