Brett IPAs

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  1. Jag237

    Jag237 Initiate (0) Aug 23, 2014 Virginia
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    Is anyone else here particularly fond of this style? I feel like they don't get enough love where I'm from but when done right can be some of my favorite beers. I work at a craft beer bar and whenever we have something like this on tap people seem to want it to be either a full on sour or ipa but don't appreciate the funky/hoppy combo. I've really enjoyed the Evil Twin Femme Fatale series as well as the Hop Savant beers from Crooked Stave and recently tried American Funk from Captain Lawrence to name a few. What are some of your favorite beers that would fall into this category?
     
    #1 Jag237, May 27, 2017
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  2. denver10

    denver10 Grand Pooh-Bah (4,155) Nov 17, 2010 New Mexico
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    Need to drink them fresh for the hops

    Need to age them to allow the brett to do their thing.

    Seriously though...done right they are great and taste great both fresh and aged.

    My favorite is probably Marble's.
     
    #2 denver10, May 27, 2017
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  3. woodchipper

    woodchipper Grand Pooh-Bah (3,735) Oct 25, 2005 Connecticut
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    No no and no please don't let this be a thing.
     
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  4. Invinciblejets

    Invinciblejets Pooh-Bah (1,710) Sep 29, 2014 South Carolina
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    The hop savant stuff from crooked stave is awesome. I'd love to see more done right.
    Enjoy after was garbage imo...
     
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  5. Jag237

    Jag237 Initiate (0) Aug 23, 2014 Virginia
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    Agreed, I definitely fell prey to Stone's marketing and got excited by waiting until the Enjoy After date but ended up being pretty disappointed with that one
     
    #5 Jag237, May 28, 2017
  6. skleice

    skleice Maven (1,271) Aug 6, 2015 Connecticut

    I'm a fan, especially on tap. My favorites are by Kent Falls here in CT.
     
    #6 skleice, May 28, 2017
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  7. Premo88

    Premo88 Grand Pooh-Bah (3,670) Jun 6, 2010 Texas
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    Duvel, Orval, De Ranke XX Bitter and Prairie Hop ... and super fresh Tripel Karmeliet

    Those rank relatively high on the funky/hoppy meter for me. Duvel's probably my favorite.
     
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  8. BalancingBrooms

    BalancingBrooms Pooh-Bah (2,894) Aug 22, 2013 California
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    Love em, Wild Devil was great
     
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  9. Benish

    Benish Pooh-Bah (2,446) Mar 13, 2013 Utah
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    I can't say I'm a fan of any variant of the IPA, be it Brett IPA, black IPA, and barrel aged IPA. I've tried all three and struck out most of the time.
     
    #9 Benish, May 28, 2017
  10. cl3

    cl3 Savant (1,244) Aug 16, 2013 Wisconsin
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    Surly's Unbridled is the bee's knees when it comes to Brett IPAs.
     
    #10 cl3, May 28, 2017
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  11. Invinciblejets

    Invinciblejets Pooh-Bah (1,710) Sep 29, 2014 South Carolina
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    Um. Yeah...
     
    #11 Invinciblejets, May 28, 2017
  12. cl3

    cl3 Savant (1,244) Aug 16, 2013 Wisconsin
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    Counterpoint(s):
    • Surly Unbridled
    • Brew Kettle Black Rajah
    • Dogfish Head Button Baton
    All stellar beers. Different strokes, though.
     
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  13. zid

    zid Grand Pooh-Bah (3,132) Feb 15, 2010 New York
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    Considering that some researchers believe that the English IPAs of yesteryear had Brett, this isn't such a bad thing. I'm not saying that American brewers making modern Brett IPAs are making beers that resemble those original IPAs... but it's not on the same wavelength as coffee IPAs or whatever.
     
    #13 zid, May 28, 2017
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  14. TonyLema1

    TonyLema1 Pooh-Bah (2,890) Nov 19, 2008 South Carolina
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    Had one, might have been Crooked Stave or Allagash. An abomination, completely offended all of my sensibilities
     
    #14 TonyLema1, May 28, 2017
  15. TX-Badger

    TX-Badger Grand Pooh-Bah (3,234) Jun 14, 2012 Texas
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    Nope, don't care for these at all. Tried a few, just weird mashes of failures.
     
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  16. IBUBrew

    IBUBrew Initiate (0) May 6, 2017 Vermont

    I've definitely started to see more and more sour IPAs. If you ever get the chance, try most any sour from Hermit Thrush in VT. Their Green Street Sour IPA is a favorite of mine.

    Also, I have a bottle of Enjoy After 4/20/17 from Stone.. has anyone cracked into that yet?
     
    #16 IBUBrew, May 28, 2017
  17. BeerPugz

    BeerPugz Initiate (0) Dec 4, 2016 Wisconsin

    I thoroughly enjoyed Surly Unbridled and De Ranke XX Bitter.
     
    #17 BeerPugz, May 28, 2017
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  18. JimsArcade

    JimsArcade Initiate (0) Jan 20, 2004 Pennsylvania

    WildDevil aged 9-24 months is amazing. I like it even more than Orval regardless of age.
     
    #18 JimsArcade, May 28, 2017
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  19. BeerNDoggerel

    BeerNDoggerel Initiate (0) Mar 13, 2011 Illinois

    I hear Green Flash retired Rayon Vert. That's too bad.

    That beer nailed it. Not particularly thinking how to do IPA plus Brett right; more like simply an awesome beer that when I could get ahold of it, I knew I'd love it.

    Once had a very disruptive marital dispute because my spouse casually drank my last Rayon Vert, not knowing how special they were...
     
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  20. babaracas

    babaracas Initiate (0) Jan 30, 2008 Florida

    Oddly the only two I'd be excited to see frequently were both Mikkeller collabs from 2014. Invasion w/ Anchorage and American Style w/ Prairie. Might help that these tend to be several months in the bottle before they see shelves. But drinking them soon after that seems to be the way to go (check the disparity in reviews of those from 2014 vs the BAs that stashed them for 2+ years).

    Crooked Stave does wonders as well with Brett and hops.
     
    #20 babaracas, May 28, 2017
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