Sweet-Mellow-Smooth-Floral IPAs

Revolution Anti-Hero IPA is quite floral.

 

This is the definition of Harpoon IPA

 

Similar to what someone mentioned earlier, the West Coast IPAs don't typically play up these flavors / aromas. I was reminded by your comment about Harpoon about Saranac's White IPA, which was a lighter IPA, some hop bitterness but more malt, orange flavor, and floral aromas.

 

Just had one last night. A fantastically underrated IPA.

 

Yup, Stone IPA tastes mostly like a centennial hopped beer (responsible for two hearted) to me too.

-Founders Centennial.
-New belgiums Accumulation? A mosaic hopped beer, one of the most floral and easy-drinking beers I've ever had.
-IIRC Green Flash's Hop Head Red is amarillo and centennial, and tastes "in-between" sculpin and two hearted. -Founders Red's Rye is also a different (delicious) take on an amarillo forward beer like sculpin.
-Sierra Nevadas Flipside next fall. Very floral

 

Beachwood Melrose is the prettiest drinking IPA I've ever had.

 

Everyone is saying Jai Alai but Invasion Pale Ale is better if you want hops with a huge fruit blast.

 

Couldn't agree more. I had a couple of Two Hearteds followed by a Harpoon IPA. Nearly the same beer. Also the Harpoon was 6 months old at least and was still fab...

 

I had a Saranac IPA a while back, and I remember it being very floral hops topping caramel malt. Not bad actually...

 

Anyone notice the similarity between Jai Alai and Inversion IPA? I was underwhelmed by both...

 

All Day IPA has an awesome nose, especially out of the can. Its my go to tailgate beer.

 

When I saw the title, I came to say Two Hearted, only to find it is the subject of the post.

I will say 2 Hearted has been and remains my favorite IPA. And, I have not really found an IPA I consider that similar. Centennial should be, but to me is still a bit different. The interesting comp I see in this thread above is Green Flash Hop Head Red. Yes, kinda different, but has a taste to me somewhat similar to 2 Hearted.

 

Jade reminds me so much of Nelson. Nelson has to be the most delicate rye IPA out there though.

 

Celebration is the ultimate floral IPA...

 

Invasion has a nice melon flavor compared to the straight up grapefruit flavor of jai alai. I like both but jai alai is stronger for obvious reasons.

 

As a simple, sweet, not super bitter and in-your-face IPA, Swamp Head's Big Nose is rather nice. I'll be happy to send you some along with some Stumpknocker (their APA).

 

Not sure if it's available in your neck of the woods, but I have been on a similar quest as you (love Two-Hearted, can't get it in NJ) and a beer I came across recently that hits every mark you mentioned is Limbo by Long Trail:

http://beeradvocate.com/beer/profile/94/101392/

I was turned onto this beer in a similar thread to this one. Very grateful for that as well because Long Trail is a brewery that I rarely give my business to so I never would have given Limbo a shot on my own.

 

Racer 5, Founders Centennial, and Big Sky IPA are in the same ball park as Two Hearted.

 

I was comparing Deschutes Inversion IPA vs Jai Alai...

 

fixed that for ya