Top 10 Imperial IPAs

Permanent Funeral
Abner
KingSue
Sosus
Heady Topper
Focal Banger
Double sunshine
Sip of sunshine
Citra Ninja
Navajah

 

1. PTE
2. Enjoy By
3. Apex
4. Mastermind
5. Sucks
6. Mettle
7. Hop Ranch
8. Heady Topper
9. Dirtwolf
10. Double Dose

 

In no particular order:

1. Heady
2. Abner
3. Such Passion
4. SOHTC
5. Dirtwolf
6. PtE
7. Abrasive
8. OTWOA
9. Gandhi-Bot
10. Borgeb

 

No order here:

Hopslam
Dreadnaught
King Sue
Permanent Funeral
Enjoy By
Pliny the Elder
Double Jack
RuinTen
Double Trouble
Hoptimum

Honorable mention goes to Carton 077XX here and maybe should be in that group. Underrated brew but sort of a Heady Topper light sort of flavor profile.

 

This thread / question will never die! My top 9 as of 12/23/14 that I've had:

1) Russian River Pliny the Elder
2) Alchemist Heady Topper
3) Victory Dirtwolf
4) Lagunitas Sucks
5) Peekskill Higher Standard
6) Three Floyd's Artic Panzer Wolf
7) NE Brewing Ghandi Bot
8) Three Floyd's Dreadnaught
9) Bells Mars
10) it's a tie too many to count...

Top 3 that I think could make it on the list when I try them:
1. Kern River Double Citra
2. Surly Abrasive (Surly Furious is good!)
3. Hill Farmstead Double Galaxy.


P.S. The beer that I miss the most now that I moved to Michigan.... Peekskill Amazeballs (rightfully named)

 

Ten of my favorite, separated into 5's and 4.75's, but not ranked further

Great Lakes Chillwave (5)
Lawson's Sip of Sunshine (5)
Russian River Pliny the Elder (5)
The Alchemist Heady Topper (5)

Alpine Pure Hoppiness (4.75)
Bell's The Oracle (4.75)
Fat Heads Hop JuJu (4.75)
Firestone Walker Double Jack (4.75)
Surly Abrasive Ale (4.75)
Three Floyds Permanent Funeral (4.75)

 

King Sue
Ninja vs. Unicorn
Permanent Funeral
Bodhi
Heady
Hopslam
Creeper
Pliny
Dirt Wolf
Double Trouble

Honorable mention:
Rickshaw, Chill Wave, Dreadnaught, OTWOA, Double Jack, Scream & Enjoy By

 

I rated/reviewed 78 different DIPAs.

1. Stone Enjoy By IPA - (4.83)
2. Founders Double Trouble
3. Hopslam Ale
4. 120 Minute IPA
5. Pliny The Elder
6. Founders Devil Dancer
7. Avery Maharaja
8. Hercules Double IPA
9T. Heady Topper
9T. Stone RuinTen IPA
9T. Flying Dog Single Hop Imperial IPA (Citra)
9T. Hi-Wire Man Eater - (4.5)

My bottom rated is Resin at a 2.0 - just too much for me in Aug 2012 - maybe I go back a take another look at that one.

 

I love IPA's, and in my opinion, although this is a fun list with all the usual suspects, there are so many great ones. I think the quality differences between #1 to #100 are so minimal, it would be hard for me to rate. It would depend on the day, mood, and activities I'm participating in that particular moment. So CHEERS to the world of awesome IPA's we live in.

 

Not an any order:

Bodhi
IBUsive
Hop Ju Ju
Pliny
Heady
Sucks
Double Sunshine
Chinooker'd
Hopslam
Permanent Funeral

 

Heady Topper
Hopslam
Abner
Sip of Sunshine
Double Jack
90 Minute
Dirt Wolf
Ruination
On the Wings of Armageddon
Double Wide
From the one I have had.

 

No particular order:

Heady Topper
Mastermind
Double Jack
OTWOA
Abner
Pure Hoppiness
Dinner
PtE
King Sue
Ruinten

 

In no particular order, and I'm sure I'll miss some great ones as I'm just going off of memory:

Heady
Sucks
Abrasive
Pliny the Elder
Revolution Unsessionable
Half Acre Double Daisy Cutter
Three Floyd's Permanent Funeral
New Glarus Scream
RuinTen & Enjoy By

Honorable mentions:
Dirt Wolf, Hop Ranch, Bells Hopslam and Mars, several from Pipeworks, and Revolution Double Fist

18th Street Deal With the Devil would be right there but I wouldn't really consider that an imperial.

 

1. Heady Topper (by a mile)

2. Double Sunshine
3. Abner
4. Citra
5. HF Double Galaxy
6. Ephraim
7. HF Double Citra
8. Abrasive
9. Dinner
10. Pliny

 

There is nothing wrong with megafauna on this list. I have had some of the best dipas and it is hard to make an argument where it doesn't end up top three and even number 1 for me on a great day.

 

What? No love for Double Crooked Tree? It is hard to find, but very good. It is a true double at 12% ABV.

Arcadia Hopmouth is very good also.

 

1. NEBCO Coriolis
2. Alchemist Rapture
3. Lawsons Double Sunshine
4. Alchemist Crusher
5. NEBCO Gandhi Bot
6. Alchemist Heady Topper
7. NEBCO Locust Reign
8. Lawsons Sip of Sunshine
9. MBC Dinner
10. Gray Sail Captain's Daughter

Honorable mentions: OC/LFL Double Dose, HF Double Galaxy, HF Double Citra, Pipeworks Square Grouper, Beer'd Hobbit Juice, and HF Abner.

 

PLINY IS GOAT.

Abner, Heady, OWA, Hop Ninja.

(And yes I know there are a ton comparable, but none match the consistency, greatness, flavor, and depth of Pliny. In my obvious biased opinion).

 

Lots in your list that I haven't had. I better get busy.

 

In no specific order:

077XX
Heady Topper
Pliny the Elder
Overhead
Ghandi Bot
Bodhi
Sucks
Enjoy By
Sip of Sunshine
Shape of Hops to Come