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Caldera hop hash is great, their regular IPA isn't too shabby either. Have you tried Hop Stoopid by Lagunitas? Pretty much the only beer from Lagunitas that I'll actively seek out and stock pile. 102 IBUs baby.Quote:
Originally Posted by telemike
I haven't tried Odell's IPA, sounds right up my alley with the heavy citrus and pine. Might have to pick some up this evening.
I can see where you are coming from, but the good ones are not just watered down IPA. They still accentuate the hop aroma and flavors without weighing you down. It's not so much about the ABV for me, it's more about it being lighter, but still offering the flavors I enjoy. It's not something I drink all the time, but when you've been at a beer fest, or on the river for a few days, it can be a nice refreshing beer that doesn't weight you down and still offers some hop flavor. Is it something that I'll drink every day? Probably not, but does it have a time and a place? Sure, maybe they should call it a breakfast beer instead.Quote:
Originally Posted by DickMerkin
Besides, there are a million different styles of beer out there, if you don't like it, don't drink it, someone else will. It's funny when people get all worked up over new styles of beer. Just drink what you like. If it doesn't sell, it'll go away soon enough.
I'm venting, so I don't get all worked up. It's a good preemptive tactic...
No joke. Sours are all the rage in San Diego. I don't get it they taste like a wine spritzerQuote:
Originally Posted by shredgnar
I've had a few dark sours that are really good, especially paired with the right food, but yeah, I just can't get into it. Trust me, I've tried almost every sour out there, but the accompanying bellyache just ain't my thang.Quote:
Originally Posted by steepconcrete
I am open minded to it though, one day, Brett and Lacto will come around and gain mainstream acceptance, but it has a way to go. Sour IPA? Sure, why not. (just to keep it on topic...)
I had a pretty good lacto stout with the unfortunate name "mans milk" not to long ago.
To keep it on topic black IPAs are very popular down here as well. I'm a fan. For the most part they seem to be nice and balanced with a big flavor profile.
Odell's IPA gets the seal of approval from this guy. Very well rounded and easy to drink. Citrusy up front with an tasty dry-piney finish. I can't stand IPAs with that super sweet finish like Unitas' Hop Notch or Deschute's Inversion, to name a couple.
Any other recommendations for Colorado IPAs?
Fort George has a pretty solid black IPA. I liked it more than HUB's black IPA. What black IPAs are you diggin?Quote:
Originally Posted by steepconcrete
My fave was a green flash on cask. Super nice. Me and my girl ended up having 3 .5 liters each with lunch and got nice and happy
Lol...I almost lost my shit, I read that as 3.5 liters each!! That would be impressive and scary all at once.Quote:
Originally Posted by steepconcrete
Yep. Definitely my go-to IPA.Quote:
Originally Posted by jm2e
And if they keep expanding like they have been I'd bet you'll be seeing them in more states in the next few years.
Yeah, I agree. Elevated is my favorite. I just wish I could sit down with all three at the same time. Luckily I can get Heady relatively easy. It will be a long time before I can score an Elevated or Pliny again.Quote:
Originally Posted by ArmadaBC
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most of Lagunitas's stuff now blows. Their oddities are okish.Quote:
Originally Posted by telemike
Sour IPAs mostly blow unless you are nutcupping at bear festivals; but this has become the thread for shredgnar to regurgitate marketing point bullshit.
If I want to be fashionable at what point do I have to quit drinking winter ale ?
I think you just have to migrate south. Or say you're drinking sour winter ale.
Just had a Hop Nosh IPA from Unita. Impressive stuff.
Uinta Brewing. This IPA has been in my top three for over a year now. It is about perfect. Glad to see good beer coming from Utah.Quote:
Originally Posted by ColMan
Interestingly, it used to be Hop Notch just a few months ago until they got a cease and desist from some brewery in MA.
heh. local liquor stores clearancing all the old Uinta Hop Notch for $6.
I thought hop notch was pretty mediocre. I found it really sweet, without much hop bite.
It was hop notch, not hop nosh, so it couldve been sitting for too long and starting to get funky. Definitely didn't taste very fresh.
Ya, must have been old. It has plenty of bite. Not like BA is the be all end all, but it rates in the 90's over there.
