Hoppiest commercial brew you have ever drank?

[ledhead72486]

Palate Wrecker

 

[WilliamSlayer]

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

 

[BeerGrylls]

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

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.

BG

 

[jperry]

RuinTen, is Ruination x2. It's basically liquid hops, and I love that... However, I've never had Heady Topper and would like to see what all the hype's about.

 

[WilliamSlayer]

RuinTen, is Ruination x2. It's basically liquid hops, and I love that... However, I've never had Heady Topper and would like to see what all the hype's about.

Well I'd have to say Beargrylls has it righr at "drinkable". That beer is also a huge hop bomb... just not in the early addittion sense. Most of their hops come late, or even post boil. Packed with hops, just not the kind that make your beer 100 IBU's and peel the enamel off your teeth.

 

[bigjohnmilford]

Heady Topper is a great beer. Just going to the brewery and seeing people plunk down 75 bucks a case in droves is an experience in itself.

 

[Jipper]

Mikkeller 1000 IBU is up there...and a little overpriced IMHO :hs:

 

[FermentNEthinG]

Fat heads headhunter buckled my taste buds. That **** was dank!

 

[vinylrooster]

120 minute IPA

 

[JBOGAN]

Kuhnhenn brewery in Warren Michigan makes a killer double rice IPA.98 IBU but the hop content steals the show and makes any double IPA seem like swill.They have a production facility that will soon be up and running IN 2014 so cannot wait until you guys can try it out.I would drink this everyday if it was not so damn expensive and hard to make.

 

[alexdagrate]

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.

 

[L0F]

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.

 

[Bramstoker17]

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.

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

 

[dbeer22]

Hoptologist by knee deep is the most hoppy I have tried

 

[palys2]

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

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

 

[ICWiener]

Hoptologist by knee deep is the most hoppy I have tried

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

 

[slimseven]

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.

 

[ICWiener]

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

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

 

[BeerGrylls]

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

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

 

[mtodd22]

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.

 

[dbeer22]

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

 

[ICWiener]

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

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.

 

[MuddyCreek]

Stone Ruination for me.

 

[HopHead_32]

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

 

[6midgets]

Terrapin Creek Hopsecutioner is the best to me.

 

[Barnesie]

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.

BG

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.

 

[Barnesie]

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.

 

[HopHead_32]

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

 

[jimmarshall]

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

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

 

[WilliamSlayer]

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

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