some damn good IPA's out there

[Name Redacted]

Just picked up a few Vertical Epic '08 to slurp on tonight. Anyone else tried these yet?

[strawjack]

I wouldn't agree re: Lunch but to each his own. I don't find Lunch to be all that extraordinary. Agree Dinner nothing to go out of your way for. Too many great options out there. Was impressed with Grimm Afterimage and Pulse Wave - both on tap in Boston recently. Caught me totally off guard. Love the rising bar on quality.

Yeah, I like Lunch and really like Mo also. I've had one Grimm and was super impressed with that one...I forget the name.

Has Mozaccalypse last night. It's a funky dbl. Kind of weird initially, but really grows on me as I drink it. The really balanced beers are incredible, but I do like the funky ones with a lot of flavor also.

[ColMan]

Been drinking a few IPAs from Albuquerque lately. That town is absolutely killing it in the IPA department.

Bosque Riverwalker IPA (draft) - Killer stuff, reminds me of the Comrade Superpower IPA (one of my all-time favorite IPAs). Need to try their Scale Tipper as I've heard it's even better. Best part - only $60 for a 1/6bbl!! With Comrade no longer willing to sell kegs, this is an awesome alternative and nearly 50% less.
Bosque Wet Hop (22oz) - Really, really good fresh hop IPA. Citrus and piney hops. One of the best fresh hopped IPAs I've had.
La Cumbre Wet Dank (9-15) (22oz) - Also very good. Less citrus than the wet Bosque, slightly heavier on the malt. Going to try this next to their regular dank this week.
La Cumbre Full Nelson (22oz) - Huge IIPA. Tasted more like an Imperial. Sweet tropical fruit + sweet malts on the finish. Palate wrecker.
La Cumbre Elevated (draft) - One of my staple IPAs. Was fun to try it side-by-side with the beers above. Killer nose. Great hop profile, heavier on the malt vs the Bosque. Also $60 1/6bbl which is insane. It would cost a home brewer at least $50 to brew a 5gal clone.

[strawjack]

Been drinking a few IPAs from Albuquerque lately. That town is absolutely killing it in the IPA department.

Bosque Riverwalker IPA (draft) - Killer stuff, reminds me of the Comrade Superpower IPA (one of my all-time favorite IPAs). Need to try their Scale Tipper as I've heard it's even better. Best part - only $60 for a 1/6bbl!! With Comrade no longer willing to sell kegs, this is an awesome alternative and nearly 50% less.
Bosque Wet Hop (22oz) - Really, really good fresh hop IPA. Citrus and piney hops. One of the best fresh hopped IPAs I've had.
La Cumbre Wet Dank (9-15) (22oz) - Also very good. Less citrus than the wet Bosque, slightly heavier on the malt. Going to try this next to their regular dank this week.
La Cumbre Full Nelson (22oz) - Huge IIPA. Tasted more like an Imperial. Sweet tropical fruit + sweet malts on the finish. Palate wrecker.
La Cumbre Elevated (draft) - One of my staple IPAs. Was fun to try it side-by-side with the beers above. Killer nose. Great hop profile, heavier on the malt vs the Bosque. Also $60 1/6bbl which is insane. It would cost a home brewer at least $50 to brew a 5gal clone.

FKNA! They also have a bitchin' can

[stapes]

Been drinking a few IPAs from Albuquerque lately. That town is absolutely killing it in the IPA department.

Bosque Riverwalker IPA (draft) - Killer stuff, reminds me of the Comrade Superpower IPA (one of my all-time favorite IPAs). Need to try their Scale Tipper as I've heard it's even better. Best part - only $60 for a 1/6bbl!! With Comrade no longer willing to sell kegs, this is an awesome alternative and nearly 50% less.
Bosque Wet Hop (22oz) - Really, really good fresh hop IPA. Citrus and piney hops. One of the best fresh hopped IPAs I've had.
La Cumbre Wet Dank (9-15) (22oz) - Also very good. Less citrus than the wet Bosque, slightly heavier on the malt. Going to try this next to their regular dank this week.
La Cumbre Full Nelson (22oz) - Huge IIPA. Tasted more like an Imperial. Sweet tropical fruit + sweet malts on the finish. Palate wrecker.
La Cumbre Elevated (draft) - One of my staple IPAs. Was fun to try it side-by-side with the beers above. Killer nose. Great hop profile, heavier on the malt vs the Bosque. Also $60 1/6bbl which is insane. It would cost a home brewer at least $50 to brew a 5gal clone.

Love the Elevated. Had one of the Project Danks last fall. Still think I liked the Elevated better. Also, their Malpais Stout is amazing.

