Ranking well-known IPAs

Discussion in 'Beer Talk' started by butterygold, Jan 23, 2023.

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  1. BillAfromSoCal

    BillAfromSoCal Pooh-Bah (1,841) Aug 24, 2020 California
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    I find it on tap, tasty but with an unknown keg date, and the bottles tend to be in the 3-7 week range, as I recall.
     
  2. TheIPAHunter

    TheIPAHunter Grand Pooh-Bah (5,542) Aug 12, 2007 California
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    They're ranking beers that don't truly exist anymore, so the entire premise is invalid.
     
  3. JackHorzempa

    JackHorzempa Grand Pooh-Bah (3,181) Dec 15, 2005 Pennsylvania
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    Waaaay different from the Racer 5 at my local beer retailers.

    You are very fortunate in this regard.

    Cheers!
     
  4. butterygold

    butterygold Devotee (331) May 12, 2020 Spain

    Which ones do you mean?
     
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  5. KevinSkywalker

    KevinSkywalker Initiate (67) Jun 8, 2022 California

    The same could be said about almost every ipa not being the same version as it used to be. Pliny, Dogfish head, Founders, Fat Heads almost everybody started canning and scaling up production just like the Green Flash Alpine. I notice once a brewery starts doing those 15 packs of cans of any beer the quality goes down hill.
     
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  6. Domingo

    Domingo Grand Pooh-Bah (4,206) Apr 23, 2005 Colorado
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    Personally, I think Lagunitas IPA has never been better. Their distro is better so the bottles/cans/kegs have been fresher, too.
     
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  7. OfficerVZdiver

    OfficerVZdiver Devotee (319) Jan 1, 2022 Florida

    Hmmm, I think I’ve only had 5 of those 8 beers, and if I had any more they must of not put a big impact on me cause if don’t remember.
    -I agree with Jai Alai. It’s pretty much my go to when I want a good IPA, and it’s always available where I’m at. The White oak version one time was my all time fav beer
    -Sculpin I love when I want a good (hit me hard) IPA but they stopped distributed where I live. I remember liking it better than the regular Jai.
    -Cannot go wrong with Bells. Two Hearted always tasted good to me and make sure to have some in my fridge. Also a good one to introduce my friends to IPAs
    -I remember when I was in San Diego I went to the Stone tap room by Padre Park. I had an IPA there and remembered thinking (this is the best beer I’ve ever had). I had another beer there and changed my mind to that one. Unfortunately I lost my notes of the names of those beers and haven’t found them. Stone IPA is good too but no where near the ladder
    -I’ll have a Lagunitas if there are no other IPAs on taps. They have it at the Casino bar I go to and as long as I’m gambling I get it for free (and of course tip). Nothing great about it just standard (not dissing Lagunitas I love their Imperial Red)
     
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  8. o29

    o29 Savant (1,141) Sep 29, 2020 Texas
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    Respectfully disagree. What has happened to Nelson after Green Flash's acquisition of Alpine is not the same as a diminishment in quality you might see resulting from an increasing scale of production IMO. GF tried to reconstruct Nelson and most agree that even in its current state it's only the same beer as Alpine's in namesake. Russian River and Fat Head's, on the other hand, seem to be doing just fine.
     
  9. KevinSkywalker

    KevinSkywalker Initiate (67) Jun 8, 2022 California

    I agree with you. I just feel like a lot of IPAs are not what they used to be. Maybe I shouldn't have said Pliny because it does still taste the same.
     
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  10. MrOH

    MrOH Grand Pooh-Bah (3,331) Jul 5, 2010 Maryland
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    4 of the 8 are readily available here, the rest I can get if I look, but I only ever have Two Hearted in the fridge
     
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