What's your most recent 5/5?

Live Oak HefeWeizen

 

Closest is a Mackeson Triple XXX Stout at 4.99

 

HF Abner

 

Lou Pepe Kriek 2011, St. Lamvinus, and that 6 pack of fresh Jai Alai I drink on the beach a few weeks ago.

 

Drinking it as I type this

 

Bosteels Tripel Karmaleit! Beer is fantastic, check out my review of it, had it last night

 

Trappistes Rochefort 10

 

Chillwave

 

Victory Hop Ranch (actually I gave it a 4.99 out of 5).

 

I have yet to give a 5/5. Probably never will because I always believe there is room for improvement. So say I rate 5/5 then a new beer comes out thats better, I cant rate it any higher than 5/5. Heady topper comes close, but the batches have varied where some are much better than that last time I have had it, and they are also always looking to improve. Also many big aged stouts come close. A 2007 BCBS consumed a couple of months ago was almost my first 5.

 

<<<<<------My picture says it all. absouloutly my favorite DIPA EVER!!!!!!

 

Beer'd Brewing Stonington CT
Vegemite sandwich dipa
ton of New Zealand hops....unreal aroma!
Trade for it...trust me.

 

the most recent thing I've tried that deserve a 5/5 is gahndi bot

had my fist bot on thursday, and man did it live up to the hype. I see myself making some drives to ct in the future

 

Carton GORP (Good Old Raisins & Peanuts trail mix)
4.7/5 rDev +19%
look: 4.75 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4.75 | overall: 4.75
Gotta rate this one highly for originality and execution. This is the direction Carton goes where no one else is going. In this case it really works.

A: Nearly perfect porter look, with rings of lace, body, and staying power.

S: The chocolate, raisins, and peanuts rise off the beer in subtle charred format.

T: The taste astounds for being completely original, true to trail mix, and yet a real solid charred, roasty porter without being cloying... finishes dry and long. A great flavor ride.

MF: Excels in body, tingle, finish.

You must try this beer, it's now my favorite porter, which says alot. Compares well with Chocolate Stout and RIS.

 

Just curious, since hi-res is so far from what I'm looking for in a DIPA, what other DIPAs are you into?

I'm not even sure if hi-res is a DIPA or something else. I'm also a fan of hi-res, but it doesn't even enter my head when I think about DIPAs. I rate it below resin, which I'm drinking right now, but I'm a fan of most sixpoint brews, and hi-res is up there

 

bell's hopslam, sierra nevada hoptimum, resin, jai alai, sculpin & heady topper ect. those are some of the DIPAs i have enjoyed. i love hi-res. thats why i gave it a 5. different strokes for different folks i guess.

 

right on man.
i love resin and heady. never tried hopslam because it doesn't make it to ma. don't like jai alai at all and sculpin is just ok, IMHO. well we agree on resin and heady and I like hi-res too, it just doesn't hit me like a DIPA. I think this might make sense.
cheers.

 

Oskar Blues TenFidy and GI Bourbon County Brand Barleywine. Also, Red Brick's 20th Anniversary BBA Stout (I actually gave it a 6/5).

 

Founders imperial stout. I had it at 4.75 and then had it again and bumped it up to 5. So good and it's a non barrel aged stout.

 

Which was better?