How long...
 

...are very hoppy beers (IPAs, Pale Ales, etc...) usualy drinkable for after they're bottled?

As long as you keep them cold, they stay drinkable for years. I find that the hop aroma will subside in a homebrew in about 2-3 months.

I keep one bottle of every brew for one year. At the one year anniversary, i try it and compare the taste to the notes I made when it was fresh. I have only had a couple that weren't as good as the original. No problems with IPA's or PA's.

Cool. I've read in many places that hop forward beers usually lsoe their hoppiness after a few months.

Hops do fade over time, but if you have the beer in the fridge, it takes longer. IME, at room temp, a couple few months and aroma and flavors start to fade. Several months and they really start to fade.

Who takes that long to drink their beer? :tank::drunk::D

Ummmm....... me? When ya have two on tap, two on deck next to the kegerator, two in secondary, three in the fermenter, ingredients for the next two batches, a kit you received as a gift and several in bottles, not to mention are a commercial beer junkie, you'd be amazed at how long some beers can last. :D

Me. I have two seasons, brewing season (late fall/winter) and busy season (the rest of the year) so I brew lots and bottle enough to last all year, then meter them out over the busy season so I don't run out before the next brewing season and have to buy commercial or drink mine before it is mature.

Holy crap! That is....AWESOME!

Drinkable: Years
Best hop aroma: within 2 months