{"id":48564,"date":"2024-07-31T12:28:22","date_gmt":"2024-07-31T16:28:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thebeertimes.com\/?p=48564"},"modified":"2026-08-06T09:32:27","modified_gmt":"2026-08-06T13:32:27","slug":"cant-stand-ipas-the-answer-may-lie-in-your-genetic-sensitivity","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thebeertimes.com\/en\/cant-stand-ipas-the-answer-may-lie-in-your-genetic-sensitivity\/","title":{"rendered":"Can’t Stand IPAs? The Answer May Lie in Your Genetic Sensitivity"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The India Pale Ale<\/a> is one of the most popular beer styles<\/a> worldwide, but if, despite everything, you are one of those people who cannot stand hop-heavy beers, this could be due to a genetic variation in your perception of bitter taste<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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It has been shown that some people have a taste receptor gene that makes them more sensitive to bitter flavors, but now an unprecedented study sheds new light on the relationship of this gene with our perceptions more generally.<\/p>\n

Researcher John Hayes, a food scientist at Penn State University<\/a>, states:<\/p>\n

What we have observed is that people differ markedly in the way they perceive the intensity of bitterness.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n