Your Opinion on These IPAs...

Discussion in 'Beer Talk' started by Immortale25, Aug 30, 2013.

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In your honest opinion, what would you get if you only had one choice?

  1. CCB Jai Alai

    74 vote(s)
    20.7%
  2. FW Union Jack

    52 vote(s)
    14.5%
  3. Troeg's Nugget Nectar

    49 vote(s)
    13.7%
  4. Fat Head's Head Hunter

    79 vote(s)
    22.1%
  5. Surly Wet

    38 vote(s)
    10.6%
  6. Ithaca Flower Power

    66 vote(s)
    18.4%
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  1. Ericness

    Ericness Zealot (646) Nov 21, 2012 Massachusetts

    Union Jack wins it for me. Followed by a virtual tied for second in the order of Flower Power and Nugget Nectar. I have not had an opportunity to try the others.
     
  2. cavedave

    cavedave Grand Pooh-Bah (4,157) Mar 12, 2009 New York
    In Memoriam Pooh-Bah Trader

    FTFY. If you don't use enough abbreviations folks will think you aren't geek enough, and in this case it hit the mark.
     
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  3. cavedave

    cavedave Grand Pooh-Bah (4,157) Mar 12, 2009 New York
    In Memoriam Pooh-Bah Trader

    Okay, that's it. Who are you really? No Cigar Head in the Windy City? And none of those muddie PNW IPA's either, I suppose?
     
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  4. shuggy

    shuggy Pundit (818) Dec 22, 2006 Pennsylvania
    Trader

    Head Hunter and it's not even close.
     
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  5. jeevo

    jeevo Pundit (976) Nov 1, 2012 Pennsylvania
    Trader

    The fact that Head Hunter isn't running away in this poll is a crying shame.

    Head Hunter is heads above the rest of the beers in the poll AINEC.
     
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  6. Nanners

    Nanners Initiate (0) Aug 15, 2013 Ohio

    Just a very lucky individual man. I was at my prime in the nineties, I have done a lot of traveling, I lived in some incredible places...seen some amazing things. Started drinking todays beers at an early age when they were still available, and now I'm a stay at home dad with a highly gifted child -a LOVELY wife- and I live in the middle of some of the best beer on earth...cheers!
     
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  7. cavedave

    cavedave Grand Pooh-Bah (4,157) Mar 12, 2009 New York
    In Memoriam Pooh-Bah Trader

    Wish I'd been around back then, I hear the IIPA's that were around in the early 90's were so much better than those we have today.

    Yeah, I just got in to craft beer and still trying to figure out which style I like best. Don't do any traveling yet, but when I finish college I hope to get married and have kids, and eventually do some traveling.
     
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  8. nolanz14

    nolanz14 Pundit (827) Aug 31, 2009 Massachusetts
    Trader

    I would give Jai Alai a slight edge over Flower Power. I haven't had a few others though. I miss getting Jai Alai every other day in Florida. Flower Power is really good too.
     
  9. Scope4Beer

    Scope4Beer Zealot (677) Sep 28, 2009 Pennsylvania
    Trader

    I voted for NN because one, I love it, but two, I live near Hershey and can get it like water when it's out. Otherwise my vote would be for Jai Alai, if my avatar didn't give it away. I do love me some fresh Flower Power too. And for that matter, I'd never turn down Union Jack. Haven't had the other two.
     
  10. TheNightwatchman

    TheNightwatchman Initiate (0) Mar 28, 2009 Pennsylvania

    I've only had Nugget Nectar, Flower Power, and Union Jack. Choosing from those three, I'd give Nugget Nectar a slight edge over Flower Power for the best choice. Union Jack is no slouch of course.
     
  11. Nanners

    Nanners Initiate (0) Aug 15, 2013 Ohio

    You are the lucky one bro...get that college education, it's going to make life sooo much easier. The beer was only better if you like dark sweet beer, Only the weed was better. Keep those grades up...no matter how hard, it will only last a short period of time.
     
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  12. PapaGoose03

    PapaGoose03 Grand High Pooh-Bah (6,057) May 30, 2005 Michigan
    BA4LYFE Society Pooh-Bah

    Fat Heads noses out Jai Alai and Nugget Nectar is a distant third. I have not had the other three.
     
  13. Brew33

    Brew33 Initiate (0) Oct 24, 2007 Ohio

    No White Rajah?
     
  14. Nanners

    Nanners Initiate (0) Aug 15, 2013 Ohio

    SHSHSHSH...it's still a secret. Plus, I was told recently they just changed the formula for like the third time. I think the new one is just now rolling off the line. That's all second hand information, but we will see when the shipment comes in.
     
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  15. racer2k

    racer2k Pundit (895) May 21, 2004 Massachusetts

    Flower Power, Jack and Jai Lai are all winners. I love the Nectar but isn't that considered an Imperial Amber Ale?
     
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  16. HopBomb515

    HopBomb515 Pooh-Bah (2,277) Jun 15, 2013 New Jersey
    Pooh-Bah

    I voted for Nugget Nectar. Although its classified as an imperial amber ale not an IPA it's amazing and I can't wait for it to come back in the spring.
     
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  17. maDUECEgunner

    maDUECEgunner Initiate (0) May 23, 2013 Minnesota

    Surly Wet is coming in October. Looks like there will be a lot of trades out of MN with Surly... especially Darkness
     
  18. Domingo

    Domingo Grand Pooh-Bah (4,252) Apr 23, 2005 Colorado
    Pooh-Bah

    Of those, Jai Alai or Union Jack.
     
  19. ChesterHop

    ChesterHop Initiate (0) Sep 14, 2010 Connecticut

    Head Hunter without a doubt. Such an amazing IPA and a hop head's dream. Can't wait to go visit family in Toledo for Thanksgiving so I can get my hands on a bunch.
     
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  20. Cory-WC

    Cory-WC Initiate (0) May 31, 2013 Florida

    Haha, I'll work on that then. I'll pick up these things as I post more.


    (I had to look up what FTFY meant... haha)
     
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