Hop Crisis (Not Really)!

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If an invasive pest (or some other malady) struck the world’s hop supply, making IPAs and their ilk nearly extinct, what beer styles (up to three) would you drink instead?

 
fly
beers 1490 º places 271 º 17:53 Sat 8/20/2016

Sours

I would then spend the rest of the day being grumpy and talking about how things used to be and wonder why the hell you are on my lawn.

 
malvrich
beers 930 º places 5 º 18:54 Sat 8/20/2016

Kolsches, helles & browns.

 
Jow
beers 7343 º places 487 º 08:19 Sun 8/21/2016

Sahti

 
StefanSD
beers 2449 º places 57 º 08:24 Sun 8/21/2016

So, Miller Lite would no longer be triple hopped? I wonder if I could taste the difference.

 
FatPhil
beers 26061 º places 995 º 08:40 Sun 8/21/2016

Mild

 
Sarlacc83
beers 2662 º places 111 º 14:57 Sun 8/21/2016

Special Herbs

 
bhensonb
beers 21958 º places 678 º 15:06 Sun 8/21/2016

Anything BA

 
Travlr
beers 33887 º places 4583 º 15:10 Sun 8/21/2016

Sours of all kinds, stouts, and ciders. Am I allowed to answer ciders?

 
blipp
beers 14843 º places 219 º 15:17 Sun 8/21/2016

Probably saisons and lighter Belgian pale styles... Grisette, Table Beer, etc.

 
coolwaters
15:17 Sun 8/21/2016

Sours in summer, stouts in winter