Suggestions on Malty/balanced IPA's?

Lagunitas Maximus, for sure.

 

I was going to say the same thing. IBUs are pretty low.

 

Maybe dial it back to Pale Ales. Once those are not hoppy enough for you move on to IPAs.

I have always though Pliny was a huge pine hop bomb. That's why I love it. Never thought of it as malty.

 

+1 for Bridgeport IPA. Balanced and a little more complex. Bottle conditioned.

 

Dark Horse Double Crooked Tree if you can get it in your area. Massive beer that's sweetness reminds me more of a hopped up barley wine than a IIPA.

 

I'm sort of in the same boat, being a big (barrel aged) stout & heavy belgian beer fan. I agree with the Dark Horse Double Crooked Tree IPA recommendation and sort of with the Oskar Blues G'Knight (I think this one is little too hoppy). I would suggest checking out some Imperial Reds in general. If you can get Wisconsin beer, O'so Dank is a very balanced imperial red, leaning more towards the malt side, and is reasonably priced. Ale Asylum Satisfaction Jacksin is a well balanced imperial IPA. Pearl Street Dankentstein is also a well balanced IIPA, but heavier on the malt (and less complicated in the overall flavoring).

For someone who is not a big hop fan, I would recommend O'so Dank the most.

 

That's hard because I don't know what you have available to you. If you can do it, get a mix 6er of different pale/IPAs and write down what you liked and didn't. It is a fun way to train your palate for all the different flavors.
Off the top of my head though are Lagunitas New Dogtwon Pale (hoppy pale), Deschutes Mirror Pond, Elysian Loser.

Nice avatar btw. My wife walked down the isle (wedding) to the intro of "Shipping up to Boston".

 

Perpetual IPA is one of the most malt-forward I have had.

 

On stage huh? That is crazy awesome. They come to Portland often enough. I should go one of these times. Not a big mosh pig guy though. Saw Flogging Molly's awhile back and had a blast!! That guy is an entertainer.

 

Balance for me is the key with complexity second. I have many friends who like a hop blast i.e. palate wrecker but that's not for me. Try Racer 5.....

 

resin. as that thing warms up its crazy balanced

 

I have found most Oskar Blues beers maltier than I prefer, so I would recommend Deviant Dale's, GUBNA or G'Knight to anyone who prefers malty beers. They're all delicious, even for someone like me who doesn't like his beers quite so malty.

 

Sorry, not Perpetual IPA but Founders Centennial is what I meant. Very malty for an IPA.

 

Bridgeport, Hop czar and Mendocino, steelhead DIPA..
Balanced n malty as u briefed.

 

MAHARAJA, wookie jack, 90 minute.

 

The IPA's that are going have the more malty balance are generally going to be DIPA's. A lot of hop head's tend to prefer the hops bitters over the malt so generally they like the insanely hoppy beers and while DIPA's may technically have more hops they have a much stronger malt back bone which gives them balance. So when you hear someone refer to an IPA as "too sweet" this is generally referring to the malt presence in the beer being too much for their liking.

 

I've always considered Victory HopDevil to be a well-balanced IPA. Dogfish Head 60 Minute also comes to mind.

 

I live in Pennsylvania, and you're right on!