What beer would you compare to Heady Topper?

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  1. TheNoodleIncident

    TheNoodleIncident Initiate (0) Apr 30, 2012 New York

    Inspired by the Zombie Dust thread - what's the best replacement for HT? That stuff is too hard to come by.

    I don't really have an answer in mind. Personally, the smell of Laguntias Day Time IPA reminds me of HT, but the flavor is no where close.

    EDIT: I'm in NY, so would specifically appreciate suggestions available to me. Though I bet those from strange lands would appreciate other suggestions as well.
     
    #1 TheNoodleIncident, Dec 11, 2012
  2. hopmopped

    hopmopped Initiate (0) Aug 24, 2010 New Hampshire

    My vote would be Pretty Things Meadowlark IPA. The beer is a bit drier in taste compared to HT.
     
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  3. dsal89

    dsal89 Initiate (0) Jul 6, 2008 Indiana

    Cant think of anything. Maybe take some candied peaches and drop it into an already tasty ipa lol
     
    #3 dsal89, Dec 11, 2012
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  4. FriarTuckInLuck

    FriarTuckInLuck Initiate (0) Dec 15, 2011 Arizona

    I am anxiously awaiting the answer as well. Nothing comes to mind that is in the same galaxy (sorry Double Jack, I still love you...)
     
    #4 FriarTuckInLuck, Dec 11, 2012
  5. TheNoodleIncident

    TheNoodleIncident Initiate (0) Apr 30, 2012 New York

    I've only had Double Jack once, but HT didn't even cross my mind.
     
    #5 TheNoodleIncident, Dec 11, 2012
  6. tronto

    tronto Initiate (0) Dec 22, 2010 Kentucky

    I think columbus IPA is like a smaller version of heady. Its cloudy and has a good hop bite and a little bit of the citrus hop taste/smell. Just my opinion.
     
    #6 tronto, Dec 11, 2012
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  7. Drucifer

    Drucifer Initiate (0) Apr 16, 2012 Illinois

    The closest I can think of was a Double Simcoe IPA by Haymarket and it was definitely not Heady. Heady probably has a bunch of Simcoe in it along with at least 5 other hop varieties.
     
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  8. VitoFerrante

    VitoFerrante Initiate (0) Sep 11, 2012 Pennsylvania

    Artic Panzer Wolf by 3 Floyds or Lake Erie Monster by Great Lakes. Both are unfiltered monster IPA's like Heady. On the record, nothing compares to Heady, but these two offerings are d*mn close!
     
    #8 VitoFerrante, Dec 11, 2012
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  9. PsilohsaiBiN

    PsilohsaiBiN Maven (1,473) Aug 10, 2010 New York

    It's pretty unique, can't say there is even a "replacement" to speak of.
     
    #9 PsilohsaiBiN, Dec 11, 2012
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  10. mackeyse

    mackeyse Initiate (0) Aug 21, 2012 New York

    I had suggested SN Hoptimum in a prior thread like this (HT comparison) but in retrospect it's not comparable (I think I may have had a super fresh one that may have slightly reminded me of HT and I jumped the gun on the comparison). I haven't had anything close though I've read the Hill Farmstead DIPA's might be similar (if even less accessible to NY'ers)
     
    #10 mackeyse, Dec 11, 2012
  11. youbrewidrink

    youbrewidrink Initiate (0) Apr 9, 2009 Vermont

    It's like saying you like one of your children better than the other, my kids:

    Heady Topper, Double Sunshine & Ephram
     
    #11 youbrewidrink, Dec 11, 2012
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  12. Extravadanza

    Extravadanza Initiate (0) Aug 3, 2011 Ohio

    Having had both Artic Panzer and Lake Erie Monster and having both those in my top favorites...I really need to try HT now >.<
     
    #12 Extravadanza, Dec 11, 2012
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  13. YumYumGumGum

    YumYumGumGum Zealot (578) Jul 25, 2011 Virginia
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    ::touches index finger to nose::
     
    #13 YumYumGumGum, Dec 11, 2012
  14. jaIsPoAn

    jaIsPoAn Initiate (0) Aug 1, 2012 New York

    Laganitias hop stoopid
     
    #14 jaIsPoAn, Dec 11, 2012
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  15. fmccormi

    fmccormi Initiate (0) Oct 24, 2010 California

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  16. JulianB

    JulianB Initiate (0) Feb 1, 2012 South Carolina

    Double Sunshine is the closest I can think of. Still not sure which of the two is my favorite.
     
    #16 JulianB, Dec 11, 2012
  17. founder26

    founder26 Initiate (0) Sep 9, 2009 Michigan

    honestly I don't think theres anything thats bottled/canned that comes close to heady, the only beers I have had that have some simalarities to heady are some hill farm beers.
     
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  18. fmccormi

    fmccormi Initiate (0) Oct 24, 2010 California

    Hm. Y'know, Lake Erie Monster is an interesting suggestion. I also agree that nothing is really a Heady replacement, if that's what you're looking for. But Lake Erie Monster is a) another well-balanced, well-hopped, citrusy-and-a-bunch-of-other-stuff DIPA that is ALSO unfiltered, which I love about it, b) definitely a unique DIPA in terms of flavor profile, in my opinion, and c) also in my opinion, vastly underappreciated, at least on this site.
     
    #18 fmccormi, Dec 11, 2012
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  19. Stinger80OH

    Stinger80OH Initiate (0) Nov 11, 2011 Ohio

    NONE...PERIOD...however, knowing that HT is hard to obtain, I would say Double Sunshine, Head Hunter, White Rajah, and Deviant Dale's are also good choices if they are fresh.
     
    #19 Stinger80OH, Dec 11, 2012
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  20. Stinger80OH

    Stinger80OH Initiate (0) Nov 11, 2011 Ohio

    Fresh HT right from the can will blow your socks off.
     
    #20 Stinger80OH, Dec 11, 2012
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