[quote=deadzone]Why is it so popular? Trust me there is nothing unique about these beers[/quote]

Not only is this comically incorrect, prefacing it with “trust me” just makes you sound like a jackass. In fact, San Diego is pretty much universally recognized as the birthplace of the West Coast IPA. You can state that it’s a style you don’t care for, but to claim there’s nothing unique about craft brews in general, and San Diego ones in particular, is just plain ludicrous.

Let me ask – do you smoke? Because it seems your taste buds are not working.