IPA Blind Taste Test...

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  1. mythaeus

    mythaeus Pooh-Bah (2,074) Jul 22, 2013 Pennsylvania
    Pooh-Bah Trader

    209 is 8/7 on non-leap years. Here's a good reference:
    http://landweb.nascom.nasa.gov/browse/calendar.html

    Al
     
    #21 mythaeus, Sep 23, 2013
  2. teraflx

    teraflx Initiate (0) Feb 4, 2013 Arizona

    My favorite Arizona IPA that is bottled/canned hands down! Now I just hope Fate brewing keeps growing and someday starts to bottle/can because some of their stuff is on my top 10 list. They are just 30 minutes away or else I would probably just live there.
     
    #22 teraflx, Sep 23, 2013
  3. TequilaSauer

    TequilaSauer Initiate (0) Dec 31, 2006 Florida

    I say all the time that people underrate Stone IPA because of how widely available and well known it is. And I have been to 2 IPA blind tastings where I requested a fresh one be slipped into the lineup to prove to people it's better than they think. Both times, only the very top single IPAs beat it handily and beers like Finest Kind, Jai Alai, and Two Hearted all lost.
     
    #23 TequilaSauer, Sep 23, 2013
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  4. otispdriftwood

    otispdriftwood Initiate (0) Dec 9, 2011 Colorado

    A beer named Hop shock? And they haven't received a cease and desist letter from InBev?
     
    #24 otispdriftwood, Sep 23, 2013
  5. TheNoodleIncident

    TheNoodleIncident Initiate (0) Apr 30, 2012 New York

    The code is easy to figure out, the problem is the black ink that Lagunitas uses. Drives me nuts. You could be looking right at it and still not see it. Someone buy them a vat of yellow ink.
     
    #25 TheNoodleIncident, Sep 23, 2013
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  6. meb3476

    meb3476 Initiate (0) Apr 1, 2013 Massachusetts

    How do you know?
     
    #26 meb3476, Sep 23, 2013
  7. MattXT

    MattXT Initiate (0) Nov 23, 2010 Virginia

    There was a link posted above. The "219" in the date code is the 219th day of the year, out of 365 (non-Leap). The handy dandy chart shows Aug 7th.
     
    #27 MattXT, Sep 23, 2013
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  8. RobM77

    RobM77 Initiate (0) Feb 14, 2013 Illinois

    that DFH 60 was OLD AND MALTY!
     
    #28 RobM77, Sep 23, 2013
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  9. williamjbauer

    williamjbauer Initiate (0) Jan 17, 2012 Colorado

    Like this damn post, strong work. Look forward to some video action.
     
    #29 williamjbauer, Sep 23, 2013
  10. sweetwaterman

    sweetwaterman Initiate (0) Jan 27, 2005 North Carolina

    You're inspiring me to put together something similar.
     
    #30 sweetwaterman, Sep 23, 2013
  11. AlcahueteJ

    AlcahueteJ Grand Pooh-Bah (3,242) Dec 4, 2004 Massachusetts
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    Interesting. I'm not surprised Stone came out on top either. That being said, I feel as if blind taste tests, especially for IPAs, should be spread out. Maybe as spread out as an IPA per day. Palate fatigue can happen quickly with all those hops. And 2 oz. pours simply aren't enough to truly judge a beer.

    Still though, very interesting and solid post.
     
    #31 AlcahueteJ, Sep 24, 2013
  12. RobM77

    RobM77 Initiate (0) Feb 14, 2013 Illinois

    Totally agree with post above, I did a blind test over four milk stouts, and a simple pretzel in between sips works wonders, but I get the point about "palate fatigue" when it comes to IPA's. Can be kind of hard to pick between them once you get going one after another.
     
    #32 RobM77, Sep 24, 2013
  13. DrewLikesBeer

    DrewLikesBeer Initiate (0) Jul 16, 2013 Florida


    poor guy never had a sporting chance
     
    #33 DrewLikesBeer, Sep 24, 2013
  14. CassinoNorth

    CassinoNorth Initiate (0) Apr 5, 2013 New Jersey

    60 minute is already a malty IPA to begin with, putting 5 months on it must've been a malt bomb.
     
    #34 CassinoNorth, Sep 24, 2013
  15. ISmith87

    ISmith87 Initiate (0) Jul 19, 2011 Arizona

    Yea I did feel a little burnt out by the 6th one, the 2 oz each I figured would help out with that. Luckily I didn't go with Imperial IPAs.

    I'll totally try the one a night idea though for some imperial IPAs and stouts and put it all together afterward, that's a great idea... and more economical too haha :sunglasses:
     
    #35 ISmith87, Sep 24, 2013
  16. ISmith87

    ISmith87 Initiate (0) Jul 19, 2011 Arizona

    Speaking of Arizona IPAs - has anyone tried our next door neighbor New Mexico's Marble Brewery IPA? That stuff is great, definitely a competitor for Hop Knot.
     
    #36 ISmith87, Sep 24, 2013
  17. ISmith87

    ISmith87 Initiate (0) Jul 19, 2011 Arizona

    Yea honestly I've always remembered the taste of DogfishHead before I even take the first sip because it's got such a distinctive malty flavor. 90 minute is the same way. I like it personally, it makes a nice contrast if you're on an IPA kick.

    Another beer that's really malty and different is He'Brew's Bittersweet Lenny's R.I.P.A. So good...
     
    #37 ISmith87, Sep 24, 2013
  18. drrone

    drrone Pundit (861) Dec 18, 2011 Utah

    Thanks for sharing. My guess was Stone. Great beer.
     
    #38 drrone, Sep 24, 2013
  19. SerialTicker

    SerialTicker Pooh-Bah (2,851) Jun 18, 2012 Missouri
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    Maybe your friend was being an asshole and lied about what beer was which.
     
    #39 SerialTicker, Sep 24, 2013
  20. DanzBorin

    DanzBorin Initiate (0) Apr 11, 2012 Texas

    Palate fatigue is a huge issue with IPA tastings. I did a blind tasting with 3 people with the following beers:
    Heady Topper
    Surly Abrasive
    Elevated IPA

    I will tell you that after the Heady the Abrasive tasted funny and after the Abrasive the Heady tasted funny. After either of those 2 the Elevated tasted like nothing at all.

    I'd make sure to have something good to cleanse you palate between samples.
     
    #40 DanzBorin, Sep 24, 2013
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