The Odell's IPA on nitro in the tasting room I had a few years ago still stands as the greatest beer experience of my life.
I just made a trip to NM and had a great time at La Cumbre's brewery (as well as Il Vicino and a new distillery right near there). I dug their Elevated but loved their Project Dank IPA: pretty damn hoppy and delicious. Elevated didn't taste like much after drinking the Dank.Quote:
Originally Posted by strawjack
As much as I'm one of Knee Deep's biggest fanboys, I finally had the Batch 138 IPA and it wasn't my style. Tasted more like a Dogfish Head than a west coast IPA in terms of style of malt.
However, I cracked a Knee Deep Simtra on Saturday night, and I was awake at the beginning of the Clippers-Warriors game and passed out on the couch by the end. Besides the alcohol potency (11.2% or something like that), I love this beer's flavors. You've got to let it warm up a bit, and the dried papaya flavors open up quite a bit. Really great beer, one of the best year-round imperials out there.
Anyone tried the Green Flash Green Bullet yet?
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great, another beer I won't be able to taste for a long time. oh well...Quote:
Originally Posted by fool
Nice to go out to two restaurant/bars this wkend and find Sixpoint brews available.
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Awesome beer. Upfront characteristics of an IPA with a bright citrusy flavor, and a heavy rye whiskeyish finish. Gotta find the bullet, big fan of big flash.
^ When I put on my marketing hat, I understand the new labels completely. But I like the old labels so much better.
I also remember when Knee Deep's IPA was called "Knee Deep in Powder IPA," and kind of miss that too. What can I say, I'm old and resistant to change. Now where is my feather pen ...
I've been digging Dry Dock Double IPA. Surprised about the amount of love for Odell IPA and hate for Lagunitas. I burnt out on Odell a while back, might have to revisit. I think Lagunitas Brown Shugga and Undercover are great. Not IPAs per se but there are a ton of "strong ales" and "barleywines" that I think are really just big IPAs.
Finally got to try some of Surly's offerings. Furious is Top Notch. Overrated is, perhaps intentionally, overdone.
After drinking a few six packs, from various stores, of the Odell IPA, I have determined that it is highly dependent on how fresh it is. Fresh, it is awesome, sitting on the shelf a few weeks, it is still good, but the citrus aroma fades to bring it down to above average.Quote:
Originally Posted by Fritz
As far as Lagunitas, The fact that they are the fastest growing brewery in the US makes them less appealing to the hipsters, while in actuality, they are still doing a pretty damn good job IMHO. I'm not really into the Hop Stoopid, but they definitely have a few solid entries into the category that this thread is based upon. I still stand by my comment that Daytime is a great beer, as is Lagunitas Sucks. I like their style.
WOW SHREDGNAR! YOUVE STUMBLED ONTO SOMETHING! IPA IS HIGHLY DEPENDENT ON FRESHNESS AND HOWS IT BEEN HANDLED! THANKS MAN!
shut up Carl
Eat a dick mike
Once again, Hugh proves that he has no idea what he is talking about and is just regurgitating an opinion he picked up from the guy he sucked off in the bathroom some hipster beer bar last night.
beautiful butthurt mountain "local". DUDE I HEARD YOUVE TASTED EVERY SOUR! CONGRATS MAN! SEND TELEMIKE YOUR NEWSLETTER!Quote:
Originally Posted by shredgnar
O'dells gets sucked off in this thread because it's a very good beer that's crafted in CO, so all of the Colorado homers suck it off. Like shredgnar the cool beer hipster.
Hugh, why don't you go upstairs and spend some quality time watching Days of our Live with your moma. Clearly you enjoy creating drama around inane subjects that can arouse you and only you. It's just beer man, it's not something worth arguing about.
In my experience this thing lives up to its name. Oi Vey.Quote:
Originally Posted by telemike
so why be a cunt, asshole? If you don't want one, don't be a douche, douchebag. You're the one who needs to wave your "mountain life beer expert" dick around with nebulous bullshit.Quote:
Originally Posted by shredgnar
Now - what cases do you need to move shitstain? More Lagunitas? WHATS COOL!
shredgnar = Summit County local Miller/Coors distributor
aw
Carl got his wittle feewings hurt
pretty thin skin for such a douchebag