some damn good IPA's out there

**FussyDutchman** · 02-02-2021, 08:23 PM

Originally Posted by PlayItLeo

Nice one! Will keep an eye out. Haven’t had 4Q beer I didn’t enjoy.

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Not in the rotation as regularly as space face and others but one I always make a trip to the brewery for when I see it is available. I'll grab you a few when I see it next. I just recently realized I still have Strawjack's shipping box so can easily pack it and get it to you, which I think we discussed doing ages ago...better late than never.

**dookeyXXX** · 02-03-2021, 12:27 PM

Thundera Hazy IPA
Modern Times Beer Company, San Diego, CA
ABV: 6.7%
Hops: Citra, Idaho 7
IBU: 45

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**dookeyXXX** · 02-11-2021, 04:34 PM

Mind Melter DDH IPA
Moonraker Brewing Comnpany, Auburn, CA
ABV: 7.0
Hops: Citra, Strata, Centennial, Simcoe
IBU: 45

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**dookeyXXX** · 02-13-2021, 08:09 AM

Y'all ready for the Cold craze?

http://washingtonbeerblog.com/a-new-...duce-cold-ipa/

**Peruvian** · 02-13-2021, 08:38 AM

Originally Posted by dookey67

Y'all ready for the Cold craze?

http://washingtonbeerblog.com/a-new-...duce-cold-ipa/

Tell me again how a beer brewed with lager yeast is an ale? It’s an IPL (stupid name) regardless of the hop character.

**bourbonisgood** · 02-13-2021, 10:19 AM

Originally Posted by Peruvian

Tell me again how a beer brewed with lager yeast is an ale? It’s an IPL (stupid name) regardless of the hop character.

Article says they use ale yeast and Pilsner malt fermented at cold temps, so this is still an ale. Kinda like the exact opposite of a California common (lager yeast fermented at ale temps).

Silly that they find the need to rebrand this as something new... I was cold fermenting IPAs with US56 when I first started brewing 20 years ago and the results were really clean, crisp. I definitely didn’t do it on purpose, just lived in a cold, crappy apartment!

**Phall** · 02-14-2021, 07:08 PM

Hello hello from River Roost in WRJ, VT. Fantastic. Nelson Sauvin/Citra

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**Peruvian** · 02-14-2021, 07:37 PM

Originally Posted by bourbonisgood

Article says they use ale yeast and Pilsner malt fermented at cold temps, so this is still an ale. Kinda like the exact opposite of a California common (lager yeast fermented at ale temps).

Silly that they find the need to rebrand this as something new... I was cold fermenting IPAs with US56 when I first started brewing 20 years ago and the results were really clean, crisp. I definitely didn’t do it on purpose, just lived in a cold, crappy apartment!

From the article:

“What is Cold IPA?

To brew a crisper version of IPA, brewers create Cold IPA using pilsner malt and lager yeast. Sounds a bit like an India Pale Lager, right? Because it’s an IPA its ABV is higher than an IPL. Adjuncts (rice and/or corn, for example) are used to lighten the body. Since it’s an IPA, expect gobs of hop character. Not old world hop varieties like you might find in a pilsner, but new world hop varieties like you might find in the latest and greatest IPAs. As explained below, it’s a sort of crossover style. An IPA brewed like a lager, kind of.”

**Kinnikinnick** · 02-16-2021, 06:29 PM

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More Flying Dog IPA

The Truth Imperial IPA

These guys do it right. Not over the top like some these days

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**glademaster** · 02-16-2021, 07:17 PM

I haven't had an IPA I would describe as "over the top" in about 5-6 years. But I also drank a lot of Kuhnhenn's 11%+ creations when I was developing a taste for IPA's.

**dannynoonan** · 02-16-2021, 07:22 PM

DFH 120min counts as over the top in my book. Definitely a "I did it because I could" experience. It's not on my regular shopping list if ya know what I mean.

**glademaster** · 02-16-2021, 07:26 PM

True, but that beer has been on shelves for 15+ years (probably closer to 20).

**jackattack** · 02-16-2021, 08:32 PM

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Been a while since I hit a triple, this is a home run.

Stone fruit, grapefruit and pine.

10% abv

MALTS
Pale, Munich, Caramel, Wheat
HOPS
Citra, Magnum, Mosaic, Galaxy

**Ted Striker** · 02-16-2021, 09:18 PM

10%!

If that weren't over-hopped it'd be a barley wine.

Not surprised it's a home run. Reuben's is another one of those brewers that never disappoints.

**jackattack** · 02-16-2021, 09:42 PM

Originally Posted by Ted Striker

10%!

If that weren't over-hopped it'd be a barley wine.

Not surprised it's a home run. Reuben's is another one of those brewers that never disappoints.

Thank dog for hops!

**jackattack** · 02-26-2021, 10:20 PM

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This one’s even better.

10.5% and you’d never call this a barley wine.

Almost crushable, almost.

**XXX-er** · 02-28-2021, 05:25 PM

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Its your lifestyle, wear the gear & drink the beer !

**dookeyXXX** · 02-28-2021, 06:32 PM

Originally Posted by XXX-er

Its your lifestyle, wear the gear & drink the beer !

Means nothing without an accompanyjng snapshot of your soul patch...

Plus I thought hipsters only drank Pabst...

**retirwntm** · 03-02-2021, 06:36 AM

Very nice. ME brewery but found these in PA. Support your local maggots.

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**glademaster** · 03-07-2021, 07:58 PM

Something of a classic at this point. Always a treat when it comes around.

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**The AD** · 03-07-2021, 11:40 PM

Originally Posted by Ted Striker

10%!

If that weren't over-hopped it'd be a barley wine.

Not surprised it's a home run. Reuben's is another one of those brewers that never disappoints.

Definitely.