Chicagoland NE IPAs (2018)

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  1. HouseofWortship

    HouseofWortship Pooh-Bah (2,735) May 3, 2016 Illinois
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    So? GB or Mellatron?
     
    #1281 HouseofWortship, Dec 9, 2016
  2. Chuckdiesel24

    Chuckdiesel24 Grand Pooh-Bah (3,208) Jul 6, 2016 Illinois
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    I didn't get anything like that from Hoppy Days - I thought it was a decent IPA, no more no less. Mad Flavor - That was some pickle juice.
    Got some Mellotron, hopefully trying tonight.
     
    #1282 Chuckdiesel24, Dec 9, 2016
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  3. dwduncan2

    dwduncan2 Initiate (0) Feb 8, 2012 Illinois

    Both equally as good. I'd give a slight edge to GB myself but I think that's entirely preference.
     
    #1283 dwduncan2, Dec 9, 2016
  4. GuyFawkes

    GuyFawkes Grand Pooh-Bah (5,630) Apr 7, 2011 Illinois
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    Galaxy Bowl batch 1 > Mellotron batch 1 > Galaxy Bowl batch 2
     
    #1284 GuyFawkes, Dec 9, 2016
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  5. mbockstruck30

    mbockstruck30 Pooh-Bah (1,800) Dec 31, 2010 Illinois
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    I'm in the minority here, but I wasn't a fan of GB batch 2 (didn't have b1). It tasted more like pineapple/mango juice than an IPA. However, Mellotron is excellent imo.
     
    #1285 mbockstruck30, Dec 9, 2016
  6. HouseofWortship

    HouseofWortship Pooh-Bah (2,735) May 3, 2016 Illinois
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    We've officially come full circle....
     
    #1286 HouseofWortship, Dec 9, 2016
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  7. beersite

    beersite Initiate (0) Nov 8, 2016 Illinois

    Hoppy days was great. Maybe not the most fruit forward IPA out there but what's wrong w that? I thought it was as good as GB, which sorta was a flat boring one noted fruit juice. Hardly an IPA.
     
    #1287 beersite, Dec 9, 2016
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  8. croush

    croush Pooh-Bah (2,407) Mar 20, 2015 Illinois
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    Drinking a Mellotron now, and definitely don't think it's as good as either batch of Galaxy Bowl. I might prefer Hoppy Days to it as well.
     
    #1288 croush, Dec 9, 2016
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  9. BeerDes

    BeerDes Devotee (368) Dec 8, 2016 Illinois
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    Bummed to hear that. I picked up a 4 pack at Capone's last night and will give one a try this evening
     
    #1289 BeerDes, Dec 9, 2016
  10. HugePrnceFan1999

    HugePrnceFan1999 Initiate (0) Nov 30, 2011 Indiana

    Does Mellotron have the same low carb and kind of homebrewy "Belgian style" yeast esters thing going on?
     
    #1290 HugePrnceFan1999, Dec 9, 2016
  11. RStaff4

    RStaff4 Initiate (0) Oct 5, 2014 Illinois

    Tried a mellotron. I wish I had a side by side to do with galaxy bowl, but I have GB batch 1 with a slight edge. I feel like there were tastier tropical notes and peach. Second GB to me was just lacking on those notes compared to the first. I'd stick Mellotron in between the two. Honestly, to me they are all pretty close in taste.
     
    #1291 RStaff4, Dec 10, 2016
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  12. pkarch09

    pkarch09 Devotee (362) Mar 22, 2010 Illinois

    Picked up Mellotron and Milkstachio tonight...can't wait to do a side by side with GB batch 1 and 2.
     
    #1292 pkarch09, Dec 10, 2016
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  13. HawksBeerFan

    HawksBeerFan Maven (1,378) Dec 24, 2011 Illinois
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    Mellotron is awesome, very smooth.
     
    #1293 HawksBeerFan, Dec 10, 2016
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  14. GuyFawkes

    GuyFawkes Grand Pooh-Bah (5,630) Apr 7, 2011 Illinois
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    Can't help but notice Pipeworks touting how extra "juicy" the new Citra DIPA is...could it be? Finally they relent?
     
    #1294 GuyFawkes, Dec 13, 2016
  15. FBarber

    FBarber Grand High Pooh-Bah (7,325) Mar 5, 2016 Illinois
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    or could it be that they're using a buzzword to drum up hype?
     
    #1295 FBarber, Dec 13, 2016
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  16. Sweetbrobots

    Sweetbrobots Initiate (0) Dec 11, 2015 Illinois

    It is possible to have a beer taste "juicy" and not be an "NE Style" IPA. Crazy, I know.
     
    #1296 Sweetbrobots, Dec 13, 2016
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  17. SeanBond

    SeanBond Pooh-Bah (2,904) Jul 30, 2013 Illinois
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    No joke, this confused the shit out of me for quite a while. I've had plenty of IPAs which I thought were juicy, so when people started constantly referring to the NE stuff as "juicy" (almost exclusively), I started wondering, "do I not know what juice tastes like?"

    Nowadays I try to differentiate between "juicy" and "fruit juice-like," the latter of which I think is closer to a differentiator for NE IPAs (i.e. GB tasting like pineapple juice vs. a citra-hopped beer tasting very juicy in a citrusy manner).
     
    #1297 SeanBond, Dec 13, 2016
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  18. GuyFawkes

    GuyFawkes Grand Pooh-Bah (5,630) Apr 7, 2011 Illinois
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    What can I say, I'd love for them to try their hand at the style.

    I can dream, dammit.
     
    #1298 GuyFawkes, Dec 13, 2016
  19. ECCS

    ECCS Pundit (755) Oct 28, 2015 Illinois

    I asked @NOTpipeworks about the NEIPA style in the pipeworks thread. It sounds like Beejay at PW likes the idea, but a release of the style seems far off. Post #4737 in the pipeworks thread
     
    #1299 ECCS, Dec 13, 2016
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  20. Nachos4two

    Nachos4two Pooh-Bah (1,944) Nov 26, 2011 Illinois
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    Anyone headed to Bitter Pops for Hop Butcher tonight?
     
    #1300 Nachos4two, Dec 13, 2016
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