First IPA that turned you into a hop head.

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  1. Buzz3d

    Buzz3d Initiate (0) Dec 1, 2014 California

    What's the first IPA that turn you to the bitter side of beer?
     
    #1 Buzz3d, Mar 1, 2015
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  2. fredmugs

    fredmugs Initiate (0) Aug 11, 2012 Indiana

    Two Hearted.
     
    #2 fredmugs, Mar 1, 2015
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  3. KidSalami

    KidSalami Initiate (0) Dec 31, 2014 Illinois

    Same here... Two Hearted... still a great beer that I think we all take for granted because it's easy to get!
     
    #3 KidSalami, Mar 1, 2015
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  4. RoadLizard

    RoadLizard Initiate (0) Feb 13, 2008 New York

    Probably SN Torpedo ale. Although, I'm really not a hophead and actually prefer stouts and bock beers. Torpedo opened my horizons for hop based beer though.
     
    #4 RoadLizard, Mar 2, 2015
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  5. Pahn

    Pahn Initiate (0) Dec 2, 2009 New York

    It was 90minute for me. Gave me the aha 'oh so it's not just astringent bitterness--i get it!"' moment.
     
    #5 Pahn, Mar 2, 2015
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  6. hillind

    hillind Savant (1,007) Apr 24, 2010 Pennsylvania

    60 min & Hopdevil got me interested, but Stone IPA did the most damage(in a good way!)
     
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  7. Sludgeman

    Sludgeman Grand Pooh-Bah (3,356) Aug 17, 2012 District of Columbia
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    Tupper's Hop Pocket. The beer is now a shell of itself but back in the day it was my go to over the top hoppy beer and the beer that taught me how wonderful hoppy could be.
     
    #7 Sludgeman, Mar 2, 2015
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  8. hopnado

    hopnado Initiate (0) Aug 13, 2014 Michigan

    I'm from Michigan... guess
     
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  9. jrnyc

    jrnyc Grand Pooh-Bah (3,012) Mar 21, 2010 New York
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    Green Flash West Coast IPA, at the time it was so unique to me, unleashed the inner Hophead in me, haven't looked back.
     
    #9 jrnyc, Mar 2, 2015
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  10. 4truth

    4truth Pundit (806) Jan 30, 2015 Illinois
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    I'm with @fredmugs and @KidSalami - Two Hearted. Probably at Clark Street Ale House in 1997 or 1998? Adam used to have some excellent stuff on the hand pull.
     
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  11. Shroud0fdoom

    Shroud0fdoom Initiate (0) Oct 31, 2013 Maryland

    Stone : Ruination. I wanted to jump into the Deep End early.
     
    #11 Shroud0fdoom, Mar 2, 2015
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  12. offthelevel_bytheplumb

    offthelevel_bytheplumb Maven (1,277) Aug 19, 2013 Illinois

    Same here, buddy.
     
    #12 offthelevel_bytheplumb, Mar 2, 2015
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  13. bluehende

    bluehende Initiate (0) Dec 10, 2010 Delaware

    I was lucky enough to stumble onto the Alchemist brewery without really knowing what it was. So heady opened my eyes to what a hop can really do.
     
    #13 bluehende, Mar 2, 2015
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  14. Pahn

    Pahn Initiate (0) Dec 2, 2009 New York

    yeah it was probably stone IPA that pushed me over the top. killed quite a few lagunitas hop stoopid and lil sumpin (etc) in my time as well.

    nowadays, it's all dirtwolf, NEBCO sea hag, gandhi-bot, and one-offs, peekskill IPAs, other half, various VT IPAs, etc. but In The Beginning those old standards definitely got the job done hop-wise.
     
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  15. dutesanch

    dutesanch Initiate (0) Apr 22, 2014 California

    Dales Pale followed by Gknight about an hour later.
     
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  16. Spiral517

    Spiral517 Zealot (687) Sep 17, 2013 Maryland

    Stone ipa. It was early in my craft beer exploring days and it really got my attention. It wasn't long after that when I had a ruination. Dipas have been my favorites ever since
     
    #16 Spiral517, Mar 2, 2015
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  17. dank203

    dank203 Maven (1,271) May 21, 2012 New Jersey

    smuttynose finestkind ipa and it still remains a favorite
     
    #17 dank203, Mar 2, 2015
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  18. Shroud0fdoom

    Shroud0fdoom Initiate (0) Oct 31, 2013 Maryland

    DirtWolf and Gandhi... Gandhi would be a fridge staple if it wasn't too far for me to grab.
     
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  19. WesMantooth

    WesMantooth Grand Pooh-Bah (4,844) Jan 8, 2014 Ohio
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    Dogfish Head 60 Minute led to 75. Then this whole 90 Min thing happened... Yada, yada, yada...
     
    #19 WesMantooth, Mar 2, 2015
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  20. Shroud0fdoom

    Shroud0fdoom Initiate (0) Oct 31, 2013 Maryland

    Great Minds!
     
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