Victory Brewing Hop Whallop is by far the most unbalanced slap yo' mamma bitter beer I have ever had. The Hop Devil is much more mellow, I have a difficult time finding decent craft beers in NC, I can get the Hop Whallop from time to time for about $13 per six pack, so I blend 1/2 hop whallop...
I live in the NC in an old uninsulated house. I set my fermenter on the kitchen counter in front of my window unit, set a couple frozen bottles around the fermenter, and drape a towel that I mist with a spray bottle 3 or 4 times a day. You have to deal with humidity in NY, so a basic swamp...