Could A Beer Blend Be The Sought-After "Heady/Pliny Killer"?

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  1. mcrago

    mcrago Pundit (839) Oct 6, 2012 Indiana

    Okay, we've all seen the post that reads something like "What's the next Pliny Killer", but this topic actually got me thinking. What if these two beers are actual head-and-shoulders above the others and there are no beers on the radar to take the top place? Could the "killer" actually be a blend?

    For intance to "kill" Heady, could you mix a combination of beers from various breweries? Imagine something with Pliny, Zombie Dust and a third beer for example. Let your minds wander and be creative. I don't mix beers, but if anyone has any REALLY GOOD suggestions, I just might try!
     
    #1 mcrago, Jun 18, 2013
  2. mcrago

    mcrago Pundit (839) Oct 6, 2012 Indiana

    I wonder what equal parts of Pliny, Zombie Dust, Flower Power, and Lunch would taste like?
     
    #2 mcrago, Jun 18, 2013
  3. ShogoKawada

    ShogoKawada Initiate (0) May 31, 2009 Pennsylvania

    Alpine and KRBC both make pliny/heady killers, as do many other breweries.

    But if you're looking for a good blend, Hopslam and Nugget Nectar into other IPAs are a good place to start.
     
    #3 ShogoKawada, Jun 18, 2013
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  4. mcrago

    mcrago Pundit (839) Oct 6, 2012 Indiana

    According to the masses on this website - they don't.
     
    #4 mcrago, Jun 18, 2013
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  5. devlishdamsel

    devlishdamsel Initiate (0) Aug 1, 2009 Washington

    Once the development of some of these new hops they are trying to grow through trial and error, is successful and reaches the market, we will have the building blocks for a better beer. Of that I am sure.
     
    #5 devlishdamsel, Jun 18, 2013
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  6. YogiBeer

    YogiBeer Initiate (0) May 10, 2012 Illinois

    Step 1: Brew beer with Conan yeast, tons of galaxy and citra hops, and corn sugar (or whatever it is they put in abrasive), and make it have a nice dry finish.

    Step 2: Win.
     
    #6 YogiBeer, Jun 18, 2013
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  7. YogiBeer

    YogiBeer Initiate (0) May 10, 2012 Illinois

    Or, just drink Galaxy Unicorn.
     
    #7 YogiBeer, Jun 18, 2013
  8. cookiequiz

    cookiequiz Savant (1,119) Apr 15, 2013 California

    Sounds like Heady/Pliny+1 rather than Heady/Pliny-killer.
     
    #8 cookiequiz, Jun 18, 2013
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  9. standardcherry

    standardcherry Initiate (0) Jan 17, 2011 Massachusetts

    Probably because fewer people have tried them. I like Heady better, but Alpine and Kern Citra are very close (and better than Pliny, in my opinion).
     
    #9 standardcherry, Jun 18, 2013
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  10. mcrago

    mcrago Pundit (839) Oct 6, 2012 Indiana

    I love Pliny, but I'll ABSOLUTELY agree with you on Kern River Citra. It's one of the best DIPA's I've ever had and although it's highly rate, it's still underrated IMO. As for DIPA's, Founders Double Trouble is also underrated.
     
    #10 mcrago, Jun 18, 2013
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  11. standardcherry

    standardcherry Initiate (0) Jan 17, 2011 Massachusetts

    Oh, I agree. Definitely not hating on Pliny, it's one of my top rated beers.
     
    #11 standardcherry, Jun 18, 2013
  12. mcrago

    mcrago Pundit (839) Oct 6, 2012 Indiana

    Before, I get hammered on the Citra comment - I KNOW IT'S GOT A 100 SCORE. What I'm referring to is that it's ranked in the low 20's.
     
    #12 mcrago, Jun 18, 2013
  13. MrDave

    MrDave Initiate (0) Jan 23, 2013 California

    Fresh Citra from KRBC is as good as it gets, but most people will never get to try it. Looking forward to their expansion and the rumored (from staff) can release of Citra to follow.
     
    #13 MrDave, Jun 18, 2013
  14. MrDave

    MrDave Initiate (0) Jan 23, 2013 California

    I'm with you. I think most folks that have had it would agree it should sit in the top 5. It's just most folks haven't had it, or, they traded for it way after it fell off. I still see ISOs for Citra fairly regularly.
     
    #14 MrDave, Jun 18, 2013
  15. FUNKPhD

    FUNKPhD Initiate (0) Apr 13, 2010 Texas

    1 part orange juice, three parts malt liquor.
     
    #15 FUNKPhD, Jun 18, 2013
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  16. TheMonkfish

    TheMonkfish Initiate (0) Jan 8, 2012 Chad

    You could probably take Lunch off the list, since Pliny already has that covered. :slight_smile:
     
    #16 TheMonkfish, Jun 18, 2013
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  17. ShogoKawada

    ShogoKawada Initiate (0) May 31, 2009 Pennsylvania

    Yeah but what do the masses know?

    Answer: not much
     
    #17 ShogoKawada, Jun 18, 2013
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  18. willth

    willth Initiate (0) Apr 2, 2013 Illinois

    I kinda thought about it the other night not about beating ZD or Pliny but i was drinking a GL Lake Erie Monster then switched to a DFH 60 min. If i was going to make a mix beer it would be: 1/3 Lake Erie Monster, 1/3 DFH 60 Min & 1/3 Bells Two Hearted. I have no idea how it would work but those are some of my favorites.
     
    #18 willth, Jun 19, 2013
  19. Pahn

    Pahn Initiate (0) Dec 2, 2009 New York

    sample size, etc.

    that said, i think heady and pliny are pretty close to #1. double sunshine is the best if you ask me, but i haven't had all the best on the west coast.

    preference-wise, by the way, for me the best is hill farmstead or NEBCO. their single and double IPAs whip the hell out of everyone in terms of my individual palate. "objectively" though, double sunshine is flawless, overdelivering on every promise in every area. if it doesn't meet-or-exceed your expectations, you're wishing for some other kind of beer than DIPA.

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    re: your question, this shit is all preference. which is subjective. soooo......
     
    #19 Pahn, Jun 19, 2013
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  20. RhyminBelmont

    RhyminBelmont Initiate (0) May 14, 2013 Illinois

    I do not believe that mixing together all of one's current favorite beers will necessarily produce one's new favorite beer.

    EDIT: THIS THREAD IS SILLY.
     
    #20 RhyminBelmont, Jun 19, 2013
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