IPA and Pale Ale Discussion

[packattack425]

I don't know if you can find it up north but Cigar City makes a great IPA called Jai Alai.

 

[jcyclonee]

can't go wrong with Surly. Furious or Todd the Axe Man. Light Speed and PsuedoSue from TG are good too. And if you want to go cheaper, I think New Belgium's Citradelic is very good for the price.

I agree with all of this. I was very pleasantly surprised by the Citradelic.

I don't think you can go wrong with anything from Surly or Odell's. They haven't been mentioned yet but I really like Surly's Overrated and Odell's Runoff Red IPA (this may not be quite as summery of a beer).

 

[mywayorcyway]

Since the topic is staring me right in the face....perhaps the beer connoisseurs on here can help me understand something. Why is it that I really enjoy a good pale ale, but have never tried a single IPA that I can tolerate the hoppiness of? There literally isn't one IPA I have ever truly like. I can rattle off a number of Pale Ale's that I like and I even a few six packs of them in the fridge.

The names sound so similar. What gives?

 

[jcyclonee]

Since the topic is staring me right in the face....perhaps the beer connoisseurs on here can help me understand something. Why is it that I really enjoy a good pale ale, but have never tried a single IPA that I can tolerate the hoppiness of? There literally isn't one IPA I have ever truly like. I can rattle off a number of Pale Ale's that I like and I even a few six packs of them in the fridge.

The names sound so similar. What gives?

Because you're weird.

 

[mywayorcyway]

Because you're weird.

That is what I figured. And I've already been informed as such many times.

 

[Styx]

I agree with all of this. I was very pleasantly surprised by the Citradelic.

I don't think you can go wrong with anything from Surly or Odell's. They haven't been mentioned yet but I really like Surly's Overrated and Odell's Runoff Red IPA (this may not be quite as summery of a beer).

Runoff Red is a seasonal that comes out every winter. I find it really similar to Trogs Nugget Nectar and Ballast Point Sculpin.

 

[Gunnerclone]

Since the topic is staring me right in the face....perhaps the beer connoisseurs on here can help me understand something. Why is it that I really enjoy a good pale ale, but have never tried a single IPA that I can tolerate the hoppiness of? There literally isn't one IPA I have ever truly like. I can rattle off a number of Pale Ale's that I like and I even a few six packs of them in the fridge.

The names sound so similar. What gives?

sounds like a mental block.

 

[brianhos]

My favorite right now is Toppling Goliath Golden Nugget. However if I am doing something and don't want to get a buzz, I will drink Founders All Day IPA.

 

[LutherBlue]

No Coast from Peace Tree and Lakefront IPA are my go-to beers right now.

 

[cycloneG]

Since the topic is staring me right in the face....perhaps the beer connoisseurs on here can help me understand something. Why is it that I really enjoy a good pale ale, but have never tried a single IPA that I can tolerate the hoppiness of? There literally isn't one IPA I have ever truly like. I can rattle off a number of Pale Ale's that I like and I even a few six packs of them in the fridge.

The names sound so similar. What gives?

Deschutes Fresh Squeezed IPA is a great intro IPA.

 

[mramseyISU]

I know this thread is about pale ales and IPAs but I really like hefeweizens when the weather warms up. Sierra Nevada makes a really good one called Kellerweis.

I'm with you on this. I just can't do the IPAs.

 

[ThatllDoCy]

For IPA's I love Lagunitas, and Revolution Brewery's Anti-Hero. Half Acre here in Chicago makes an incredible Pale Ale called Daisy Cutter if you can get your hands on it.

 

[Mr Janny]

Thursday is the delivery day in my area (Schaumburg, Roselle, Itasca) for ZD. Be prepared, if you want to get it, to be there on a Thursday. Sometimes it's still around by Friday afternoon, but not much longer than that. I suppose it depends how close you are to the brewery, but ZD is not usually produced in mass quantities. In general the 6 packs of 3Floyds usually go pretty quick. The Bombers tend to have the longest shelf time.

Back on topic: I don't know, it's probably blasphemy for a lot of craft beer drinkers, but Sierra Nevada PA is still my go to summer afternoon beer. It just touches all the needs of my palate without being too filling or too intoxicating.

Good info. Thanks. The first time I had Zombie Dust, I was visiting Madison, WI and went to a little bottleshop looking for New Glarus stuff to bring home. The guy behind the counter was just insistent that everyone buy a 6pack of Zombie Dust. I mean, he was telling every single person who came to the register to go pick one up. I had never even heard of it before.

 

[ForbinsAscynt]

Any good saison recs? Something good that I could pick up at cyclone liquor or hyvee?

 

[iacyguy]

I don't know if you can get it in iowa. But the Harpoon IPA out of Boston is great. I definitely need to find some.

 

[1100011CS]

I kind of dig the case of cans of Founders all day IPA. Decent IPA and it is relatively inexpensive and I just like drinking out of cans when I am mowing the lawn.

My favorite right now is Toppling Goliath Golden Nugget. However if I am doing something and don't want to get a buzz, I will drink Founders All Day IPA.

All Day IPA 15-packs are perfect for warm weather outings (lake, tailgating) and not too hard on the wallet.

 

[1100011CS]

I don't know if you can get it in iowa. But the Harpoon IPA out of Boston is great. I definitely need to find some.

I'm visiting the brewery Tuesday next week.

 

[ILiftWithRoyce]

If you are looking to drink 5 or 6 or 12, pick up Oskar Blues Pinner Throwback IPA. More of a soft and tropical profile, and like 4.5 ABV

 

[Nothingman]

I am hopping to find a few of these for saturday.

Shouldn't be too hard to find. I've seen it at three or four different Hy-Vees. It's the best session IPA I've had and it's only $6.99 a four pack of tall boys. I was told it came about when TG turned Surly down for a collaboration IPA so Surly tried a Pseudo Sue clone as a session and priced it low. Probably not accurate but it's great stuff.

 

[baller21]

I think the New Belgium Citradelic is pretty decent. Tried a Mikkeller Nuclear Hop Assault last night and loved it.