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Beer of the World - IPA
The Economist ^ | 12/24/2016

Posted on 12/27/2016 4:18:24 PM PST by mikeIII

Lagers may be ubiquitous but India Pale Ales are beers with a backstory

BEER is for drinking. But beer is also an occasion for conversation—and, if good enough, a subject for it, too. That is where India Pale Ales, or IPAs, come into their own. Few beers incite and enrich conversation as much. Their distinctive character—the “firm bitterness [that] lingers long and clean” in one, the “complex aromatic notes of citrus, berry, tropical fruit and pine” in another—spur discussions that spill over from tap rooms to websites with ease. The plethora of craft brewers that has sprung up over the past few decades provides ample scope for arguments about the relative merits of local brews and far-flung ones—with far-flung, these days, meaning from more or less anywhere on Earth.


TOPICS: Culture/Society; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: beer; ipa
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To: randita

I just picked up the Alesmith IPA out of So. Cal. Very good.


81 posted on 12/27/2016 6:17:51 PM PST by deadrock (I is someone else.)
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To: mikeIII

ping for later gleaning of IPA list.


82 posted on 12/27/2016 6:30:37 PM PST by palmer (turn into nonpaper w no identifying heading and send nonsecure)
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To: blues-train

In your own Oregon brewery, Rogue,

...In classic John Maier fashion, 20,000 Brews by the Sea is not brewed to style but instead is described by John as a “complexity bomb” that honors this remarkable achievement. The beer uses 20 varieties of hops, 20 specialty malts, has a 20 year shelf life, will be brewed to 20 degrees plato, and will be bottle conditioned for 20 days...

https://blog.rogue.com/john-maier-brews-20-000th-rogue-ale-6efeb95c4739#.y0wcb0oiw

So much for fewer hops.

PS. It was darned hard to get a few bottles.


83 posted on 12/27/2016 7:05:22 PM PST by Scrambler Bob (LOTS of /s)
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To: randita

Black Butte Porter is one of my favorites. Deschutes Brewing makes great stuff!

Their River Ale is about the hoppiest brew I can enjoy on a regular basis.


84 posted on 12/27/2016 7:11:33 PM PST by Max in Utah (A nation can survive its fools, and even the ambitious. But it cannot survive treason from within.)
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To: fhayek

I fought the IPA thing for many years but I’ve settled in to liking stuff like PMX from Southern Tier.

I never drink at home and rely on whatever I can get in the local bars and clubs.


85 posted on 12/27/2016 7:32:24 PM PST by PeteyBoy (The wall. Build it and they won't come.)
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To: blues-train
IPA “were” great, but lately, the brewers work to “out-hop” the competition. There are other avenues to full flavor, than just adding more quantities and varieties of hops.

That's my take. I used to love IPAs, but now they starting to taste like somebody dumped a glass of grapefruit juice into the beer. No balance of flavors.

86 posted on 12/27/2016 7:50:01 PM PST by Sans-Culotte (Time to get the US out of the UN and the UN out of the US!)
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To: mikeIII

I’m probably opening the
door to being flamed, but
when it comes to beer, I
drink what I really enjoy.
Sam Adams Boston Lager,
ice cold, in a frosty mug.
IPA’s are a little too much of a hop fest for me, and
leave a bitter after taste.
Beers are very much like
an opinion. Some would tell you that Pearl or Buckhorn
are the best beers on the
planet.


87 posted on 12/27/2016 8:43:37 PM PST by Lean-Right (Eat More Moose)
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To: Captain Compassion
Dogfishead IPA 120, aged 5 to 10 years. Smooth, sweet, delicious.

You just smile and want to crawl under the table and go to sleep.

21% or so alcohol after aging.

88 posted on 12/27/2016 8:47:44 PM PST by Mogger (l chains)
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To: mikeIII

I just finished a Blind Pig, which was bottled on 12/19. I am going to go for a Pliny the Elder next. A friend brought them down from Russian River Brewing on Christmas day.


89 posted on 12/27/2016 8:53:56 PM PST by Yogafist
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To: Mogger

Yep! 120 is hard to get in the wilds of rural Nevada but I can get 90 so it’s all good.


90 posted on 12/27/2016 9:12:57 PM PST by Captain Compassion
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To: Behind the Blue Wall; mike111

I am glad I am not alone in my opinion!

:-)


91 posted on 12/27/2016 9:31:03 PM PST by left that other site (You shall know the Truth, and The Truth Shall Set You Free.)
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To: mikeIII

IPA guy here the last 3 years. Heady Topper, Sip of Sunshine, Focal Banger, Enjoy By...are some of the best IPAs made and I have them in my fridge.

Life is too short to drink bad beer. Enjoying a rare (for me) Imperial Stout “Plead The 5th” right now.

HOORAY craft brewers. Capitalism at its finest...the latest iteration.


92 posted on 12/27/2016 9:43:27 PM PST by PGalt (CONGRATULATIONS Donald J. Trump)
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To: mikeIII; All

Enjoy any of these...

https://www.beeradvocate.com/lists/top/


93 posted on 12/27/2016 9:45:30 PM PST by PGalt (CONGRATULATIONS Donald J. Trump)
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To: mikeIII

The reason I like Czech pilsners is because of the liberal use of those good German hops.


94 posted on 12/27/2016 11:00:33 PM PST by VanShuyten ("a shadow...draped nobly in the folds of a gorgeous eloquence.")
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To: deadrock

Have you tried Ballast Point? Also out of So. Cal.

Not into the fruit flavored stuff, but the Sculpin IPA is excellent.

https://www.ballastpoint.com/beers/year-round/

I have friends who live in Bend, OR and they said that Bend has the most breweries per capita of any city in the U.S. Road trip!


95 posted on 12/28/2016 5:02:26 AM PST by randita (PLEASE STOP ALL THE WORTHLESS VANITIES!)
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To: VanShuyten

Czech pilsners - great! Was just in Prague last summer and sampled many. Loved them all.


96 posted on 12/28/2016 5:03:41 AM PST by randita (PLEASE STOP ALL THE WORTHLESS VANITIES!)
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To: randita

Yes. I believe they are owned by Corona now. One year they made a habenro IPA. Terrific.


97 posted on 12/28/2016 6:58:29 AM PST by deadrock (I is someone else.)
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To: mikeIII

I dislike IPA, prefer pilsner or lager anytime


98 posted on 12/28/2016 7:00:07 AM PST by 1Old Pro
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To: Yogafist

Been looking for Blind Pig in a bottle.for a long time. I’ve had it on tap and from a growler.... looks like I will be making a trip to Russian River Brewing in Santa Rosa...


99 posted on 12/28/2016 7:49:02 AM PST by TaxPayer2000
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