There are a lot more, but I have had a few on this list.

http://firstwefeast.com/drink/30-great- ... -hop-slam/

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I've had 17 beers on that list.

Abner, from Hill Farmstead, is just about impossible to get unless you live in Vermont.

The list is missing Boneyard's RPM or Hop Venom which are two of the best beers in the US, IMO. If you see them in Oregon (they're out of Bend), buy 'em. (I think they distribute to WA infrequently, too.)

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Damn! I've only had four, but a lot of other great IPAs that didn't make their list. That 120 Minute by Dogfishhead looks amazing. When I brewed, I could never get the ABV that high without killing even the strongest yeast I found, but I did quite a bit of long dry hopping, and I can attest to how awesome a beer is when it's been dry hopped for extra time. Delicious!

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Between my raging dyslexia and Largent's fat fingers, I thought this was a thread about Internet Service Providers.

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The 120 Minute when fresh is extremely sweet. You can find it in Washington, once in awhile, at better beer stores. I have a bottle I've been sitting on for about 3 years now to mellow it out a bit. 120 Minute and World Wide Stout (also about 18% ABV) need to age for 3-4 years before they enter their prime.

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I'm going to have to hunt for it. They're likely available at the beer and wine store Bellevue, as the place has an exceptional variety of beer.

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Look for Hoptinium from Sierra Nevada too. It definitely belongs on this list ahead of several I have had from that list.


I have a whisky barrel IPA brewing at home right now. Smells great.

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Also another good one IPA is Skullers IPA fro mt.Vernon. And I was lucky enough to try the new coffee IPA brewed in partnership with stone.

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Thanks for this list! Love trying new beers but I've been sticking with the same couple lately. Only have had 4 on this list. Another one I think should be up there is Bridgeport's IPA (Oregon). Their red is really good too.

Tease.

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I've only had 8 or 9 of those but I want all of them in me right now.

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That's a decent list but the PNW got shined and there is really good beer here. I have had most of the Ca. beers. I don't buy the East Coast brands. I've yet to have any good local beer east of the Rockies. Could be just the luck of the draw though.

There is good local beer east of the Rockies, but I agree the lion's share of good micro/craft brews all come from out west. Something interesting that I just found out was that Yuengling has the 4th largest distribution of any beer producer in the U.S., eclipsed by only the big three mega-brews. Amazing that they do not distribute in the west, being that big. They're decent drinking, too. Used to drink Yuengling on a regular basis back east as they were comparatively cheap for the taste and body.

I really enjoyed brewing IPA's when I brewed. One of my very favorites. They're stoopid simple to do, and you can really work some great flavors and subtleties in by just adjusting yeast and hops. Changing up the grain mix allows for a whole lot more creativity, and you end up with a very drinkable beer with a decently high alcohol content. Also the high hops and alcohol content can mask any of the subtler flavors you'd rather avoid, such as water minerals or exposure to outside yeasts.

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Not an IPA, but I tasted Cascade's Diesel Imperial Stout the other night (just a taste because they ran out right before I ordered, dammit). What an amazing sip. Taste like chocolate cake (in a good way). Gotta get my hands on that again. I'm usually an IPA guy but I really do enjoy a good Imp Stout.

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Yuengling sucks compared to many of the better PNW brews. I drink it back east but really? Its not in the same conversation as the micros out here. I think the flooded market out west hurts the smaller micros. There are so many. I also don't think they care and rather it be that way. I can list a half dozen that are equal or better to Sierra Nevada anything before I even have to use my brain to actually think about it.

Absolutely! I really just mentioned Yuengling here because I drank quite a bit of it back east, and found it astonishing it wasn't sold out west when it was the 4th largest beer company in the U.S. It pales in comparison to a whole lotta PNW craft brews.

Bought a couple of IPA's today, including the Bear Republic Racer 5 IPA, which I'm trying right now. Decent IPA. Doesn't stand out terribly other than having some very sharp bittering hops, but it's a solid brew.

Also bought one of the Dogfish Head 120 Minute IPA's. Limit two per person, ten bucks a pop. But at 15-20% ABV, it should be pretty good. I'm having it tomorrow night.

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I'll probably get lambasted for this, but the Deschutes breweries "white" IPA Chainbreaker is freaking awesome. I always like to try beers that look interesting, and after drinking the first one it became my favorite beer. I especially like to try IPA's, so the thought of a "white" IPA was quite interesting. It doesn't really have the taste of an IPA, but it has a very unique and delicious flavor. It's very "spicy" in that it seems to have quite a few different flavors combined into one, and its always interesting to the pallet.

I've never tasted a beer like it, and since trying it I've gone out of my way to get it. Definitely one to try if you like unique beer.

I love Racer 5. A friend had me try Red Rocket and it was decent, but decided to give Racer 5 a shot because they had it on tap at BevMo.

Yuengling, I heard about it when my cousin and his friend went over to the east coat. They were raving about it, but then again, they love Blue Moon (I admit, I drank that crap before I started getting into micros).