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Some. The various breweries at one point, tried competing with each other to create the most horrible bitter experience, making all of them taste like bitter acid.
That has passed though. When you add the hops during the brewing process, has a huge impact on the resulting ale.
Now, more and more breweries adds the majority of the hops later on, causing them to still smell bitter and giving the ales plenty flavour, but reducing the bitterness tremendously. It's still there, but it will only be at the back of your throat, where you should be tasting the bitterness, and not on your teeth like you're drinking acid.
Plus, you might even find some IPA or even DIPA, with lactose in it.
Lactose is a sweetener, and good in ales since the yeast won't eat it.
IPA with lactose is a must-try experience, if you're not intolerant, of course.

 >>/82099/
That's good!
Always great playing through something you actually enjoy