Highly hopped beers, those over 45 -50 IBU are an acquired taste for sure.
I love a nice hoppy IPA and Imperial IPAs, I have certainly brewed enough of them.
To me, it’s a seasonal issue. When it is 105 degrees, like you, I enjoy a crisp low hopped lager. On the other hand, on a cold winter night, I do love a hoppy, malty beer.
Variety is the spice of life AND beer.
Cheers,
knewshound
Bitter IPAs are great, but my gripe is that so many beers are overloaded with Cascade and the like. One dimensional grapefruit brew...blegh! Strangely, I am a Fuggle fan even though it is an ancestor of Cascade.