Top 3 IPAs

King Sue
Abrasive
Nelson

HM: PtE, PseudoSue, Blind Pig

 

My top three, THAT ARE NOT ON THIS LIST is:
Moylan's hopsickle
Alpine Duet
Knee deep Simtra
I likethe other's above mentioned, just offering somn' diff on tap...
Out of the ones mentioned I like:
Double Jack
Hop Ranch
Nelson

 

Sucks, Enjoy By, Hi-Res, and Le Freak.

Narrowed it to 4, best I could do. Sucks is my clear favorite though.

 

Single IPA's:

Odell IPA
Cigar City Jai Alai
Firestone Walker Union Jack
Brew Kettle White Rajah

If I had Scuplin, Alesmith IPA, Bell's Two Hearted, TRVE's Tunnel of Trees more frequently I assume they might change my list some. All great, just one's I haven't drank enough to develop as strong an affinity for as those on my list.

Sorry, I can't count.

 

1.) Double Sunshine (Lawson's Finest Liquids)
2.) Mango Bodhi (Columbus Brewing Company)
3.) Heady Topper (The Alchemist)
4.) Pliny the Elder (Russian River)
5.) Dreadnaught (Three Floyds)

 

Find someone who can access those brews and is a reliable trade partner. I see you live in Florida. I happen to love Cigar City but cant get it here. I can however get PtE as well as Nelson and others from Alpine. I also have access to other great west coast IPA's from Port Brewing, Coronado, etc. If you want to do some trading let me know.

 

1) Pipeworks ninja v. Unicorn
2) nebco ghandi-bot
3) too close to call between: brew kettle white rajah, fff dreadnaught, rhinegeist truth, and lagunitas sucks

 

Hard to pick only three but Omnipollo's Fatamorgana is definitely in my top three. I hope they brew it again.

 

1. Stone Enjoy By
2. Fat Heads Hop Juju
3. 3 Floyds Permanent Funeral

Also, honorable mention to Bell's Oracle, Founders Double Trouble and Devil Dancer. Oh yes, I've had Pliny and think highly of it, but it's off this list this most of you have already mentioned it.

 

King Sue
Heady
Anicca

Honorable mention:
Pliny
Abrasive
Sucks
Enjoy By
Citra Ninja
Exponential Hoppiness
Sosus
Permanent Funeral

These are all perfect dipas IMO.

 

You forgot to mention Alpine Nelson.

 

For me:

1. Heady Topper - The Alchemist
2. Ruination - Stone

Toss up on Number 3... Could be any one of the following (and probably depending on my mood)

• Flower Power - Ithaca
• Dirtwolf - Victory
• Resin - Sixpoint
• Hi-Res - Sixpoint
• Hop Stoppid - Lagunitas

 

Sorry . . . Alpine Nelson.

 

Could send some dirt wolf out your way if you'd be interested.

 

For me, the two that blow me away...

Alchemist- Heady Topper
Hill Farmstead- Abner

I LOVE these, so it's hard to pick a favorite:

Hill Farmstead- Ephraim
Stone- Enjoy By
NoDa- Hop, Drop N' Roll
Lagunitas- Sucks
Three Floyds- Dreadnaught

 

If we're calling zombie dust an IPA it's #1 with a bullet.
Otherwise:
1) Abrasive
2) Heady
3) Hopslam

 

I'd go (in no particular order):

Surly - Abrasive
FFF - Permanent Funeral
New Glarus - IIPA
*Half Acre - Navaja (version brewed a year or two back)

This is assuming we're grouping IPA/DIPA together.

 

I've had all 3. And none are in my top 3

 

IPAs:

Pretty Things Meadowlark IPA
Bissell Brothers The Substance
CBC Flower Child

DIPAs:

MBC Dinner
Sixpoint Resin
Lagunitas Undercover Investigation Shutdown Ale

*I have had both Heady Topper and Double Sunshine, and thought both were fantastic, but I've only had each once, so I can't make them a "favorite" yet.

 

Tough, Tough call. Without thinking it over and just rolling with what immediately comes to mind:

HF Society & Solitude #5
Heady Topper
Sucks

A couple that are really close, and could replace Sucks: Two Hearted and White Oak Jai Alai.

Will be having Pliny and Head Hunter soon enough - excited for those two.