Best IPA

founders centennial ipa - 7.2%, 4 x 355mls for €10

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Baldy Conscience wrote: »

For a slightly different IPA tack, you could do worse than Brehon's Stony Grey IPA, it's more piney and resinous than cirtus and floral.

This is a fantastic beer, as is all of their range.

Very underrated imo.

Best is a tough word because I find my tastes change all the time

for me Founders Centennial is an amazing american style IPA
Try also Modus Hoperandi by SKA brewing
If you want something really full on (aka double IPA) then look out for Sierra Nevadas Hoptimum, its not cheap but comes in at 10% for a 380 ml bottle, prob cost north of a 5er but its a bloody brilliant beer.

Any of 8 degrees IPAs

Cantstandsya wrote: »

Ever since I tried Of Foam and Fury I've been trying any IPA I can find, be it in bottle in the off licence or on tap at the pub. Problem is that none have matched Foam and Fury for me and it's a bit pricey bottle wise and, at 8.5%, liver health wise.

Question I have is, does anyone recommend anything approaching the taste/loveliness of Of Foam and Fury that's maybe a little cheaper for a bottle?

As DIPA's go its not that expensive, it 5.90 in drink store. The O'Brien's price is crazy. Get a beoir card and you get 10% off all Irish beers.

You will be paying a lot more for beer with flavour unfortunately.

The OP might like to try a Triple IPA. There's still some of Troubles Hop Priority around. I was lucky enough to get a bottle of Magic Rocks UnHuman Cannonball, that was some drink.

Also Beavertown have Skull King and Vodoo, a DIPA and TIPA, but worth trying to source!

Ipso wrote: »

Is Hop Stoopid from Lagunitas available on Ireland?
Probably my favourite.

Hop stoopid is here. 8.50 a bomber though. The odd keg of Lagunitas sucks floating about too.

What three pages in and no one has mentioned Heady Topper and John f***ing Kimmich, call yourself beer nerds !!!

Creamy Goodness wrote: »

We're realistic beer nerds. No point talking about IPA's that are for the most part unattainable unless you know someone in the area near the brewery.

But you don't ever have to try it, just belive in it :P:D

oblivious wrote: »

What three pages in and no one has mentioned Heady Topper and John f***ing Kimmich, call yourself beer nerds !!!

oblivious to my posts it would seem :D:D


I mentioned I managed to procure a 4 pack of cans of Heady Topper straight from the Brewery. Beautiful beer. Always torn between drinking it from the can or pouring it into a glass.

Alchemist have collaboration with Dieu Du Ciel called Moralite which is also incredible but you would need to be in Quebec to source it.

Does that site still work? Tried to add some items to basket there to no avail

Sierra Nevada Torpedo IPA is really nice.

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My personal preference is to stick with Irish breweries for IPAs at least, UK IPAs are usually good too, and at a push, European IPAs. American IPAs, while they are fantastic (cans of Founder's stuff have always delivered, Lagunitas was wonderful when I tried it on draught, same with Sierra Nevada Pale Ale), they can suffer from their long journey, as people have mentioned. They're at their best when fresh, otherwise they're not necessarily THAT much better than anything you can get here anyway. Which can be annoying when you're paying for the privilege of drinking an American beer.

8 Degrees make lovely IPAs, The Full Irish is worth trying anyway. Other than that my advice would be just go mad! And most importantly, ignore online advice. Even this post. It might not apply to your tastes at all. You'll notice there's a massive range of opinion on here when it comes to beer (for example, some posters mentioned the O'Hara's Double IPA, and that is really one of the only beers I could not finish), and tbh there's none of us wrong.

If you don't find something satisfying your specific taste, you could always have a go at brewing your own (assuming you don't already). It's a lot easier than you might think.

willabur wrote: »

Alchemist have collaboration with Dieu Du Ciel called Moralite which is also incredible but you would need to be in Quebec to source it.

I thought it was ok but not great. Very heavy grapefruit hop flavour with a bitter finish. Could probably have done with being a bit sweeter imo. One of the weaker beers I've tried from that brewery, most of their stuff is pretty amazing. Their Corne du Diable IPA was pure perfection.

Herb Powell wrote: »

American IPAs, while they are fantastic (cans of Founder's stuff have always delivered, Lagunitas was wonderful when I tried it on draught, same with Sierra Nevada Pale Ale), they can suffer from their long journey, as people have mentioned. They're at their best when fresh, otherwise they're not necessarily THAT much better than anything you can get here anyway. Which can be annoying when you're paying for the privilege of drinking an American beer.

Thing is though, you're generally not paying for the privilege when you consider that a lot of the core ranges of US beers are still cheaper than their Irish equivalents.

Considering it hasn't been mentioned once on the thread I'll stick up for Proper Job. Widely available, very hoppy. Maybe it isn't the best of the best, but it has it's own definite qualities.

Galway Hooker is perfectly passable too.