Cascade Single Hop IPA's

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  1. Beertsipper

    Beertsipper Pooh-Bah (1,707) Nov 18, 2008 New York
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    Are there such IPA's? I believe Sierra Nevada's Pale Ale is single hop, but not really sure. Do they blend in other hops in there? I love this hop profile. Just wondering if there are IPA's brewed solely with Cascade hops.
     
    #1 Beertsipper, Apr 13, 2015
  2. gopens44

    gopens44 Grand Pooh-Bah (3,560) Aug 9, 2010 Virginia
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    #2 gopens44, Apr 13, 2015
  3. DrMindbender

    DrMindbender Initiate (0) Jul 13, 2014 South Carolina

    Cascade is a low alpha acid hop, making it tougher to use in an IPA...meaning breweries have to use a lot more of it compared to other popular higher alpha acid hops (Centennial, Citra, etc) to get the same bittering effect, so it isn't as cost effective, making it less popular in the market. Cascade is an "old school" hop almost at this point, its been used over and over again in craft beer for years years and has now been overshadowed by the newer varieties of hops. Cascade is a great hop, works great in a lighter pale ale that's not trying to be too bitter, but its not one of my favorites for a single hop IPA.
     
    #3 DrMindbender, Apr 13, 2015
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  4. hopfenunmaltz

    hopfenunmaltz Pooh-Bah (2,635) Jun 8, 2005 Michigan
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    SNPA is not a single hop beer. Look it up on the SN website.
     
    #4 hopfenunmaltz, Apr 13, 2015
  5. utopiajane

    utopiajane Grand Pooh-Bah (3,982) Jun 11, 2013 New York
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    Southern Tier's C Ration case proved your point perfectly about cascade hops.
     
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  6. Beertsipper

    Beertsipper Pooh-Bah (1,707) Nov 18, 2008 New York
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    I can't quite recall the beer, but I had a single cascade APA from Hills Farmstead that was awesome. ABV was around 5.5%. Don't quite know if there are IPA's brewed with just cascade hops.
     
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  7. JackHorzempa

    JackHorzempa Grand Pooh-Bah (3,375) Dec 15, 2005 Pennsylvania
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    If you are interested in drinking single hopped beers, there is a list of those beers. BA jackbear maintains an online list here: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc?key=0AsZLUtUXjy6ZdGZqaVRsV1J4c0tabnVlOVdFY05wdmc&usp=sharing

    For Cascade I would recommend Anchor Liberty Ale.

    Cheers!
     
    #7 JackHorzempa, Apr 13, 2015
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  8. nicholasofcusa

    nicholasofcusa Initiate (0) Jan 14, 2006 Florida

    Full Pint - Night of the Living Stout is single hopped with Cascade, and its over 100 ibus. It's hoppy as fuck and quite delicious. Not technically an IPA, but it's hoppier than any black IPA I've ever had.
     
    #8 nicholasofcusa, Apr 13, 2015
  9. Domingo

    Domingo Grand Pooh-Bah (4,252) Apr 23, 2005 Colorado
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    Station 26 in Denver recently brewed one and I found it to be excellent. I expected something along the lines of a kicked up SNPA, but their additions were timed so that the beer tasted decidedly "new school." At the same time, it had that distinct cascade pine punch. I'm very much interested in larger production breweries giving something like this a try.
     
    #9 Domingo, Apr 13, 2015
  10. Phigg1102

    Phigg1102 Initiate (0) Sep 29, 2013 New York

    They have a new single hop APA simply called Cascade Pale Ale. Sounds like you're thinking of a different one though.
     
    #10 Phigg1102, Apr 13, 2015
  11. chippo33

    chippo33 Pooh-Bah (1,993) Feb 29, 2012 Vermont
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    Hill just put his first single hop cascade out last week.
     
    #11 chippo33, Apr 13, 2015
  12. Givemebeer

    Givemebeer Savant (1,219) Apr 6, 2013 Vermont

    SNPA hop flavor comes from Cascade only. A couple of other hops are used for bittering, not flavor.
     
    #12 Givemebeer, Apr 13, 2015
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