cybrus said:
Awesome, Satchmo! True, I did understate the hoppiness. What are some of your other hop-heaven beers?
#2 has to be Dogfish Head 60 Minute IPA. If it weren't for the Hopslam, this would be my brew made in heaven. At 6%, it doesn't kick your head in either, unless you drink multiple 6 packs.
http://www.dogfish.com/brewings/Year_Ro ... /index.htm
There are plenty of other solid domestic IPAs brewed across the US. I'm on a quest to try as many as I can before my liver gives out, and I haven't had too many bad ones. I'll try to give updates as I can. A couple of the notable hoppy non-IPAs that have caught my attention are these:
Victory Prima Pils isn't an IPA, but it's so hop-heavy that it gets my vote of approval. And it's only 5.3%, so you can drink 6 and still play a decent game of euchre.
http://www.victorybeer.com/pils.html
Victory also makes a beer that they call Hopdevil Ale, and while it's also a hophead's delight and I like it just fine, I still like the Prima Pils better. At 6.7%, it's a quicker buzz though, so maybe you'll get lucky with an otherwise indifferent significant other or blind date.
http://www.victorybeer.com/hopdevil.html
Last, but certainly not least on my very short list is San Diego's Stone Brewery Arrogant Bastard Ale, whose motto for this one is, "You're not worthy!" Dark amber colored, it's rich in malty caramel-like flavor, which is always a plus, but it offsets that with a big hops kick that just drives my to drink more and more. I especially enjoy the larger bottle format (500 ml? I'll have to revisit to make sure!), as I need to uncap far fewer of the 12 oz. bottles to get my fix, and at 7.2%, I can do more than my share (which means that I'm dipping into your share) of those too.
That's all the brain dump I'm capable of now, because most of my brain went down the drain years ago.
Draining a 2nd Hopslam of the evening (after starting off with a Consecrator), I remain,
I forgot my name!
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