Top 10 Imperial IPAs

never enjoyed either.. lets work something out.. LOL

 

that is a great list... we differ slightly in ranking but we have like beers.. ;-)

 

need to try that pipeworks stuff.. never enjoyed it

 

Hill Farmstead Abner

Hill Farmstead Double Citra

Hill Farmstead Ephraim

Hill Farmstead Society & Solitude

Alchemist Heady Topper

Victory DirtWolf

Pliny the Elder

Pliny the Younger

Stone Enjoy By

Lagunitas Sucks

Cheers!

 

10. New Glarus Scream
9. Stone Enjoy By
8. Alpine Pure Hoppiness
7. Knee Deep Simtra
6. Beachwood Green Shift
5. Alpine Keene Idea
4. Pliny the Elder
3. Pliny the Younger
2. Heady Topper
1. Alpine Bad Boy

 

In no particular order:

DirtWolf
Mastermind
Enjoy By
90 Min
HT
Sucks (I don't really consider this a DIPA/IIPA, but it's really good and I'm just playing by the rules)
Double Jack
Resin
Sip of Sunshine
PtE

And the ones still on my list when I said, "Oh, shit - I already have 10…"

Maharaja
Lake Erie Monster
Hop Ranch
Double Trouble
Hop Stoopid

Now, as good BA's I think we should welcome the OP to this site. And I'm gonna do that, not by giving him shit about posting this thread. Yes, these threads do come up again and again, but hey, we're all beer-lovers and it's fun to talk about beer! However… shit does need to be given over the OP's malfunctory spell-check…

I haven't tried "Pliney" or any beers from "Belle's," but I'm sure they're great!

Cheers!

 

Scream is excellent. have some in my fridge now.

 

Yes on the knee deep and RR, included pliny in my list. Never had the opportunity to try Alpine, but would love to. Also really need to try the NE beers. That's a region I've missed out on.

 

From what I have had-

1. Pliny
2. Pipeworks Citra Ninja
3. Dreadnaught
4. Hopslam
5. 90 min
6. Rev Unsessionable
7. Scream
8. Enjoy By
9. Sucks
10. PW Mosaic Ninja

HM Funky buddha Small Axe

 

1. Three Floyds Dreadnaught Imperial IPA
2. Russian River Pliny the Elder
3. BrewDog / Mikkeller I Hardcore You
4. Bells Hopslam
5. Amager The Sinner Series Gluttony
   
6. Nøgne Ø #100
7. Firestone Walker Double Jack IPA
   
8. Sierra Nevada Hoptimum
   
9. Founders Double Trouble IPA
   
10. Lervig Brewers Reserve Rye IPA

Have not had Heady Topper though... And, I really want to add HotD Doggie Claws to the list, but apparently it's not an IPA.

 

Assuming you mean DIPAs that not test batches or one-offs, here’s my list:

1) DFH 90
2) Bear Rep. Racer X
3) DC Brau On the Wings Of Armageddon
4) Maharaja
5) Dirt Wolf
6) Enjoy By…
7) Weyerbacher Double Simcoe
8) Yule Smith – Summer
9) Port Hop 15
10) Bear Rep. Café Racer 15

I have not had Sucks (or Heady or Pliny or Dreadnought for that matter).

I’d put Unearthly, Hoptimum and Ruin Ten in my Top 20.

I liked Hopslam but I think it is WAY over rated - maybe I’d put it in my top 30ish for DIPAs.

I have had both Great Lakes mentioned by the OP but was not terribly impressed by either (Generally, I really like Great Lakes offerings, however).

 

1. Lawson's Double Sunshine
2. Julius - Tree House
3. Simtra - Knee Deep
4. Scream - New Glarus
5. Overhead - Kane
6. Pliny - Russian River
7. Heady Topper - Alchemist
8. RuinTen - Stone
9. Exponential Hoppiness - Alpine
10. Dreadnaught - 3 Floyds

 

Kane overhead is draft only but i thought it very similar to southern tier 2xipa

 

Perpetual IPA is an imperial pale ale, not an imperial IPA.

 

1. Stone - Enjoy By (4/20 & the recent 12/26 were my personal favorites but they are all similar
2. COAST - Boy King
3. Cigar City - Jai Alai
4. Westbrook - Citrus Ninja Exchange
5. Founder's - Double Trouble
6. Westbrook - Shane's Big DIPA
7. Green Flash - Palate Wrecker
8. Lagunitas - Sucks
9. Stone - Ruinten
10. Lips of Faith - Super IPA

I feel like my list is pretty plain, but I get what i can work with in SC, don't need the rare/fancy breweries to enjoy quality IPA's.

 

Abrasive
king sue
Scream
Dinner
sosus
double jack
bell's: hopsoulution
indeed: let it ride
pliny
myrcenary

 

1 HT
2 Pliny
3 Sip of Sunshine
4 Hopslam
5 Sucks
6 Enjoy By
7 Dirt Wolf
8 90 Min
9 mastermind
10 double dose

Boom... I'm thirsty

 

Rushing duck Represent! Didn't put them in my top 10 and now I've been dishonored bc I live 15 mins from them. Awesome!

 

Absolutely adore Imperial IPAs. No way could I narrow it down to just 10. But no love here for Moyan's Hopsickle?

 

My top 3 of all time:
Maine Dinner
Hill Farmstead Ephraim
Alpine Exponential Hoppiness (more of a triple)

The rest in no particular order:
Surly Abrasive
Trillium Mettle
Boneyard Notorious (triple)
Columbus Bodhi
Ithaca Creeker
Fat Heads Hop Juju
Tired Hands Foliage

IMO, PtE is iconic, but there is so much out there that blows it out of the water.