Beer Connoisseurs

[AST]

On the patio and crushing some of the best IPAs you can seek out from one of the best breweries out there.

[tdaver]

That is some sweet can art

[waks]

At first I thought those were from Clown Shoes.

[WillieWatanabe]

Not a fan of IPAs but damn do they look good in the glass.

[AST]

Not a fan of IPAs but damn do they look good in the glass.

This is going to sound super neck-bears beer cunty of me but I am going to go ahead.  Have you had a New England style IPA from on of the better breweries out there?  It is completely different that the typical IPA and should be its own style.  Yes, the ingredients are the same but the brewing process is quite different.  It is not in the least bitter and is more like a mimosa than its namesake.

[AST]

Off the top of my head, breweries to get a New England style or Hazy IPA from. 

Casa Agria, Monkish, Other Half, Tree House, Trillium, Finback, Tired Hands, Weldwerks, Calusa, Cerebral, Resident Culture, The Alchemist, Hill Farmstead, Bearded Iris, Toppling Goliath, Turning Point, Celestial, Spindletap.

Toppling Goliath should be moderately available on the Missouri side of KC, not sure if in Kansas.

[steve dave]

Toppling Goliath makes like 95 different IPAs.


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[AST]

Toppling Goliath makes like 95 different IPAs.


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I stick with King Sue and Pseudo Sue, which is a hazy pale ale.

[steve dave]

My favorite IPA is Todd the Axe Man


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[waks]

Toppling Goliath should be moderately available on the Missouri side of KC, not sure if in Kansas.

It's available in KS. On tap at RAB every now and then. 

[AST]

My favorite IPA is Todd the Axe Man


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Great beer, my Minneapolis hook-up moved 

[AST]

Toppling Goliath should be moderately available on the Missouri side of KC, not sure if in Kansas.

It's available in KS. On tap at RAB every now and then. 

That would be awesome.  I’m jelly.

[catastrophe]

NE IPAs are definitely different and I definitely hate them. West Coast till I die (also like American pale ales).

[AST]

NE IPAs are definitely different and I definitely hate them. West Coast till I die (also like American pale ales).

You and I could probably be pretty good buds but your post is not making a great case for it.  I like American and West Coast IPAs but love the New England.  I will respect your decision though as it is your body, your choice.

[waks]

AST, what are your thoughts on milkshake IPAs?

[Saulbadguy]

Give me the dankest haziest juice bombs you can get

[waks]

Saul I wouldn't mind your input on the above as well.

[Saulbadguy]

Off the top of my head, breweries to get a New England style or Hazy IPA from. 

Casa Agria, Monkish, Other Half, Tree House, Trillium, Finback, Tired Hands, Weldwerks, Calusa, Cerebral, Resident Culture, The Alchemist, Hill Farmstead, Bearded Iris, Toppling Goliath, Turning Point, Celestial, Spindletap.

Toppling Goliath should be moderately available on the Missouri side of KC, not sure if in Kansas.

crap.

Can get TG anywhere in KS. I'd also add Nightmare brewing makes some pretty good NEIPA and they recently became available here.

There is a local brewery in KC called BKS Artisan Ales that makes excellent NEIPAS.

I've had Celestial provided you are talking about the one in Dallas. vry good.

Was going to go Nashville for a sporting KC game and go to Bearded Iris before covid :(

finally - if you ever go to New Orleans visit Courtyard Brewery Great neipa and pastry stouts.

[AST]

AST, what are your thoughts on milkshake IPAs?

Lactose was used as a crutch by brewers/breweries that did not have the haze craze down in an attempt to replicate the haziness and also mouthfeel of NE style and hazies. It has since developed into an almost subset of the subset of hazy/NE style with some quality ones being made but as for me, I stick with the real deal.

[Saulbadguy]

AST, what are your thoughts on milkshake IPAs?

I really like them but typically for dessert. Decadent Ales out of NY makes some of my favorites. Servaes in Shawnee makes interesting ones but sometimes can be pretty odd.

[AST]

Off the top of my head, breweries to get a New England style or Hazy IPA from. 

Casa Agria, Monkish, Other Half, Tree House, Trillium, Finback, Tired Hands, Weldwerks, Calusa, Cerebral, Resident Culture, The Alchemist, Hill Farmstead, Bearded Iris, Toppling Goliath, Turning Point, Celestial, Spindletap.

Toppling Goliath should be moderately available on the Missouri side of KC, not sure if in Kansas.

crap.

Can get TG anywhere in KS. I'd also add Nightmare brewing makes some pretty good NEIPA and they recently became available here.

There is a local brewery in KC called BKS Artisan Ales that makes excellent NEIPAS.

I've had Celestial provided you are talking about the one in Dallas. vry good.

Was going to go Nashville for a sporting KC game and go to Bearded Iris before covid :(

finally - if you ever go to New Orleans visit Courtyard Brewery Great neipa and pastry stouts.

My buddy that moved back to KC from Dallas talks BKS up all the time, unfortunately the last time I was back last spring they were closed.  Still anxious to try it.

Have a buddy that travels to New Orleans a lot, will try to get some Courtyard.

[waks]

AST, what are your thoughts on milkshake IPAs?

Lactose was used as a crutch by brewers/breweries that did not have the haze craze down in an attempt to replicate the haziness and also mouthfeel of NE style and hazies. It has since developed into an almost subset of the subset of hazy/NE style with some quality ones being made but as for me, I stick with the real deal.

I feel I haven't really found one that wasn't overly sweet.

[waks]

Off the top of my head, breweries to get a New England style or Hazy IPA from. 

Casa Agria, Monkish, Other Half, Tree House, Trillium, Finback, Tired Hands, Weldwerks, Calusa, Cerebral, Resident Culture, The Alchemist, Hill Farmstead, Bearded Iris, Toppling Goliath, Turning Point, Celestial, Spindletap.

Toppling Goliath should be moderately available on the Missouri side of KC, not sure if in Kansas.

crap.

Can get TG anywhere in KS. I'd also add Nightmare brewing makes some pretty good NEIPA and they recently became available here.

There is a local brewery in KC called BKS Artisan Ales that makes excellent NEIPAS.

I've had Celestial provided you are talking about the one in Dallas. vry good.

Was going to go Nashville for a sporting KC game and go to Bearded Iris before covid :(

finally - if you ever go to New Orleans visit Courtyard Brewery Great neipa and pastry stouts.

@mocat & I discovered BKS together and it blew us away. They had a stout that had Vietnamese cinnamon in it that was incredible.

[AST]

Give me the dankest haziest juice bombs you can get

The biggest mouth bombs I have had are Juicy Bits from Weldwerks, Western Glow & Mirror Flexin’ from Casa Agria, Australian Kiss from Turning Point, Space Diamonds from Other Half, Diamonds in My Mouth from Spindletap.

I am sure a lot of the east coast & west coast beers I have had would make the list but not sure if they were drank at optimal conditions.

Have a pretty strong preference to Galaxy hopped IPAs.

[AST]

Here is a pretty good recent one from Turning Point.



I don’t know why I am switching to a DIPA so early in the day but here we are.