# Beer (IPA) reccomendations **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Tags:** beer\ **Created:** [October 14, 2011, 5:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/beer-ipa-reccomendations/599652 "2011-10-14T17:21:48Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 14\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![ptr2void](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ptr2void/32/3406_2.png) [@ptr2void](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ptr2void)\ **Post date:** [October 16, 2011, 3:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/beer-ipa-reccomendations/599652/41 "2011-10-16T15:33:32Z")
Tried the Stone Ale and Anchor Liberty Ale last evening based on suggestions here. Both very good! ---
**Author:** ![Novelty\_Bobble](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/a3d4f5/32.png) [@Novelty\_Bobble](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Novelty_Bobble)\ **Post date:** [October 16, 2011, 3:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/beer-ipa-reccomendations/599652/42 "2011-10-16T15:50:57Z")
> [@ptr2void](#): > > I did not know that! Also interesting it’s not apparent on their website. The Goose Island brews appear ubiquitous in Chicago; I had a 312 at Lou Malnati’s last trip not realizing it was GI until I got the bottle. Not a big selection at the South Loop location, so I’ll have to ask for the list again next time. Having seen the name in this thread I’ve bought some from my local friendly Tescos, along with some Sierra Nevada. They are chilling as we speak, lets hope they travel well. I apologise in advance for supporting the big brewery juggernauts but perhaps by buying brands such as these we can exert a degree of consumer pressure? ---
**Author:** ![Munch](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/munch/32/5281_2.png) [@Munch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Munch)\ **Post date:** [October 16, 2011, 4:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/beer-ipa-reccomendations/599652/43 "2011-10-16T16:11:48Z")
> [@blondebear](#): > > Another good one came to mind–Doublewide IPA from Boulevard Brewing in Kansas City. I like their tag line for the brew–“Relax, it’s twister proof!” I came in to recommend the Boulevard IPAs. The Single-Wide IPA is very good and affordable. The Double-Wide is excellent, but pricier, but it gets bonus points for being served in a 750ml long neck wine bottle with champagne-style cork (it’s bottle conditioned). Unfortunately for the OP, Boulevard doesn’t ship to the east coast (or western PA). Feel free to [check here](http://www.boulevard.com/beers/beer-finder/). ---
**Author:** ![Shoeless](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/shoeless/32/7099_2.png) [@Shoeless](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shoeless)\ **Post date:** [October 16, 2011, 5:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/beer-ipa-reccomendations/599652/44 "2011-10-16T17:17:27Z")
> [@blondebear](#): > > Another good one came to mind–Doublewide IPA from Boulevard Brewing in Kansas City. I like their tag line for the brew–“Relax, it’s twister proof!” > [@Munch](#): > > I came in to recommend the Boulevard IPAs. The Single-Wide IPA is very good and affordable. The Double-Wide is excellent, but pricier, but it gets bonus points for being served in a 750ml long neck wine bottle with champagne-style cork (it’s bottle conditioned). Unfortunately for the OP, Boulevard doesn’t ship to the east coast (or western PA). Feel free to [check here](http://www.boulevard.com/beers/beer-finder/). I was going to correct **blondebear** that it was Single-Wide (which was what I was going to recommend), not Double-Wide, but didn’t realize that they actually had a Double-Wide IPA. Thanks for the tip, **Munch** - I’ll have to check that out. ---
**Author:** ![tr0psn4j](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/958977/32.png) [@tr0psn4j](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tr0psn4j)\ **Post date:** [October 16, 2011, 7:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/beer-ipa-reccomendations/599652/45 "2011-10-16T19:07:09Z")
I drink [Speak Easy’s Big Daddy IPA](http://beeradvocate.com/beer/profile/559/1472) sometimes. ---
**Author:** ![Munch](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/munch/32/5281_2.png) [@Munch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Munch)\ **Post date:** [October 16, 2011, 7:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/beer-ipa-reccomendations/599652/46 "2011-10-16T19:13:35Z")
> [@Shoeless](#): > > I was going to correct **blondebear** that it was Single-Wide (which was what I was going to recommend), not Double-Wide, but didn’t realize that they actually had a Double-Wide IPA. Thanks for the tip, **Munch** - I’ll have to check that out. All of their Smokestack Series beers come highly recommended - I haven’t had a bad one yet. The best of the bunch, though, is easily [Tank 7](http://beeradvocate.com/beer/profile/423/50570). ---
**Author:** ![kayaker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kayaker/32/441_2.png) [@kayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayaker)\ **Post date:** [October 17, 2011, 2:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/beer-ipa-reccomendations/599652/47 "2011-10-17T14:21:45Z")
> [@Paintcharge](#): > > [Racer 5](http://www.bearrepublic.com/ourbeers.php) from Bear Republic is awesome. Better if you can find it on tap, though. Agree. I’ve had it from a cask as well. Didn’t last long, though.😉 ---
