Firestone is impressive all around.
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Steelhead Double India Pale Ale from Mad River Brewing Company is pretty good.

I have never even heard of most of these...are these local micro brews? where can I buy bottles?

Package store.
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One thing you can try....when you see a brew mentioned that you want to try, look up the brewers web page...lots of time they list the stores that carry their stuff.

I do it quite often when I'm looking for beers.

Its not 100% but it does work out the majority of the time

love me some union jack:biglaugh: almost nugget nectar time

It's a double, but Ghandi BOt is a masterpiece

:buds:

a little over my head in this forum... I like beer, and I love IPA's, and I try a lot of different ones, but don't have the vocabulary to describe the taste... Lee's market here in Westport has quite a selection, and I'm betting I could find a lot of these brands in their "unchilled" display section, but since I tend to buy beer as I drink it I am usually pulling from the cooler. From that perspective, I will say my current favorite is Long Trail, and I also like Harpoon... I haven't tried any of those beers that come in a wine bottle.... got to find out what I'm missing one of these days. When I think about it, it's really because I never have the right "situation". (a nice setting, friends to share with etc.) My GF and I both work nights (for example, last night, tonight, and so on) so we never host and rarely attend any summer goodness. 95% of the beer I drink is at home, alone, at 8 in the morning...:wall:

Before you go buying the IPAs in the 750ml bottles, know that most of them are small batch or specialty IPAs, and are usually more "extreme" than most. Your best bet is to hit a good restaurant/bar with a lot of taps or an extensive bottle menu, and try a few different ones.

So, is it just me or does it seem like the left coast has a significant corner on the top American IPA brews? There are a few from here and there, but most seem to come from far far away, and can be hard and/or expensive to come by. Comes mostly from scanning the BA site.

Don't ask me what I have to spend to get a Blind Pig in the house.

I had a hop czar IPA and a bridgeport IPA last night.. Both from Oregon. Way too bitter for my palette. Incan see why my friends out west thought harpoon IPA was a joke of an IPA. Once you accustom your tastes to monster IPA's, something like harpoon tastes like Budweiser.
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The imperial ipa's are a little too much for me and I am a hop lover

Back in my Navy days it used to cost me anywhere from 8 to 10 White Russians...

But Dogfishhead is from Delaware :uhuh:

I agree tho, they like em hoppy out there and there are some outstanding IPAs from cali

Spent the weekend and a couple extra enjoying DFH 90s at the request of my friend from Kansas that cannot get 'em there. Very good, and yes, they are from Delaware. Just an idle curiosity about more coming from the other coast. That and an ongoing quest to find a reasonable way to get them here. Maybe I can find someone that wants to trade 90's for Pigs.

Nice white russian bit there Kevin. Especially since I now work with a bunch of Ex-squids and get more "corrupted" by the week.

Just had a Pliney The Elder IPA from Russian River.

Nothing compares. Nothing!!!!
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Pliny the elder is spoken about in hushed tones in beer halls around here. My buddy Bev is a beer freak and got me a bottle. It will blow your mind! Nebe doesnt lie. Really really hard to get though.

Maine Beer Co. Makes one called Lunch. Actually named after a whale that shows up every summer off the maine coast with a bite taken out of one of its fins. So they named it lunch, anyways, its absolutely amazing. Grab it if you see one of the not quite 22oz bottles with an unassuming white label.

I agree with a few of the other posters about the Stone Ruination. Really good if you like the high alcohol IPA's. they have it on draft at Sunset in Brighton. Watch out! go down a little too smooth on draft.

I'm going to try to clone the Pliney. :)
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You guys in New England should make an effort to road trip to Vermont, and look for Heady Topper from the Alchemist ;). Just a suggestion.
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I love that place, made a few posts about it before THE BEST brewhouse I've ever been to. Their beer is only sold in the pub which is made in the basement. Flippin delicious pub food, handmade blue tile bar, a lot of local art on the walls, and you can't miss it with the brass vats in the window. Place is great :buds:

better than pliny and ive had enough of both

Same for me. To me Pliny is missing something that makes it a great IPA. Can't quite put my finger on it.
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Prefer the Pig to the Elder and the Younger to both, but to find the Younger..... board your ship Ahab.

If this goes on much more I will be living in VT. First Hill Farmstead, now this. Due to be in Newport soon and looks like there may be a source there. Fingers crossed since the reviews are "out of the park!!"

If you ever decide to move to VT, we'll have to set up some of beer trade/exchange ;).
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Newport VT dude.

C'mon, fess up!!! One of you has to be traveling through VT on a regular basis. P
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HF abner and edward are killer.... highly reccomended

to me its the nose u can smell HT from across the room(and i smoke) u put your nose in that beer and its a ipa lovers nirvana

Lots of good ones, but don't think I've found one that tops stone ruination. Having a few right now.
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Newport VT....who knew!!!! Guess I will have to schedule the trip north sooner rather than later. Would be best to make a long weekend of it though.

Let us not forget Sierra Big Foot.

I have to confirm this post. As of late I have shifted my palette to prefer more serious ipa's with harsh hop profiles. Now when I have serious hoppy beers I can tell the difference between different types of hops, malt content, etc.
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I finally got my hands on a 4 pack of Heady Topper and cracked two of them last night. Pretty redundant since most of you guys have raved about it, but god damn! That is a tasty DIPA. Almost a blessing that they are so hard to get because they go down really smooth for a 8% beer.

I also read a review about Backlash Beer Salute Double IPA on boston.com today. Have you guys got your hands on that one yet? Pretty positive review.

My local place just got Stone's Enjoy By 4.01.13 on tap!! Woohoo!!
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I wasn't a fan in the bottle. I'd bet it's great on tap, just don't think it conditioned well...
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Completely different beer on tap. Sniffed a bottle out on Sunday and was extremely disappointed, on tap at Plan B in Glastonbury yesterday, golden delicious!
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I am still infatuated with Union Jack, but I do also have a bottle of Double Jack thanks to a recent trip to Belmont.

Also had a Sierra Nevada Torpedo labeled as Extra IPA. Was good,but not quite sure what the "extra" was all about. Probably need to look that bit up on their web site.

Not a huge lagunitas fan in general, but the sucks is really very good.
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If anyone is in Florida, I highly recommend the cigar city jai alai IPA. It was incredible.
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