It's just an acquired taste man. I can pick out different flavors in hops that make me prefer one ipa over another pretty easily.
I could tell these hops were either different or in far greater quantity than say, Hop Devil or DC Brau's Public Pale. I thought after drinking the DC Brau last night that I might finally be coming around to hops a bit. Nope. Actually had to pour out the beer. Now I have five bottles left of something I can't drink. Extraordinarily hoppy beers are going to be like medicinal old scotch for me; it's a taste I can't seem to acquire.
But then again, I love porters and stouts.
The guys on Brew Dogs had talked about really hoppy beers on their show, and how some beer virgins would like it if they tried it. My buddy who got me into drinking beer last year said the same thing. But I've had a lot of beer at this point, and I'm just not feeling it. Same thing with hefeweizens that taste like a bitter banana.
Hops are also some of the least fun part of drinking beer for me. I don't mind them too much, but I know when I have something that is just too hoppy, I rather not finish it.
Though there are other occasions. This one time I was at the Milwaukee Brewing Co. for a draft tour or whatever, and I went to get some beer with the barman. I couldn't hear what he asked me after I asked for the beer I wanted, because the place was full of people and it was really loud, but I figured it out once he sprinkled some hops on my beer like it was cinnamon flakes or something. I ended up not minding it much, so maybe I don't dislike hops as much as I think I do. But I think I do.