Top 10 Imperial IPAs

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  1. RichD

    RichD Pooh-Bah (2,318) Mar 18, 2012 Rhode Island
    Pooh-Bah Trader

    1. Heady Topper
    2. Lawson's Double Sunshine
    3. Pliny the Elder
    4. Hill Farmstead Abner
    5. NEBCO Gandhi Bot
    6. Hill Farmstead Society & Solitude 5
    7. Tree House Haze
    8. Grey Sail Captain's Daughter
    9. Stone Enjoy By
    10. Victory Dirtwolf

    Honorable Mentions to Lawson's/Otter Creek Double Dose & Hill Farmstead Society & Solitude 4
     
  2. davet100

    davet100 Initiate (0) Aug 9, 2013 Virginia

    1. Alpine Keene Idea
    2. RR Pliney the Elder
    3. Knee Deep Simtra
    4. Lagunitas Sucks
    5. Bear Republic APEX
    6. NB/Alpine Super IPA (2014 - Draft)
    7. DC Brau Solar Abyss
    8. Stone Enjoy By
    9. Firestone Double Jack
    10. Flying Dog The Truth

    Honorable mentions: Hopslam, DC Brau OTWOA, Dirtwolf, and GL Chillwave
     
  3. TylerKitchens

    TylerKitchens Initiate (0) Apr 9, 2014 Massachusetts

    Not Pizza Port...Bootleggers
     
  4. PickwickHopz

    PickwickHopz Initiate (0) Jun 1, 2013 Minnesota

    King Sue & Sosus X 5 each ...
     
  5. jayrutgers

    jayrutgers Zealot (723) Oct 29, 2011 New Jersey

    077XX
    Overhead
    Exit 16
    90 Minute
    Burton Baton
    DirtWolf
    Double Dose
    Chillwave
    Pliny
    Resin
     
  6. SebD

    SebD Pooh-Bah (1,874) Nov 24, 2010 Canada (ON)
    Pooh-Bah

    1) Lawson's Finest Sip Of Sunshine
    2) Alchemist - Heady Topper
    3) Russian River - Pliny The Elder
    4) Hill Farmstead - Abner
    5) Toppling Goliath - King Sue
    6) Stone - Enjoy By
    7) Bell's - Hopslam
    8) Topplin - Goliath Sosus
    9) Fat Head's - Hop Juju
    10) Three Floyds - Dreadnaught
     
  7. Ballington_Brewer

    Ballington_Brewer Initiate (0) Jul 11, 2014 Washington

    my list, just things that I've had before

    1. RR Pliny the younger
    2. Fremont Brother
    3. Half Acre Galactic double daisy cutter (double pale ale is definitely in my IIPA category)
    4. Bell's Hopslam
    5. Founders Double Trouble
    6. Stone Enjoy by ??/??/????(can't recall which one)
    7. Short's The Liberator
    8. Lagunitas Sucks
    9. FW Double Jack
    10. DFH 90 minute
     
  8. MisSigsFan

    MisSigsFan Initiate (0) Mar 2, 2013 California

    If more of you had this you would all be changing your lists.
    [​IMG]
     
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  9. cl3

    cl3 Savant (1,244) Aug 16, 2013 Wisconsin
    Trader

    1. Surly-Abrasive
    2. Toppling Goliath-King Sue
    3. Knee Deep-Hoparillo
    4. Dark Horse-Double Crooked Tree
    5. Founders-Double Trouble
    6. Lakefront Brewing-My Turn Series: Johnson
    7. New Glarus-Scream
    8. Central Waters-Illumination
    9. Dogfish Head-Burton Baton
    10. Bell's-Hopslam
    if Burton Baton doesn't count, substitute Victory-Dirtwolf.
     
  10. mklisz

    mklisz Pooh-Bah (1,923) Dec 31, 2010 New Hampshire
    Pooh-Bah Trader

    1. Triple Sunshine
    2. Double Sunshine
    3. Abner
    4. Heady Topper
    5. Abrasive
    6. King Sue
    7. Bodhi
    8. Pliny the Younger
    9. Ephraim
    10. Society & Solitude #5

    Runners up: Mettle, Sip of Sunshine, Fair Maiden
     
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  11. BltByKrmn

    BltByKrmn Maven (1,349) Jan 16, 2013 New York

    Here's my list of DIPA:

    1. Heady Topper
    2. Hop Venom
    3. Pliny the Elder
    4. Deep River
    5. Simtra
    6. Gandhi-Bot
    7. Abrasive
    8. Daddy Warbucks
    9. Higher Standard
    10. Enjoy By
     
  12. farts

    farts Aspirant (287) Sep 9, 2009 Illinois

    You guys need to get your hands on some Pipeworks.
     
  13. FFreak

    FFreak Savant (1,065) Nov 10, 2013 Vermont

    Crusher
    Heady Topper
    Double/Triple/Sip of Sunshine
    Dinner
    Pliney The Elder
    Fair Maiden
    Mastermind
    Double Jack
    Sucks
    Double Dose
     
  14. KRG

    KRG Initiate (0) Apr 25, 2014 New York

    How has Permanent Funeral not made any of these lists. Goddam I need some again.
     
  15. Rothobinide

    Rothobinide Pundit (947) Jun 28, 2014 California

    Based upon what I've had this year, here's my list:
    1. Pliny the Elder
    2. Stone Enjoy By IPA
    3. Pound Town
    4. Columbus Bodhi
    5. Pure Hoppiness
    6. Super IPA
    7. Sucks
    8. Hoparillo
    9. Hopslam
    10. Grapefruit Slam
     
  16. chipawayboy

    chipawayboy Pooh-Bah (2,181) Oct 26, 2007 Massachusetts
    Pooh-Bah Trader

    Great lists. Only glaring omission is Trill's Heavy Mettle. Here's hoping they get back open in the next few days.

    [​IMG]
     
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  17. Warren2621

    Warren2621 Pooh-Bah (1,737) Sep 26, 2014 Indiana
    Pooh-Bah Trader

    not particularly ordered

    1. Three Floyds Dreadnaught
    2. Bells The Oracle
    3. Green Flash Green Bullet
    4. Green Flash Palate Wrecker
    5. Founder Double Trouble
    6. Three Floyds Cimmerian Sabertooth Bezerker
    7. Dogfish Head 90 Minute
    8. Hebrew Bittersweet Lenny's RIPA
    9. Founders Dark Penance
    10. Coronado Idiot
     
  18. SaisonRichBiere

    SaisonRichBiere Pooh-Bah (2,033) Mar 23, 2011 Michigan
    Pooh-Bah

    1. Kuhnhenn DRIPA
    2. Surly Abrasive
    3. Bell's Hopslam
    4. Victory Dirtwolf
    5. Heady Topper
    6. GL Chillwave
    7. Pliny The Elder
    8. Short's Stache Bender
    9. Pipeworks Ninja vs. Unicorn
    10. Dark Horse Double Crooked Tree
     
  19. pgrenvicz

    pgrenvicz Initiate (0) Nov 15, 2013 Georgia

    Damn this is tough...

    Heady
    Mastermind
    Sure Bet
    Bodhi
    Abrasive
    Sip of Sunshine
    Double Citra
    Sosus
    Higher Standard
    Pliny

    Honorable mention: Wings, Ghandi, Substance, Unsessionable, 077XX
     
  20. mikul93

    mikul93 Initiate (0) Jan 13, 2011 California

    Sip of Sunshine
    Kern River Citra
    Exponential
    PtE
    Permanent Funeral
    Palate Wrecker
    Sucks
    Enjoy By
    Cafe Racer 15
    Dirt Wolf
     
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