Recommend a DIPA that isn't sweet.

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  1. teledeluxe

    teledeluxe Initiate (0) Nov 21, 2013 Illinois

    My ever-changing palate is starting to find a lot of DIPAs to be too sweet.

    Examples:
    Previously liked but I'm finding a little too sweet these days: Sucks, Hopslam
    Borderline too sweet: Pipeworks "Ninja" series

    Anyone have suggestions for a DIPA that's a little more dry without going extremely out of balance and into Arctic Panzer Wolf land?
     
    #1 teledeluxe, Feb 3, 2014
  2. Eric15

    Eric15 Initiate (0) Dec 7, 2013 Alabama

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    #2 Eric15, Feb 3, 2014
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  3. norcalhophead

    norcalhophead Initiate (0) Jan 28, 2010 Wisconsin

    Sierra Nevada Hoptimum
     
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  4. Eric15

    Eric15 Initiate (0) Dec 7, 2013 Alabama

    Also funnily enough I had my first sucks of the season last night and immediately thought it was too sweet. I get where ur coming from. We have a local one from Good People Brewing called SnakeHandler that's a more bitter beer as well.
     
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  5. Das_Reh

    Das_Reh Initiate (0) Mar 25, 2013 Florida

    Never had it, but I'd imagine SN Torpedo would be up your alley.
     
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  6. Domingo

    Domingo Grand Pooh-Bah (4,252) Apr 23, 2005 Colorado
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    Usually they tend to have big malts, too. You might try finding some super-fresh bottles of Ruination and Maharaja.
     
    #6 Domingo, Feb 3, 2014
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  7. PickleBucket29

    PickleBucket29 Initiate (0) Aug 8, 2013 Illinois

    Hi-res! Very piney, and delicious
     
    #7 PickleBucket29, Feb 3, 2014
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  8. ShaneP

    ShaneP Zealot (504) Jan 26, 2013 Indiana
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    A few that come to mind that have broad distribution.... and it's hard to say what sweet is since everyone is going to taste the malt backbone differently based on their palate. You have to have some kind of malt/grains in order for the DIPAs to carry the larger amount of hops and the higher alcohol.

    FW Double Jack
    Green Flash Palate Wriecker
    Odell Mycrenary
    Stone Ruination
    Sixpoint Resin
     
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  9. DrStiffington

    DrStiffington Grand Pooh-Bah (3,740) Oct 27, 2010 New Jersey
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    Great list (although I don't get Odell's beers)
     
    #9 DrStiffington, Feb 3, 2014
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  10. MrDave

    MrDave Initiate (0) Jan 23, 2013 California

    Hopslam is indeed silly sweet.
     
    #10 MrDave, Feb 3, 2014
  11. DrStiffington

    DrStiffington Grand Pooh-Bah (3,740) Oct 27, 2010 New Jersey
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    See above list and...
    Victory Dirtwolf and Hop Ranch.
    Stone Enjoy By
     
    #11 DrStiffington, Feb 3, 2014
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  12. fredmugs

    fredmugs Initiate (0) Aug 11, 2012 Indiana

    Hi-Res is sickenly sweet.
     
    #12 fredmugs, Feb 3, 2014
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  13. TonyJ815

    TonyJ815 Savant (1,054) Apr 3, 2013 Florida
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    I didn't think Pliny was too sweet. I will also back up the SN Hoptimum recommendation. Also, Founder's Double Trouble...
     
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  14. Danville304

    Danville304 Initiate (0) Dec 16, 2010 Kentucky

    Resin by sixpoints. easy to find
     
    #14 Danville304, Feb 3, 2014
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  15. teledeluxe

    teledeluxe Initiate (0) Nov 21, 2013 Illinois

    Had a Hop Ranch a couple of nights ago. Still a little too sweet for me. I did enjoy the tropical fruit (but not the slight onion).
     
    #15 teledeluxe, Feb 3, 2014
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  16. tectactoe

    tectactoe Pooh-Bah (2,386) Mar 20, 2012 Michigan
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    Kuhnhenn DRIPA is very dry.
     
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  17. TequilaSauer

    TequilaSauer Initiate (0) Dec 31, 2006 Florida

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    First beer that came to mind. Has that bitterness where there's a little char to it even. Also, recent batches of Enjoy By have been sweeter, IMO. Also, I think Hoptimum is also sweeter now than it used to be. I remember the bombers of it being a lot more dry and piney.
     
    #17 TequilaSauer, Feb 3, 2014
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  18. j47paco

    j47paco Zealot (740) Dec 19, 2010 California
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    Ruination is a great recommendation, but Maharaja is one of the sweetest DIPAs I've had. Perhaps I've never had it super-fresh...
     
    #18 j47paco, Feb 3, 2014
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  19. y2jrock60

    y2jrock60 Pundit (841) Dec 5, 2007 Pennsylvania

    Stone Ruination
     
    #19 y2jrock60, Feb 3, 2014
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  20. DrStiffington

    DrStiffington Grand Pooh-Bah (3,740) Oct 27, 2010 New Jersey
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    Wow, I didn't find it sweeter than a normal IPA at all. And I get no onion at all. Ain't palates a funny thing?
     
    #20 DrStiffington, Feb 3, 2014
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