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12-24-2013, 10:25 AM
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Just the other night a savvy bartender turned me on to Radiant Pig Junior
http://radiantpigbeer.com/beer/ It's definitely going on to my personal Top 10 IPA list! And here's one that gets surprisingly little mention in all the snobby beer discussions, but it may well be in my Top 3: Brooklyn East India Pale Ale http://brooklynbrewery.com/brooklyn-...india-pale-ale 
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#32
12-24-2013, 11:11 AM
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Local and Regional NW Faves
Schooner Exact --The Imperial Project,
Fort George --Vortex IPA Two Beers --Forester Big Al --Big Hoppa Boundary Bay --IPA Dicks --Imperial IPA Deschutes --Hop henge Sound Brewery --Latona IPA No Li Brew House --Jet Star Imperial IPA Boneyard --RPN IPA So much goodness and too little time.
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#33
12-24-2013, 11:22 AM
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I love craft and microbreweries in general and IPAs in particular. I travel a fair amount and I'm amazed at the number of great breweries I find. Most recently on the big island of Hawaii the big island Brewhaus. It's only available locally and they have several IPAs that are truly top notch. My favorite was Humulus the genus name of hops.
Pliny the elder tends to be the holy grail but impossible to find outside Ca.. I always drink it in abundance when I visit. Lagunitas is now available almost everywhere and it holds up to large production scales, it's very good both the IPA and Little sumpin sumpin. Ballast Point makes some good ones I prefer their sculpin IPA. Some good ones in the southeast, terrapin hopsecutioner, avondale battlefield and good people snake handler, it's a double and sublime. Merry Christmas, Happy Holidays, Warm Festivus or whatever floats your boat, it's a great season to be alive and share an IPA.
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12-24-2013, 11:34 AM
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If we're strictly talking IPA's (and not double or triple IPAs), Sculpin, for me, is consistently excellent and usually available at several local shops. You simply can't go wrong with Sculpin.
If you want to try an excellent IPA flying relatively below the radar, try Mother Earth Kismet, another San Diego county brewery making great IPA. For whatever reason, they have the Kismet dialed in real well, but they can't seem to make any other decent kind of beer. Trust me, try it.
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12-24-2013, 12:37 PM
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as a PSA for those with gluten sensitivities, I must mention Omission IPA.
before anyone turns up their nose at this suggestion, I am the first to admit that GF beers suck hard. most are brewed with sorghum and are notable for having a nasty after-taste. however, the folks at Omission brew with grains and then use a proprietary process to remove the gluten. I actually prefer their pale ale to the IPA, but either is a decent brew. their lager is even passable if you like that style. as a former home-brewer and beer snob who loved sampling all the available micros, I'd be ok with drinking the Omission stuff even if there were no gluten issues involved.
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#37
12-24-2013, 01:02 PM
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Now that bells distributes in NY I have to say two hearted is pretty darn good I think heady topper is overrated because it is hard to get...I went through a case an it ain't that great...I still have 4 that I'm saving to see bow it tastes after some aging
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12-24-2013, 01:03 PM
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There will be a Goose Island IPA and Honker's Ale tonight. Egg nog, neat. Then a Lagavulin 16 to end the night. Lots of food. Heck, maybe I'll drink a quart of egg nog today alone. Tomorrow prolly a red wine day.
Cheers and enjoy your poison. May your bellies be full and your thirst, quenched. To me, beer is IPA and IPA is beer. I want my beer to taste like beer. 
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12-24-2013, 01:23 PM
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12-24-2013, 01:25 PM
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My favorite is Stone Enjoy By. Their regular IPA and Ruination are also very good.
Pliny is very good, but I prefer Blind Pig (also Russian River). Port Brewing has consistently great IPAs. Wipe Out seems to have the best distribution of their offerings, but Mongo is my favorite from them. Their neighbors, Green Flash and Alesmith make some great IPAs. I love Green Flash West Coast and Alesmith "IPA." Lagunitas has a lot great IPAs, too. Everything from their "basic" IPA, to Maximus to Hop Stoopid. Some good staples (in addition to Lagunitas and Stone IPA), I'll second/third/fourth Sculpin and Racer 5 and add in Sierra Nevada Torpedo. I avoid/don't like most New Belgiums and this applies to both their Range and Rampant IPAs. To fund my upcoming custom, I'm cutting beer and dining out.
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12-24-2013, 01:31 PM
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http://beeradvocate.com/beer/profile/64/1161
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12-24-2013, 01:41 PM
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As to the heady topper, I think it's not bottle conditioned so I doubt it will age well - the hops flavor will just get less over time. It'll still taste good though. I'm sticking with Maine lunch, heady topper, Lawson's chinooker, and hill farmstead abner (I think that's the name). Which shows a bias towards localish beers as IPAs are best drunk fresh and don't travel well. They all do taste good though.
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12-24-2013, 01:56 PM
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I had some Crux Outcast IPA on draft this weekend for the first time. Very nice, citrusy flavor with well-balanced not too bitter hop finish. Highly recommended.
As a Pac NW person, I am working my way through a personal project to specifically drink WA or OR beer when possible...
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12-24-2013, 02:58 PM
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My favorite IPA's locally are from Black Raven Brewing in Redmond, Washington. http://www.blackravenbrewing.com/Beerfolio/default Trickster, Wisdom Seeker Double IPA, Beak Tweaker Citrus and "Nothing but Flowers". If you ever get the chance, check em out. I also enjoy Watershed IPA from Oakshire Brewing in Eugene Or.
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