Reidman
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Also, Bridgeport is pretty damn good...
Reidman said:Also, Bridgeport is pretty damn good...
CBBaron said:Probably my favorite IPA was the Daisy Cutter IPA at Willoughby Brewing Company (local brew pub) but it is one of the few I have had on tap.
In the bottle I like:
Hased and Infused (Boulder)
Ruination (Stone)
I havn't had an IPA I don't like but DFH60 was not my favorite. The hops were great but I felt the malt lacked some complexity or something. Ofcourse there have been very few beers lighter than a deep amber that I have cared for.
Craig
John Beere said:Sweetwater's IPA is mighty tasty...
Why is this an APA and not an IPA? To my tastes it has more hops aroma and flavor than many beers labeled IPA and much more than any Pale Ales I have tried. I usually don't care for Pale Ales as I find them too bland.brewt00l said:IIRC Hazed and Infused is an APA and really doesn't stray into what most would consider IPA territory.
CBBaron said:Why is this an APA and not an IPA? To my tastes it has more hops aroma and flavor than many beers labeled IPA and much more than any Pale Ales I have tried. I usually don't care for Pale Ales as I find them too bland.
Is Hazed and Infused that low on bitterness? Its possible I am just less sensitive to bitterness as I don't find that big of between this and say a Stone Arrogant Bastard or Ruination. All are good.
Craig
Not in my book! I love the stuff. I know it is categorized and considered by many to be an APA but, IMO, it definitely falls into the IPA category!CBBaron said:...Is Hazed and Infused that low on bitterness? ...
Craig
Rhoobarb said:Not in my book! I love the stuff. I know it is categorized and considered by many to be an APA but, IMO, it definitely falls into the IPA category!
jzal8 said:1. Smuttynose IPA
2. Sierra Nevada Celebration Ale
3. I think I might actually have to go with Magic Hat Circus Boy (I think that is the name)
True.brewt00l said:I guess it all depends on what makes an IPA an IPA to you and if hoppy flavors and nose are equal to bitterness to you. Sierria Nevada Pale Ale has both a higher abv and I perceive it as more bitter than Hazed....is it an IPA too?
Rhoobarb said:True.
The H&Is I've had seemed to have more hop flavor and bitterness than SNPA (still one of my favorites - the first 'craft beer' I ever had!). The aromas seemed about equal. SNPA has 37 IBUs, a higher ABV and uses Magnum, Perle and Cascade hops. I don't know and can't find the IBU count for H&I but they use Chinook, Willamette, Cascade along with Crystal and Centennial for dry-hopping.
Now you're gonna make me have to buy some of each and do a side-by-side comparison! Damn you!!!
I've had that, too and it is tasty. I was lucky enough to have H&I on tap!brewt00l said:... Also consider that Boulder also has a beer labeled as an IPA, Mojo IPA...
Barley-Davidson said:I agree with the Smuttynose, good stuff.
Circus Boy is a Hefe, Blind Faith is MHs IPA (both excellent IMO, I really like MH)
jzal8 said:1. Smuttynose IPA
2. Sierra Nevada Celebration Ale
3. I think I might actually have to go with Magic Hat Circus Boy (I think that is the name)
Old Thread, New Faves.
1) Lagunitas Hop Stoopid
2) Port Brewing Hop 15
3) Stone Ruination
I guess technically those are all IIPA's.
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