Does Anyone Do APA's Better Than 3 Floyds?

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  1. HOP_KING

    HOP_KING Initiate (0) Jan 30, 2013 Illinois

    Hey BA,

    As we are finally getting into the nice months here in Chicago it got me thinking about how excited I am to drink APAs, by far my favorite style, all the time now.

    And with that it got me thinking, my favorite daily drinker is Alpha King, always has been. Then you throw in Zombie Dust on occasion, and I think it's fairly unanimous that FFF is the leader in this sector.

    Even BA rankings agree, so doubt there will be much argument. What other good ones are out there?

    I've got a handful of go to's out there which include Daisy Cutter and when on a budget Goose's Ten Hills.

    But nothing tops 3 Floyds. Well done guys. Cheers.
     
    #1 HOP_KING, Apr 22, 2016
  2. Starkbier

    Starkbier Initiate (0) Sep 19, 2002 Maryland

    When I started brewing beers like Alpha King were called IPAs. ;-}
     
    #2 Starkbier, Apr 22, 2016
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  3. Bdubbsyall

    Bdubbsyall Aspirant (241) Aug 13, 2014 Illinois

    Brickstone APA and PseudoSue are both better than Zombie Dust.
     
    #3 Bdubbsyall, Apr 22, 2016
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  4. Fox82791

    Fox82791 Initiate (0) Jun 20, 2014 New York

    I'll take trillium's pales all day
     
    #4 Fox82791, Apr 22, 2016
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  5. threedaggers

    threedaggers Maven (1,448) Dec 2, 2013 Kentucky
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    Double dry hopped Trillium APAs >
     
    #5 threedaggers, Apr 22, 2016
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  6. kthoag

    kthoag Initiate (0) May 21, 2012 New York

    Hop Lab Citra is head and shoulders better than any of the brew listed here (barring Trillium - I have only had their IPAs.) But I did Sue, ZD and Hop Lab in the space of 2 days and it wasn't even close.
     
    #6 kthoag, Apr 22, 2016
  7. jimmypa

    jimmypa Initiate (0) Nov 15, 2012 Pennsylvania
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    Love me some 3 Floyds but I'd take some Hill Farmstead, Tired Hands, and Trillium APAs over them any day, plus PseudoSue...
     
    #7 jimmypa, Apr 22, 2016
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  8. Hammerhead79

    Hammerhead79 Initiate (0) Dec 4, 2015 Massachusetts

    Trillium, HF
     
    #8 Hammerhead79, Apr 22, 2016
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  9. Zaphog

    Zaphog Grand Pooh-Bah (4,676) Sep 23, 2011 Michigan
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    Another vote for Trillium.
     
    #9 Zaphog, Apr 22, 2016
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  10. NizzleEGizzle

    NizzleEGizzle Savant (1,055) Feb 25, 2015 New York
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    #10 NizzleEGizzle, Apr 22, 2016
  11. TrapJaw77

    TrapJaw77 Initiate (0) Apr 17, 2015 Illinois

    Ballast's Grunion, Cigar City's Invasion, Pipeworks Lizard King.
     
    #11 TrapJaw77, Apr 22, 2016
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  12. Zonk

    Zonk Initiate (0) Dec 2, 2014 New Jersey

    If they called Alpha King an IPA people would say its too malty and it sucks, so they call it an APA, so people say its really hoppy for the style and awesome.
     
    #12 Zonk, Apr 22, 2016
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  13. celliott385

    celliott385 Initiate (0) Jun 27, 2015 North Carolina

    Not the biggest fan of Alpha King but Zombie Dust is solid. IMO however Edward, PseudoSue, FPPA are all much better APA's. Granted that's the style I enjoy and it's all relative so to each his own!
     
    #13 celliott385, Apr 22, 2016
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  14. FBarber

    FBarber Grand High Pooh-Bah (7,325) Mar 5, 2016 Illinois
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    Love Zombie Dust and I love that its more readily available these days - still tops for me.

    But, I also love me some Pipeworks Lizard King and TG PseudoSue.
     
    #14 FBarber, Apr 22, 2016
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  15. Tsar_Riga

    Tsar_Riga Grand Pooh-Bah (3,349) Sep 9, 2013 Minnesota
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    Nothing tops 3 Floyds? Well, ZD is my favorite APA I've had, but that seems a pretty sweeping statement. I suspect some of the APAs listed by others might well be equal to or better. I aim to find out. But ZD is a lovely rendition of the super-hop APA.
     
    #15 Tsar_Riga, Apr 22, 2016
  16. Biff_Tannen

    Biff_Tannen Initiate (0) Dec 8, 2013 Missouri

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  17. moysauce

    moysauce Pundit (947) Apr 16, 2014 Illinois
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    Man. As much as I love FFF, I gotta say that TG makes some knockout APAs, psuedoSue obviously being one of a few. I've only had Enigma Dry Hopped Fort Point from Trillium, but I'd probably put that beer above ZD as well. As a whole FFF does make some of the best APAs and IPAs. But I don't think they are leaps and bounds above other places like Trillium and Toppling Goliath.
     
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  18. gshak

    gshak Savant (1,220) Feb 20, 2011 Texas

    Never had 3F beers, so don't have a yardstick for comparison, but I will say that Alesmith's.394 was, and still is, the best APA I've ever had, rating it a 5/5.
     
    #18 gshak, Apr 22, 2016
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  19. Scott17Taylor

    Scott17Taylor Initiate (0) Oct 28, 2013 Iowa
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    It's TG for me. Pseudosue is my favorite beer ever, throw in light speed and xhops gold and they are tough to beat.
     
    #19 Scott17Taylor, Apr 22, 2016
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  20. HOP_KING

    HOP_KING Initiate (0) Jan 30, 2013 Illinois

    Lots of great suggestions in here. Though certainly some regional bias, like one guy bringing up a slightly above average st Louis brewery's 86 rated APA. Most would say this isn't in the same category as the rest of the heavy hitters here.
     
    #20 HOP_KING, Apr 22, 2016
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