Looking for Piney IPAs

Discussion in 'Beer Talk' started by SummitSeries72, Jun 8, 2013.

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  1. MooseBoose

    MooseBoose Initiate (0) Jun 6, 2007 Wisconsin

    You know, I think there is some truth to what you say. I used to think Hopslam was piney as hell, but I hardly notice it anymore. I see people listing HopDevil and Nugget Nectar, but I only notice a tinge of pine in it. WAYYY more floral, sweet fruit to me. Stone IPA's to me still have quite a bit of pine, but I agree over time my brain seems to have blocked out some of the pine smells/tastes.

    I also like you still can find the onion flavors in some IPA's very easily.
     
    #61 MooseBoose, Jun 12, 2013
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  2. KingforaDay

    KingforaDay Pooh-Bah (2,445) Aug 5, 2010 New Jersey
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    OP is asking what he can get that's readily available. Not sure why so many are mentioning Deschutes Inversion and Ska Modus. Great examples but not distributed in NJ.
    As mentioned by others, Sixpoint Resin is the Piniest beer I have had and is on the shelves in just about every store thats worth a damn in the lovely Garden State.
     
    #62 KingforaDay, Jun 12, 2013
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  3. SummitSeries72

    SummitSeries72 Zealot (540) Mar 17, 2011 New Jersey

    I think both of you guys may have hit onto something. Maybe we notice the pine when we first try IPAs because the pine notes are so distinctive and so different from any other thing we might drink. But over time, we might grow accustomed to it so that it becomes barely perceptible.
     
    #63 SummitSeries72, Jun 12, 2013
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  4. SummitSeries72

    SummitSeries72 Zealot (540) Mar 17, 2011 New Jersey

    You're right. I actually just came back from my beer store. They have Sixpoint Resin. But I must confess, I don't like Resin. To me anyway, I'm not a fan of Resin. I was looking for SN Torpedo, which they normally carry. (I had never bought it before, but on the basis of the numerous recommendations for it in this thread, I was hoping to pick some up.) Unfortunately, they were sold out, but are getting a shipment tomorrow.

    They were out of almost everything I was looking to get: SN Torpedo, Samuel Smith Pure Brewed Lager, Stone Imperial Russian Stout, Spaten Lager, etc.
     
    #64 SummitSeries72, Jun 12, 2013
  5. SamJory

    SamJory Initiate (0) Nov 28, 2011 Canada (BC)

    Founder's Centennial, Stone Ruination, Bear Republic Racer 5, Ballast Point Big Eye, Sierra Nevada Torpedo, and for those of you who know them, Phillips Amnesiac Double IPA and Phillips Hop Circle IPA
     
    #65 SamJory, Jun 12, 2013
  6. wumpshire

    wumpshire Initiate (0) Aug 17, 2015 Oregon

    Walking Man "Homoerectus," very piney, some say citrus but I disagree, tastes like distilled pine juice.
     
    #66 wumpshire, Oct 24, 2015
  7. SailIntoTheStout

    SailIntoTheStout Initiate (0) Aug 29, 2015 Michigan

    Founder's All Day IPA
     
    #67 SailIntoTheStout, Oct 24, 2015
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  8. gatornation

    gatornation Grand High Pooh-Bah (10,388) Apr 18, 2007 Arizona
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    Stone IPA
     
    #68 gatornation, Oct 24, 2015
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  9. Raime

    Raime Pooh-Bah (1,935) Jun 4, 2012 North Korea
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    Simtra by Knee Deep. As pine as it gets
     
    #69 Raime, Oct 24, 2015
  10. WSchmidt

    WSchmidt Aspirant (283) Jul 3, 2011 Virginia

    If you can get it, Dark Horse Smells Like a Safety Meeting is just what you need.
     
    #70 WSchmidt, Oct 24, 2015
  11. beermeplz

    beermeplz Initiate (0) Feb 13, 2015 California

    Deschutes Pinedrops...lives up to the name and is really good stuff
     
    #71 beermeplz, Oct 24, 2015
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  12. South2NW

    South2NW Initiate (0) Nov 25, 2013 Oregon

    Second this. Pinedrops is great.
     
    #72 South2NW, Oct 24, 2015
  13. RBassSFHOPit2ME

    RBassSFHOPit2ME Initiate (0) Mar 1, 2009 California

    And too boozy for mine....I thought in today's day and age, that would have been masked better, especially when fresh.

    I wish they'd go back to their old recipe, when the ABV was 9.2 or 9.3 I believe. Was a much better beer...
     
    #73 RBassSFHOPit2ME, Oct 24, 2015
  14. hophugger

    hophugger Grand Pooh-Bah (3,434) Mar 5, 2014 Virginia
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    Resin by Sixpoint, piney, sticky, resiny, citrusy and delicious !!!
     
    #74 hophugger, Oct 25, 2015
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  15. balmand

    balmand Devotee (323) Oct 18, 2015 New Jersey

    Definitely Hoptimum
     
    #75 balmand, Oct 25, 2015
  16. MikeySea

    MikeySea Pooh-Bah (2,165) Sep 17, 2015 Arizona
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    SN Hop Hunter IPA. Lots of pine, easy to find... for most, not too spendy.
     
    #76 MikeySea, Oct 25, 2015
  17. invertalon

    invertalon Pooh-Bah (2,249) Jan 27, 2009 Ohio
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    I find Head Hunter to be the most piney I have had, especially some of the batches (it can vary). Intense pone aroma and flavors.

    I know you said NJ, but Fat Heads does distribute to PA, no? Depending where you live it could be a short drive (or not).
     
    #77 invertalon, Oct 25, 2015
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  18. miketd

    miketd Initiate (0) Mar 2, 2006 Ohio

    Co-sign
     
    #78 miketd, Oct 25, 2015
  19. hillind

    hillind Savant (1,007) Apr 24, 2010 Pennsylvania

    Neshaminy Creek County Line tastes very piney to me
     
    #79 hillind, Oct 25, 2015
  20. ELS

    ELS Savant (1,053) Apr 22, 2012 Florida
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    My favorite piney IPA is Modus Hoperandi from Ska Brewing.
     
    #80 ELS, Oct 25, 2015
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