Tried any good IPA's lately?

[NortheasternPJ]

Long Trail Brewmaster Series Double IPA

http://beeradvocate.com/beer/profile/94/48780

I think I'm actually going to go buy some right now.

 

[bh10]

I was down at the Amana Colonies (Amish country) the other weekend and stopped by Millstream Brewing. Picked up a few of these.

Hats off to ya Millstream. Thats a damn fine brew.

Great beer, but more of a pale ale IMO, their Oktoberfest is one of the best Ive ever had, only one thats is good, is Ayinger's.



As for IPA's

Bell's- Two Hearted Ale & Hopslam (IIPA)
New Glarus- Moon Man
Terrapin- Hopsecutioner
lagunitas- Maximus

 

[ControlTech]

I am drinking and really enjoying New Belgium's Ranger IPA! It's actually one of my favorites right now.

 

[BulldogBrewer]

Ranger, Hoptopia and Racer 5 have been my go-to bomber size IPAs as of late. Torpedo all the way when looking for a sixer.

Torpedo is an excellent example of a well balanced IPA imho...

 

[tj-los]

I am currently downing a 22oz of Port Brewing Wipe Out IPA out of San Diego, it actually goes really well with my 22oz of Pliny.

 

[AdamPDX]

If you can get your hands on any of the IPAs from Laughing Dog, don't hesitate. Alpha Dog (Imperial), Dogzilla (Black), and Rocket (Rye) are some of the best I've ever had.

 

[Crinkle]

Millstream is great. I went and visited them a few times over the last year. They had a wiezenbock on tap that was incredible. If you had a bad experience with them before you should try them again. They have better distribution and quality control, so you wont get a beer thats been collecting dust on the shelves anymore. Also, I think this year they used locally grown hops in the PA. My favorite of their would be the stout though.

Anyway, IPAs I'd go with DFA 60 or 90 minute, New Glarous, those are my favorites, Peace Tree Brewings Hop Wrangler is pretty damn good, needs a little more malt balance, and their double IPA is awesome.

 

[billy915]

I just tried Ska's imperial ipa called Decadent on Sunday. It's a 10% brew that wasn't too overpowering, but if you take more than a sip at a time it had a tendency to taste like wine. At least to me it did.

 

[BendBrewer]

I am still stuck on HUB IPA from Hopworks. I love me some hops and apparently so do they.

 

[zyx345]

I keep a steady supply of Lagunitas Hop Stoopid Ale, Oskar Blues Gordon, along with Dogfish Head 90. Withouth having tried Pliny the Elder, those are at the top of my list.

 

[BulldogBrewer]

I sure wish I could keep DFH on supply... my local BevMo has been "limited supply" (i.e. out of stock) for a freaking long time!

 

[MattCA]

Had a Karl Strauss IPA. I wouldn't say it was too good though. In fact, everyone said they liked my homebrew better. Kind of had an iron (or bloody) taste to it which is kind of weird. Only 6.5% alcohol and $4 for 1 22 ouncer. Drinkable, but nothing special.

 

[BulldogBrewer]

Had a Karl Strauss IPA. I wouldn't say it was too good though. In fact, everyone said they liked my homebrew better. Kind of had an iron (or bloody) taste to it which is kind of weird. Only 6.5% alcohol and $4 for 1 22 ouncer. Drinkable, but nothing special.

I never realized that Karl Strauss was a real Microbrewery. They serve it on the California Adventure side of Disneyland.

 

[HighGravity]

I'm surprised that no one has mentioned Central City IPA, called red racer IPA on beer advocate. It's from Surrey BC and is by far the best commercial IPA I've had, also their double IPA is quite good too. I haven't tried a lot of US IPA's though...if I can find them they are around $5-7 for a 650 mL bottle.

Central city is being sued by Bear Republic for the use of the "racer" word. Red racer IPA vs. Racer 5 IPA. Note that bear republic has 58 beers and racer is in 3 of their names, and Central city calls all its canned beers "red racer". I need to go out and spend that $7 to try racer 5 IPA to know for sure, but off the top of my head I don't think enough people out there would ever confuse the two beers and give the smaller guy an A rating just because they heard about Bear's great rep and thought it was one of their beers. It's hard to ignore a red head riding a bicycle with her skirt blowing in the wind on the front of every can.

