some damn good IPA's out there

[ColMan]

Their brewmaster came from Barley Browns in OR and knows how to squeeze a hop. Unfortunately, the price has to reflect the rising cost of those bitter little bundles of green goodness we call hops. Look forward to their fresh hop coming out soon.

Their fresh hop last year was incredible as well. Better than their Superpower IPA. Hoping they will be at the Falling Rock Fresh Hop Fest in October.

[Brianskis]

Some of my favorites...

Bootjack - Icicle

India Pelican Ale - Pelican

IPA - Caldera

3 Way IPA - Ft George+Pfriem+Georgetown

Hop Nosh - Uinta

Top Cutter - Bale Breaker

ClusterF*ck - Double Mountain

There are actually way too many to list. Tis' a good time to be an IPA drinker!

[SchralphMacchio]

At Mellow Fellow in Truckee having. St. Archer IPA . Tasty. A little citrus overtone

St. Archer has been one of my daily drinkers for the last 6 months now.

Had a couple of quality IPAs last night.

YeeHaw! Now that's a nice beer flight. Love me some Crux Fermentation project.

[stash searcher]

Stone Brewing company's Go To IPA is the best I've found. The other ones just aren't as good...

[davieboot]

I've been having blind taste test with friends recently. Consistent winners for single IPAs are Blind Pig and Wipeout.

We had a session IPA blind taste test the other day. The results were surprising. The strong consensus had DayTime as the worst and Easy Jack as the best (followed closely by Go To). Several others were all tightly packed in the middle.

[54-46]

Have a growler of Pliny chilling...

[Doremite]

I've been having blind taste test with friends recently. Consistent winners for single IPAs are Blind Pig and Wipeout.

We had a session IPA blind taste test the other day. The results were surprising. The strong consensus had DayTime as the worst and Easy Jack as the best (followed closely by Go To). Several others were all tightly packed in the middle.

Love the blind taste test move.

[davieboot]

Love the blind taste test move.

It is great. We try to go double-blind, so that we don't even know what is the mix, other than the style. More than anything, it has helped my buying decisions. Now I know what I like, rather than think I know what I like.

Plus it is fun and you end up trying lots of new stuff.

[bmg97]

Just picked up All Green Everything and Green Diamonds from Other half. Pretty fucking tasty

[The AD]

St. Archer has been one of my daily drinkers for the last 6 months now.

St. Archer, huh? Guess I've got a new one to seek out next time I visit my parents in San Diego.

[t-the-east]

This may have been discussed somewhere in this thread or elsewhere, but is there some sort of a beer of the week type of mail order thing anywhere? Closest good beer store to me is about an hour away, so I go and spend a rediculous amount of money every couple of weeks to stock up, but something arriving at my doorstep would be so nice...

Edit- found a few places online. It's expensive as fuck for delivery. I'll stick with my method for now....

[FussyDutchman]

Edit- found a few places online. It's expensive as fuck for delivery. I'll stick with my method for now....

I've looked at a few of these and the beer share method is much cheaper from what I've found.

On that note Strawjack, time to dust off that beat up old box for a few more deliveries.

[Doremite]

If you spend enough they may deliver. Shipping may make it too pricey otherwise. Also some mail set ups have discretion over what they send and that's a no go.

No breweries accessible? No idea where you are.

[Cruiser]

YeeHaw! Now that's a nice beer flight. Love me some Crux Fermentation project.

Yeah, that Crux was titties. Was my first time having their stuff and I was mighty impressed. Love me some mosaic hops!

[Binky]

This, right here, was phenomenal! Brewed less than a mile from my house.

http://www.beeradvocate.com/beer/profile/27710/140460/

[PlayItLeo]

^^^^ yep. That shit is delicious. Ghandibot-esque.

[strawjack]

On that note Strawjack, time to dust off that beat up old box for a few more deliveries.

Yeah, I'm due for a Maine run. My boys across the street didn't like the way their dbl came out, so the whole vat is going down the drain

[biggins]

This, right here, was phenomenal! Brewed less than a mile from my house.

http://www.beeradvocate.com/beer/profile/27710/140460/

Agreed. Had some the other week for the first time and it immediately became my favorite of the summer. Thought 'It's Complicated Being a Wizard' was pretty solid too, but Captain's Daughter really lived up to the hype.

[t-the-east]

If you spend enough they may deliver. Shipping may make it too pricey otherwise. Also some mail set ups have discretion over what they send and that's a no go.

No breweries accessible? No idea where you are.

I live just outside of Lake Placid. A few breweries around here, nothing too special. I usually go to Burlington area to stock up on good beers. If work allows, I try and time it for either a Heady or Lawson's delivery.

[Game Over]

Not difficult but you need a lot of floor space and a large kiln.

So obviously I'm not a homebrewer -- is malted barley mandatory?

[SchralphMacchio]

No one has recently commented on the Deschutes Pinedrops? That's really good stuff. Totally different style from Fresh Squeezed.

[FussyDutchman]

Yeah, I'm due for a Maine run. My boys across the street didn't like the way their dbl came out, so the whole vat is going down the drain

That truly sucks, was wondering why I haven't seen much news from them lately. Definitely some new contenders over here in recent months, seems like I have a new brewery to check out almost every month within 30 minutes of my door.

I might actually be in your general area for work in the next few weeks, will give you a shout this week.

[shroom]

just booked a ticket to Portland ME over Thanksgiving. I have a guest that needs quenched!

[My Pet Powder Goat]

Burlington beer Co. "Light in the window" rye ipa is delicious, Expecially in a can. I've been very impressed with all the BBC offerings from "chasing rabbits" , "wizard" and now light in the window.

Anyone try long trails new canned DIPA "space juice"? We just got it in, and I'll give my impressions later. I've heard good things....

[FussyDutchman]

^

Funny, I just was at bevy and was looking for space juice, they didn't have any yet. Curious to check it out. They definitely stepped it up when they released Limbo, it's going to take a lot for this one to live up to that release.

I had a 4 pack of Light in my hand and went with Conehead instead. Wizard is definitely great and rabbits solid but that strawberry deal they brewed was a huge fail and undrinkable imo. I'm not a huge fan of fruit brews so maybe just not my thing.

Where is your store?