1. Monkeynaut made by Straight to Ale in Huntsville, AL
2. Snake Handler made by Good People Brewing in Birmingham, AL. Double IPA that's either 9.3% ABV or slightly over 10%, their labels have changed and I can't recall which.
Marble Brewing in Albaquerque makes one of the best IPA's I've had. ElysianSpace Dust, Diamond Knot IPA, Pliny the Elder, Ranger, Torpedo, Thunder Head, Ballz Deep, Big Red......
There is at least a couple dozen others that are really good.
There has never before been such a great selection of stand out beers available anywhere in the world as there is today in the US.
HW- I love Fort George's OPA! Their IPA is good, but I really like that OPA.
The owner who brewed the beer and built the company is still probably trying to get the knives out of his back. I asked a mutual friend how he was doing the other day. He said he was the angriest rich guy he'd ever seen!
Kinda odd they went after Elysian anyway. They made about 50k bbls a year but operate 4 pubs. I wouldn't of guessed InBev would of wanted anything to do with that.
Higher Gravity IPA. Drank about 10 at a sitting a couple weeks ago and didn't realize they were higher alcohol until I stood up. And man did I feel bad the next morning. But they tasted great going down
Hopsecutioner is another good one that has gotten common around here
Of course the original IPA - Sierra Nevada - is always a good standby
Bells Two Hearted Deschutes Fresh Squeezed Ballast Point Sculpin and Grapefruit Sculpin Lagunitas IPA 3 Floyds Zombie Dust Jackie O's Mystic Mama Stone Ruination Stone Lucky Bastard
I could go on but I'm getting thirsty and need to head to the store...
Fairweather IPA from Broken Tooth(Mooses Tooth)Brewing
funny - that's the only suds I've had there.
I just can't pass it up when I'm there. If you haven't tried it yet, give that Baranof Brewing Silver Bay a shot. I might even like it more than the Fairweather (in a can anyways).
hard to beat good old sierra nevada. i usually don't buy IPA's though because i make better than most. but tomorrow is dedicated to a serious stout. probably end up about 8% ABV. me and the boys just got done grinding the grain and i started my yeast. house is gonna smell good tomorrow with nugget, cascade and citra hops in the stew.
I tend to go back and forth between Alaskan Icy Bay, their standard IPA, and Free Ride, their APA. Tried their Big Mountain Pale recently and felt empty for drinking it; something was missing. Stone makes beers I like a lot as well.
More of a dopplebock or weizenbock guy here, at almost room temp... Have a Spaten Optimator almost every evening after work, and love Weihenstephaner Korbinian when I can get it - bassturds at the store haven't had any in months. Ayinger Celebrator is great, but too much $$ for more than an occasional treat.
But did have a couple of two hearteds when visiting gf's kin in Minnesota that might be my gateway to finally appreciating an ipa. Had previously tried some by my favorite breweries and had to hold my nose to down the stuff
After hearing for years that American breweries make schit beer because that's what Americans want, discussions like this give me hope
Dave's Pale Ale and Caldera Pale Ale - both come in cans and are worthy of backpacking in on backcountry elk hunts. If you aren't familiar with backcountry backpack hunting - this doesn't mean you'll take the extra weight because they're luxuries, it means they are good enough that you'll leave other essentials home to make target weight.
Thanks a lot ! Iwas going to go for a hike but now I'm heading for a IPA. Probably going to start with Southern Tier's Unearthly IPA. After that maybe a a Lagunitas Little Sumpin' Sumpin'. After that I forsee things getting blurry.
Crack open a Torpedo and call that wimpy. Before you blackout.
Torpedo really isn't even in the running at only 7.2% ABV. When you really want to get going, start with Stone Brewing's Double Bastard (11.0% ABV). It goes up from there. Hell, there are some micro-breweries out there at are - no schit - brewing Imperial IPAs, quadruple IPAs, and other ridiculousness that are over 100 PROOF.
Crack open a Torpedo and call that wimpy. Before you blackout.
Torpedo really isn't even in the running at only 7.2% ABV. When you really want to get going, start with Stone Brewing's Double Bastard (11.0% ABV). It goes up from there. Hell, there are some micro-breweries out there at are - no schit - brewing Imperial IPAs, quadruple IPAs, and other ridiculousness that are over 100 PROOF.
