What Was Your Gateway IPA?

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  1. UlfAndreas

    UlfAndreas Initiate (0) Sep 15, 2014 District of Columbia

    The more I talk to people the more I realise, and am somewhat relieved, that I wasn't the only one who disliked IPAs until that one beer to *set me straight*

    For me it was Brewdog's Punk IPA, Swedish summer of 2012.
     
    #1 UlfAndreas, Sep 24, 2014
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  2. Mitchell57

    Mitchell57 Zealot (626) Jan 8, 2013 Wisconsin

    Nothing :open_mouth:

    It might not ever be a style I seek out or tend to enjoy more than others. There are a handful of ipas I do enjoy though and that I occasionally revisit, but it'll never be a favorite style. I'm looking forward to Celebration pretty soon
     
    #2 Mitchell57, Sep 24, 2014
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  3. PsilohsaiBiN

    PsilohsaiBiN Maven (1,473) Aug 10, 2010 New York

    Hoptical Illusion>90 Minute>Eternal Wallet Pain
     
    #3 PsilohsaiBiN, Sep 24, 2014
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  4. kwakwhore

    kwakwhore Maven (1,413) Nov 1, 2004 North Carolina
    Trader

    DFH 90 minute. Too malty now, but the first hoppy beer I ever liked.
     
    #4 kwakwhore, Sep 24, 2014
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  5. markdrinksbeer

    markdrinksbeer Initiate (0) Nov 14, 2013 Massachusetts

    Victory Hop Ranch. After that, Sixpoint Hi-Res.

    Dove in head first you could say.
     
    #5 markdrinksbeer, Sep 24, 2014
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  6. meb3476

    meb3476 Initiate (0) Apr 1, 2013 Massachusetts

    Harpoon IPA...loved it wanted more IPA's
     
    #6 meb3476, Sep 24, 2014
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  7. BourbonJersey

    BourbonJersey Pundit (823) Jan 18, 2014 New Jersey

    Never had an IPA I liked until I had Lagunitas Sucks.

    It taught me to appreciate hops and hoppy beers. And now I drink IPAs/IIPAs all the time.
     
    #7 BourbonJersey, Sep 24, 2014
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  8. moshea

    moshea Initiate (0) Jul 16, 2007 Michigan

    Two Hearted.
     
    #8 moshea, Sep 24, 2014
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  9. lewisti

    lewisti Zealot (523) Nov 7, 2001 Connecticut

    Harpoon IPA in 1993 (first year), still solid in a pinch even though its no Sucks or other big ones
     
    #9 lewisti, Sep 24, 2014
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  10. Vogt52

    Vogt52 Initiate (0) May 25, 2014 Maryland

    DFH 60min IPA or Loose Cannon
     
    #10 Vogt52, Sep 24, 2014
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  11. MostlyNorwegian

    MostlyNorwegian Pooh-Bah (2,236) Feb 5, 2013 Illinois
    Pooh-Bah

    I really don't remember much about them before I had Anchor Steam Liberty Ale.
     
    #11 MostlyNorwegian, Sep 24, 2014
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  12. PSU_Mike

    PSU_Mike Initiate (0) Sep 6, 2013 Pennsylvania

    60 Minute was the first one I ever tried (hated it). Coincidentally, it was also the first one I ever liked.
     
    #12 PSU_Mike, Sep 24, 2014
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  13. PVMT

    PVMT Initiate (0) Aug 10, 2014 New York

    I had DFH 120 on tap and it was beyond amazing. It tasted like no other beer I'd ever tried.
     
    #13 PVMT, Sep 24, 2014
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  14. APBT91

    APBT91 Initiate (0) Apr 12, 2013 North Carolina

    Snake dog IPA, which was also my first real introduction to craft in general. First half of my first bottle I wasn't sure what to think, by they second half I knew I wouldn't be drinking Budweiser anymore.
     
    #14 APBT91, Sep 24, 2014
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  15. bluehende

    bluehende Initiate (0) Dec 10, 2010 Delaware

    90 minute IPA here. Then went quickly to hop devil.
     
    #15 bluehende, Sep 24, 2014
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  16. cmmcdonn

    cmmcdonn Initiate (0) Jun 21, 2009 Virginia

    An IPA in every sense except the label, my gateway was Nugget Nectar.
     
    #16 cmmcdonn, Sep 24, 2014
  17. MooseBoose

    MooseBoose Initiate (0) Jun 6, 2007 Wisconsin

    2 hearted. Still my favorite
     
    #17 MooseBoose, Sep 24, 2014
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  18. slipperysoup

    slipperysoup Initiate (0) Jul 1, 2014 Illinois

    Lagunitas IPA. Hated it. Now I love it.
     
    #18 slipperysoup, Sep 24, 2014
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  19. jrnyc

    jrnyc Grand Pooh-Bah (3,012) Mar 21, 2010 New York
    Pooh-Bah Trader

    Exactly same thing for me.
     
    #19 jrnyc, Sep 24, 2014
  20. RandyWilde

    RandyWilde Crusader (433) Jun 27, 2014 Wisconsin

    My buddy got me to try Stone RuinTen before I was really into beer. I was intruiged by the catch phrase of "A Stage Dive Into A Most Pit of Hops" because I'm a metal head. I absolutley hated the beer. Swore that I'd never drink an IPA again. Then years later I tried a Stone Ruination and loved it, and keep trying to find more IPAs. Additionally I no longer hate RuinTen.
     
    #20 RandyWilde, Sep 24, 2014
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