Best IPA's

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  1. jefeld

    jefeld Initiate (0) Mar 31, 2010 Illinois

    Id say the top 3 us bottled ipas are, in no order, Nelson, zombie dust and Pliny. Agree or disagree?
     
    #1 jefeld, Apr 30, 2012
  2. evilc

    evilc Initiate (0) Jan 27, 2012 California

    Zombie Dust isn't an IPA but yes I love it.
     
    #2 evilc, Apr 30, 2012
  3. minnesotaryan

    minnesotaryan Initiate (0) Dec 27, 2010 Minnesota

    surly furious and modus hoperandi are phenomenal, steel toe size 7 as well.
     
    #3 minnesotaryan, Apr 30, 2012
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  4. MichPaul

    MichPaul Initiate (0) Jan 28, 2012 Michigan

    Bell's Two Hearted Ale is about my true all around fave. ZD is my favorite IPA that isn't an IPA though... I LOVED DFH 90min at the VERY first taste, but kinda lost my love for it over time. Two Hearted I have kept my love for and you should try that stuff on tap, it's like candy for a baby!
    OH yeah, I can't forget Founders Centenial IPA, WONDERFUL!
     
    #4 MichPaul, Apr 30, 2012
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  5. nrs207

    nrs207 Initiate (0) Sep 8, 2011 Pennsylvania

    Heady Topper, Dreadnaught, Pliny.

    Honorable mention: Zombie Dust.
     
    #5 nrs207, Apr 30, 2012
  6. evilc

    evilc Initiate (0) Jan 27, 2012 California

    Sculpin should be in most peoples top 5.
     
    #6 evilc, Apr 30, 2012
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  7. bum732

    bum732 Initiate (0) Feb 18, 2008 Lesotho

    If only there was some list, a list based on reviews, that could settle this argument.
     
    #7 bum732, Apr 30, 2012
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  8. CaptCleveland

    CaptCleveland Maven (1,414) Jun 18, 2003 Ohio
    Trader

    In no particular order: White Rajah, Headhunter, Sculpin, Pliny, HT
     
    #8 CaptCleveland, Apr 30, 2012
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  9. Steimie

    Steimie Maven (1,428) Jan 7, 2012 Michigan

    If your list doesn't include Two Hearted, then you're doing it wrong.
     
    #9 Steimie, Apr 30, 2012
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  10. goosewhisperer

    goosewhisperer Initiate (0) May 28, 2011 Colorado

    Are we talkin' IPA or IIPA?

    IPA- Odell IPA, FW Union Jack, Blind Pig

    IIPA-Myrcenary, Pliny, Abrasive
     
    #10 goosewhisperer, Apr 30, 2012
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  11. Duff27

    Duff27 Pooh-Bah (2,552) Feb 10, 2010 Illinois
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    Blind Pig, Sculpin, Masala Mama
     
    #11 Duff27, Apr 30, 2012
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  12. aceboogie

    aceboogie Zealot (578) Apr 12, 2012 Illinois
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    Heady Topper, Pliney, Hopslam
     
    #12 aceboogie, Apr 30, 2012
  13. mtlasley

    mtlasley Initiate (0) Mar 27, 2012 Illinois

    If you're counting imperials, I call Hoptimum to the table
     
    #13 mtlasley, Apr 30, 2012
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  14. peteinSD

    peteinSD Initiate (0) Apr 25, 2010 California

    style is so stacked with a-grade beers you could randomly grab three out of the top 25 and be perfectly happy.
     
    #14 peteinSD, Apr 30, 2012
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  15. nrs207

    nrs207 Initiate (0) Sep 8, 2011 Pennsylvania

    If only we didn't have these things called palates that tend to vary from person to person...
     
    #15 nrs207, Apr 30, 2012
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  16. yemenmocha

    yemenmocha Grand Pooh-Bah (4,116) Jun 18, 2002 Arizona
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    Sculpin, Blind Pig, Odell IPA
     
    #16 yemenmocha, Apr 30, 2012
  17. Horbar

    Horbar Pooh-Bah (1,593) Feb 24, 2012 Rhode Island
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    Stone IPA, SN Torpedo, Victory Hop Devil are all excellent IPA's and you don't have to jump through hoops to get them.
     
    #17 Horbar, Apr 30, 2012
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  18. founder26

    founder26 Initiate (0) Sep 9, 2009 Michigan

    he said bottled! lol, and ipa not double ipa. my top 3 would be in no order: two hearted, torpedo, and shorts huma lumpa licous. now honestly there are beers out there like zombie dust and pliny that aren't techincally considered an ipa, but they mind as well be, and if thats the case I would put those 2 in there and take out torpedo and huma.
     
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  19. shand

    shand Pooh-Bah (2,240) Jul 13, 2010 Florida
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    Out of what I've had, and discounting doubles, it has to be Surly Furious, Cigar City Jai Alai, and Ballast Point Sculpin.

    If were were including doubles, Heady Topper would knock Jai Alai out of that top three.
     
    #19 shand, Apr 30, 2012
  20. founder26

    founder26 Initiate (0) Sep 9, 2009 Michigan

    you sure sculpin is a single ipa?
     
    #20 founder26, Apr 30, 2012
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