I don't see how those can be brewed in the classic sense, with the yeast dying in the high alcohol level. They've got to be doing the "ice beer" method of freezing out some water content.
Crack open a Torpedo and call that wimpy. Before you blackout.
Torpedo really isn't even in the running at only 7.2% ABV. When you really want to get going, start with Stone Brewing's Double Bastard (11.0% ABV). It goes up from there. Hell, there are some micro-breweries out there at are - no schit - brewing Imperial IPAs, quadruple IPAs, and other ridiculousness that are over 100 PROOF.
Crack open a Torpedo and call that wimpy. Before you blackout.
Torpedo really isn't even in the running at only 7.2% ABV. When you really want to get going, start with Stone Brewing's Double Bastard (11.0% ABV). It goes up from there. Hell, there are some micro-breweries out there at are - no schit - brewing Imperial IPAs, quadruple IPAs, and other ridiculousness that are over 100 PROOF.
Regardless, 6 Torpedoes will torpedo your ass.
Travis
No doubt, as that recipe has sunk many a battleship.
My 'problem' with the IPA's is that they taste so good that you drink them too fast and BOOM, you's buzzed da fugup.... Slow down, eat somethin' and enjoy an ice cold refreshing Bud Light.
My 'problem' with the IPA's is that they taste so good that you drink them too fast and BOOM, you's buzzed da fugup.... Slow down, eat somethin' and enjoy an ice cold refreshing Bud Light.
I like me more than that. Hell, I'd drink Tecate before I'd drink that stuff. Headache in a bottle.
If we're doing the canned water, I'll go PBR, Old Milwaukee, Busch, or Coors Original.
More of a dopplebock or weizenbock guy here, at almost room temp... Have a Spaten Optimator almost every evening after work, and love Weihenstephaner Korbinian when I can get it - bassturds at the store haven't had any in months. Ayinger Celebrator is great, but too much $$ for more than an occasional treat.
Love those. Never Wanted to try an IPA cuz I figured they'd be too over the top and unbalanced (and many are). I especially hate the strong 'piney' ones (Red Chair, etc.).
Then I tried this on the recommendation of the guy at the Growler station. My buddy and I have been hooked since. Haven't had any better yet...(trying tho!).
Mexican beer, as a whole, is some of the worst chit brewed. Corona leading the way down the drain.
Tecate is doable, Dos Equis is barley(ha!) tolerable, Modelo is dish water, and Victoria is likely the best of the bunch. It's amazing an entire country sucks at brewing beer.
Mexican beer, as a whole, is some of the worst chit brewed. Corona leading the way down the drain.
Tecate is doable, Dos Equis is barley(ha!) tolerable, Modelo is dish water, and Victoria is likely the best of the bunch. It's amazing an entire country sucks at brewing beer.
Mexican beer, as a whole, is some of the worst chit brewed. Corona leading the way down the drain.
Tecate is doable, Dos Equis is barley(ha!) tolerable, Modelo is dish water, and Victoria is likely the best of the bunch. It's amazing an entire country sucks at brewing beer.
And, yet, they still outperform Buttwiper.
There is no accounting for the poor taste of the general public.
Mexican beer, as a whole, is some of the worst chit brewed. Corona leading the way down the drain.
Tecate is doable, Dos Equis is barley(ha!) tolerable, Modelo is dish water, and Victoria is likely the best of the bunch. It's amazing an entire country sucks at brewing beer.
And, yet, they still outperform Buttwiper.
There is no accounting for the poor taste of the general public.
Mexican beer, as a whole, is some of the worst chit brewed. Corona leading the way down the drain.
Tecate is doable, Dos Equis is barley(ha!) tolerable, Modelo is dish water, and Victoria is likely the best of the bunch. It's amazing an entire country sucks at brewing beer.
You need a big match so it can burn long enough to completely consume the phosphorus, sulphur, and wax from the lit end, and still have much match left, before you put the flame to a cigar.
You need a big match so it can burn long enough to completely consume the phosphorus, sulphur, and wax from the lit end, and still have much match left, before you put the flame to a cigar.