**Author:** ![bump](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/7c8e57/32.png) [@bump](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bump)\ **Post date:** [October 17, 2011, 4:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/beer-ipa-reccomendations/599652/48 "2011-10-17T16:52:47Z")
> [@standingwave](#): > > It’s may not be available in your neck of the country but [Bridgeport IPA](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BridgePort_Brewing_Company) out of Portland (Oregon) has been [one of my favorites](http://beer.svendknutsen.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/Bridgeport_IPA.jpg) for a long time. > > _The BridgePort India Pale Ale, perhaps the brewery’s best known beer, has won a number of awards in the United States and abroad, including a Gold Medal at the 2005 Brewing Industry International Awards, in Munich, Germany; a Gold Medal and Category Champion Trophy at the 2000 Brewing Industry International Awards in London, England; and a Gold Medal for Classic English Style Pale Ale at the Great American Beer Festival, in Denver, Colorado, in 1997._ Bridgeport Hop Czar (Imperial/Double IPA) is the shizz… So is Victory’s Hop Devil and Anchor’s Humming Ale, although I’m not sure either is officially an IPA. ---
**Author:** ![Munch](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/munch/32/5281_2.png) [@Munch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Munch)\ **Post date:** [October 18, 2011, 12:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/beer-ipa-reccomendations/599652/49 "2011-10-18T00:16:22Z")
> [@bump](#): > > So is Victory’s Hop Devil Victory also has Hop Wallop, which is a double IPA - but frankly I like the Hop Devil better. I’ve found Victory to be very consistently good. ---
**Author:** ![azraiel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/5f9b8f/32.png) [@azraiel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/azraiel)\ **Post date:** [October 18, 2011, 4:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/beer-ipa-reccomendations/599652/50 "2011-10-18T16:41:15Z")
I’ll second most of the recommendations here, excepting Bridgeport, Goose Island, and Schlafly–the first two just don’t agree with my palate or I’ve gotten some skunked packs, and I’ll not contribute any money the Schlafly family for the third. I may have missed them, but I also love Breckenridge 471, Mycenary, and St Lupulin. The latter two are from Odell, who along with Left Hand has never made a beer I didn’t like. Mostly I want to echo what **DCnDC** said about Longhammer. It’s not OMG nummy! like many that have been suggested, but it’s just a solid all-around beer. It’s my “yellow beer” if you like, the go-to that’s always in the fridge. And at ~$14-$15 per 12, it’s quite affordable. ---
**Author:** ![fachverwirrt](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/94ad74/32.png) [@fachverwirrt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fachverwirrt)\ **Post date:** [October 18, 2011, 6:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/beer-ipa-reccomendations/599652/51 "2011-10-18T18:02:06Z")
> [@azraiel](#): > > I’ll second most of the recommendations here, excepting Bridgeport, Goose Island, and Schlafly–the first two just don’t agree with my palate or I’ve gotten some skunked packs, and I’ll not contribute any money the Schlafly family for the third. While I appreciate the sentiment, buying Schlafly beer in no way contributes money to the Schlafly family. Tom Schlafly is indeed Phyllis’s nephew (by marriage), but she has nothing to do with the brewery, and does not benefit from it in any way. Tom is almost entirely apolitical (at least publicly) and is actually a registered Democrat. As far as I know, all the crazy Schlaflys are Phyllis’s sons. Essentially, you’re not buying a certain brand of beer because the co-founder’s uncle married a crazy lady. ---
**Author:** ![azraiel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/5f9b8f/32.png) [@azraiel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/azraiel)\ **Post date:** [October 18, 2011, 6:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/beer-ipa-reccomendations/599652/52 "2011-10-18T18:24:57Z")
> [@fachverwirrt](#): > > Essentially, you’re not buying a certain brand of beer because the co-founder’s uncle married a crazy lady. Ignorance fought, and I thank you. ---
**Author:** ![fachverwirrt](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/94ad74/32.png) [@fachverwirrt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fachverwirrt)\ **Post date:** [October 18, 2011, 7:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/beer-ipa-reccomendations/599652/53 "2011-10-18T19:33:37Z")
No problem. I admit to feeling a little uneasy when I made the connection between the two. Not enough to stop drinking the beer, mind you (because, hey, beer), but it certainly eased my mind when I realized that Phyllis and the beer were mostly unrelated. ---
**Author:** ![Yeticus\_Rex](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/a698b9/32.png) [@Yeticus\_Rex](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Yeticus_Rex)\ **Post date:** [October 18, 2011, 9:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/beer-ipa-reccomendations/599652/54 "2011-10-18T21:10:36Z")
> [@tr0psn4j](#): > > I drink [Speak Easy’s Big Daddy IPA](http://beeradvocate.com/beer/profile/559/1472) sometimes. Had this on tap at my nephew’s wedding 11 days ago…went down real tasty and easy, especially since it was an open bar. I’m also a Stone IPA lover along with other beers that Stone makes. When I was vacationing in Bend, Oregon, I really enjoyed Deschutes Brewery’s Inversion IPA…bought a couple cases of it to take home to enjoy for the rest of the summer. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/beer-ipa-reccomendations/599652.md?page=2)