IPA fans

[Edcculus]

My recent decision to brew an IPA led me to a pretty intensive IPA taste test. I went to the local gas station (Plez U) which happens to have the best selection in the area, and sells by the bottle. Ended up picking out around 7 IPA's.

After the taste test, Harpoon, one of my favorite brews period, still remains my top IPA.

Anyone else have a favorite rendition of this unique, but extremely tasty style? :drool

[TraderJoe]

Bay Rum, Grateful Dead, IPA.........are you my half brother :confused:

IPA you say? :drool:drool:drool

My two favorites are:

Bitter Woman IPA

http://www.tyranena.com/beers/Photos/IPA.JPG

Centennial IPA:

http://www.foundersbrewing.com/labels/IPA_6Pack_Front.jpg


Honorable Mentions:

Goose Island IPA
Dogfish Head 90-minute Imperial IPA
Hop Devil IPA

[Edcculus]

Bay Rum, Grateful Dead, IPA.........are you my half brother :confused:



Separated at birth. :D

I haven't seen any of those around here. I've heard good things about Centennial and the Dogfish.

[Mama Bear]

Dogfish Head 90 minute IPA... definately.

Joe, I am going to have to find the bitter woman and the Centennial.. I haven't tried either of those!!!

Maybe we can do a trade, some Issy beer soaps for some beer?? ::

[TraderJoe]

Dogfish Head 90 minute IPA... definately.

Joe, I am going to have to find the bitter woman and the Centennial.. I haven't tried either of those!!!

Maybe we can do a trade, some Issy beer soaps for some beer?? ::

Thats quite an enticing proposition, but I'm dangerously low on stock here. I'm not even sure if the Bitter woman and Centennial are carried around here either....I'll have to check ;) (Milwaukee is where I stocked up on the IPA's - got a good 2 cases-worth variety, but that was a couple weeks ago)

[Edcculus]

(Milwaukee is where I stocked up on the IPA's - got a good 2 cases-worth variety, but that was a couple weeks ago)

Looks like I need to go on a road trip!

[TraderJoe]

Looks like I need to go on a road trip!

Plan Accordingly ;) You'll not want to miss the world's largest musical festival:

SUMMERFEST (http://www.summerfest.com/)

June 28-July 8, 2007

[Mama Bear]

Thats quite an enticing proposition, but I'm dangerously low on stock here. I'm not even sure if the Bitter woman and Centennial are carried around here either....I'll have to check ;) (Milwaukee is where I stocked up on the IPA's - got a good 2 cases-worth variety, but that was a couple weeks ago)

Yup... Road Trip... lol ::

I am only 3 miles west of 294, you practically pass my house on the way to Summerfest.. you can stop and we can do a quick trade..... hint hint hint....

[Zachster]

My favorite is "Hop Ottin' IPA" from the Andersen Valley Brewing Co. (makers of Boont Amber Ale).

[Mottern Man]

Plan Accordingly ;) You'll not want to miss the world's largest musical festival:

SUMMERFEST (http://www.summerfest.com/)

June 28-July 8, 2007

REO Speedwagon :eek:

I am game! :D

[Mama Bear]

hhmmm. REO?.... hmmm...

I am about 45 minutes from there.... and I have a bunch of spare bedrooms..

Bring Beer! :D

[Mottern Man]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y6F5xm0QooE

[Queen of Blades]

REO Speedwagon :eek:

I am game! :D

They are great in concert. Saw them about 8 years ago.

[St. Croix]

My understanding is that Gary Richrath wrote Ridin' The Storm Out while traveling from their Salt Lake City, Utah booking to Denver, Colorado gig. Part of the fun of being on tour. The weather between the two locations can be merciless.

St. Croix

[Edcculus]

Man I ran out of IPA's this past week with the tase test. I've been itching for one ever since.

[PalmettoB]

Tried Harpoon IPA for the first time tonight. Excellent!

[TraderJoe]

Gotta try the Harpoon! Thanks for the idea, guys :D

[Mottern Man]

I need to pick up.........well all of them.

Just call me the Great White IPA Hunter. :: ::

[qhsdoitall]

I had a Samuel Smith IPA with my pizza Saturday Night.

[TraderJoe]

I had a Samuel Smith IPA with my pizza Saturday Night.

how was it?

[qhsdoitall]

how was it?

Delish but, then again, I'm a Samuel Smith fan. :D

[TraderJoe]

Delish but, then again, I'm a Samuel Smith fan. :D

Yes sir - Sammy makes a good stewie. I also like the Oatmeal Stout. That has kept me through many a Chicago winter ;)

[qhsdoitall]

Yes sir - Sammy makes a good stewie. I also like the Oatmeal Stout. That has kept me through many a Chicago winter ;)

I think I have about a dozen various Samuel's in the garage at the moment. The 4th is coming up fast! :drool

[Mottern Man]

I think I have about a dozen various Samuel's in the garage at the moment. The 4th is coming up fast! :drool

Did you make it out of the Garage yet? ::

[TraderJoe]

Problem: because I have been drinking IPA's consitently for the past few months, every other beer tastes like water :mad:

[Queen of Blades]

Problem: because I have been drinking IPA's consitently for the past few months, every other beer tastes like water :mad:

So don't drink the other beers. Problem solved. :p

[PalmettoB]

:rofl:rofl:rolleyes:

[Edcculus]

Problem: because I have been drinking IPA's consitently for the past few months, every other beer tastes like water :mad:

Thats funny Joe. I was thinking the same thing the other day. I'll drink a Bud Light and look for the hop profile...only to find that it is devoid of any hops. Lets not even talk about the taste...

