Alpine Duet, Nelson, Pure hoppiness which is best and why?

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  1. TrinidadJ

    TrinidadJ Initiate (0) Nov 30, 2012 Trinidad & Tobago

    Why? If it's sanitized it's fine. I ferment brett beers and clean beers in the same plastic better bottles and buckets. Never once had a cross contamination.
     
  2. stupac2

    stupac2 Pooh-Bah (2,031) Feb 22, 2011 California
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    Nelson, because there's just nothing else like it. Although I think Kiwi Rising came pretty close.
     
  3. blguillen

    blguillen Initiate (0) Apr 19, 2011 California

    Can I throw Expoential Hoppiness into my list too? I love me some Alpine beers. Fresh and bomb! :sunglasses:
     
  4. KWMiles

    KWMiles Initiate (0) Oct 23, 2012 Minnesota

    Send me some brews! I would be happy to play the role of quality analyst. :wink:
     
  5. gueuzegossage

    gueuzegossage Initiate (0) Dec 12, 2011 California
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    If you're gonna compare a Hanzo sword, you compare it to every other sword ever made... that wasn't made by Hattori Hanzo.
     
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  6. gatornation

    gatornation Grand High Pooh-Bah (9,502) Apr 18, 2007 Arizona
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    you could but then you would have to throw in Hoppy Birthday
     
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  7. westcoastbeerlvr

    westcoastbeerlvr Grand Pooh-Bah (3,751) Oct 19, 2010 California
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    My order:
    1. Nelson
    2. Bad Boy
    3. Keene Idea
    4. Hoppy Birthday
    5. DuHop
    6. Ugly
    7. Duet
    8. Exponential Hoppiness
    9. O'Brien's
    10. Pure Hoppiness
    11. Tuatara
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    Pretty much every other brewery's flagship IPA.
     
  8. blguillen

    blguillen Initiate (0) Apr 19, 2011 California

    lol, oh yeah! :grinning:
     
  9. tjensen3618

    tjensen3618 Savant (1,225) Mar 23, 2008 California

    1. Nelson
    2. Ugly
    3. Duet
    4. Pure
    5. Expo

    I will buy any of those every time I see them except Expo, not much of a fan of that one.
     
  10. DJButters

    DJButters Initiate (0) Jun 23, 2010 California
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  11. westcoastbeerlvr

    westcoastbeerlvr Grand Pooh-Bah (3,751) Oct 19, 2010 California
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    To play devil's advocate (because in general I agree style categories should be respected), Hoppy Birthday has the body, flavor, and aroma of an IPA. In fact I would take it over almost any IPA in the world. The only thing that really makes it a pale ale is its alcohol content--I think there should be more than a single defining characteristic of any style.
     
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  12. brownswisscow

    brownswisscow Initiate (0) Feb 9, 2012 Vermont

    Duet->Nelson->PH imo
     
  13. PatKorn

    PatKorn Zealot (685) Aug 30, 2007 Hawaii

    Dude you just didnt call the city of Alpine a 'hippie artsy community' did you? First and probably last time I will hear that.
     
  14. jrnyc

    jrnyc Pooh-Bah (2,988) Mar 21, 2010 New York
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    Nelson
    PureHop
    Duet
     
  15. zipper8650

    zipper8650 Zealot (549) May 10, 2011 New York
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  16. marine1975

    marine1975 Initiate (0) Apr 27, 2009 North Carolina

    This is my order!
     
  17. drperry11

    drperry11 Initiate (0) Jan 8, 2012 South Carolina

    The answer is whatever Brett says it is.
     
  18. ehammond1

    ehammond1 Initiate (0) Jul 4, 2008

    Aye! Three cheers...for Brett! I heard he's on his way there now actually to do some research. And perhaps order a sandwich, I DUNNO!
     
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  19. drperry11

    drperry11 Initiate (0) Jan 8, 2012 South Carolina

    A rueben?
     
  20. ehammond1

    ehammond1 Initiate (0) Jul 4, 2008

    Patiently waiting for match1112's answers though, to be truthful. :rolling_eyes:
     
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