India Pale Lagers (IPL)

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  1. BrianNY

    BrianNY Initiate (0) May 25, 2013 New York

    Hi all,

    Just had a Coney Island India Pale Lager and thought it was amazing. I usually drink IPAs as I enjoy the hops. What I liked most about the IPL was that it incorporated the hop flavor that I love while maintaining a great drinkability. Can anyone recommend any IPLs? Up to this point, this is the first I am hearing about them and would like to keep exploring this style. If you can recommend any, are they common and brewed all year round?

    Thanks!

    Brian
     
    #1 BrianNY, Feb 11, 2014
  2. PicoPapa

    PicoPapa Pooh-Bah (2,049) Mar 6, 2009 Connecticut
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    Otter Creek Citra Mantra.
     
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  3. DrStiffington

    DrStiffington Grand Pooh-Bah (3,740) Oct 27, 2010 New Jersey
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    Sam Adams double agent IPL
     
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  4. ufmj

    ufmj Initiate (0) Feb 15, 2013 Florida

    Sam Adams Double Agent IPL is probably the most accessible. If you're in an area of New York that gets Jack's Abby distribution, any of their IPLs are top-notch.
     
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  5. Monstro

    Monstro Initiate (0) Dec 5, 2009 New Jersey

    Jack's Abby from Framingham, MA is the king of everything lagers, especially IPL's. Check out their beer list on this site. There is also Sam Adams Double Agent which is ok, Bells Quinnanan Falls Lager is awesome too. I did see that Magic Hat and Pyramid are both coming out with IPL's, but I don't have high hopes for those two beers.
     
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  6. fmccormi

    fmccormi Initiate (0) Oct 24, 2010 California

    Seconding this—look no further (to start, anyway) than Jack's Abby. Shit's awesome. For me, they typify and absolutely fucking nail both the "IPL" and "DIPL"*


    *I'm only using quotation marks because people get pissy about proposed new stylistic sub-classifications
     
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  7. tbaker397

    tbaker397 Initiate (0) Nov 9, 2013 West Virginia

    I found I liked the most recent widmer rotator ipa series which was called hopside down and was a good ipl.
     
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  8. BBThunderbolt

    BBThunderbolt Grand High Pooh-Bah (7,846) Sep 24, 2007 Kiribati
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    Can we drop the use of the word "India"?
     
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  9. 5thOhio

    5thOhio Pooh-Bah (1,571) May 13, 2007 South Carolina
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    Great Lakes Silver and Gold, but unfortunately it's now a pub exclusive.
     
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  10. herrburgess

    herrburgess Grand Pooh-Bah (3,077) Nov 4, 2009 South Carolina
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    Would you say the added drinkability generally places IPLs (at this point in your limited experience) above IPAs based on your preferences?
     
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  11. Uniobrew31

    Uniobrew31 Pooh-Bah (1,567) Jan 16, 2012 Pennsylvania
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    Straub IPL if you are in the southern tier.
     
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  12. JohnCassillo

    JohnCassillo Initiate (0) Mar 29, 2013 California

    Ballast Point's Fathom IPL is certainly worth a look, though will be tough to locate in New York. Draft-only, but the Bruery's Humulus Lager is basically an IPL and may be one of the best beers I've tried of late.
     
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  13. JackHorzempa

    JackHorzempa Grand Pooh-Bah (3,375) Dec 15, 2005 Pennsylvania
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    Jack’s Abby Hoponius Union is an OUTSTANDING IPL. I would highly recommend that beer to you.

    Cheers!
     
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  14. BrianNY

    BrianNY Initiate (0) May 25, 2013 New York

    @herrburgess With having only tried one, I would say maybe. If all other IPLs give similar experiences, then during the summer I would absolutely say yes. IPAs can be a bit hard to drink especially when it is quite hot out. I think an IPL would be a perfect solution to a hoppy beer in the summer which you can drink multiple of. In the winter (now), I'll be leaning towards IPAs.

    I guess what I am trying to say is from my limited experience, I think they would be better depending on the season.
     
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  15. Torch_Lake

    Torch_Lake Initiate (0) Aug 4, 2013 Ohio

    Short's Mmmkay is a surprisingly powerful IPL; the light body is a good showcase for enjoyably punishing hops. It shows up in bottles every once in a while.
     
    #15 Torch_Lake, Feb 11, 2014
  16. BrianNY

    BrianNY Initiate (0) May 25, 2013 New York

    Thanks for all of the recommendations so far guys! Hoping to be able to find at least a couple of your suggestions. locally. Looking forward to more of them!
     
    #16 BrianNY, Feb 11, 2014
  17. dbol

    dbol Initiate (0) Aug 19, 2007 California

    Jacks Abby Hoponius Union and Kiwi Rising were awesome. Half Acre/Mikkeller's Guest Lager was also outstanding.
     
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  18. willbm3

    willbm3 Initiate (0) Feb 19, 2010 Massachusetts

    Look no further than Jack's Abby. If you get their distribution it should be easy to find Hoponius Union and Mass Rising.
     
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  19. fmccormi

    fmccormi Initiate (0) Oct 24, 2010 California

    Ballast Point's Fathom IPL is a good recommendation, too. I never got to try it from the bottle, but on tap it was outstanding.
     
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  20. rhythm

    rhythm Initiate (0) Mar 20, 2009 Texas

    Really wanna try Fathom, hope they end up being able to ship bottles to TX sometime soon
     
    #20 rhythm, Feb 11, 2014
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