Post Your Top 5 IPA's/DIPA's

I haven't got that many IPA's or DIPA's since I was not a big fan of the style but now I'm starting to taste more of them. So far, this is my top 5 from the 22 beers that I have had of this style:
1. Ale Smith IPA
2. Dogfish 90 Minute Imperial IPA
3. Stone Ruination IPA
4. Bear Republic Hop Rod Rye Ale
5. Port Brewing Wipeout IPA

 

Maharaja
RuinTen
Stone IPA
Sweetwater IPA
Two Hearted
West Coast IPA
Palate Wrecker
Burton Baton
75 Minute

(Sorry OP. Just listed some of my favorites)

 

First post. Thought this would be a good thread to start.

IPAs:
Zombie Dust
Alpha King (I know these aren't classified IPAs but 60+ I.B.U.s and over 6% abv puts them there in my book)
Anit-Hero
Stone IPA
Union Jack


IIPAs:
Permanent Funeral
Hopslam
Thumbprint IIPA
Arctic Panzer
Dreadnaught

 

just had Blue Lobster's wheat ipa. It was excellent

 

List subject to change, as I haven't tried some of the top-rated stuff, but have some of them coming in trades. From what I've had...

1) Lawson's double sunshine
2) heady topper
3) lagunitas sucks
4) ghandibot
5) Green Flash Palate wrecker

 

1. Sucks
2. Pliny the elder
3. Deviant Dales
4. Maharaja
5. Surly

It changes once I drink one to much and decided to move on for a bit.

 

Surly Abrasive/Wet/Furious
Bells Two Hearted
Lagunitas IPA/Sucks
Summit Unchained #12
Hoptimum

 

Heady Topper
Flower Power
Double Jack
Sucks
RuinTen

I wanted to put Racer 5 in there as that's probably my all-time go-to IPA, but the others edged it out if I'm going on pure taste. And of course I have heart for Sculpin too.

 

Permanent Funeral
Sculpin
Dreadnaught
Hopslam
Pliny

 

Cigar City Jai Alai
Odell IPA
Odell Myrcenary
Russian River Pliny The Elder
Bear Republic Hop Rod Rye

(Only chosed one's I have tried via bottle)

 

The Pupil
The Bachelor: Mosaic
The Roustabout
The Apprentice
The Scrapper

 

In no particular order

DIPA:
Hopslam
Pliny the Elder
Citra
Heady Topper
Dreadnaught

IPA:
Racer 5
Flower Power
Commodore Perry
Hopnotch
Two Hearted

 

DIPA
1. PtE
2. PtY
3. Nefarious
4. Enjoy By
5. Yulesmith - Summer

IPA
1. Nelson
2. Aroma Coma
3. Pupil
4. Duet
5. Sculpin (can)

 

1. Westbrook IPA
2. Pliny
3. Enjoy by
4. Sucks
5. Hopslam

 

Why 5? There's only one beer that should be mentioned here... Triple hops brewed Miller Lite! No further discussion needed.

 

Hrm I think I'm biased living in Vermont or something...

Lawson's Double Sunshine IPA
Alchemist Heady Topper
Lawson's Chinooker'd IPA
Hill Farmstead Ephraim
Hill Farmstead Abner

Honorable mention: Russian River's Pliny The Elder


Now there are very thin margins of ratings here, anything over a 4.5 to me is always a great brew to drink and is amazing, so along those lines I have a lot more brews from a variety of different places that I enjoy and would 100% recommend to others.

 

Just curious as to why you needed to specify on the container. I freakin love cans, and I'll pour them or just drink straight from them. Is it just your personal preference because those cans are awesome or have you perceived that the taste or aroma is better?

 

Definitely a really really good DIPA....I got a bunch of Ninkasi stuff through "Let's Pour" because its not available in OH...I had heard really good things and wanted to try their stuff....A quality brewery!

 

Taste and aroma is better. I'm from SD, so I've had the opportunity to have Sculpin every possible way: 12oz bottle, bomber, can, tap, nitro tap, habanero sculpin, fresh, not fresh etc. I believe Sculpin in a can tops them all. I have about 4 friends that agree. The fruit flavors are so present in the can...you can those in fresh bottles or a good clean tap, but it's more pronounced in cans.

 

I wouldn't disagree with you either way because perception is everything when it comes to beer. I wish we got the cans out here. Sculpin is amazing