Best wheat IPAs

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  1. alysmith4

    alysmith4 Pooh-Bah (1,738) Feb 11, 2005 District of Columbia
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    Ha! Well over here I'm busy selling my soul (and some Heady :rolling_eyes:) for Shogun, so if you wanna make a trade for the rest of yours, lemme know!!

    Ps. You try Sun Block yet? Not sure you'll like, but worth a try. Also, do you homebrew??
     
    #21 alysmith4, Aug 13, 2013
  2. Massbmx

    Massbmx Pundit (908) Apr 5, 2011 Vermont

    Blue Lobster Stalkholm Syndrome is awesome.
     
    #22 Massbmx, Aug 13, 2013
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  3. RBCORCORAN

    RBCORCORAN Initiate (0) May 18, 2009 Massachusetts

    Hop Dog Double Wheat IPA if you can find it. My sister brought me back a couple from her trip to Alaska and I thought it was great.
     
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  4. twizzard

    twizzard Pooh-Bah (2,080) May 11, 2013 New York
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    I only got 1 in trade...Although I consider myself an excellent cook and think I would enjoy home brewing I'm afraid it would seriously interfere with my other obsessIon (golf). Looking to get some Sun Block....Hear it awesome.
     
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  5. mfrigon

    mfrigon Initiate (0) Mar 21, 2011 New Hampshire

    I enjoy little sumpin sumpin and Stockholm syndrome.
     
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  6. cYmYr

    cYmYr Savant (1,035) May 21, 2013 Pennsylvania

    Lil Sumpin Wild!
     
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  7. joelwlcx

    joelwlcx Initiate (0) Apr 23, 2007 Minnesota

    Deschutes Chainbreaker
     
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  8. alysmith4

    alysmith4 Pooh-Bah (1,738) Feb 11, 2005 District of Columbia
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    The only reason I mention it is because you could just brew a Gumball clone.. :sunglasses:

    (You know, to enjoy on the golf course.)
     
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  9. jbertsch

    jbertsch Pooh-Bah (2,874) Dec 14, 2008 Massachusetts
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    Those are easily my top 2.

    Honorable mention to Sam Adams whitewater IPA which is suprisingly good fresh.
     
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  10. jtg5678

    jtg5678 Zealot (596) Nov 27, 2012 Illinois
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    I love a fresh Sumpin Sumpin, but Akari Shogun...holy cow. It's my favorite beer right now. An exquisite beer IMO.
     
    #30 jtg5678, Aug 13, 2013
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  11. bulletrain76

    bulletrain76 Maven (1,311) Nov 6, 2007 California

    Gumballhead a wheat IPA? Seriously? You put hops in anything these days and people think it's an IPA.
     
    #31 bulletrain76, Aug 13, 2013
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  12. jb123

    jb123 Initiate (0) Dec 3, 2012 Michigan

    Me so hoppy qualify? I enjoyed it.
     
    #32 jb123, Aug 13, 2013
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  13. McStagger

    McStagger Initiate (0) Jun 2, 2005 California

    Just had Lil Sumpin' Sumpin' today! Damn, was I missing out!
     
    #33 McStagger, Aug 13, 2013
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  14. baconman91

    baconman91 Initiate (0) Dec 13, 2009 Ohio

    Sam Adams Whitewater IPA..is damn good.
     
    #34 baconman91, Aug 13, 2013
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  15. stevegoz

    stevegoz Savant (1,122) May 5, 2008 Illinois
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    Pipeworks Quintessential FTW.
     
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  16. alysmith4

    alysmith4 Pooh-Bah (1,738) Feb 11, 2005 District of Columbia
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    I believe it's actually an "American Pale Wheat Ale," if that helps..
     
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  17. bulletrain76

    bulletrain76 Maven (1,311) Nov 6, 2007 California


    It's the quintessential example of the modern American Wheat Ale: clean yeast, pale bready malt flavors, and a generous hop aroma but balanced, moderate bitterness.

    I'm sorry for the pithy sarcasm, but it seems like many people are jumping on the hops=IPA thing. If you can smell hops it must be an IPA, all other attributes be damned. Many brewers aren't helping this either.

    Now Little Sumpin Sumpin, that's an IPA. If they didn't say it had a high proportion of wheat in the mash, no one would ever guess. It tastes and looks exactly like an American IPA.
     
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  18. LSUPT

    LSUPT Initiate (0) Feb 3, 2011 California

    Love wheat ipas. Best I've had is Fortunate Islands by Modern Times in San Diego. They just started up but could be canning soon. Gumballhead is a very close second though.
     
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  19. nikalus31

    nikalus31 Initiate (0) May 23, 2011 Alaska

    Anchorage Brewing Galaxy White IPA
     
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  20. GuinnessAtRogerWilco

    GuinnessAtRogerWilco Initiate (0) Mar 20, 2013 New Jersey

    Flying Fish's FU Sandy is pretty solid. Lagunitas' Sumpin Sumpin is my favourite hoppy Wheat Ale, but FU Sandy was also very enjoyable. Unfortunately, they have thus far only bottled it once (1000cs of 750s). I'd like to see them do either 6pks for 4pks of it a few times/year in small batches.
    I haven't had Gumballhead or Akari Shogun, but they sound good.
     
    #40 GuinnessAtRogerWilco, Aug 13, 2013
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