Dankest, Weedy DIPA

For me, as surprising as this may sound, I find Sierra Nevada Tropical Torpedo to be uber-dank.

 

I get a bit of dankness in Tropical Torpedo as well and I love it. I know I'm not in the meta, but I much prefer an "old school" west-coast hop-bomb, with all the citrusy/piney/dank notes compared to the opaque juice-bombs many seem to prefer.

As for the OP's question Waldo's Special Ale from Lagunitas would be my answer though I'm curious to hear what others say.

 

I thought Born Yesterday was very weed-y, but not a DIPA. Maybe the "regular" Enjoy-By? We have a few in CA that would fit the bill, but not widely distributed.

I haven't gotten to Tropical Torpedo yet... I need to try it!

 

Oops, just realized OP was asking for DIPAs. For sure, Waldo's is up there...

 

The double dog is my least favorite from flying dog. I think it's was too "hot" to be enjoyable.

 

Hoptimum
Dreadnaught
Breaking Bud

 

Hazy Train from Fieldworks
Hop Freak from Wicked Weed

 

Founders ReDANKulous was pretty good in terms of weedy aroma.

 

Waldo's Special Ale

 

Melvin * was pretty dank.

 

It is always intriguing to me how individual palates vary.

I discussed the 2016 release of Lagunitas Waldos' Special Ale in a New Beer Sunday thread and I posted:

“Aroma:

A juicy aroma of citrus and tropical fruits. A tiny bit of dank/resin in the background.

Taste:

The flavor follows the nose with citrus and tropical fruit flavors dominating. The malt profile comes off with a fair bit of sweetness.”

That beer was not very weedy/dank for me.

https://www.beeradvocate.com/community/threads/new-beer-sunday-week-590.425827/#post-4832402

Cheers!

 

I don't personally consider herb/garlic/onion "dank"....I'd call that catty. Maybe I'm terming things wrong.

"dank" to me is tobacco, bong resin, ganja, leafy....

I'm sure we all related different terms to different things. I wish I could come up with a list but looking at my reviews the most recent I would probably call dank is Tropical Torpedo which I expected to be more tropical for some reason.

 

This was true to its name. I couldn't help but use the word "Dank" in my review.

 

I would answer this but I still don't understand what BAs mean by dank!

 

Only had it on tap at Wicked Weed years ago, but it was a version of Freak with Brett. Have to say I enjoyed it, Weed IMO is dank by itself, not a clue what kinda hops they use, and th bit of funk added is a multiplier.

 

I didn't get dank at all, just tropical fruits on the nose and palate. That was a good beer.

 

Some element of tar/camphor, i.e. like marijuana.

 

Deviant Dales - Oskar Blues
Smells Like Freedom - DC Brau

 

Dark Horse Smells Like A Safety Meeting
(Originally " Smells Like Weed")