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The quest for "dank" beers

Discussion in 'Beer Talk' started by LordofWord, Jun 26, 2015.

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  1. LordofWord

    LordofWord Crusader (431) Dec 15, 2014 Oregon

    I love "dank" IPAs and IIPAs. Please help me find more of them.

    In my world, an example of a beer with excellent "dankness" would be Lupulin River from Knee Deep Brewing. This is the brewery that talks about making IPA with "an aroma that resembles a cat that has peed in a pine tree." There's a body odor-ish, earthy thing going on in that beer that I find immensely alluring and palatable. I also got a bit of "dank" nose from last year's Chasin' Freshies from Deschutes.

    Using that definition of "dank," what other beers do you think qualify as excellent examples?
     
    #1 LordofWord, Jun 26, 2015
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  2. KSOZE

    KSOZE Initiate (0) Feb 10, 2015 Ohio

    Dark Horse Smells Like a Safety Meeting
     
    #2 KSOZE, Jun 26, 2015
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  3. 31Sam13

    31Sam13 Initiate (0) Sep 29, 2014 New Hampshire

    It does...now...is "dank" the safety-meeting flavor/smell?...I'd hate to think that in safety meeting we couldn't come up with more descriptive ways of relating it to the original meeting of dankness...is anybody picking up what i'm putting down or have I had too many safety breaks and now, since I'm out early, Maudite's...?...
     
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  4. Yargamo

    Yargamo Initiate (0) Jun 9, 2015 New York

    I find Hop Hunter to be pretty dank.

    Dank aint my thang
     
    #4 Yargamo, Jun 26, 2015
  5. Evmo31

    Evmo31 Initiate (0) Feb 3, 2015 Connecticut

    Dem mosiac hops
     
    #5 Evmo31, Jun 26, 2015
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  6. Yargamo

    Yargamo Initiate (0) Jun 9, 2015 New York

    yep. have to agree with this
     
    #6 Yargamo, Jun 26, 2015
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  7. KSOZE

    KSOZE Initiate (0) Feb 10, 2015 Ohio

    Yes indeed. I too have enjoyed my share of safety meetings. "Dank" was the term to reference very high quality ingredients in those meetings when I used to partake. So, natural progression for me into my beers.
     
    #7 KSOZE, Jun 26, 2015
  8. KSOZE

    KSOZE Initiate (0) Feb 10, 2015 Ohio

    Wow. I do not associate "dankness" with Mosaic. Chinook all day. With some Simcoe (used as a bittering hop I assume).
     
    #8 KSOZE, Jun 26, 2015
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  9. Evmo31

    Evmo31 Initiate (0) Feb 3, 2015 Connecticut

    Both the beers OP mentioned use mosaic hops if I am not mistaken. Cat piss is a dead giveaway. Another more accesable ipa that uses mosaic well is victory hop ranch.
     
    #9 Evmo31, Jun 26, 2015
  10. Yargamo

    Yargamo Initiate (0) Jun 9, 2015 New York

    can't imagine how you can't...but we're all different I guess
     
    #10 Yargamo, Jun 26, 2015
  11. Yargamo

    Yargamo Initiate (0) Jun 9, 2015 New York

    Next to Other Half Mosaic, Hop Ranch is my favorite mosaic beer
     
    #11 Yargamo, Jun 26, 2015
  12. costanzo_mike

    costanzo_mike Pooh-Bah (2,848) Jul 17, 2014 Massachusetts
    Pooh-Bah

    Knee Deep has the "dank" thing going on for a ton of their IPAs. Try their Breaking Bud for a similar nose. Also Otter Creek-Lawson's Double Dose collab would also qualify.
     
    #12 costanzo_mike, Jun 26, 2015
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  13. LordofWord

    LordofWord Crusader (431) Dec 15, 2014 Oregon

    Hmmm. I find no dankness in Hop Hunter --- but I can say that beer definitely ain't my thang.
     
    #13 LordofWord, Jun 26, 2015
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  14. LordofWord

    LordofWord Crusader (431) Dec 15, 2014 Oregon

    I need to try Breaking Bud. You are right.
     
    #14 LordofWord, Jun 26, 2015
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  15. BltByKrmn

    BltByKrmn Initiate (0) Jan 16, 2013 New York

    Mosaic is pretty much the last hop I would use to describe "dank".

    Simcoe, absolutely. Mosaic, not at all.
     
    #15 BltByKrmn, Jun 26, 2015
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  16. AdamTebbs

    AdamTebbs Pundit (750) Jan 22, 2014 Oklahoma

    Swamis by Pizza Port is pretty "Dank"
     
    #16 AdamTebbs, Jun 26, 2015
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  17. KSOZE

    KSOZE Initiate (0) Feb 10, 2015 Ohio

    I get more citrus/tropical fruits with Mosaic hops, and do not associate dankness with Hop Ranch (at least not primarily).

    Perhaps we have different definitions of "dank"? I think more piney/cat-pissy/weed-y. From my handy-dandy hop guide that I use most often:

    "Mosaic (US)
    AA Range: 10 - 12%
    Beta: 3.2 - 3.9%
    Cohumulone: 24 - 26%
    Characteristics: Mango, stone fruit, berry medley, melon. Mild herbal character reported in some instances. Click through for notes on my Mosaic single hop IPA.
    Substitutes: Possibly a blend of Galaxy and Nelson Sauvin"
     
    #17 KSOZE, Jun 26, 2015
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  18. BltByKrmn

    BltByKrmn Initiate (0) Jan 16, 2013 New York

    Lupulin River is supposed to be the same recipe as Deep River which was a collaboration between Knee Deep and Kern River, but I don't think they did a good job of replicating it. Did you get to try Deep River on tap? It was absolutely unbelievable.
     
    #18 BltByKrmn, Jun 26, 2015
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  19. Yargamo

    Yargamo Initiate (0) Jun 9, 2015 New York

    my definition comes from 25 years of smoking pot
     
    #19 Yargamo, Jun 26, 2015
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  20. BltByKrmn

    BltByKrmn Initiate (0) Jan 16, 2013 New York

    To answer the question at hand, certain batches of Enjoy By have had a really great dank quality.
     
    #20 BltByKrmn, Jun 26, 2015
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