Hoppiest commercial brew you have ever drank?

I think Port Brewing's Mongo IPA is the most wonderfully unbalanced bitter hoppy beer I've ever had. I've usually had hop matter in the bottle trub. The bitterness is actually quite pleasant.

For aromatic hops, I'd say Boneyard Bone Light. It's pure AROMA/FLAVOR hops, hardly any bitterness, and the malt backbone is so light that the aroma and flavor is overwhelming. I would take it over almost anything else.

For pure dank hop flavor you can't get better then a nice Pipeworks IPA. In Chicago they are the best that's available period. I don't mean they have one or two good IPA's I'm talking half a dozen plus, all phenomenal.

L0F said:

For pure dank hop flavor you can't get better then a nice Pipeworks IPA. In Chicago they are the best that's available period. I don't mean they have one or two good IPA's I'm talking half a dozen plus, all phenomenal.

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This is true, I'd love to find a clone recipe for any of them. Their IPAs are amazing!

Hoptologist by knee deep is the most hoppy I have tried

WilliamSlayer said:

Headytopper hands down. That beer is a 'mind altering experience'. (Its probally been mentioned back at the beginning)

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+1, it may not be the most bitter, but it's the best hop experience I've ever had!

Hoptologist by knee deep is the most hoppy I have tried

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What a great beer. The brewery is about 20 miles from my house. Filling up a growler of that stuff is hop-head heaven.

I haven't had any of the beers mentioned before, but of what I have had Alpha Centauri is my favorite, and Inversion Is a close second.

I missed out on 8/2 and 9/13 (so far.)

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I had a bottle of 10/25 last week. Superfantastic.

ICWiener said:

I had a bottle of 10/25 last week. Superfantastic.

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Got a bottle of 11/12/13 in the fridge right now, been salivating all day :fro:

Bale Breaker's IPA from Yakima, Wa. Hard to find but buy it if you can find it. Made on one of the largest hop farms in Yakima. Look 'em up, chances are the hops used in a lot of the brews mentioned in this thread came from that brewery.

ICWiener said:

What a great beer. The brewery is about 20 miles from my house. Filling up a growler of that stuff is hop-head heaven.

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I live in Folsom area but have never been. I need to try and get there one of these days

I live in Folsom area but have never been. I need to try and get there one of these days

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Yes you do! Fresh Hoptologist off of a tap is amazing.

You should also try to get out to Berryessa Brewing Company in Winters. It's a little bit of a trek, but holy crap, their house IPA and their Double Tap IPA are mind blowing.

Stone Ruination for me.

At the current time.... Uinta Duhbe.... Black Imperial IPA. Awesome beer

Terrapin Creek Hopsecutioner is the best to me.

BeerGrylls said:

I just finished an HT a few minutes ago. It was far from the 'most' anything except maybe the most drinkable DIPA I've ever had.

I'd say the prize goes to Sixpoint Resin. That stuff is just off the chart ridiculous.

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I've been lucky enough to have Pliney, Ruination, 120 on a regular basis, Heady, palate wrecker, hoptimum, hop stoopid, etc.

For some reason Sixpoint Resin does stick out in my mind a lot more than the rest mentioned. That's not to say I think it's the best beer, but to my palate it might be the most directly bitter.

Also, some of these are more double/tripel IPAs so the malt to bitterness ratio isn't an even mix.

I have the exact same sense of smell as a potato, so most delicate hop aromas are completely lost on me. All that being said, fresh Jai Alai coming to my market within a week of canning is something very special.

Also, sculpin - didn't understand the love for that beer. Had it on tap and thought it was OK, had it in a bottle and couldn't get past the garlic and onions.

I'm sure it's just me, but I really don't need to have it again.

Heady Topper.... Best and very hoppy IPA.... Hops for days. Very very good

HopHead_32 said:

Heady Topper.... Best and very hoppy IPA.... Hops for days. Very very good

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I agree so far. Its my absolute favorite. Sucks that getting my hands on some requires so much logistics

jimmarshall said:

I agree so far. Its my absolute favorite. Sucks that getting my hands on some requires so much logistics

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Bootlegging HeadyTopper out of New England... new career?

You would make a killing

Topcutter by bale breaker brewery is by far the most hop forward IPA I have tasted. It was almost just a hop tea rather than a beer. Pliny has great aroma and as is mentioned enjoy by does too. But overall I think bale breaker is hoppiest.

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hoppiest beer: mikkeller 1000 ibu. it was stupid. couldnt finish it.

WilliamSlayer said:

Bootlegging HeadyTopper out of New England... new career?

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If they weren't restricting its sale so tightly it would be a good gig....... You'd never make a living on it right now.

Pliny of course for all around"hoppy".
I had some Ballast Point IPA at a local place, not sure which IPA it was, but you could smell the citrus a block away, I was very impressed with that beer.

Ruination and Torpedo are my go to commercial IPAs, both readily available and very tasty IMO.

Palette Wrecker for me!

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If they weren't restricting its sale so tightly it would be a good gig....... You'd never make a living on it right now.

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Sigh. Another dream job dashed to pieces.

White Rajah, Bodhi, and Head hunter are all awesome hoppy beers

From one of my favorite cities.... Where the goonies, and short circuit was filmed!

100+ ibu

jimmarshall said:

I agree so far. Its my absolute favorite. Sucks that getting my hands on some requires so much logistics

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Tell me about it... My in law drove 12+ hours to get two cases... Just a perfect beer from top to bottom

Brewsncrabs said:

Palette Wrecker for me!

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I finally got a chance to try Palette Wrecker last night. It's a very solid beer, but I was shocked to read that it's 149 IBUs. I guess my palette has already been wrecked! I didn't think it was any more bitter than Lagunitas Sucks, which has a very pronounced resiny hop flavor, or Green Flash Green Bullet, which is kind of similar to Sucks. I also didn't think Hop Stoopid was all that bitter. Wish I could get my hands on some Heddy Topper, Hopslam, or Pliney here in Texas. My LHBS had a homebrew Pliney clone on tap that I tried the other day, and it was seriously good. I think the clerk said they used a full pound of hops in a 5 gallon batch. Not sure of the specific addition times. So I guess Ruinition is the hoppiest I've ever had, but it's been a long time since I've tried it.

Hopiest? Enjoy By.

Bitterest? Circa 1992 Sierra Nevada

insanim8er said:

From one of my favorite cities.... Where the goonies, and short circuit was filmed!

100+ ibu

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I just bottled a super hoppy brown ale and i named it "bitter *****" looks like i need to be a bit more creative.

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Skagit River Gospel IPA is definitely the most bitter, harsh IPA I've ever had. I love it, and to me it's a good bitter, but my guess is that it's not for everyone.