Your Sweetest DIPA

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  1. Beertsipper

    Beertsipper Pooh-Bah (1,707) Nov 18, 2008 New York
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    For me, it has to be Avery's Maharaja. Just too sweet. Definitely a sipper. Not bad, but in the 10% and above DIPA's, there are a few I much prefer over Maharaja. What are yours, and do you prefer your DIPA's to be more balanced? More malt or hop forward? Or perhaps something else in the flavor profile?
     
    #1 Beertsipper, Oct 8, 2015
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  2. HeartofMiami

    HeartofMiami Pooh-Bah (2,357) Sep 20, 2014 Florida
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    Sweetest: Nuclear Nugget Imperial Honey DIPA from Lickinghole Creek, 10.5%

    Best > 10%: Other Half All Green Everything

    Definitely prefer more hop forward and less sweet and malty
     
    #2 HeartofMiami, Oct 8, 2015
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  3. Hop-Droppen-Roll

    Hop-Droppen-Roll Initiate (0) Nov 5, 2013 Minnesota

    Sweetest I have had is devil dancer.
     
    #3 Hop-Droppen-Roll, Oct 8, 2015
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  4. Himself

    Himself Initiate (0) May 20, 2014 Massachusetts

    Sweetest I've ever come a cross is Lefty's Wicked Sticky which has no real hop presence except some floral notes but loads and loads of syrupy sweet maltiness.
     
    #4 Himself, Oct 8, 2015
  5. Mojo

    Mojo Initiate (0) Jul 21, 2012 Alabama
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    Hopslam
     
    #5 Mojo, Oct 8, 2015
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  6. ecpho

    ecpho Savant (1,183) Mar 28, 2011 New York

    Sweet, syrupy and boozy DIPAs taste like mistakes to me.
     
    #6 ecpho, Oct 8, 2015
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  7. mikevanatta

    mikevanatta Initiate (0) Sep 29, 2014 Minnesota

    I'll throw in another one for Hopslam. Every year I tell myself that it's just not worth the $18. And every year, I forget that until I buy another sixer.
     
    #7 mikevanatta, Oct 8, 2015
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  8. cjohns73

    cjohns73 Initiate (0) Dec 19, 2010 Delaware

    I thought Lake Erie Monster was pretty damn sweet this year.
     
    #8 cjohns73, Oct 8, 2015
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  9. Domingo

    Domingo Grand Pooh-Bah (4,252) Apr 23, 2005 Colorado
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    My top 2 have been named: Maharaja and Hopslam.
    120 minute and Devil Dancer might be sweeter than those two, but I don't care for either. At least not fresh.
     
    #9 Domingo, Oct 8, 2015
  10. emount91

    emount91 Initiate (0) Aug 28, 2015 Connecticut

    bad sweet? Dogfish 120 Minute
    good sweet? Trillium Artaic (juicy orange bombbbb)
     
    #10 emount91, Oct 8, 2015
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  11. Beertsipper

    Beertsipper Pooh-Bah (1,707) Nov 18, 2008 New York
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    I have not had Hopslam. Devil Dancer I've had fresh, and it was an onion forward brew. Very sweet, too. I'd love to try Trillium's brews, but I don't have access to them here in NYC.
     
    #11 Beertsipper, Oct 8, 2015
  12. ThisWangsChung

    ThisWangsChung Pooh-Bah (2,988) Oct 15, 2011 Maryland
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    ST Unearthly
    FW Double Jack (unless super fresh)
    Sixpoint Hi-Res
    Avery Maharaja
    DFH 90 Minute

    The "sweet" DIPAs I don't seem to have a problem with are the ones with honey, like GL Chillwave and LCCB Nuclear Nugget. Honey works wonders in drying out the finish of a big DIPA!
     
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  13. MisSigsFan

    MisSigsFan Initiate (0) Mar 2, 2013 California

    Unearthly, although it was probably an old bottle.
     
    #13 MisSigsFan, Oct 8, 2015
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  14. jsrose16

    jsrose16 Initiate (0) Nov 5, 2014 Illinois

    Unsessionable strikes me as very sweet this year.
     
    #14 jsrose16, Oct 8, 2015
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  15. HorseheadsHophead

    HorseheadsHophead Grand Pooh-Bah (3,732) Sep 15, 2014 Colorado
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    Great Lakes Lake Erie Monster was a bit too sweet for me.
     
    #15 HorseheadsHophead, Oct 8, 2015
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  16. Ipaupaweallpa

    Ipaupaweallpa Savant (1,022) Dec 26, 2014 Alabama
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    Never had Hopslam but ruin ten was pretty Damn sweet this year.
     
    #16 Ipaupaweallpa, Oct 8, 2015
  17. glass_house

    glass_house Maven (1,325) Jan 10, 2014 Ohio

    Maharaja immediately came to mind when I saw this title. Too sweet, and barely struck me as a DIPA. I much prefer them to balance the heavy malt presence with bitter citrus or pine and some tropical fruit. Hop Juju pretty much sums up what I think a big DIPA should be. But specifically talking about options 10% abv or higher, I'd say Hopslam, Hoptimum, or Hi-Res are my favorites.
     
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  18. Raime

    Raime Pooh-Bah (1,935) Jun 4, 2012 North Korea
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    Green Flash Palate Wrecker was sweet and bitter in the most perfect of ways.
     
    #18 Raime, Oct 8, 2015
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  19. Urk1127

    Urk1127 Grand Pooh-Bah (3,790) Jul 2, 2014 New Jersey
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    Sixpoint Resin was sweet. but a good sweet. Havent had many DIPAs. One of my favorites
     
    #19 Urk1127, Oct 8, 2015
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  20. Brother_Love

    Brother_Love Initiate (0) Oct 7, 2015 Illinois

    Damn! I just bought some and I was hoping it would not turn out that way. Only if most IIPA's could perfect the right amount of sweetness like Pipeworks Crimson Snapper and Square Grouper.
     
    #20 Brother_Love, Oct 8, 2015
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