I have also been digging kölsch for a while now too. I don’t necessarily like my beer light, I like a full flavored lager and similar. But I never got the whole IPA thing, felt like the hops sucked all the moisture right out of my body.
You can get a good IPA with a lower IBU number. The lower the IBU the less hoppy the beer. I like the full flavor of the IPA but don’t like excessive hops either.