New England IPA in the PNW

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  1. BBThunderbolt

    BBThunderbolt Grand High Pooh-Bah (7,846) Sep 24, 2007 Kiribati
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    Old Schoolhouse has been dropping some lately that might work for ya.
     
    #21 BBThunderbolt, Aug 21, 2020
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  2. distantmantra

    distantmantra Pooh-Bah (2,954) May 23, 2011 Washington
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    Mirage makes killer hazy IPAs that kill fascists.
     
    #22 distantmantra, Aug 22, 2020
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  3. woemad

    woemad Grand Pooh-Bah (5,601) Jun 8, 2003 Washington
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    I'm still kinda vague on what the ideal hazy is supposed to taste like. I've had a lot that were very smooth and drinkable, but without a whole lot of character, and others with an unpleasantly sharp citric acidity that are distinctive, but not in a way that makes me want another.
     
    #23 woemad, Aug 24, 2020
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  4. Orca

    Orca Grand Pooh-Bah (4,710) Sep 18, 2010 Washington
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    Yeah, I think that was kind of what I was getting at by starting this thread. Since I don’t trade anymore, I figure my best bet is to find locally available approaches to the style to get a sense of why this seems to have become the default version of the American IPA. I’d love to have a chance to try some of the greats from Treehouse etc. (fresh) but that just isn’t really in the cards for me at the moment.

    I’m keeping a list of recommendations from this thread and look for them when I’m out, but so far I haven’t seen many. (I also don’t go out of my way for beer the way I used to.) I actually quite enjoy tongue-scouring citric acidity, but then I’ve been known to drink a 52oz bottle of unsweetened grapefruit juice in a sitting.
     
    #24 Orca, Aug 24, 2020
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  5. woemad

    woemad Grand Pooh-Bah (5,601) Jun 8, 2003 Washington
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    Oh, I get that. And I'm all in on a WCIPA that's assertively citrusy & piney. When it's nothing else but a one dimensional rhindy bitterness, though, more like a fruit juice gone wrong than a beer, I'm not a fan.
     
    #25 woemad, Aug 24, 2020
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  6. DefenCorps

    DefenCorps Grand Pooh-Bah (4,838) Jan 18, 2007 Oregon
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    It's supposed to tastel like it would make 30 year old men pee their pants and yell "bro!" While they debate Sabro, Vic Secret and Strata hops. Does that help?
     
    #26 DefenCorps, Aug 25, 2020
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