some damn good IPA's out there

[dookeyXXX]

Nothing labeled a "west coast IPA" should be that translucent. If I can't see through my beer, it better be a stout or porter.

That's your standard pineapple juice and cum smoothie, right there.

Hey man, don't shoot the messenger!

I wholeheartedly agree with you, btw.

Regardless of its opacity, it was damn tasty.

Reminds me of Gilman Street Brewing who made a NE haze that was clear. When I asked them about it, they said it was their West-meets-East interpretation. It, too, was hella tasty despite what I consider to be mislabeling.
(FWIW, check out the GSB website and look at the pix of their hazes:
https://gilmanbrew.com/beer/)

[shroom]

current favorites from aforementioned yaya. couples skate is a collab with lumberbeard which is also showing some promise out of EWA

[Ted Striker]

How is the couples skate? I almost bought it last week but my beer basket was already full.

[shroom]

real nice, dankest i’ve had in a while and more commital to NE imperial style than most seem to be

not skookum dank, i miss that mimosa-esque 9.X % mouthfeel they can put out

[Ted Striker]

You had me at dank. I'll see if they still have some.

[jackattack]

real nice, dankest i’ve had in a while and more commital to NE imperial style than most seem to be

not skookum dank, i miss that mimosa-esque 9.X % mouthfeel they can put out

grabbed a crowler of skook nukem last time I was in arlington, that is the best IIIPA I've had in a long while.

[dookeyXXX]

Modern TImes Beer, San Diego, CA
ABV: 7.2%
Hops: Nelson, Strata, Mosaic, Centennial
IBU: 60
Final Gravity: 1.012

[dookeyXXX]

Gigantic Brewing Company, Portland, OR
ABV: 6.3%
Hops: X13459

[dookeyXXX]

Knee Deep Brewing Company, Auburn, CA
ABV: 6.5%
Hops: Loral, Idaho 7, Amarillo
IBU: 50

[evdog]

LOL

[dookeyXXX]

Kabru West Coast IPA
Solid Ground Brewing, Diamond Springs, CA
ABV: 7.5%
Hops: Simcoe, Amarillo, El Dorado

Yes, another murky "west coast" IPA. I concur that it's cloudiness excludes it from being a true WC IPA, but unlike the majority of hazes, it's not terribly fruity or yeasty. It has a kind of dried apricot aroma and initial palate hit, but then bleeds into more traditional WC IPA bitterness at the finish.
I would call this a hybrid and the brewery should, too. Or, at the very least, call is an "unfiltered" IPA...
Regardless, it's tasty.

[dookeyXXX]

Hazy Leafy Greens
Revision Brewing CO., Sparks, NV
ABV: 7.25%
Hops:
IBU: 55


Apparently Revision releases it's "Leafy Greens" IPA every 4/20. How I have missed this all these years is not only strange, but a travesty (Revision was founded in 2015 and this is the first time I am enjoying "Leafy Greens").
At any rate, this year they decided to skip making their more traditional "clear" West Coast-styled version and went with a hazy, in honor of how f$%ke-up 2020 was due to COVID.
Revision has built its rep on their hazes and I have to be honest quite a lot of them taste pretty similar, to me at least. But this jammy is nice and crisp with that fruity hazy quality and a decent slam of hoppy bitterness, raising it above the standard hazy. Highly recommended.
If you find yourself in Reno, also check their "Disco Ninja", "Moon Wolf", and "Citra Slam" IPAs.

[Phall]

Last one in the stash. Headed back to VT/MA in June, time for another haul.


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[tintin5]

Imperial NEIPA from a fantastic Calgary brewery

[evdog]

^^^ I remember when Big Rock was the only craft game in town

[dookeyXXX]

IPAs for beginners:

https://vinepair.com/articles/wa-14-best-ipas/

I have only had 3 on the list (Pliny and both the SN entries) and quite honestly, I wouldn't recommend them to somebody just getting into IPAs...

[jackattack]

IPAs for beginners:

https://vinepair.com/articles/wa-14-best-ipas/

I have only had 3 on the list (Pliny and both the SN entries) and quite honestly, I wouldn't recommend them to somebody just getting into IPAs...

that's a list of IPA's that you could probably find in an airport in the CONUS, I know all my favorite IPA's are brewed in Brooklyn

[dunfree]

The final convergence of music hipsters and ipas

an ex who “didn’t like beer, really” like Pliny

[dookeyXXX]

Practically Perished West Coast-Style IPA
"West Coast IPA Is Dead Series" collaboration Revision Brewing Company, Sparks, NV + Beer Coach
ABV: 6.2%
Hops: Nelson, Citra, Amarillo
IBU: 55

[jackstraw]

The usual

[evasive_MT]

Old-school:

[evdog]

Good one from last week. Long swim supposedly refers to not having a good day on the river. Had a pretty good day on the bike, though

Kern River Brewing Co Long Swim DIPA
8%
Amarillo, Eureka, CItra hops

[dookeyXXX]

^Kern River is solid.
The three IPAs I have had from them have been legit.

[dookeyXXX]

Bombay By Boat IPA
Moonlight Brewing, Santa Rosa, CA
ABV: 6.2%

[Name Redacted]

Haha!