Name a Brewery Whose Pale Ale is Better Than Their IPA

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  1. Immortale25

    Immortale25 Grand Pooh-Bah (3,775) May 13, 2011 North Carolina
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    I was reviewing Natty Greene's Dry-Hopped Southern Pale Ale and thought to myself how much better their Freedom IPA is, but then it made me wonder: Is there a brewery who brews a pale ale that's better than their IPA?
     
    #1 Immortale25, Jan 1, 2015
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  2. SenatorSpaceman

    SenatorSpaceman Savant (1,015) May 24, 2014 Connecticut

    Some might say FFF.

    Also, it's not a well known brewery at all but 8 Days a Week by Beer'd in CT. might very well be their best offering. They have some DIPAs that are close, though.
     
    #2 SenatorSpaceman, Jan 1, 2015
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  3. TonyLema1

    TonyLema1 Pooh-Bah (2,890) Nov 19, 2008 South Carolina
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    I prefer Sierra Nevada Pale Ale to Torpedo, and Oskar Blues Dale's Pale Ale to Deviant Dale's
     
    #3 TonyLema1, Jan 1, 2015
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  4. bleakies

    bleakies Maven (1,355) Apr 11, 2011 Massachusetts

    Lagunitas New Dogtown > Lagunitas IPA
     
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  5. Cholansky1

    Cholansky1 Initiate (0) Apr 12, 2013 Illinois

    New Glarus Moon Man is way better than Scream
     
    #5 Cholansky1, Jan 1, 2015
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  6. Doctor_Bogenbroom

    Doctor_Bogenbroom Initiate (0) Nov 2, 2014 Pennsylvania

    I also prefer Sierra Nevada Pale Ale to their Torpedo IPA, but both are very good.
     
    #6 Doctor_Bogenbroom, Jan 1, 2015
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  7. jbertsch

    jbertsch Pooh-Bah (2,874) Dec 14, 2008 Massachusetts
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    Great Rhythm Brewing in NH - though a contract brand - definitely has a better pale ale than IPA.
     
    #7 jbertsch, Jan 1, 2015
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  8. TylerKitchens

    TylerKitchens Initiate (0) Apr 9, 2014 Massachusetts

    Trillium Fort Point Pale Ale > Congress St. IPA
    Pseudo Sue > Golden Nugget
     
    #8 TylerKitchens, Jan 1, 2015
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  9. pagriley

    pagriley Pooh-Bah (2,382) Oct 27, 2014 Illinois
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    FFF for sure, but it is cheating a bit since they don't really make a regular IPA as part of their 12oz bottle line. They just make 2 hoppy higher ABV pale ales that are pretty much IPAs anyway.
     
    #9 pagriley, Jan 1, 2015
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  10. pvllbum

    pvllbum Initiate (0) Sep 4, 2007 Illinois

    Blasphemy...haha just kidding but that is a tough one. I really liked the scream.
     
    #10 pvllbum, Jan 1, 2015
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  11. TongoRad

    TongoRad Grand Pooh-Bah (3,884) Jun 3, 2004 New Jersey
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    Are we considering Anchor Liberty Ale a Pale Ale? If so, I'd suggest them, too.

    SN and Lagunitas were the first two I thought of as well.
     
    #11 TongoRad, Jan 1, 2015
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  12. TylerKitchens

    TylerKitchens Initiate (0) Apr 9, 2014 Massachusetts

    Wow I guess I'm the only one but I would rather have Torpedo than SNPA
     
    #12 TylerKitchens, Jan 1, 2015
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  13. Jmitchell3

    Jmitchell3 Initiate (0) Apr 2, 2013 Arizona

    sierra nevada.
     
    #13 Jmitchell3, Jan 1, 2015
  14. Bshaw22

    Bshaw22 Initiate (0) Aug 29, 2013 Wisconsin
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    That's highly debatable!
     
    #14 Bshaw22, Jan 1, 2015
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  15. rronin

    rronin Initiate (0) Jul 4, 2005 Washington

    I love pale ale the same way so many folks love IPAs. So far, SN makes the best pale ale I've found yet.
     
    #15 rronin, Jan 1, 2015
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  16. kingofhop

    kingofhop Initiate (0) May 9, 2010 Oklahoma
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    I think Boulevard's Pale Ale is better than their Pop-up IPA.
     
    #16 kingofhop, Jan 1, 2015
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  17. Bitterbill

    Bitterbill Grand High Pooh-Bah (7,036) Sep 14, 2002 Wyoming
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    Deschutes Red Chair IPA was inferior to the present day Red Chair NWPA. I guess that's why the former got retired. Similar situation with Grand Teton's Sweetgrass.
     
    #17 Bitterbill, Jan 1, 2015
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  18. dbol

    dbol Initiate (0) Aug 19, 2007 California

    came here to say ZD
     
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  19. Bshaw22

    Bshaw22 Initiate (0) Aug 29, 2013 Wisconsin
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    You could argue that PsuedoSue is better than Golden Nugget. Although Toppling Goliath has a lot of pales and IPAs (Sosus, hopsmack, etc...)
     
    #19 Bshaw22, Jan 1, 2015
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  20. Stevedore

    Stevedore Grand Pooh-Bah (5,096) Nov 16, 2012 Oregon
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    I think Hill Farmstead Edward is better than Susan in the sense that I think Edward is the best APA out there while Susan is just another "outstanding" IPA with many other IPAs that I think are better.
     
    #20 Stevedore, Jan 1, 2015
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