Best IPA?

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  1. _--TAD--_

    _--TAD--_ Devotee (345) Oct 19, 2013 Texas

    What is the best IPA you have had.
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    #1 _--TAD--_, Nov 1, 2013
  2. rgordon

    rgordon Pooh-Bah (2,701) Apr 26, 2012 North Carolina
    Pooh-Bah

    About 5 years ago I would have said Green Flash WCIPA. Now, I would revise that to good ole Heady Topper. Even further now, I would say Foothills Jade and NoDa Hop Drop and Roll fill the bill just fine for me, and they're local.
     
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  3. micromaniac129

    micromaniac129 Initiate (0) Nov 1, 2009 Pennsylvania

    Cafe racer 15. And with that lets move on.
     
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  4. Feel_the_Darkness

    Feel_the_Darkness Initiate (0) Oct 17, 2012 Virginia

    None of them.
     
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  5. Alebelly

    Alebelly Initiate (0) Nov 1, 2013 Arizona

    I can't say just one IPA is the best, rather I would say that I have a collection of favorites. Dogfish, Green Flash, Flying Fish, Stone, Firestone Walker, Dragoon(local IPA in Tucson, AZ) and The Great Divide all have some of the best. I guess just given the style they all start to blend together at some point. That's not to say that the style is dead but just that there is SOO much out there that at some point they all start to taste the same.
     
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  6. Hophead21

    Hophead21 Initiate (0) Sep 19, 2013 Pennsylvania

    As I sit here enjoying my last Heady Topper, my top 5 current IPAs are:

    Sculpin
    Sweetwater
    Heady Topper
    Celebration
    Stone
     
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  7. miwestcoaster

    miwestcoaster Grand Pooh-Bah (3,981) Jan 19, 2013 Michigan
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    A three way tie of sorts among single IPAs. Two Hearted Ale, Racer 5, and Founders Artist Black IPA. Now I do have a newbie for me Stone IPA in my chilled "cellar", aka garage fridge, that may turn my list into a foursome at my top.
     
    #7 miwestcoaster, Nov 1, 2013
  8. tsauce2

    tsauce2 Savant (1,138) Oct 12, 2011 Indiana
    Trader

    Heady, Pliny, or White Rajah, imho.
     
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  9. mrcraft

    mrcraft Grand Pooh-Bah (3,396) Dec 15, 2012 California
    Pooh-Bah Trader

    My favorite IPA is Alpine Nelson. Double would be Abrasive and Heady.
     
    #9 mrcraft, Nov 1, 2013
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  10. cyde

    cyde Initiate (0) Feb 12, 2012 Texas

    Nelson followed by Blind Pig and Duet since you mentioned best IPA. I'm not counting doubles.
     
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  11. DrStiffington

    DrStiffington Grand Pooh-Bah (3,740) Oct 27, 2010 New Jersey
    Society Pooh-Bah

    Could I instead take this opportunity to say how bogus that DFH IPA glassware in the OP's picture is? I bought two at the brewpub while on vacation. The first one broke in my hand while I was drinking. The next day, the other one blew over from the lightest breeze ever on my balcony! Luckily, my DFH pint glass still survives to hold tasty brews to this day.
     
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  12. SerialTicker

    SerialTicker Pooh-Bah (2,851) Jun 18, 2012 Missouri
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    Regular old IPA?

    Racer 5 and Two Hearted. Tie.
     
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  13. Das_Reh

    Das_Reh Initiate (0) Mar 25, 2013 Florida

    Everyone is going to say Sculpin, Heady Topper and Pliny.

    I like Two Hearted, and, although not technically an IPA, I enjoyed Lagunita's Little Sumpin' Sumpin'.
     
    #13 Das_Reh, Nov 1, 2013
  14. xVERITAS

    xVERITAS Initiate (0) Sep 14, 2013 Colorado

    Enjoy by 11.12.13
    Elevated
    Heady
     
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  15. Keffa

    Keffa Initiate (0) Jan 8, 2009 Ohio

    Not I.

    Columbus IPA, Bodhi, and Creeper. Single, Double, Triple. All world class when fresh.
     
    #15 Keffa, Nov 1, 2013
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  16. lupercmda

    lupercmda Pooh-Bah (2,176) Jul 21, 2012 North Carolina
    Pooh-Bah Trader

    Beer Army Heroes Never Die IPA from New Bern NC and Jai Alai IP from cigar City
     
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  17. Inglewood

    Inglewood Initiate (0) Jan 28, 2013 Illinois

    Revolution's Crystal Hero & Dos Osos 4 sure
     
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  18. 2beerdogs

    2beerdogs Grand Pooh-Bah (5,682) Jan 31, 2005 California
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    The one that's in my hand. "GET IN MY MOUTH YOUUUUUUU!!!"
     
    #18 2beerdogs, Nov 1, 2013
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  19. JDM44

    JDM44 Initiate (0) Mar 11, 2013 Texas

    Alpine Nelson and Duet are tied for my favorite IPA. They're both so good in their own way.
     
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  20. regularjohn

    regularjohn Initiate (0) Feb 7, 2013 New Jersey

    heady is the best, no competition. drink it at the source, it's a revelation
     
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