So my wife went on this damn Atkins diet and by consequence I am sort of on it asswell. Basically you cut out all sugars, white flour, etc. (evil evil carbs!)
I went two weeks without drinking a single beer. Probably the first time in ten years that I have done such a thing. I bought a bomber of Stone IPA to celebrate my return to beer drinking. I always thought that their IPA was a pretty good one, although it never struck me as being over the top in hops and malt. Jeez. I puckered, squinted, and panted my way through that bottle and my head was REELING when I finished. It gave me a lot of insight as how a neophyte to stronger beers must feel, although I almost envy them.
_Randal