Is dank back?

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  1. defunksta

    defunksta Grand Pooh-Bah (4,164) Jan 18, 2019 Wisconsin
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    Ha! Somehow "dirty diesel and cheese funk" does not sound like how that beer was supposed to taste. I agree that sometimes there's dank in a good way, and dank in a bad way.
     
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  2. GetMeAnIPA

    GetMeAnIPA Pooh-Bah (2,559) Mar 28, 2009 California
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    I think since WC IPAs are still popular in my area dank never left. While there are more tropical/fruity WC IPAs than ever before there are plenty of places like pizza port, Beachwood etc that still make classic dank and piney ipas.
     
    #22 GetMeAnIPA, Jul 8, 2023
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  3. deanzaZZR

    deanzaZZR Maven (1,347) Jan 8, 2015 California

    Swami's :beers:
     
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  4. retention_

    retention_ Devotee (313) Jan 8, 2022 North Carolina

    Sweetwater G13 is about all I need in the "dank" IPA category.
     
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  5. unlikelyspiderperson

    unlikelyspiderperson Grand Pooh-Bah (3,966) Mar 12, 2013 California
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    Been enjoying a new beer recently called Tractor Fuel from Cooperage brewing in Santa Rosa. It's a really interesting combination of tropical fruit aromatics and earthy/fuely dankness. It's a mix of southern hemisphere hops and strata.

    Mosaic is a modern hop variety that delivers that same blend with some bright citrus and berry notes as well as diesel/skunk dankness
     
    #25 unlikelyspiderperson, Jul 8, 2023
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  6. Taylor_Maierhofer1996

    Taylor_Maierhofer1996 Savant (1,068) Jun 30, 2021 Illinois
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    To be honest every now and then I will find a dank IPA still. I don’t think it ever went anywhere just got slightly less popular.
     
    #26 Taylor_Maierhofer1996, Jul 9, 2023
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  7. AZgman

    AZgman Pooh-Bah (1,858) Dec 22, 2011 Arizona
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    While in Santa Rosa (I just left) stop by Fogbelt Brewing (Cleveland Ave location). The beer is good and so is the food.
     
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  8. Mindcrime1000

    Mindcrime1000 Pooh-Bah (1,815) Apr 30, 2016 South Dakota
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    I sort of feel like it never left -- if you really want to find it.
     
    #28 Mindcrime1000, Jul 9, 2023
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  9. unlikelyspiderperson

    unlikelyspiderperson Grand Pooh-Bah (3,966) Mar 12, 2013 California
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    Been a couple of times, nice place for sure. Santa Rosa has too many options to fit into one visit.
     
    #29 unlikelyspiderperson, Jul 9, 2023
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  10. bbtkd

    bbtkd Grand High Pooh-Bah (7,790) Sep 20, 2015 South Dakota
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    A beertender at a local taproom said that after a keg of Hemperor blew, they couldn't get the skunk out of the line and had to replace the line.
     
    #30 bbtkd, Jul 9, 2023
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  11. Arassuil

    Arassuil Crusader (409) Jan 21, 2008 Australia

    No kidding. Even the 'WCIPA' moniker can be disappointing when looking for 'Dank'. Miss the bitter Cascadian bombs of 2010.
     
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  12. zac16125

    zac16125 Grand Pooh-Bah (3,432) Jan 26, 2010 South Carolina
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    Amarillo by morning…….
     
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  13. Roguer

    Roguer Grand High Pooh-Bah (7,811) Mar 25, 2013 Connecticut
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    I don't get any sense that dank ever left - even among the hazy juice bombs. I find just the opposite, in fact: dank has been growing more and more common as brewers have started to find varietals that give off a dank expression that also fits well with a hazy IPA.

    I think part of the discussion centers on what "dank" really means to the individual.

    If you mean sticky icky pine resin, a la classic West Coast IPAs? That's one thing, and yeah, that was a bit lost on the shelves in the wave of juice bombs. And as at least one other person mentioned, it wasn't just the resin; it was the accompanying bitterness.

    If you mean pungent, green, dirty, weedy pot smoke? That has certainly never left, and again, from my perspective (or perhaps my distribution), seems to be growing in popularity.

    I don't find those two flavor expressions identical, FWIW. The "dank" from Simcoe is very different from the "dank" from Nelson Sauvin, El Dorado, et al.

    If you think turbid murk bombs are all orange and mango juice and lack any dankness, holy shit, your experiences with that sub-style are limited. There are more than enough self-styled "New England IPAs" that taste like a mouthful of pot smoke, and easy to find examples of such have been around since the sub-style emerged.
     
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  14. Roguer

    Roguer Grand High Pooh-Bah (7,811) Mar 25, 2013 Connecticut
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    Mosaic absolutely, as well as Citra and Nelson Sauvin.

    One thing easily overlooked is that these varietals - whether by harvest variation or age in the can - do not always express exactly the same. The same Citra-hopped IIPA tastes very different four weeks apart.

    "Well, no shit," you might say.

    It's not just that it tastes different. It's whether or not it tastes dank. If you have a single experience with a Nelson Sauvin single hop IIPA, you might think, "Well, that's not dank at all." Or you might think, "Holy shit, that's choking me with pot smoke!" Same beer, different freshness.

    I think there are a handful of modern varietals that deliver tropical, berry, or citrus juiciness along with an earthy, pungent dankness. Not a lot that deliver that old school pine resin, though - and the modern trend is to shy away from bitterness, which in combination with dank notes probably delivered the overall experience that some people here feel went away.
     
    #34 Roguer, Jul 10, 2023
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  15. JackHorzempa

    JackHorzempa Grand Pooh-Bah (3,375) Dec 15, 2005 Pennsylvania
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    And how those packaged beers are stored (i.e., refrigerated vs. non-refrigerated) over time will be very impactful. I personally make it a practice to place hoppy beers (e.g., IPAs) immediately in my refrigerator when I bring those beers home to 'manage' the aging effects (e.g., hop fade) these beers will experience over time. Even under refrigerated conditions the six-pack of IPAs will noticeably change from the first can till the sixth can (I will drink that six-pack over a period of several weeks).

    Cheers!
     
    #35 JackHorzempa, Jul 11, 2023
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  16. Fordcoyote15

    Fordcoyote15 Pooh-Bah (2,368) Nov 19, 2011 Pennsylvania
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    Blew meaning just ran out?
     
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  17. Roguer

    Roguer Grand High Pooh-Bah (7,811) Mar 25, 2013 Connecticut
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    Absolutely. I've noticed how much certain varietals change over time, and I've noticed how hops degrade more generally over time based on storage conditions. It would take one heck of a scientific experiment to meld the two observations ...

    ... but I think BeerAdvocate would definitely be the place to solicit for such observations. :grinning:
     
    #37 Roguer, Jul 11, 2023
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  18. bbtkd

    bbtkd Grand High Pooh-Bah (7,790) Sep 20, 2015 South Dakota
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    Yup.
     
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  19. jvgoor3786

    jvgoor3786 Grand Pooh-Bah (4,222) May 28, 2015 Arkansas
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    I drank a lot of Ruination when it was released a few months back. I miss that beer. Maybe not "dank" but great WCIPA.
     
    #39 jvgoor3786, Jul 11, 2023
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