"Real" American Pale Ale Advice

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  1. headbangingteacher

    headbangingteacher Initiate (0) Apr 27, 2015 Maryland

    Three Notch'd The Ghost APA has been a solid go to for me.
     
    #21 headbangingteacher, Jan 27, 2016
  2. CNoj012

    CNoj012 Initiate (0) Dec 7, 2014 New York

    A Tiny Beautiful Something by Maine Beer Co is my favorite. I believe I actually quoted OP word for word in my review that it is a great example of a Pale Ale and not just an IPA in disguise.
     
    #22 CNoj012, Jan 27, 2016
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  3. blindtiger24

    blindtiger24 Initiate (0) Mar 16, 2010 Colorado

    Moon Man!
     
    #23 blindtiger24, Jan 27, 2016
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  4. ISpendTooMuchOnBeer

    ISpendTooMuchOnBeer Zealot (529) Oct 29, 2015 Illinois

    Fist City for us Chicago folks is so crushable.
     
    #24 ISpendTooMuchOnBeer, Jan 27, 2016
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  5. TonyLema1

    TonyLema1 Pooh-Bah (2,890) Nov 19, 2008 South Carolina
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    MBC has Tiny Beautiful Something , Mo and Peeper that should fit the bill
     
    #25 TonyLema1, Jan 27, 2016
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  6. stickboy1125

    stickboy1125 Initiate (0) Jan 28, 2012 Virginia

    Deschutes Red Chair is another a really good APA, you should be able to get it locally as it's in season now. as others have mentioned, Deschutes Mirror Pond is great and I do like DC Brau Public as well (this boarders IPA, imo).

    I definitely agree with you that many of the popular APAs are IPAs.
     
    #26 stickboy1125, Jan 27, 2016
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  7. PatrickCT

    PatrickCT Grand Pooh-Bah (3,776) Feb 18, 2015 Connecticut

    Sierra Nevada Pale Ale is a classic and a standard of the style. Great Lakes Burning River, Sweetwater 420, MO and Tiny Beautiful Something by Maine...many that have been mentioned already.
     
    #27 PatrickCT, Jan 27, 2016
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  8. smutty33

    smutty33 Pooh-Bah (2,172) Jun 12, 2009 Connecticut
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    Smuttynose Shoals pale ale is as trusty as ever for me.


    Cheers
     
    #28 smutty33, Jan 27, 2016
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  9. stickboy1125

    stickboy1125 Initiate (0) Jan 28, 2012 Virginia

    I guess you didn't bother reading the OPs post
     
    #29 stickboy1125, Jan 27, 2016
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  10. chavinparty

    chavinparty Zealot (653) Jan 4, 2015 New Hampshire

    Pale 31
     
    #30 chavinparty, Jan 27, 2016
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  11. blindtiger24

    blindtiger24 Initiate (0) Mar 16, 2010 Colorado

    D'oh! Well, Hoppy Birthday (Alpine through Green Flash) is something you can get in VA!
     
    #31 blindtiger24, Jan 27, 2016
  12. stickboy1125

    stickboy1125 Initiate (0) Jan 28, 2012 Virginia

    Good call, I really enjoyed that one when I've had it in a mixed 12.
     
    #32 stickboy1125, Jan 27, 2016
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  13. SFACRKnight

    SFACRKnight Grand Pooh-Bah (3,348) Jan 20, 2012 Colorado
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    Lizard king is there with z dust for me, ipa in apa clothing. New dogtown is a great APA, as is mirror pond, but I will throw great divide denver pale ale. Solid beer, hopped more like an english pale. Then again if APA are too hoppy for ya, maybe an english pale is what you seek.
     
    #33 SFACRKnight, Jan 27, 2016
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  14. ELS

    ELS Savant (1,053) Apr 22, 2012 Florida
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    No Zombie Dust posts due to the fact the OP said no APA's that border on IPAs and the APA has to be available in Virginia.
     
    #34 ELS, Jan 27, 2016
  15. highdesertdrinker

    highdesertdrinker Pooh-Bah (2,706) Nov 5, 2012 Arizona
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    Zombie Dust, Zombie Dust, Zoooooooombieeeeeee Dust!:grinning:
     
    #35 highdesertdrinker, Jan 27, 2016
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  16. JimF138

    JimF138 Initiate (0) Jan 3, 2015 Scotland

    One Claw has just become available in the UK and everyone, myself included is raving about it. I just wish we were getting fresh cans and not ones canned late August.
     
    #36 JimF138, Jan 27, 2016
  17. fx20736

    fx20736 Initiate (0) Mar 7, 2009 New York

    I didn't like it at first but it has grown on me considerably. I am finishing up a case this week and will buy another this weekend. At 4.5% abv it is a great beer to drink all Sunday afternoon.
     
    #37 fx20736, Jan 27, 2016
  18. Bearshawks85

    Bearshawks85 Initiate (0) Jun 12, 2014 Illinois

    Daisy Cutter and Fist City. I do not think Lizard King is what the OP is looking for.
     
    #38 Bearshawks85, Jan 27, 2016
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  19. emount91

    emount91 Initiate (0) Aug 28, 2015 Connecticut

    Fort Point... but people argue that it's an IPA.
     
    #39 emount91, Jan 27, 2016
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  20. bubseymour

    bubseymour Grand Pooh-Bah (4,800) Oct 30, 2010 Maryland
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    Living in VA, many have posted my current favorite APAs you can get easily:
    FW Pale 31
    Lagunitas New Dogtown
    Deschutes both Mirror Pond and Red Chair
    Smuttynose Shoals Pale Ale (if you can find it, I haven't seen this APA in MD for almost 2 years)

    Also highly recommend Stone 2.0 Pale Ale. Pale 31 and Stone have been my go-to APA last 6 months.
     
    #40 bubseymour, Jan 27, 2016
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