Poll: WCIPA vs. NEIPA

Seriously, it's not even close .. west coast is the best coast compared to the NEIPA

 

Unfiltered is the way to go!

 

I know you're trying to force the issue with "only one", but I like both equally. Which of my kids do like better?

 

Conditionally if they are both at the top of the class, I'll go with NEIPA. Top notch haze is hard to beat. The BeerAdvocates may revolt.

 

West coast and it’s not even remotely close.

 

Give me a piney, dank, high IBU WCIPA or give me death!

 

So, I picked WCIPA but what @TheIPAHunter said sums it up nicely. The problem with NEIPAs is that there is a ton of mediocrity in the style IMHO. But I'd put the best NEIPAs (Tree House, Trillium, Other Half and others) against the best WCIPAs any day. And it'd be a delightful side-by-side.

 

Easy-peasy: clear, non-frooty IPAs are the only rational choice.

 

Maybe if I lived on the west coast and had access to fresh local WCIPA I’d feel different. But I don’t, in fact I live about 40mins from Treehouse, who, in my opinion make the best IPA’s in the region, and probably in the country. Give me Julius or gave me death!

 

I already did this. It wouldn't be hard to miss a lot of the auto-tune generation of hops either.

 

I’m greatly pleased by the results thus far.

 

Love Julius, and always pick up a four pack if it’s available. It’s a terrific flagship IPA, but it’s just one of many IPA’s that treehouse hits out of the ballpark.
Agreed, if you’re not into NEIPA then treehouse isn’t your bag. Although, their lagers and stouts are well regarded in the beer community.

 

Swap Fidens (or even Tired Hands) with OH, and I'm with you. But RR or Alchemist (yeah, I know) will still come out on top.

 

Tracking with you. And we're probably talking regional too as I bet you see a lot more WCIPA mediocrity than I do, just on a volume basis. Purely opinion here: I'd pick the mediocre WCIPA over the mediocre NEIPA everytime.