Top 3 Triple IPAs

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  1. Geuzedad

    Geuzedad Initiate (0) Nov 14, 2010 Arizona

    I did. I had a 2012 that I cellared for 2 years. Drank it when DD 2014 came out. It had mellowed a bit, not much hop left, still boozy and pretty damn malty.
     
    #41 Geuzedad, Dec 1, 2014
  2. MNishCT77

    MNishCT77 Initiate (0) Jun 6, 2008 District of Columbia

    According to these definitions - more malt-forward/high residual sweetness, high ABV - shouldn't Hopslam be better classified as a TIPA than DIPA? Almost seems like the sin qua non to me.
     
    #42 MNishCT77, Dec 1, 2014
  3. Beertsipper

    Beertsipper Pooh-Bah (1,707) Nov 18, 2008 New York
    Pooh-Bah

    So with most opinions, Sierra Nevada's Hoptimum is a barley wine, and Devil Dancer is, as well??? Hoptimum, when fresh is a DIPA. Aged?? I don't think I would recommend it.
     
    #43 Beertsipper, Dec 1, 2014
  4. precariouslydaniel

    precariouslydaniel Initiate (0) Dec 29, 2013 Virginia

    Dogfish 120 minute
    Green flash green bullet
    ...that's about it?

    Let's also take a second to address the fact that "triple ipa" is not really a thing. The term double ipa comes from the acronym for imperial ipa being IIPA. DOUBLE "I" PA.
     
    #44 precariouslydaniel, Dec 1, 2014
  5. BMBCLT

    BMBCLT Grand Pooh-Bah (3,427) May 9, 2014 South Carolina
    Pooh-Bah

    No such thing. Just high gravity DIPAs.
     
    #45 BMBCLT, Dec 1, 2014
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  6. Hophazzard

    Hophazzard Savant (1,067) Aug 16, 2014 California

    Knee Deep has some of the best out there. Simtra, Hoparillo, Hop De-Ranged & Hop Shortage. They're all good.
     
    #46 Hophazzard, Dec 1, 2014
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  7. spicoli00

    spicoli00 Pooh-Bah (2,305) Jul 6, 2005 Indiana
    Pooh-Bah

    Hi-Res's a winner for sure. One of those beers i refer to as dangersauce. Dat fresh simtra tho...
     
    #47 spicoli00, Dec 1, 2014
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  8. Lukass

    Lukass Pooh-Bah (2,891) Dec 16, 2012 Ohio
    Pooh-Bah

    Knee Deep's Hoparillo. Awesome triple IPA
     
    #48 Lukass, Dec 1, 2014
  9. halo3one

    halo3one Initiate (0) Jun 6, 2014 Georgia

    Expo
    120
    Notorious
     
    #49 halo3one, Dec 1, 2014
  10. Ranbot

    Ranbot Pooh-Bah (2,463) Nov 27, 2006 Pennsylvania
    Pooh-Bah

    I completely agree with all of the above. The irony though is that if you ask people for their favorite "hoppy/american barleywines" instead of "Triple IPA", you'll get a different set of answers. I don't think that makes them distinct styles, but certainly a name can make people's expectations are different. (See also "stouts vs porters" and "hoppy/american pale ale vs session IPA")
     
    #50 Ranbot, Dec 1, 2014
  11. Kurmaraja

    Kurmaraja Initiate (0) May 21, 2013 California
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    I can see where those quotes are coming from but when drinking Boneyard's Notorious or Knee Deep's Simtra & Hoparillo they really have very little in common with a hoppy barleywine. With the glowing yellow / orange color and impressive grapefruit flavors, there's no BW like Notorious. Great Divide is one of my favorite readily available hoppy barleywines and there's no way you'd mistake this for anything IPA-ish.

    I'm not a brewer but I imagine there's a big difference in the hop varieties chosen, the malts chosen, and the brewing process that distinguishes a hoppy bw from a triple IPA.
     
    #51 Kurmaraja, Dec 2, 2014
  12. zac16125

    zac16125 Grand Pooh-Bah (3,432) Jan 26, 2010 South Carolina
    Pooh-Bah Trader

    I think its a stupid moniker and do not personally recognize it as a style. Although maybe people said that about DIPA's back in the day.
     
    #52 zac16125, Dec 2, 2014
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  13. neurobot01

    neurobot01 Maven (1,289) Jan 25, 2014 Germany

    Port Brewing Hop-15. Followed by Simtra and RuinTen.
     
    #53 neurobot01, Dec 2, 2014
  14. jmdrpi

    jmdrpi Grand High Pooh-Bah (8,989) Dec 11, 2008 Pennsylvania
    BA4LYFE Society Pooh-Bah

    Who will be the the first to market a Triple Stout? Avery and The Bruery really missed the boat with beers like Mephistopheles and Black Tuesday.
     
    #54 jmdrpi, Dec 2, 2014
  15. mhksuccess

    mhksuccess Pooh-Bah (1,586) Jul 7, 2012 California
    Pooh-Bah Trader

    El Segundo Power Plant is awesome !!!
     
    #55 mhksuccess, Dec 2, 2014
  16. MisterBisco

    MisterBisco Initiate (0) Feb 18, 2009 New York

    Other Half All Green Everything
    Westbrook Citrus Ninja Exchange
    Knew Deep Hop Shortage
     
    #56 MisterBisco, Dec 2, 2014
  17. choicegrinds

    choicegrinds Initiate (0) Mar 9, 2014 New York

    Really i have no problem with the term triple ipa or black ipa for that matter. Whether they make sense or not because those terms DO give me a good idea of whats in the bottle.
     
    #57 choicegrinds, Dec 2, 2014
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  18. cavedave

    cavedave Grand Pooh-Bah (4,157) Mar 12, 2009 New York
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    I am not even convinced a double IPA is a real thing
     
    #58 cavedave, Dec 2, 2014
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  19. mohaghandi

    mohaghandi Zealot (711) Jun 22, 2010 California
    Trader

    Knee Deep's Hop Deranged calls itself a Quad IPA. It's actually well blended, given it's name. Great beer!
     
    #59 mohaghandi, Dec 2, 2014
  20. RBassSFHOPit2ME

    RBassSFHOPit2ME Initiate (0) Mar 1, 2009 California

    Pliny the Younger
    The original Hop Crisis from 21A (Not what's been re-branded in cans)
    Simtra or Hoparillo
     
    #60 RBassSFHOPit2ME, Dec 2, 2014
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