The bad thing is that I'm becoming a beer snob. Unlike being a music snob though, being a beer snob can get expensive!:eek:

[Mottern Man]

1 mistake Ed, you drank a bud light :eek:

I am not a beer snob but even I don't touch that stuff, rather a PBR over Butt Light. :D

[TraderJoe]

Hop Juice is a powerful Imperial IPA. It is brewed to 9.9% AVB, 100.1 IBU's, and dry hopped with a pound of hops per barrel. Hop Juice has a very strong aroma of pine and citrus. This hefty beer is balanced at the start with some nice caramel and brown sugar notes. Then it has a massive hop flavor and bitterness with some complex fruity characters.

So far, this is the best IPA I've had. Note, I believe this is Bottle conditioned. Ed - get your IPA to taste like this, and put me down for a 55-gallon drum every week

http://www.twobrosbrew.com/images/2B-HJ-Labl-1.9.gif

:drool:drool:drool

[TraderJoe]

Thats funny Joe. I was thinking the same thing the other day. I'll drink a Bud Light and look for the hop profile...only to find that it is devoid of any hops. Lets not even talk about the taste...

The bad thing is that I'm becoming a beer snob. Unlike being a music snob though, being a beer snob can get expensive!:eek:

ON a related note, I hade a couple Sapporo drafts today at Big Bowl, and couldn't taste them :eek: (IPA effect)


And.......You're right. The good IPA's aint cheap, buddy.

[Edcculus]

ON a related note, I hade a couple Sapporo drafts today at Big Bowl, and couldn't taste them :eek: (IPA effect)


And.......You're right. The good IPA's aint cheap, buddy.

Thats because youre drinking double IPAs with 100 IBUs!!! That makes my mouth pucker just thinking about it. :eek: The typical IBU for IPA is between 40-75. Harpoon is about 42. The one I just brewed should end up around 50ish.

That 9.9% ABV aint bad though. Hopefully we should be getting some good high gravity beers around here now. They just got rid of the law saying you can't sell a beer in SC above 5 ABW (~6% ABV). Also for some stupid reason, they measure by weight, not by volume. I'll be on the lookout for double IPAs, Doppelbocks and Barleywine!

[Mottern Man]

Sapporo, ah ok

Get Asahi and/or Kirin. :drool

[qhsdoitall]

Did you make it out of the Garage yet? ::

Heck no. Someone dropped off a case of Dos Equis and a case of Sierra Nevada.

[Mottern Man]

Heck no. Someone dropped off a case of Dos Equis and a case of Sierra Nevada.

Don't ya hate that. :::rofl

[TraderJoe]

Sapporo, ah ok

Get Asahi and/or Kirin. :drool

I hear that.....Sapporo was the only Japan-beer they had on tap. I prefer drafts :D

[Mottern Man]

I hear that.....Sapporo was the only Japan-beer they had on tap. I prefer drafts :D

Joe, you are my friend, so you can't hit me for this, F the Draft!

Bottle! Bottle! Bottle! :rofl

No, draft brew is not bad but I don't like my "darker" beers warmer then ice draft. Ya Dig Homey. :D

[Edcculus]

I definately prefer draft. Less chance for off tastes and bad transportation. I usually pour the bottle into the appropriate glass anyways. Got in the habit from drinking homebrew which ends up with a layer of yeast on the bottom. I'd keg my homebrew too if I had room.

[Mottern Man]

I definately prefer draft. Less chance for off tastes and bad transportation. I usually pour the bottle into the appropriate glass anyways. Got in the habit from drinking homebrew which ends up with a layer of yeast on the bottom. I'd keg my homebrew too if I had room.

Guess I like my beer rugged. :D

[qhsdoitall]

Oh , this debate could go on forever. Definitely bottle. Depending on the brew I either want it ice cold or slightly less than room temp or room temp. Kind of like wine for me.

[Mottern Man]

Oh , this debate could go on forever. Definitely bottle. Depending on the brew I either want it ice cold or slightly less than room temp or room temp. Kind of like wine for me.
It could but as long as we all agree that CANED BEER IS THE DUMBEST THING MAN HAS EVER DONE, then I am satisfied.

[qhsdoitall]

It could but as long as we all agree that CANED BEER IS THE DUMBEST THING MAN HAS EVER DONE, then I am satisfied.

I can agree with that. Kegs are just giant metal beer cans. :D

[qhsdoitall]

Bottles - which I think is why I've been downing Henry Wienhard's bottled cream sodas and root beer lately. Oh, and they taste good too. :D

"99 bottles of IPA on the wall, 99 bottles of IPA! Take one one down, pass it around, 98 bottles of IPA on the wall."

[Capt America]

Well, I turned 21 last weekend and have been drinking my butt of since, lol.

I knew from the beginning I'd be a beer snob. I never liked Bud, Coors, Miller, etc, all the mass produced American beers. Before I turned 21 I had started trying beer, I liked Stella, Peroni, Red Stripe.

Well to get down to it, this thread inspired me to try an IPA. I tried out Titan's IPA and it was damn good.

I think I may have found a beer to suit me.

[Edcculus]

At this point I feel obligated to say "Resistance is futile!"