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SaluteToTheHill said:
It is but it's only released twice a year. Batches will vary in the 15-20% ABV range and it typically sells for around $10 for a 12 oz bottle. They also release the 75 minute IPA around Christmas which is a blend of the 60 and 90 with maple syrup added.
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120 is more like a barleywine than a DIPA. I don't care for it unless it's at least a couple years old.
 
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Dogfish head is an excellent brewery. When it comes to IPAs I tend to be more of an East Coast style guy as some of the west coast style seem to just try to create the most hoppy, piney beer they can. An IPA that has some of those tasting notes of pine but also gives you a little grapefruit citrus is always nice.
 
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MockingVol said:
Dogfish head is an excellent brewery. When it comes to IPAs I tend to be more of an East Coast style guy as some of the west coast style seem to just try to create the most hoppy, piney beer they can. An IPA that has some of those tasting notes of pine but also gives you a little grapefruit citrus is always nice.
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That's interesting. I always think of West Coast IPAs as the citrus heavy with the Simcoe and Cascade hops.
 
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kiddiedoc said:
That's interesting. I always think of West Coast IPAs as the citrus heavy with the Simcoe and Cascade hops.
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Na, there are two styles for the hops: East coast and West coast. West Coast style are the ones that people first think of and are the most popular with their incredibly hoppiness and that heavy pine flavor. East Coast Styles trade in a lot of that pine characteristic for a more citrus forward flavor. Now you can have IPAs brewed on the east coast that are West Coast Style or IPAs brewed on the West Coast that are East Coast Style, but that's just location.
 
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MockingVol said:
Na, there are two styles for the hops: East coast and West coast. West Coast style are the ones that people first think of and are the most popular with their incredibly hoppiness and that heavy pine flavor. East Coast Styles trade in a lot of that pine characteristic for a more citrus forward flavor. Now you can have IPAs brewed on the east coast that are West Coast Style or IPAs brewed on the West Coast that are East Coast Style, but that's just location.
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West coast IPAs are typically more citrusy. They will have a more pronounced hop presence where East coast is typically more malty and balanced. There's dozens of hop varieties that can be fit into around a dozen aroma styles. The hop varieties most people identify with the West Coast are the “Three Cs” which are Cascade, Centennial and Columbus. A West coast IPA can also have a piney flavor but the main thing that separates it from the East style is a more intense hopping. Honestly, the East coast and West coast lines are so blurred now I don't think they really exist anymore. This article explains a little about the "Three Cs".

What are the Three Cs of Hops?
 
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SaluteToTheHill said:
West coast IPAs are typically more citrusy. There's dozens of hop varieties that can be fit into around a dozen aroma styles. The hop varieties most people identify with the West Coast are the “Three Cs” which are Cascade, Centennial and Columbus. The East coast and West coast lines are so blurred now I don't think they really exist anymore. This article explains a little about the "Three Cs".

What are the Three Cs of Hops?
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Yeah, that's what I thought. See: Green Flash, Ballast Point Sculpin/Grapefruit Sculpin, Terrapin Hi 5, etc
 
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I'm adventuring into the world of craft beer and had a Hoegaarden last night. It was excellent. Glad I picked up the six packs. Has anyone else had this?
 
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RockyTop411 said:
I'm adventuring into the world of craft beer and had a Hoegaarden last night. It was excellent. Glad I picked up the six packs. Has anyone else had this?
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Glad you're enjoying branching out. Hoegaarden really isn't a craft beer though. The original has been around since the 1400's and they're now owned by AB InBev, the same company that owns Anheuser-Busch.
 
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SaluteToTheHill said:
Glad you're enjoying branching out. Hoegaarden really isn't a craft beer though. The original has been around since the 1400's and they're now owned by AB InBev, the same company that owns Anheuser-Busch.
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Yeah I happened to notice that after drinking a few. After enjoying a couple I looked it up and noticed that it has a great rating on Beer Advocate, then I did some more digging and I found out it was owned by AB.

I guess craft wasn't the right word, but it's more of a full, heavy beer, which is different from the beer I usually drink.

Any suggestions as far as craft beer goes?
 
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RockyTop411 said:
Yeah I happened to notice that after drinking a few. After enjoying a couple I looked it up and noticed that it has a great rating on Beer Advocate, then I did some more digging and I found out it was owned by AB.

I guess craft wasn't the right word, but it's more of a full, heavy beer, which is different from the beer I usually drink.

Any suggestions as far as craft beer goes?
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Don't get me wrong. I'm not saying there's anything wrong with it. If you enjoy it, drink it. As far as suggestions, it depends on what you like. Hoegaarden is a Belgian Witbier. I'm not a huge Belgian beer fan so someone else may be of more help but Ommegang and Allagash could be a good place to start.
 
