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Top American IPAs & Imperial IPAs

Discussion in 'Beer Talk' started by BoJangles, Feb 25, 2012.

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  1. BoJangles

    BoJangles Initiate (0) Feb 25, 2012

    IMPERIAL
    hopslam
    double trouble
    ruination
    burton baton
    monster

    REGULAR
    two hearted
    racer 5
    stone ipa
    flower power
    commodore

    im from CLEveland

    LOOKING FORWARD TO TRYING
    pliny elder
    pliny younger
    dreadnought
    abrasive
    heady topper

    sculpin

    WHATS YOUR GUYS FAVORITES???
     
    #1 BoJangles, Feb 25, 2012
  2. happy4hoppybeer

    happy4hoppybeer Initiate (0) Nov 19, 2009 Pennsylvania

    Imperials:

    Hop Wallop
    Hoptimum
    Double Trouble
    Double Simcoe IPA
    Hopsolutley

    Standard American IPAs:

    Stone IPA
    SN Celebration Ale
    60 Minute IPA
    Loose Cannon Hop3Ale
    HopDevil
     
    #2 happy4hoppybeer, Feb 25, 2012
  3. gatornation

    gatornation Grand High Pooh-Bah (10,086) Apr 18, 2007 Arizona
    Pooh-Bah Trader

    IPA

    blind pig
    duet
    size 7
    sculpin
    odells

    2IPA

    dreadnaudgt
    abrasive
    pte
    illumination
    mycenary
     
    #3 gatornation, Feb 25, 2012
  4. potteryboy

    potteryboy Devotee (315) Jul 17, 2009 Alabama

    imperials:
    Heady Topper
    Dreadnought
    Pliny the Elder
    Double Trouble
    Lagunitas Sucks

    Standard IPA's:
    Furious
    Columbus
    Modus Hoperandi
    Caldera
    Odell
     
    #4 potteryboy, Feb 25, 2012
  5. denver10

    denver10 Grand Pooh-Bah (4,093) Nov 17, 2010 New Mexico
    Pooh-Bah

    Odell's IPA
    Odell's IPA
    Odell's IPA
    Odell's IPA
    Odell's IPA

    Runner up: Firestone Walker's Union Jack

    Personally, not much of an IPA fan but do love me some Odell's IPA.
     
    #5 denver10, Feb 25, 2012
  6. ImJ2x

    ImJ2x Initiate (0) Jan 3, 2012 California

    DISCLAIMER: I don't want this thread to become a confrontational bitchfest. Personal taste is, by definition, completely subjective. So all opinions will be respected, ok? Now on to the fun...

    Being a self-avowed hopwhore, I absolutely crave big IPAs- pretty much daily. My personal Top 10 list is:

    1. Stone Ruination 10th Anniversary (yep, my all-time fav- don't hate)
    2. Alpine Double Nelson
    3. Alpine Bad Boy
    4. Russian River Pliny The Younger
    5. Alpine Nelson
    6. Stone Enjoy By x/x/xx
    7. Bootlegger's Knuckle Sandwich
    8. Alpine Exponential Hoppiness
    9. Alpine Pure Hoppiness
    10. Russian River Pliny The Elder

    Now please share your favs. And it doesn't necessarily have to be Top 10. 5 would be fine, or 7- whatever. And they can be single IPAs, doubles, triples- whatever. Thanks for playing.
     
    #6 ImJ2x, Sep 30, 2012
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  7. Rempo

    Rempo Initiate (0) Jan 18, 2010 Indiana

    Alchemist Heady Topper
    Avery Maharaja
    Central Waters Illumination
    Dark Horse Double Crooked Tree
    Founders Devil Dancer
    Lagunitas Lagunitas Sucks Holiday Ale
    Lawson's Double Sunshine
    NEBCO Gandhi-Bot
    New Albanian Hoptimus
    Portsmouth Imperial IPA
    Russian River Pliny the Elder
    Stoudt's Double IPA
    Surly Abrasive
    Alpine Pure Hoppiness
    Bell's HopSlam
    Breckenridge 471 IPA
    Ram - Indy Hop Anonymous
    Terrapin Hopzilla
    Thomas Creek Up the Creek
    Upland Double Dragonfly
    Ninkasi Tricerahops
    Sun King Imperial Cream Dream II: Electric Boogaloo
    New Glarus Thumbprint IIPA
    Upland Double Dragonfly (Dry Hopped)
    Ballast Point Sculpin
    Bell's Two Hearted
    Brew Kettle White Rajah
    Cigar City Jai Alai (White Oak)
    Cigar City Jai Alai
    Flat 12 Half Cycle
    Ithaca Flower Power
    Nectar Ales Nectar IPA
    Short's Huma Lupa Licious
    Sun King Chinookie
    Surly Furious
    Sweetwater IPA
    Alpine Nelson
    CB's Caged Alpha Monkey
    Central City Red Racer IPA
    Columbus IPA
    Dogfish Head ApriHop
    Fat Head's Head Hunter
    Firestone Walker Union Jack IPA
    Founders Centennial IPA
    Half Acre Freedom of '78
    Kern River Just Outstanding
    People's Mound Builder
    Russian River Blind Pig
    Short's Freedom of '78
    Sun King Grapefruit Jungle
    Tyranena Bitter Woman
    NEBCO Sea Hag
    AleSmith IPA
    People's IPA
    Sixpoint Bengali Tiger
    Stone IPA
    Upland Dragonfly
    Dogfish Head 60 Minute
    Great Lakes Commodore Perry
     
