I'm but a beginner when it comes to IPA's but those of you who recommended I try them during my trip to Montana last year sure did convert me. A few that I've liked was the Blackfoot single malt IPA in Helena Montana. Haven't been able to find it out east. I've also just scored Racer 5 today - awesome. Loose Cannon Hop 3 IPA is also very good. Eben turned me onto Flying Jenny EPA from Greysail which is also very good. Hard to drink regular beer now - I'm a IPA convert thanks to you guys.

DZ

they are good arent they...some you should be able to find(and try)

flower power ithaca
union jack firestone walker
lagunitas sucks lagunitas
sculpin ballast point
lunch maine brewing
west coast ipa green flash

cheers

Sierra Nevada Celebration if you can still find it!
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Sierra Nevada Celebration if you can still find it!
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wish i could....$4$ one of the best around

Ipa's are where it's at!! :). I'm glad you liked the flying Jenny. Many people don't like it, but I love it and really love that its local. If it wasn't local, I'd go with something like dales pale ale, which is filtered and more hoppy, but I find the flying Jenny just perfect, but a tad undercarbinated.
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Dennis, if you like IPAs, you should try Belgian IPAs... Flying Dog Raging Bit@h is really really good. There are others emerging from that style right now too. IPA ingredients with Belgian yeast... yummmm
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Stone brewery Ruination IPA........my personal favorite
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Thanks for the recommendations. I just found a shop (Sandy's Liquors) that has quite a variety but all the choices made my head spin. Luckily I found the Racer 5 which I had read about. I did see the Lagunitas but haven't found the Flower Power yet. I'll keep an eye out for the others.
DZ

2 more i forgot nugget nectar(not really an ipa) but a real hoppy red ale and if you're near PA try any ipa from Bells especially hopslam and 2 hearted(apa)

Lagunitas little sumpin wild...
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I've said it 50 times before, and I'll say it again right now. Dogfishhead60 min IPA. boom

^ toooooo bitter.
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Just had it tonight, Green Flash 2xIpa
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Any good?
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Any good?
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We don't always line up on Hoppy palattes, but I think this is a winner. Plenty of hops but balanced in the IPA sense with a deep amber color and just the right amount of malt to round out the sweetness and mouthfeel
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I will have to seek it out. My next one to try is zombie dust.
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Dogfish 60 minute
New England sea hag
Souther tier ipa
Victory hop devil
Hooker hop meadow
A ton more good ones mentioned above and not mentioned, but a good start
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Green flash
Stone
Ale smith
Uinta
Great divide hercules
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They don't call it an IPA anymore, but the Oskar Blues G'Knight is FANTASTIC.. expensive, but oh-so-worth it

I had my last heady topper a few. Ights ago from the batch that Scratch gave me and I have to say that I was wrong in my first impression of it. It really is an awesome IPA.
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I had my last heady topper a few. Ights ago from the batch that Scratch gave me and I have to say that I was wrong in my first impression of it. It really is an awesome IPA.
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DZ, I have a can for you from that batch if you are gonna be there Saturday.

If he's not... Well. ;)

Just had a Surge Protector IPA. Collab brew by Spider Bite, Blind Bat Brewery, Barrier Brewing, Great South Bay Brewery, Greenport Harbor Brewing Company, Long Ireland Beer Company, Port Jeff Brewing Company, and Blue Point Brewery. It's for Hurricane Sandy relief and to help out Barrier Brewing, which was heavily damaged by the storm. Nice straight forward American IPA. Nice to know I'm making a difference every beer I drink :tooth:.
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I had my last heady topper a few. Ights ago from the batch that Scratch gave me and I have to say that I was wrong in my first impression of it. It really is an awesome IPA.
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Drink like 6 of them and you'll hallucinate.

-spence

Spence, I'll have to try that one day. With beers like that, I usually call it quits after 3, or else I won't taste anything else for the next few hours.
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Drink like 6 of them and you'll hallucinate.

-spence

Lets do it!
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Lets do it!
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I did, the hop concentration on my brain was wild.
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I did, the hop concentration on my brain was wild.
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After 6 of those tall boys there would be a lot more concentrating in your brain than hops ;)
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I'm in
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DZ, I have a can for you from that batch if you are gonna be there Saturday.

I'll be there. Thanks very much. I'm a lightweight when it comes to alcohol content - 1 IPA at 7% and I'm dizzy - can't imagine 6!

Thanks Scratch.

DZ

don't forget latitude 48 from sam adams...

Ever pick up the Latitude 48 Deconstructed.....that's a good take if you are sitting home on a Friday night.
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yep... I only found the Lat 48 de-constructed once... loved the different tastes

Ever pick up the Latitude 48 Deconstructed.....that's a good take if you are sitting home on a Friday night.
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I liked being able to give that to a couple friends that told me "an IPA is an IPA." and there was no difference in taste. They did such a good job with it, making each one have a distinct taste.
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Remember when harpoon IPA came out and everyone thought it was a hoppy IPA?? Times have changed.
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I just saw Bass Ale's IPA at the liquor store....have to give that one a try
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Scratch59,
Thanks very much for the Heady Topper and Lagunitas. I'm drinking the Laguintas now after a long day at the CSA event. Very good, definitly has a unique taste and probably the most aromatic IPA I've had so far. Waiting to drink the Heady Topper when my wife is home so we can share it. It says to drink the Topper from the can - is that just a cliche or is it better that way? Nice speaking with you and hope you put the eelbob to good use. Freeze it or put it in some brine until the season starts.
Thanks again.
DZ

Waiting to drink the Heady Topper when my wife is home so we can share it. It says to drink the Topper from the can - is that just a cliche or is it better that way?
I'd drink it from the can if it's your first one.

-spence

From the can!
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I'd drink it from the can if it's your first one.

-spence

Absolutely from the can! Pour a little into a glass so you appreciate the color/etc. I had one in the church parking lot... god I love that beer...

The Sucks is really a terrific beer. I'm adding that to my seasonal pining cycle right after Celebration.

If you like those two I have 2-3 more "gift packs" to send your way.
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In sipping away at a lagunitas sucks right now and am in heaven.

You should enjoy beers from the can because the co2 stays in the can and prevents the beer from oxidation.. Or in other words if you pour it into a glass, the o2 in the air will slowly alter the flavors.
Plus, the alchemist doesn't filter the heady topper, so they don't want you to see any hops floaters in it that we're left over from the massive dry hopping process.
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In sipping away at a lagunitas sucks right now and am in heaven.

You should enjoy beers from the can because the co2 stays in the can and prevents the beer from oxidation.. Or in other words if you pour it into a glass, the o2 in the air will slowly alter the flavors.
Plus, the alchemist doesn't filter the heady topper, so they don't want you to see any hops floaters in it that we're left over from the massive dry hopping process.
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Those pieces of real hops are how you know its good! ;)
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You want to co commando?? Order some whole leaf simcoe hops from northern brewer. Then buy a new French press. Pour about a cup of hops in the press, then pour your IPA in the press and let it steep for about one minute, then press and pour into a pint glass.
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I've done something quite similar.


You want to co commando?? Order some whole leaf simcoe hops from northern brewer. Then buy a new French press. Pour about a cup of hops in the press, then pour your IPA in the press and let it steep for about one minute, then press and pour into a pint glass.
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Its to die for. Simcoe is the one to do this with.
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You want to co commando?? Order some whole leaf simcoe hops from northern brewer. Then buy a new French press. Pour about a cup of hops in the press, then pour your IPA in the press and let it steep for about one minute, then press and pour into a pint glass.
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Very Randall-esque... sounds divine
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