OMG! I've Discovered IPA's !!

[Clef051]

I'm with you... I can not get enough hops. On brewday I am known to "huff" my hops prior to tossing them into the boil. I do enjoy commercial IPA's but tend to prefer my own because I brew to my taste and the hops fade so fast and mine are always fresh.

Is there any brewer that doesnt do this?

 

[marknrox]

I just had my first Stone IPA -- Not bad. Very good actually. It's like a Red Hook Long Hammer with more flavor, hops and aroma.

Maybe I should have tried the Ruination IPA instead.

Other IPA's I've tried include:

BJ's Hopstorm - Thumbs up
Green Flash
Sierra Nevada Torpedo Double IPA - Kinda tastes like Pine Sol -- In a good way.
Full Sail IPA
Goose Island - Didn't like. Found out it's made by Budweiser! - Figures.
Mojo - One of my Fav's
Twisted Pine Hoppy Boy - A bit to much grapefruit

 

[mattd017]

My first was Blind Faith by Magic Hat. Remember it fondly. Senior in college, cracked her open, took one quaff and fell in love. Then I discovered the likes of Dogfish Head, Great Divide, Stone, and Boulder Brewing. Plus my father wound up living 45 min from 3 Floyds, so I frequented them everytime I visited.

 

[mattd017]

I just had my first Stone IPA -- Not bad. Very good actually. It's like a Red Hook Long Hammer with more flavor and aroma.

Maybe I should have tried the Ruination IPA instead.

Other IPA's I've tried include:

BJ's Hopstorm - Thumbs up
Green Flash
Sierra Nevada Torpedo Double IPA - Kinda tastes like Pine Sol -- In a good way.
Full Sail IPA
Goose Island - Didn't like. Found out it's made by Budweiser!
Mojo - One of my Fav's

InBev (Anheuser Busch) owns 1/3 of red hook too...

 

[marknrox]

Doh!

 

[jflongo]

I just brewed my first IPA today, I'm hoping it turns out great, so I don't ever have to buy one again

 

[JBOGAN]

For a long time i was turned off from IPAs until last year i decided"what the hell i will give this Raging B!#ch a try,it says belgian..".Now it is hard to pass it up.Founders makes one called an All Day IPA which i would consider a perfect start for someone not crazy about in your face hop attack.Kuhnhenn DRIPA is a great one for over the top hop aroma and flavor.

 

[jordinio]

I'm with you man. Now, if you are anywhere near a liquor store, run and get you some Bell's Two Hearted. That is the only way to keep the awesomeness going. Brewed in Michigan though not sure if it's offered west of the rockies though. Good thing though, they offer it on tap in most places around me nowadays!

amazing IPA. Hercules double IPA by Great Divide is also great

 

[jordinio]

Cigar City Jai Alai is one of the best

 

[Dr_Jeff]

Terrapin Hopzilla
10.2%
110 IBU

Had one Saturday night, one amazing beer !!

 

[ratbastrd05]

Try and get one of the Stone Enjoy By IPAs. Was pretty amazing.

 

[Dubya]

As a lover of dark beers, I was naive enough to equate India PALE Ale with something pilsner-like and didn't give it a chance for more years than I want to admit and stuck with my porters and stouts. A co-worker got me hooked during a business trip four years ago and while it was definitely an acquired taste, it's now my go to and I'm a bonafide hop head.

 

[skw]

Twenty years ago, when you ordered an IPA, you got a fizzy yellow beer that was all bite and zero flavor. Thankfully, that has changed and there is so much variety out there....so much so that our Europeans brothers are now brewing American style IPAs.

The fact that I can't buy American IPAs in Germany is the sole reason I started home brewing! I can buy a halfway decent lager, wheat or pilsner at any gas station here. IPA I'd have to mail order and pay through the nose.

 

[marknrox]

One bad thing about IPA's is the high ABV. With my small frame, I can only enjoy a few!

What I need is lots of hops with a lower ABV.

 

[Nightshade]

One bad thing about IPA's is the high ABV. With my small frame, I can only enjoy a few!

What I need is lots of hops with a lower ABV.

Just need to find a session IPA.
I am planning on brewing one up next week with Challenger and Citra with a 60IBU and an abv of 4%.

Really simple to build and cheap to brew up, the issue is commercially I don't know of any available.

 

[marknrox]

What's a session IPA?

 

[Nightshade]

What's a session IPA?

Low abv ipa

 

[Pontiac_Guy]

Atlantic Farms just made a Double IPA chapstick that rocks! You can get your hop fix while at the office