Beer luvvas, I've had a request!
From Preston in PDX:
I've been following along on your beer blog pretty regularly over the last few months. You certainly seem like the most expert beer drinking that I know and the best person to ask my question:My favorite beer is the IPA. I was wondering what your top 5 or even top 10 IPA list would be, both in bottles that I could get at the beer store or on tap somewhere in town.To give you an idea of some of the IPAs I like... Bridgeport and Elysian/Immortal are two that come to mind. Thanks for any recommendations!!--P
Well, I'm sure MCO will disagree, or believe I've left out an exemplary IPA from the below list, but here goes: Hops & Barley Blog TOP TEN IPAs:
1. Stone Ruination IPA
2. Rogue Imperial IPA
3. Great Divide Hercules IPA
4. Deschutes Inversion IPA
5. Victory Hop Devil IPA
6. Widmer Broken Halo IPA
7. Papago Hopfather IPA
8. Bear Republic Racer 5 IPA
9. Green Flash Brewing West Coast IPA
10. Harpoon IPA
My Top Ten....Most would be considered XTREME HOP FLAVA!! Thx. for asking Preston!
MCO - what did I miss???
Prost to requests, top ten lists & XTREME IPAs!!!
4 comments:
Good list, ASG. Well-rounded. Two possible additions:
Avery Maharaja Imperial IPA
Anderson Valley Hop Ottin IPA
Very good list. I'm partial to the Green Flash Imperial IPA, personally. The only addition that I feel really has to be on the list, though, is the Alesmith IPA. Very tasty.
I have tried almost every beer on this list. Stone IPA, Green Flash Imperial (hopiest smelling beer around), Pelican IPA, and Hop Ottin IPA are THE BEERS from this list that are truly spectacular. All others are just IPA's. They are good, but those 4 listed above are superior. The fact that Pelican lost in the 1st round tells me these people don't like IPA's and should have gone to a wine tasting challenge.
Anonymous comment on Oct 1st, 2008 was from Don R in Seattle WA. (just saw the thing that I can add my name....my bad) :)
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