Best IPAs/DIPAs in Chicago

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  1. Jaycase

    Jaycase Grand Pooh-Bah (3,858) Jan 13, 2007 Illinois
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    Speaking of Unsessionable, Rev Brewing's "new Imperial IPA and slightly tougher cousin to last fall's Unsessionable IPA" 1ZENUFF will be released on May 20. Looking forward to trying this one.

    Another huge IPA knocking you out with a four-hop blend of Apollo, Centennial, Crystal, and Chinook hops. This imperial IPA clocks in at 100 IBUs and 11% ABV, making it just a bit bigger than last fall's Unsessionable, and certainly the kind of beer that you'll need just one of. Toasted malt flavors lurking behind massive levels of hop bitterness and flavor with a punch of of hop aroma reminiscent of fresh citrus rind.

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    #21 Jaycase, May 9, 2015
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  2. ovaltine

    ovaltine Grand High Pooh-Bah (6,787) Apr 6, 2010 Indiana
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    I agree. I was just going off the 3F's verbiage they place on the bottle .....

    "The wolf inside this pale ale is trying to walk upright. This bright and aromatic beer was brewed with our friends in the band Pig Destroyer."
     
    #22 ovaltine, May 9, 2015
  3. ovaltine

    ovaltine Grand High Pooh-Bah (6,787) Apr 6, 2010 Indiana
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    Nice job compiling this. I started to do a similar list, then got busy. That's a world-class list of IPA's/DIPA's.
     
    #23 ovaltine, May 9, 2015
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  4. KeithE

    KeithE Initiate (0) Sep 10, 2013 Illinois

    Last time I checked Lagunitas was making some damn good IPAs right in Chicago too!
     
    #24 KeithE, May 9, 2015
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  5. Hendrick24

    Hendrick24 Pooh-Bah (1,949) Sep 6, 2013 Wisconsin
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    Ah gotcha, yeah FFF seems to think everything with hops is a pale ale.
     
    #25 Hendrick24, May 9, 2015
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  6. Mike_Honcho1

    Mike_Honcho1 Initiate (0) Apr 8, 2015 Illinois

    My favorites

    1. Pipeworks Ninja v Unicorn
    2. Revolution Anti-Hero
    3. Half Acre Daisy Cutter ( listed as an APA but is more like an IPA to me)
    4. Pipeworks Galaxy Unicorn.
    5. Half Acre Senita
     
    #26 Mike_Honcho1, May 9, 2015
  7. Mike_Honcho1

    Mike_Honcho1 Initiate (0) Apr 8, 2015 Illinois

    Haven't had anything from spiteful but I will have to try.

    What do you guys think of Only Child Brewing? They're going to set up shop in Gurnee this summer.
     
    #27 Mike_Honcho1, May 9, 2015
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  8. Chiefilliniwek

    Chiefilliniwek Crusader (484) Mar 4, 2013 Illinois

    GALACTIC DOUBLE DAISY CUTTER
     
    #28 Chiefilliniwek, May 9, 2015
  9. jsrose16

    jsrose16 Initiate (0) Nov 5, 2014 Illinois

    I had playtime never end, and it was alright for a double IPA. Very sweet/malty. I also had spoiled brat (oatmeal stout) and was unimpressed. Milky Way Princess was probably my favorite of the 3 I've had by them (lactose IPA), it was tasty but over carbed. They have some potential, just need more consistency.
     
    #29 jsrose16, May 9, 2015
  10. Mike_Honcho1

    Mike_Honcho1 Initiate (0) Apr 8, 2015 Illinois

    I had their Gose and I thought it was good. It would be cool to have a good brewery in Lake County. I see Tighthead as more of a introductory brewery. I was unimpressed by Zumbier and I don't consider Small Town Brewing beer
     
    #30 Mike_Honcho1, May 9, 2015
  11. BreakfastStout

    BreakfastStout Zealot (727) Oct 15, 2013 Michigan

    Buy a cooler and fill with ice. By a six pack of Bells Two Hearted Ale and put in the cooler. Drive from Michigan to Illinois. Drink the Two Hearted Ale. Say a quiet prayer of thanks to Larry Bell, and drive back to Michigan. Nothing in Ilinois comes close, except for the recent California import (Lagunitas). FIB.
     
    #31 BreakfastStout, May 9, 2015
  12. Cholansky1

    Cholansky1 Initiate (0) Apr 12, 2013 Illinois

    I came here to say Muck Fichigan. That is all.
     
    #32 Cholansky1, May 9, 2015
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  13. mtskier

    mtskier Initiate (0) Feb 23, 2013 Illinois

    Wat.
     
    #33 mtskier, May 9, 2015
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  14. Mike_Honcho1

    Mike_Honcho1 Initiate (0) Apr 8, 2015 Illinois

    Lol Bells is nice but you're missing out on a lot of great brews if that's how you feel.
     
    #34 Mike_Honcho1, May 10, 2015
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  15. Jaywalsh20

    Jaywalsh20 Pooh-Bah (2,212) Apr 21, 2014 Illinois
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    Pick up Sure Bet next week.
     
    #35 Jaywalsh20, May 10, 2015
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  16. Chris_H_2

    Chris_H_2 Pundit (995) Jan 3, 2013 Illinois
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    Not to mention the whole point of this thread.
     
    #36 Chris_H_2, May 10, 2015
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  17. zappoman

    zappoman Initiate (0) Apr 29, 2014 Illinois

    da fuzz, square grouper, and ninja vs unicorn are the 3 pipeworks IPA/DIPA offerings that I have liked the most
    anti hero, galaxy hero, and unsessionable for revolution
     
    #37 zappoman, May 10, 2015
  18. BrownAleMale

    BrownAleMale Initiate (0) Dec 14, 2011 Wisconsin

    Everything Revolution
     
    #38 BrownAleMale, May 10, 2015
  19. Mike_Honcho1

    Mike_Honcho1 Initiate (0) Apr 8, 2015 Illinois

    What is your guys' favorite Chicago Brewery? I'd have to say Pipeworks can give any brewery in the country a run for their money.
     
    #39 Mike_Honcho1, May 10, 2015
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  20. KeithE

    KeithE Initiate (0) Sep 10, 2013 Illinois

    Larry Bell lives in Chicago so that prayer should be to a Chicagoan!

    http://www.chicagotribune.com/lifestyles/food/ct-bells-pumpkin-peach-ale-20150416-story.html
     
    #40 KeithE, May 10, 2015
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