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RockyTop411 said:
Yeah I happened to notice that after drinking a few. After enjoying a couple I looked it up and noticed that it has a great rating on Beer Advocate, then I did some more digging and I found out it was owned by AB.

I guess craft wasn't the right word, but it's more of a full, heavy beer, which is different from the beer I usually drink.

Any suggestions as far as craft beer goes?
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If you are just dipping your toes into craft beer then I would recommend starting with maybe a wheat beer or an IPA that isn't super hoppy. Maybe something like Founder's Day All Day IPA.

Just try random stuff that you like the label or the bottle until you find a type of beer that you like. Once you find something you like then you can try different offers of that type of beer from different breweries because while they may be the same type I promise they won't taste the same.

Hope this helps.
 
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Orangesmokey said:
If you are just dipping your toes into craft beer then I would recommend starting with maybe a wheat beer or an IPA that isn't super hoppy. Maybe something like Founder's Day All Day IPA.

Just try random stuff that you like the label or the bottle until you find a type of beer that you like. Once you find something you like then you can try different offers of that type of beer from different breweries because while they may be the same type I promise they won't taste the same.

Hope this helps.
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Good stuff here. Light "session IPAs" are great gateways to craft beer.

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Oskar Blues Pinner
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Evil Twin Citra Sunshine Slacker
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SaluteToTheHill said:
Good stuff here. Light "session IPAs" are great gateways to craft beer.

Founders All Day
Oskar Blues Pinner
Stone Go To
Blackstone Session Player
Southern Tier Tangier
Evil Twin Citra Sunshine Slacker
Left Hand Introvert
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I really like the Oskar Blues. I don't mind a really hoppy beer with dinner but if I am out having drinks with friends I might choose a lighter IPA if I am drinking beer.
 
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Orangesmokey said:
I really like the Oskar Blues. I don't mind a really hoppy beer with dinner but if I am out having drinks with friends I might choose a lighter IPA if I am drinking beer.
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Those are all very lightly hopped and easy drinking. Good starter IPAs. I sometimes go with one of those light IPAs when I know I'm drinking alot.
 
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Creature Comforts is the best this about Athens. They are impressive, especially considering that the population in their town can't spell dog.
 

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I was pleasantly surprised, or even shocked, at how good the Sierra Nevada Beer Camp Tropical IPA is. Seriously, one of the most delicious IPAs I've tasted. The sweeter fruit notes balance the bitterness of the hops to perfection, IMO.
 
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kiddiedoc said:
I was pleasantly surprised, or even shocked, at how good the Sierra Nevada Beer Camp Tropical IPA is. Seriously, one of the most delicious IPAs I've tasted. The sweeter fruit notes balance the bitterness of the hops to perfection, IMO.
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I really liked the Beer Camp collaborations they put out last year. The ones I got to try anyway.
 
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Just because it is owned by a big company doesn't mean it isn't "craft" beer. Goose Island is owned by AB but makes some amazing beers (BCBS, the Sisters, etc)
 
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VolnTitan said:
Just because it is owned by a big company doesn't mean it isn't "craft" beer. Goose Island is owned by AB but makes some amazing beers (BCBS, the Sisters, etc)
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I didn't mean to imply that just because a brewer isn't craft they cant make good beer. However, the Brewers Association does define a craft brewer.

What is Craft Beer?

"An American craft brewer is:

Small
Annual production of 6 million barrels of beer or less (approximately 3 percent of U.S. annual sales). Beer production is attributed to the rules of alternating proprietorships.

Independent
Less than 25 percent of the craft brewery is owned or controlled (or equivalent economic interest) by a beverage alcohol industry member that is not itself a craft brewer.

Traditional
A brewer that has a majority of its total beverage alcohol volume in beers whose flavor derives from traditional or innovative brewing ingredients and their fermentation. Flavored malt beverages (FMBs) are not considered beers."

Goose Island is split up. BCBS for instance is in the barrel house in Chicago and remains pretty much untouched by InBev where as alot of their other stuff is brewed elsewhere like 312 and Honker's brewed at Redhook in Portsmouth, N.H. So yeah, Goose Island makes some good beer but its technically not craft which really means means nothing. I didn't mean to open a can of worms. People should drink what they enjoy.
 
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I would agree. That's why I generally go with "Good Beer" rather than craft beer. Honestly all beer, even Bud, is made with some "craftmanship". The ability for you to get a Bud in miami and have it taste just like the one in Seattle is pretty remarkable job of consistency. Sure they taste like swill, but I'm sure the "brewmasters" still take it pretty seriously. I took a tour of AB in St. Louis years ago and it's pretty impressive operation. Still won't drink that crap though ;)
 
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