I'd say their canned products are not nearly as good as on tap, yet the IPA shines like you wouldn't believe for a canned product. After a 1 and a half hour tour of the brewery for myself and 2 friends I was asking for a job. I would recommend everyone here on HBT to do a comparison and see the difference between racer 5 IPA and red racer IPA. Lawsuits are not going to help the craft beer market improve IMO, and I don't think Canadians can afford to buy Bear's products anyways because they are so very hard to even find here.

 

[SkiSoloII]

Huge fan of Surly Furious out of the Twin Cities (Mpls-St.Paul). Working hard on a real clone. Most aren't hoppy enough, need to keep the balance.

Also, +1 on Torpedo.

Dave

 

[boostsr20]

I'm a big fan of Crooked Tree IPA from Dark Horse Brewery(out of the UP) as well as the dogfish head 60 min IPA.

Also, if you can get Bells brews, HopSlam is quite possibly the best IPA I've ever had(in my opinion anyhoo). This one is seasonal and comes out around January. Expensive, but worth every penny

Dark Horse isn't in the UP. Its 30 minutes from the Indiana border in Marshall. Double crooked tree is awesome, have tried theregular. I just had some Bells Two hearted which is awesome and some Founders Harvest Ale which was spectacular. Also just had an Alesmith IPA and that was impressive.

 

[IPAdrinker]

Dark Horse isn't in the UP. Its 30 minutes from the Indiana border in Marshall. Double crooked tree is awesome, have tried theregular. I just had some Bells Two hearted which is awesome and some Founders Harvest Ale which was spectacular. Also just had an Alesmith IPA and that was impressive.

Crooked tree double IPA if amazing!!

 

[MattCA]

I never realized that Karl Strauss was a real Microbrewery. They serve it on the California Adventure side of Disneyland.

Yep here in San Diego. Pretty good stuff usually. Pretty popular too.

 

[coastwx]

I'll throw out the name Loose Cannon IPA again. This has been my favorite for the last 3 months. It's a very complex beer. I finally did a 10 gal clone last week, which included my first shot at FWH. My fermentation room was smelling great this whole week!

 

[NortheasternPJ]

I sure wish I could keep DFH on supply... my local BevMo has been "limited supply" (i.e. out of stock) for a freaking long time!

That's funny, I used to go to one of the craft brew liquor stores in Mass to get DFH. The last couple months it seems like theres been a huge push by DFH into the area. The bar down the street has 3 different DFH on tap at all times (out of 10 taps). I wonder if it's a regional thing.

 

[Debitage]

Anyone mention Total Domination IPA from Ninkasi in Eugene, Or? In your face hops with great balance. $3.75 a 22 here in Eastern Washington.

 

[Marsdude]

Huge fan of Surly Furious out of the Twin Cities (Mpls-St.Paul).

+1 on the Surly. My wife just returned from a visit to our daughter who lives in the Twin Cities. She brought back some Furious and some of their Fest. Great stuff!

 

[dukeredhair]

I know it's hard to find but Kern River Brewing company "Just Oustanding IPA" really really surprised me. It's not huge but MAN is it Tasty.

 

[Dgonza9]

Anyone try Stone's Revelation IIPA?

It was interesting, but acutally a bit too huge for me. May give it a shot again later this winter.

 

[sacrifice]

Last night, had a few Deschutes Inversion IPA's as well as a couple Alaskan Brewing IPA. I prefer the Deschutes over the Alaskan. My wife likes neither one of them (more for me!).

 

[johnmcc]

Had a Hopfish IPA last night from Flying Fish, thought that was pretty good.

 

[Marko73]

Not sure if it has been mentioned, but Racer 5 IPA from Bear Republic is mighty tasty.

 

[Daybis]

I've become a huge fan of Odell's IPA. It's not as bitter as I would have expected, but it does have an amazing hope aroma and flavor.

 

[HeavyBrew]

+1 for Odells. I bought 2 six packs from their brewery when I was there in March. The IPA and their 5 Barrel Pale. Both had an unbelieveable nose and flavor. I agree about them not having a huge bitter bite.

 

[wedge421]

Port Brewings High Tide Fresh Hop was amazing!