Best available West Coast Style IPA

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Best available West Coast Style IPA?

  1. Stone Ruination IPA

    91 vote(s)
    33.3%

  2. Green Flash West Coast IPA

    59 vote(s)
    21.6%

  3. Firestone Walker Union Jack

    96 vote(s)
    35.2%

  4. Bear Republic Racer 5 IPA

    44 vote(s)
    16.1%
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  1. DEdesings57

    DEdesings57 Pooh-Bah (2,556) Aug 26, 2012 New Jersey
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    By available I mean easy to get. Please do not mention Pliny, Heady, ect....
     
    #1 DEdesings57, Mar 21, 2013
  2. Zhiguli

    Zhiguli Initiate (0) Jul 12, 2012 California

    Union Jack 6 packs at Ralphs when the sales happen. like 7.99 per pack.. have to buy 4 packs though (oh the horror)
     
    #2 Zhiguli, Mar 21, 2013
  3. OddNotion

    OddNotion Pooh-Bah (1,915) Nov 1, 2009 New Jersey
    Pooh-Bah

    Tough time deciding between Racer 5 and Union Jack. I went with Union Jack as I feel that Racer 5 can fall off pretty fast.
     
    #3 OddNotion, Mar 21, 2013
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  4. nickapalooza86

    nickapalooza86 Initiate (0) Feb 23, 2010 Wisconsin

    Lagunitas - all of them

    Have not had Stone or Union Jack so I could not vote, but I prefer Lagunitas to the other two by far.
     
    #4 nickapalooza86, Mar 21, 2013
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  5. jaIsPoAn

    jaIsPoAn Initiate (0) Aug 1, 2012 New York

    Considering heady isn't west coast its out anyway.
     
    #5 jaIsPoAn, Mar 21, 2013
  6. Revenant

    Revenant Initiate (0) Aug 8, 2012 Minnesota

    Ruination for me.
     
    #6 Revenant, Mar 21, 2013
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  7. DEdesings57

    DEdesings57 Pooh-Bah (2,556) Aug 26, 2012 New Jersey
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    true, kinda wrote heady down by habit since its mentioned so much. Also I never had Heady either.
     
    #7 DEdesings57, Mar 21, 2013
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  8. MikeyMikee

    MikeyMikee Zealot (520) Mar 4, 2010 New York
    Trader

    I agree.. I was surprised not to see any lagunitas up there
     
    #8 MikeyMikee, Mar 21, 2013
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  9. raynmoon

    raynmoon Initiate (0) Aug 13, 2011 Colorado

    Where is Torpedo and Sucks/ Hop Stoopid?
     
    #9 raynmoon, Mar 21, 2013
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  10. Flight0011

    Flight0011 Initiate (0) Jan 8, 2013 Washington

    Thats right, this survey is missing two heavy hitters, Lagunitas and Russian River. Don't get me wrong I am a sucker for Ruination and Union Jack is excellent, but Lagunitas and RR make some top notch IPA's that I would consider the best of the West.
     
    #10 Flight0011, Mar 21, 2013
  11. denver10

    denver10 Grand Pooh-Bah (4,155) Nov 17, 2010 New Mexico
    Pooh-Bah

    Odell's IPA for me.
     
    #11 denver10, Mar 21, 2013
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  12. deadonhisfeet

    deadonhisfeet Pooh-Bah (2,481) Apr 23, 2011 Kentucky
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    I'm not voting (since I haven't had all 4 of them), but it'll be interesting to see how this one turns out...
     
    #12 deadonhisfeet, Mar 21, 2013
  13. Orca

    Orca Grand Pooh-Bah (4,710) Sep 18, 2010 Washington
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    To me, Stone IPA and Ruination are the epitome of the West Coast IPA and DIPA.
     
    #13 Orca, Mar 21, 2013
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  14. willbm3

    willbm3 Initiate (0) Feb 19, 2010 Massachusetts

    Lagunitas is a big miss. RR isn't on there because it isn't easily available.

    BTW, I went with Union Jack over Racer 5. Would've gone with Green Flash but it isn't nearly as available as the other 2
     
    #14 willbm3, Mar 21, 2013
  15. bramsdell

    bramsdell Initiate (0) May 27, 2011 North Carolina

    Tough choice. My preference is GF West Coast, but all of them are fantastic. Just got a sixer of Union Jack today.
     
    #15 bramsdell, Mar 21, 2013
  16. CoolEthan

    CoolEthan Initiate (0) Jan 9, 2013 California

    Out of the options available Union Jack wins IMO. With that being said I rarely purchase any of them due to more attractive options available to me year round here in SD.
     
    #16 CoolEthan, Mar 21, 2013
  17. DEdesings57

    DEdesings57 Pooh-Bah (2,556) Aug 26, 2012 New Jersey
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    True indeed I missed that but I was downing a bomber of Stone Ruination at the time of creation.
     
    #17 DEdesings57, Mar 21, 2013
  18. Sam_Frank

    Sam_Frank Initiate (0) Nov 29, 2012 California

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    #18 Sam_Frank, Mar 21, 2013
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  19. Obsidian

    Obsidian Initiate (0) Dec 9, 2012 California

    Ruination.

    Ballast Point Sculpin is excellent as well.
     
    #19 Obsidian, Mar 21, 2013
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  20. DEdesings57

    DEdesings57 Pooh-Bah (2,556) Aug 26, 2012 New Jersey
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    Yea Ballast Point Sculpin is a great beer. But my liquor store only got it once and the best by date was like a month before the deadline on the bottle. So I didnt get to enjoy it fresh. But still a great beer.
     
    #20 DEdesings57, Mar 21, 2013
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