Better DIPA this year? Lagunitas Sucks or Hopslam

Just did a side by side. Unfortunately, Lagunitas does "suck" when it compares to Hopslam

 

Haven't had the Hopslam yet but this years "Sucks" was awesome!

 

No Hopslam in NYC, but Sucks is about the best (D)IPA I've had when it comes down to considering drinkability, price and complexity. So I can't compare the two but I can sit enjoying my Sucks and keep snatching it up til it's gone. I was a big fan of Enjoy by 12.21.12 but 2.15.13 didn't make it here so haven't had that either. As far as a true DIPA goes, I'm a big fan of Nogne O Two Captains, Brooklyn Blast! and Ruination. Surly doesn't make it out here either.

NYC has a ton of great beer culture, but the whales don't make it out for some reason.

 

Haven't had Sucks but the fact that anyone voted for it over Hopslam makes me want to seek it out because Hopslam is the Nectar of the Gods!

 

I am definitely going with Lagunitas. Hopslam did not impress me either time I had it.

 

Wow. Just looked at the results. Really would have though everyone would have gone for Hopslam. Hype be damned.

 

I finally had my first opportunity to have "Hopslam", and on tap no less! All I can say is "WOW!" Amazing beer, and the establishment I had it at told me they were charged $270 for a Keg. I'm going back tomorrow afternoon to have some more, though I have a feeling the Keg will have run dry by then.

 

I love, love, love Sucks. Its no Hopslam though. Neither of which can eve n be mentioned with Surly Abra...

 

Seek out Hopslam for the experience. Seek out Sucks for the value and sessionability.

 

Sucks by a mile. Hopslam shouldn't even have hops in the name, it's so fricking malty.

 

Having just had the 2013 Hopslam for the first time, this isn't even close. Sucks blows Hopslam out of the water. I don't know if this batch of Hopslam was actually worse than past years' or if I just don't like it anymore, but Sucks is the beer that's really doing it for me right now. It's especially weird because two years ago, I might've said Hopslam was my favorite beer.

 

Just had drafts next to each other...this year's Hopslam is boozy and weak on the hops...really sad, used to LOVE Hopslam... Sucks killed it this year. Part of my *yawn* on both of them this year though, comes from the fact that we've had a couple months of readily accessible Abrasive which was DIVINE this year!!

 

Know which is my favorite one.......the next one!

 

Here I can get a six pack of Hopslam for $19 or TWO six packs of Sucks for $16. Even if the price difference was only a couple bucks, I'd rather have Sucks, honestly.

 

I think a better comparo would be Dreadnaught/Arctic Panzer vs. Hopslam, or Hop Stoopid vs. Sucks. Similar price points and ABV's.

 

Good news, I drank a fresh Dreadnaught after the sucks vs hopslam last night. Dreadnaught might have them, maybe later this week I will try again with all 5 that you mentioned. (Even though hop stoopid cant hold a candle to the other 4)

 

I have bottles dated 1/10/13 and a fresh keg dated 12/27/12, blind tasting with friends after work today.

 

FTFY

 

This is an outstanding IPA.
Can anyone from Mich (eastside - Macomb/Oakland county) direct me to a store that currently has Sucks? I've never had it and I really want to try it (and contribute to this thread).
So far though Hopslam is outstanding 15-1 in my opinion (DRIPA is 14-2).

 

I enjoy Hopslam a bit more, but not enough so that I can justify spending six more dollars on a six pack.

Same thing can be said with Darkness and a beer like Founders Imp. Stout. Buy one bottle of Darkness, or TWO 4-pks of Founders. Hmmmm, let me think.....

These are just more examples of why I like craft beer. Show me a expensive, fairly hard to find beer, and there is typically an equally or almost as good example more readily available for much less $