You need a big match so it can burn long enough to completely consume the phosphorus, sulphur, and wax from the lit end, and still have much match left, before you put the flame to a cigar.
Pretty much what I figured...
On a similar topic I saw something in a movie years Ago... Blow a little cigar smoke into a snifter of brandy ( already warmed by the hand) let it sit a few seconds, then inhale it through the nose.
Mexican beer, as a whole, is some of the worst chit brewed. Corona leading the way down the drain.
Tecate is doable, Dos Equis is barley(ha!) tolerable, Modelo is dish water, and Victoria is likely the best of the bunch. It's amazing an entire country sucks at brewing beer.
You need a big match so it can burn long enough to completely consume the phosphorus, sulphur, and wax from the lit end, and still have much match left, before you put the flame to a cigar.
I go back and forth between IPAs and Pale Ales and like to try "new ones" whenever I can. With what's readily available here, Ranger and Sierra Nevada seem to get consumed more than anything else. Bent Nail and Deschutes Fresh Squeezed IPAs, and Scapegoat and Prickly Pear Pale Ales are others I'd buy again.
It's not just the hop level for me, the character of the hops matters too.
That is why I like Sculpin, has good flavors and complexities without trying to punch you in the face. Seems like most IPA's are seeing who can get the highest IBU without regard to drinkability.
I think the brewers can take a lesson from wine makers. Quality ingredients and processes make quality drinkability.
I like Dos Equis lager(green bottle) and Leine's Summer Shandy for summer. Gin or Tequilla for the hard stuff.
IPA's and Stouts for winter. Don't get too hung up on ABV as long as it tastes good. Bourbon or Tequilla for the hard stuff.
Well past the days of drinking a six, give me one or two good ones that I can enjoy.
If you want to drink a bunch, might as well get the water in a can.
My favorite IPA is Hopped Up & Horny(Horny Goat Brewing), Long Hammer(Red Hook) is a close second. Not an IPA but Lil' Sumpin' Wild(Lagunitas) wups 'em all for the win.
I see no mention of my all time favorite IPA, BoneYard RPM.
Been drinking beer for over 50 years, and this is the ONE!
It's only available on tap. so you have to buy it by the growler, but you always get fresh beer. Have two growlers in the fridge and will be having some for lunch.
BoneYard also makes two more IPA's Hop Venom at about 9%, and Notorious, at about 12% If you want a quick buzz this is the ONE!
Nothing wrong with "American" beer....its far better and more predictable than a town with a ditch or a cistern.....
Just as with water, you can add one part of a good IPA (or APA) to three or four parts of American beer and you have made something that has flavor. Water is cheaper, but American swill adds fizz.
Nice to see quite a few Sculpin fans - any of you tried the Grapefruit Sculpin? Best beer I've tasted in quite a while. They make a habanero sculpin also I think, haven't gotten to that one yet.
Wow, a lot of IPA drinkers and 99% of us probably hadn't heard of it 10 years ago!
I'm a 1%er!!!!!
Brewed my first batch of IPA over 20 years ago, and had been drinking Anchor's Liberty Ale for a good while before that.
So, there are four good IPA variants that I've not seen mentioned as yet:
Sierra Nevada Hop Hunter - while not really a "session" IPA, it's on the low end of what I normally like. But, SN uses hop oil in its brewing, and it's amazingly floral and aromatic for only 60 IBUs. Not sure if this is going to be year round or seasonal, as I've only seen it in the past month, and I've been to SN in Chico half a dozen times over the past couple of years.
Sierra Nevada Hoptimum - 100 IBUs and all that entails. Only available seasonally. DO NOT pass this by if you're a big IPA lover.
Alpine Pure/Exponential Hoppiness - May only be available in the San Diego area, but man, goooood stuff if you like big IPAs.
O'dell's Mountain Standard Time - Sure, "Double, black IPA" is perhaps a misnomer, but another one to at least try, again, if you like double/imperial IPAs.
Wow, a lot of IPA drinkers and 99% of us probably hadn't heard of it 10 years ago!
I'm a 1%er!!!!!
Brewed my first batch of IPA over 20 years ago, and had been drinking Anchor's Liberty Ale for a good while before that.