    #7 Rempo, Sep 30, 2012
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  8. deadonhisfeet

    deadonhisfeet Pooh-Bah (2,481) Apr 23, 2011 Kentucky
    Pooh-Bah

    my personal favorites:

    Heady Topper (I can't buy it, but have to put it #1 because it's so damn good)
    Fat Head's Head Hunter (my favorite non-imperial IPA - I have to drive a bit to get it, but it's worth it)
    FFF Dreadnaught (big fruity notes and great malty creaminess - plus, I can occasionally get it)
    Bell's Two Hearted (a wonderful IPA I can always get)
     
    #8 deadonhisfeet, Sep 30, 2012
  9. Steimie

    Steimie Maven (1,416) Jan 7, 2012 Michigan

    You missed one.
     
    #9 Steimie, Sep 30, 2012
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  10. Pwnzilla

    Pwnzilla Initiate (0) Oct 19, 2011 Washington

    Glad to see Head Hunter on that list. I'm drinking one now!!
     
    #10 Pwnzilla, Sep 30, 2012
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  11. Rempo

    Rempo Initiate (0) Jan 18, 2010 Indiana

    They've all hit the spot. :slight_smile:

    The sad thing is, the more opportunities I give the same IPA, many are likely to disappoint rather than be the same great experience. I've started just drinking IPAs on draft, when I know they're fresh.

    Actually, something weird happened with my copy and paste and a bunch pasted that weren't supposed to. Oh well...
     
    #11 Rempo, Sep 30, 2012
  12. ImJ2x

    ImJ2x Initiate (0) Jan 3, 2012 California

    Living in SoCal, I've never tried any of those. But I'd sure like to taste Heady (and Hopslam).
     
    #12 ImJ2x, Sep 30, 2012
  13. immobilisme

    immobilisme Initiate (0) Nov 8, 2005 Illinois

    No, he missed all of the Hill Farmstead IPAs.
     
    #13 immobilisme, Sep 30, 2012
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  14. IamMe90

    IamMe90 Initiate (0) Sep 4, 2012 Wisconsin

    I haven't had as much as others here (relatively new to craft beer) so my list is a little limited, but so far the toppers are (in no particular order)

    southern tier unearthly ipa
    lagunitas maximus
    lagunitas lil' sumpin' sumpin'
    bell's two-hearted ale
    centennial ipa
     
    #14 IamMe90, Sep 30, 2012
  15. m4ttj0nes

    m4ttj0nes Zealot (599) Feb 21, 2012 Oregon
    Trader

    RPM
    Hop Venom
    Heady
    Blue Dot (on draft at HotD bottles wildly vary)
     
    #15 m4ttj0nes, Sep 30, 2012
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  16. Hophead717

    Hophead717 Initiate (0) Oct 21, 2011 Massachusetts

    I do not accept any list as valid if it does not contain Heady Topper.
     
    #16 Hophead717, Sep 30, 2012
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  17. ImJ2x

    ImJ2x Initiate (0) Jan 3, 2012 California

    Amen on the Blue Dot. The bottles DO vary, from wonderful to wtf.
     
    #17 ImJ2x, Sep 30, 2012
  18. ImJ2x

    ImJ2x Initiate (0) Jan 3, 2012 California

    I can't include a beer I've never had. That includes Heady, Hopslam, Citra, and many more. But I'll get around to it...
     
    #18 ImJ2x, Sep 30, 2012
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  19. nicks6217

    nicks6217 Initiate (0) Jan 15, 2010 California

    Ephraim
    Abner
    Double sunshine
    pliny
    Heady topper
    Just Outstanding
    Bad Boy
    Duet
    Lunch
    Dreadnaught
     
    #19 nicks6217, Sep 30, 2012
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  20. Steimie

    Steimie Maven (1,416) Jan 7, 2012 Michigan

    Two
    Hearted
     
    #20 Steimie, Sep 30, 2012
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