ColMan- how'd you get your hands on all those? I drove back to CO with a bunch last fall. I think they were only distributing to Durango outside of NM at the time. I might need to go visit family in ABQ just to get some more. I used to drink a lot of Marble when they were distributing to CO as well.

[guroo270]

Oh, and a beer I never thought I'd see again so I wrote it out of my top five of all time, STONE's 8-8-08.................IT'S BACK!!!

Just picked up a few Vertical Epic '08 to slurp on tonight. Anyone else tried these yet?

Nope.

[ColMan]

Love the Elevated. Had one of the Project Danks last fall. Still think I liked the Elevated better. Also, their Malpais Stout is amazing.

ColMan- how'd you get your hands on all those? I drove back to CO with a bunch last fall. I think they were only distributing to Durango outside of NM at the time. I might need to go visit family in ABQ just to get some more. I used to drink a lot of Marble when they were distributing to CO as well.

All via folks coming up from ABQ. We call a week in advance for the kegs. Hoping Taos gets hammered as expected so I have a good reason to head down there an reload this winter. With all the great beer in Colorado it's crazy to import kegs from NM, but there are very few breweries in CO putting out IPAs as good as La Cumbre and Bosque IMO.

[evdog]

Just picked up a few Vertical Epic '08 to slurp on tonight. Anyone else tried these yet?

I saw those in a local bottle shop recently, picked a couple up thinking I had really scored. The owner puts a few aged bottles out each week so I didn't notice til later Stone had re-brewed it!

It was decent, not amazing. I did find the real '08 in the same shop a couple years ago and still have one left. Will have to do a side by side one of these days.

I really wish they would re-brew the '09.

[PlayItLeo]

Pretty good. Not as awesome as their Captain's Daughter, but smooth and pretty nicely balanced.

[bmg97]

Ive been on an other half brewery beer binge for a month now. Pretty solid brewery in me own backyard. Green Diamonds kicks ass. All green, Citra, and Cascade are all solid too. Still need my VT fix of IPA's though. Need to make the trip to stock up soon.

[Name Redacted]

Nope.

Like I actually read the thread

Good beer, smooth, wouldn't consider it anywhere near an IPA but I like the Belgian fruitiness while staying dry.

[concretejungle]

Blackfoot Single Malt IPA. Still the best IPA I've had from Montana.

[t-the-east]

hanging out in pleasure town. Damn good IPA from AK

[MaineSkiAddict1]

A guy I work with scored 2 bottles of Dinner and said he was not super impressed. He thinks Lunch is much better. Glad I didn't wait in line.

I have a bottle I'll be opening Saturday thanks to a buddy.

Maine Beer Co has a newish ipa called "Another One" on tap. It's damned good. I like it as much as Lunch if not slightly better.

[PlayItLeo]

Maine Beer Co has a newish ipa called "Another One" on tap. It's damned good. I like it as much as Lunch if not slightly better.

Word. I picked a few bombers of another one this summer at the brewery and liked it better than lunch.

[Peruvian]

Still not my favorite.

[Game Over]

Saw it up here in a gas station for $14.69 a sixer. Also had the grapefruit version

[davieboot]

Not 100% IPA specific, but has anyone tried tavour.com? Seems like a good option to get my hands on out-of-market IPAs (and other stuff) without needing a bottle share.

PS, the website sucks, but their daily email makes my mouth water. I haven't pulled the trigger yet though.

[t-the-east]

Hung out with Rico suave last night. Not too bad, a bit pricey for a four pack though. Cool can

[PlayItLeo]

Had some Captain Lawrence Palate Shifter on tap last night. Pretty damn good.
In keeping with the palate theme, I quaffed some Back East Palate Mallet earlier in the week. Also pretty damn good.

[PlayItLeo]

Buddy brought this back to me from VT. Nicely balanced. Not a hop bomb.

[NmbrdDays]

Had some Captain Lawrence Palate Shifter on tap last night. Pretty damn good.
In keeping with the palate theme, I quaffed some Back East Palate Mallet earlier in the week. Also pretty damn good.

That is quite tasty. As is their hop commander. I'm not sure how far away it travels, I just get it at the brewery.

[Peruvian]

I wasn't overly impressed.

[Name Redacted]

I wasn't overly impressed.

I've had those a few times and never impressed me either. I guess if you are drinking in FL then it's good compared to everything else available maybe.

[~mikey b]

Stone's new collaboration with 4 Hands and Bale Breaker is great!


Sorry Not Sorry IPA

I'm not usually that into beer with fruit but this one works for me.