Booziest IPA

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  1. Beertsipper

    Beertsipper Pooh-Bah (1,707) Nov 18, 2008 New York
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    I was recently at a terrific beer bar in upstate NY where I ordered a Sculpin IPA. I noticed another IPA on tap and the bar tender gave me a sample glass of Limbo IPA. After drinking my Sculpin, the Limbo had an extreme alcohol forward flavor. I was surprised when the bar tender told me the Limbo was 7.5%, as opposed the the 7% with the Sculpin. Perhaps it was the "not cleansing the palate" thing, but Limbo drank more like a 9.5%. What's the booziest single IPA's you've had, yet enjoyed them? BTW, I had another Sculpin, then a Limbo with my dinner. Luckily, I had my wife do the driving. :slight_smile:
     
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  2. chrisjws

    chrisjws Grand Pooh-Bah (3,302) Dec 3, 2014 California
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    I didn't realize an IPA could come across as boozy. Seems to me that's either a weaker double or a flaw.
     
    #2 chrisjws, Jun 1, 2015
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  3. GreesyFizeek

    GreesyFizeek Grand High Pooh-Bah (6,026) Mar 6, 2013 New York
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    Lagunitas Waldo's Special was fairly boozy, but still really delicious. It mostly hid the alcohol well, but some of it still crept through.
     
    #3 GreesyFizeek, Jun 1, 2015
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  4. Greywulfken

    Greywulfken Grand Pooh-Bah (5,815) Aug 25, 2010 New York
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    I'm with @chrisjws - boozy is not a term I associate with IPAs, unless it was barrel-aged, but that's unusual - I've had barrel-aged DIPAs and tripels, but I'm drawing a blank re: IPAs. Usually once you break that 8% abv plane, you're talking DIPA not IPA. And that being said, Doom was the only DIPA I can recall that had a booziness to it.
     
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  5. TurkeyFeathers

    TurkeyFeathers Initiate (0) Jun 22, 2014 New York

    a double IPA I believe though
     
    #5 TurkeyFeathers, Jun 1, 2015
  6. jlsims04

    jlsims04 Initiate (0) Jul 14, 2013 Illinois

    I cant think of any IPA's I consider boozy. There are a ton of doubles that I find boozy but that comes with the territory.
     
    #6 jlsims04, Jun 1, 2015
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  7. Nmelione

    Nmelione Initiate (0) Dec 28, 2014 New Jersey

    Certain batches of Other Half All Green Everything come off as boozy
     
    #7 Nmelione, Jun 1, 2015
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  8. tylerstravis

    tylerstravis Pooh-Bah (2,487) Feb 14, 2014 Colorado
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    Molotov Cocktail... and not just because of the ABV. It felt like I was drinking hop liqueur.
     
    #8 tylerstravis, Jun 1, 2015
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  9. tmbgnicu

    tmbgnicu Maven (1,280) Mar 15, 2014 Pennsylvania
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    MadTree Citra High was boozy, but freaking delicious.
     
    #9 tmbgnicu, Jun 1, 2015
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  10. BMBCLT

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

    Ilovelampandbeer Pooh-Bah (1,719) Aug 25, 2013 New York
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    Baxter Bootleg Fireworks is easily the booziest ipa ever
     
    #11 Ilovelampandbeer, Jun 1, 2015
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  12. ecpho

    ecpho Savant (1,183) Mar 28, 2011 New York

    I really don't like boozy ipas - don't see the point. All the hop & malt aroma is overpowered.
     
    #12 ecpho, Jun 1, 2015
  13. rozzom

    rozzom Pooh-Bah (2,620) Jan 22, 2011 New York
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    It's a 10.5% DIPA (TIPA according to OH). I think OP is looking for single IPAs

    Edit - to answer the OP - struggling to think of a single IPA that was too boozy. Plenty of boozy doubles, but not singles
     
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  14. weltywm

    weltywm Zealot (590) Jul 27, 2012 Pennsylvania

    120 Minute IPA is extremely boozy, and for good reason. I feel like the version I just had was 21% or so.
     
    #14 weltywm, Jun 1, 2015
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  15. rawfish

    rawfish Initiate (0) Dec 9, 2010 California

    Big Mother TIPA from Mother Earth Brew Co. in Vista, CA. Straight up hops then firewater.
     
    #15 rawfish, Jun 1, 2015
  16. Benish

    Benish Pooh-Bah (2,446) Mar 13, 2013 Utah
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    If I remember right, Devil Dancer is a boozy mess.
     
    #16 Benish, Jun 1, 2015
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  17. FaradayUncaged

    FaradayUncaged Initiate (0) Oct 24, 2014 Michigan

    Exactly what first came to mind for me as well. I thought the alcohol was hidden fairly well at non-fridge temperatures, but certainly felt it halfway through the bomber. :wink:
     
    #17 FaradayUncaged, Jun 1, 2015
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  18. DrStiffington

    DrStiffington Grand Pooh-Bah (3,740) Oct 27, 2010 New Jersey
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    Those are not single IPAs.
     
    #18 DrStiffington, Jun 1, 2015
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  19. GreesyFizeek

    GreesyFizeek Grand High Pooh-Bah (6,026) Mar 6, 2013 New York
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    true, missed that part of the original post
     
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  20. TurkeyFeathers

    TurkeyFeathers Initiate (0) Jun 22, 2014 New York

    No worries . Nobody did
     
    #20 TurkeyFeathers, Jun 1, 2015
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