Favorite year round bottled/canned IPA/DIPA?

Discussion in 'Pacific' started by MicroFanatic, Jul 15, 2013.

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  1. MicroFanatic

    MicroFanatic Devotee (389) Mar 21, 2009 Washington

    I have acquired quite the finicky palate for good hop forward ipas/dipas with my favorites being Heady Topper and Zombie Dust when I get them in trades I try and get as much as possible. Of course Hop Venom is my all time tap favorite. Just looking to see what other hop heads are drinking in the NW that is available year round and in bottles or cans to satisfy that hop craving?
     
    #1 MicroFanatic, Jul 15, 2013
  2. PetitChouffe

    PetitChouffe Initiate (0) Sep 28, 2009 Washington

    My favorites lately: Fremont Interurban, Hale's Supergoose, and for a little something different and more sessionable, Stone Levitation. I also really enjoy the Two Beers Trailhead ISA. Elysian makes a great one lately called Space Dust. I hope they keep that one in permanent supply.
     
    #2 PetitChouffe, Jul 15, 2013
  3. zestd

    zestd Savant (1,071) Jan 18, 2013 Idaho

    Torpedo can. Deliciouso!
     
    #3 zestd, Jul 15, 2013
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  4. checktherhyme

    checktherhyme Savant (1,036) Apr 8, 2008 Washington

    Fremont and Bale Breaker beers.
     
    #4 checktherhyme, Jul 15, 2013
  5. beefandbean22

    beefandbean22 Pundit (844) Oct 15, 2008 Oregon
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    I really enjoy 7 Seas Rude Parrot IPA. Laurelwood just started bottling their Megafauna, so it's pretty limited at the moment. Hopefully it gets a bigger release. Bale Breaker makes a good IPA, but I think their pale is better. Mostly found on the other side of the state though. Also, whenever Block 15 releases their Sticky Hands, which is once a month, I try to make it down to snatch a bottle or two in Portland. This last release must have been a small batch because it was hard to find after a day or two. I know you said year round, but those would be my picks at the moment.
     
    #5 beefandbean22, Jul 15, 2013
  6. distantmantra

    distantmantra Pooh-Bah (2,954) May 23, 2011 Washington
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    Bale Breaker's Field 41 Pale is pretty much perfect. I'm driving over to Yakima for the day on Wednesday and totally stocking up on 6-packs.
     
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  7. John_M

    John_M Grand High Pooh-Bah (6,849) Oct 25, 2003 Washington
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    In the NW (or at least around where I live), I don't think it's necessary to qualify the question. From time to time I'll grab a bottle of workhorse IPA, Pelican IPA or Blue Dot, but most of the time I drink RPM and Hop Venom. The local growler station is as close to me as the nearest MofC, and they always have RPM on tap, and almost always have Hop Venom on tap. Prices are comparable to or a bit better then what I'd have to pay for Workhorse, blue dot and Pelican bottles, so I just get a growler fill of RPM or HV whenever I want to bring something home to drink (to satisfy the hop craving). If I get bored by that (hasn't happened yet, but I guess it's possible), then I can just pick up a growler or half growler of maiden the shade (in season) or Hop Valley's Alpha Centauri Binary DIPA.

    Since moving to Eugene, there's never been a time when I felt limited to what's available in the store, in terms of deciding what I want to drink at home.
     
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  8. DarrenStory

    DarrenStory Initiate (0) Feb 11, 2013 Oregon
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  9. BBThunderbolt

    BBThunderbolt Grand High Pooh-Bah (7,846) Sep 24, 2007 Kiribati
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    The Gospel from Skagit River. And, since they just started bottling (albeit in the hated 22oz format) Schooner Exact's 3 Grid IPA.
     
    #9 BBThunderbolt, Jul 16, 2013
  10. zestd

    zestd Savant (1,071) Jan 18, 2013 Idaho

    I hear you need a passport to go to Yakama.
     
    #10 zestd, Jul 16, 2013
  11. distantmantra

    distantmantra Pooh-Bah (2,954) May 23, 2011 Washington
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    Hehe. I went to graduate school in Ellensburg and used to venture over to Yakima on weekends. I think my visitor's pass still works.
     
    #11 distantmantra, Jul 16, 2013
  12. Gobigvt7

    Gobigvt7 Zealot (709) Mar 15, 2008 Oregon

    Good Life Descender cans, fresh of course. Coalition Two Dogs (on the lower abv end...5.8%...but really well balanced). Gigantic. Firestone Walker Union Jack/Double Jack.
     
    #12 Gobigvt7, Jul 17, 2013
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  13. danieltweten

    danieltweten Initiate (0) Feb 21, 2013 Washington

    +1 on the Good Life Descender cans and 22s. Fremont Interurban is always tasty as well.
     
    #13 danieltweten, Jul 17, 2013
  14. MicroFanatic

    MicroFanatic Devotee (389) Mar 21, 2009 Washington

    Good options here. I do like the fact that Ballast Point Sculpin can be had here now! Love the Double Jack but is so hard to find fresh that doesn't already have several months already on it. Space Dust I thought was pretty good as well as Workhorse. I do like 21st Amendment Hop Crisis but must be fresh. Never had Bale Breaker, Torpedo, or Sticky Hands - will need to seek those out. What I really crave are the ipas that highlight the unique flavors that individual hop types bring out rather than just straight bitterness.
     
    #14 MicroFanatic, Jul 17, 2013
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