Aged vs. young double IPA

[mdtwnj]

I'm planning on testing out a double IPA recipe, but I've seen conflicting advice. Should I age it for 6-9 months, then dry hop, or should I dry hop right after primary and drink while it's young?

 

[naiek]

the latter

 

[Beer-lord]

I've always tried to finish my IPA's sooner than later. I've kept a few of them for a few months and lost lots of the hop flavor and it was replaced with a more malty flavor. Not bad, but not ideal.
This is for both Imperial and 'regular' IPA's.

 

[TyTanium]

Young. Otherwise you lose character of hops you add late in the kettle.

 

[david_42]

I've re-hopped an IPA after 4 months because the flavor/aroma was going. It helped, but just wasn't the same oomph.

 

[mdtwnj]

Thanks guys, that was my original plan.

 

[neko]

+1 on drinking it sooner. Bottles of Pliny say something like, "Don't age this beer, drink it now"