OT: for IPA lovers = 10 best

[alessandro]

Originally Posted by dogdriver

Salt Lake City's (not kidding) Epic brewery has "Spiral Jetty IPA" that is excellent. So much good beer to sample...

Mmm, spiral jetty.


This thread is making me thirsty.

[eddief]

http://www.brewersassociation.org/pa...r-of-breweries

I would guess a high percentage brew an IPA and I bet nearly all are very worth drinking. Opinions here would suggest everyone has one or more faves.

[wheelio]

I think right now I have eight favorite IPA's. Four that are within an easy bike-to. Hard to beat a local IPA on tap. Bastard Kat IPA rivals Racer five along with Stone. And another local Laconner IPA. Pliny young and old,Firestone, Green Flash, Lagunitas,Sculpin and the list goes on. It take a lot longer than it used to to drive west coast. Isn't it great.......

[sitzmark]

General swillin' - Dogfish Head 90
Local good - Harpoon Leviathan Imperial IPA

Missing in action but an all time fav - Sam Adams Hallertau Imperial Pilsner
Anxiously awaiting a next "fix" of 100+ IBUs.

[beeatnik]

Originally Posted by Raffy

When talking about IPAs, here is my quick Top list:
1. Pliny the Younger
2. Pliny the Elder
3. Surly Abrasive
4. Heady Topper
5. Hopslam
6. Sculpin

Of course, just my opinion and assuming all are reasonably fresh.

Nice list. Agree with 3 out of 6; however, I wouldn't include The Younger due to the nature of its distribution.

At the moment, I might add Stone's Enjoy By to my top 5.

[Puget Pounder]

Right now...

Lagunitas Little Sumpin
Mac and Jack's

[soulspinner]

Originally Posted by #campyuserftw

http://beeradvocate.com/beer/profile/2681/65347

http://beeradvocate.com/beer/profile/2681/6518

http://beeradvocate.com/beer/profile/1146/3968

http://beeradvocate.com/beer/profile/1146/1157/

IPA people, drink the above and enjoy. It's all good. Amazes me how you have to enter your MM/DD/YEAR to look at a beer manufacturer's website, but pot is legal.

Goose Island and Dale's FTW.

[soulspinner]

Like the Saranac red IPA better than most .

[joosttx]

If you are in Portland, Or try the c-note IPA by New Old Lompoc. It's the best I have ever tried. Pliny the Yonger is excellent followed by Racer 5.

[Bob Ross]

I am so bookmarking this thread!

[Bob Ross]

Originally Posted by alessandro

Mmm, spiral jetty.

For some inexplicable reason I remember verbatim a quote about Spiral Jetty that was made 20 years ago during a graduate class in music composition I attended:

"art in a dialectic with its surroundings"

I can't see a picture of it or hear the name "Spiral Jetty" without immediately recalling that phrase "art in a dialectic with its surroundings". It's almost Pavlovian.

Anyway, back to IPAs...

[eddief]

Let's keep the beer heady and the dialogue at a high school level of sophisticaton .

Originally Posted by Bob Ross

For some inexplicable reason I remember verbatim a quote about Spiral Jetty that was made 20 years ago during a graduate class in music composition I attended:

"art in a dialectic with its surroundings"

I can't see a picture of it or hear the name "Spiral Jetty" without immediately recalling that phrase "art in a dialectic with its surroundings". It's almost Pavlovian.

Anyway, back to IPAs...

[RFC]

This is a great thread. It just goes to show how many regional and local brands are out there.

I'm a big fan of IPAs and love beer snobbery.

Does anyone know of a brown ale that has the hoppiness of an IPA?

Thanks

[jmoore]

Originally Posted by eddief

I would guess a high percentage brew an IPA and I bet nearly all are very worth drinking. Opinions here would suggest everyone has one or more faves.

this.




I usually try whatever is local and they are usually all good. Some better than others but none bad.

[Frankwurst]

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