So, there are four good IPA variants that I've not seen mentioned as yet:
Sierra Nevada Hop Hunter - while not really a "session" IPA, it's on the low end of what I normally like. But, SN uses hop oil in its brewing, and it's amazingly floral and aromatic for only 60 IBUs. Not sure if this is going to be year round or seasonal, as I've only seen it in the past month, and I've been to SN in Chico half a dozen times over the past couple of years.
Sierra Nevada Hoptimum - 100 IBUs and all that entails. Only available seasonally. DO NOT pass this by if you're a big IPA lover.
Alpine Pure/Exponential Hoppiness - May only be available in the San Diego area, but man, goooood stuff if you like big IPAs.
O'dell's Mountain Standard Time - Sure, "Double, black IPA" is perhaps a misnomer, but another one to at least try, again, if you like double/imperial IPAs.
Scott
That's an example of a "been chewing a wad of pine sap" aftertaste beer I mentioned earlier. I like hops, but that one is just too much for anything but an occasional hop infusion when really in that mood.
Nice to see quite a few Sculpin fans - any of you tried the Grapefruit Sculpin? Best beer I've tasted in quite a while. They make a habanero sculpin also I think, haven't gotten to that one yet.
Green Flash West Coast IPA is a great one, too.
I agree on the Sculpin and the Green Flash IPA. But Ballast Point's Habañero Sculpin just didn't do it for me at all. And I LIKE spicy and IPAs. Another fusion attempt that did nothing for me was New Belgium's attempt at a Belgian IPA. Can't remember the name, but it was bleh....
Wow, a lot of IPA drinkers and 99% of us probably hadn't heard of it 10 years ago!
I'm a 1%er!!!!!
Brewed my first batch of IPA over 20 years ago, and had been drinking Anchor's Liberty Ale for a good while before that.
So, there are four good IPA variants that I've not seen mentioned as yet:
Sierra Nevada Hop Hunter - while not really a "session" IPA, it's on the low end of what I normally like. But, SN uses hop oil in its brewing, and it's amazingly floral and aromatic for only 60 IBUs. Not sure if this is going to be year round or seasonal, as I've only seen it in the past month, and I've been to SN in Chico half a dozen times over the past couple of years.
Sierra Nevada Hoptimum - 100 IBUs and all that entails. Only available seasonally. DO NOT pass this by if you're a big IPA lover.
Alpine Pure/Exponential Hoppiness - May only be available in the San Diego area, but man, goooood stuff if you like big IPAs.
O'dell's Mountain Standard Time - Sure, "Double, black IPA" is perhaps a misnomer, but another one to at least try, again, if you like double/imperial IPAs.
Scott
That's an example of a "been chewing a wad of pine sap" aftertaste beer I mentioned earlier. I like hops, but that one is just too much for anything but an occasional hop infusion when really in that mood.
Hmmmmm.... I can't recall being overwhelmed by "pine", but I'll pay close attention when it's available again this spring.
And I don't drink more than one at a time, and a four pack will last me a couple of weeks... Usually, that time of the year, I'm a two Torpedo a day man. The 12 oz variety...
Bhagwan's Best IPA from Big Time Brewery and Alehouse would be my favorite.
In the mid 80's I had a friend that owned a pub and one afternoon he called and said "I've got a new beer that I want you to try". It turned out to be Redhook's Ballard Bitter and although it's not the best it was my first. I ordered a keg for my New Years party when they were still in the old brewery in Fremont.
Southbound Brewing Co. of Savannah GA makes a couple of good ones. The Hoplin' IPA and Secrets Shared IPA, a one off batch, are both good to me. They have a cool web site too. www.Southboundbrewingco.com
Tried their Big Mountain Pale recently and felt empty for drinking it; something was missing.
I saw that new seasonal brew in the store, and thought I'd try it.
It's very fruity hops gives a sort of sweetish tasting finish to it. After the first one, I wasn't sure I liked it, so I tried another. It seemed a bit better, so I tried one more.
That one was so good that I had 'just one more', and by golly it was fantastic!
My step-daughter and SIL often bring me something new to try when they come for dinner. Last time they brought Infidel - Belgian style IPA from Selkirk Abbey brewing co. in Post Falls. A bit different than most IPAs and pretty good. At 8.2%, it gets your attention...
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