Juiciest West Coast IPA?

City of the Sun Modern Times. Too bad it's only seasonal.

 

Not at all. When well executed, both versions of IPA have their place.

 

I've never seen so many bad suggestions in one thread before. I love west coast ipas but there is nothing here in Southern California that I have had or even heard of that comes even close to Julius, haze, doppelgänger or any trillium when it's comes to juicy ipas

 

The lattitude 33 blood orange ipa is the orangest tasting brew ive had. I really like it. i wouldnt want to drink it all the time but i would if thats all their was. I rate it high even though its not exactly what im looking for in an ipa. ill drink it again.

 

Just thought I'd weigh in and say Monkish is making some really delicious unfiltered IPAs lately! I've been pleasantly surprised just how awesome they have been. Monkish gives a nod to the juicy trend, but could honestly trace its roots all the same to Alpine's Nelson.

 

Cellarmaker in SF is making some pretty damn juicy beers.
Also a lot may disagree, but I think fresh squeezed from deschutes its pretty "juicy" Low bitterness and tons of fruit flavors from the citra and mosaic.

 

Putting Cellarmaker in the same league with Treehouse & Trillium confuses me. And I'm at Cellarmaker every two weeks or so. I mean, I likes me some Cellarmaker, but...... On another note, Alpha Acid is pumping out comparable IPAs to Cellarmaker as of late IMHO.

 

A friend of mine has a studio next to Alpha Acid and shared one of their double Ipas with me, and I thought it was quite good. I would compare it to cellarmaker. and do think CM are getting pretty close with the hazy beers they do to some of the east coast stuff.

 

Right with Ya. But it's the old stoner in me....

More juice doesn't = better IPA for my preference.

 

This should qualify as juicy. Damn good brew

 

This.

Almost like people haven't had NE IPA's or they forgot. I haven't had anything on the left coast that comes close to the NE style. I think the new Monkish IPA's are probably the closest but I haven't tried either of them.

 

I miss Nelson.

 

I'll take danky piney West Coast hop bomb over an East Coast juice any day. Tired Hands makes some super juicy ipa's

 

I can't speak to TH, but I'd put Cellarmaker and Trillium in the same sentence/tier. Some of their APAs that I had tonight were quite hazy, very tropical, and juicy, but didn't quite have that uber soft mouthfeel. Which, for someone that still loves the West Coast IPA, I'll take some astringency with my citrus, and if there's a hint of bitterness I'm all for it. Though some of the haziness is a slight deterrent for me, but so long as it rocks the aroma and/or taste I'm willing to roll with it...example, Seven Wonders.

 

Fair enough....

 

No, you're not! As @TheBungyo said, I can appreciate a place for both, but, personally, I often prefer the dry, pungent, bitterness forward style of IPA to the full, fruity ones, and, to get on a pedestal for a moment, the crazed lionization of the latter has made much of this site rather irrelevant to me.

 

Especially all the youtube beer reviewers that are saying things like "west coast beers are just inferior now."

What a joke.

 

Just tried Alvarado Street Contains No Juice from Monterey, CA. It's has that NE style IPA haze and juiciness.

 

what exactly is "juicy"? my favorite style is IPA, followed by DIPA, followed by IIPA. I have tried many...too many to list. from breweries around the country. i've brewed a few batches myself even..i have yet to taste one i would describe as juicy. what is juicy? thanks for answering. this is a serious question.

 

DIPA and IIPA are the same beer style. One stands for "Double" IPA and the other is "Imperial" IPA. These words are usually interchangeable in the beer world.

As for your question, I believe that "juicy," refers to an IPA that has a large amount of hop flavor, usually from American and Australian Hops with strong citrus/fruit notes. These beers will have lower perceived bitterness and less piney flavor and perhaps even a larger mouthfeel than your average west coast IPA. I believe that this is achieved by adding less hops at the start of the boil, and large amounts of hops later in the boil and post boil. They will also have a bit of sweetness to them. Sweetness + Citrus/fruit - bitterness = Juicy