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current APA,IPA of choice
Posted: Thu Sep 22, 2011 3:12 pm
by matt7215
now that we actually have a selection of year round apa/ipa's to choose from, what are you grabbing the most and why?
me - mad tom
reason - consistancy
Posted: Thu Sep 22, 2011 3:13 pm
by matt7215
second most purchased for me in crazy canuck
Posted: Thu Sep 22, 2011 3:19 pm
by phat matt
I have been loving the crazy cannuck over the summer great beer. For a non lcbo choice I have to say sinister sam from taps brew pub. It has been tasting great lately.
Posted: Thu Sep 22, 2011 3:27 pm
by mgmoney
Smashbomb & Crazy Canuck and Hophead my 3 regular APA/IPA selections hand down partly because I can usually only procure LCBO products..as road trips are unfortunately not in the plans due to family/budgetary restraints...
Posted: Thu Sep 22, 2011 3:31 pm
by kafercrazy
Mad Tom & Crazy Canuck for me.
Posted: Thu Sep 22, 2011 4:10 pm
by robinvboyer
Hands down, red racer. One of my locals always has a few cases on display.
Posted: Thu Sep 22, 2011 4:32 pm
by notdan
Mad Tom. Because I love centennial hops.
Re: current APA,IPA of choice
Posted: Thu Sep 22, 2011 4:42 pm
by Belgian
matt7215 wrote:me - mad tom
reason - consistency
Yep, that one for same reason & Red Racer.
Though Stone IPA from the bottle is a great TV-watching IPA.
Posted: Thu Sep 22, 2011 5:16 pm
by velovampire
kafercrazy wrote:Mad Tom & Crazy Canuck for me.
Same.
Posted: Thu Sep 22, 2011 8:42 pm
by sprague11
Locally, Mad Tom, though if Smashbomb settles on a consistent formula i'll be happy.
Out of province: Stone IPA and Dale's Pale Ale
Posted: Thu Sep 22, 2011 9:41 pm
by iguenard
Ontario: Mad Tom
US: Edward, Hill Farmstead (APA)
Posted: Thu Sep 22, 2011 9:48 pm
by JeffPorter
IPA: Mad tom: Consistent, and VERY available.
APA: Crazy Canuck, but only because I don't live in Peterborough and can't buy Square Nail from the Publican brewery EVERY DAY!!!
Posted: Fri Sep 23, 2011 1:14 am
by cratez
Canadian IPA: Tree Hop Head / Muskoka Mad Tom / Flying Monkeys Smash Bomb interchangeably. I find them all to be reliable and decidedly above average, especially compared to everything else available at the 'BO/TBS.
Ontario APA: Great Lakes Crazy Canuck hands down. I think it's sad and almost infuriating that this exemplary pale is only rated as "good" (B/3.69) on Beer Advocate, just because they screwed up the initial release with some diacetyl problems. I deleted my old review and added a new one as soon as they cleaned up the recipe. Luckily the current RB score (89/92) is much more reflective of the outstanding quality of this ale.
US APA/IPA: been savouring my half cases of Three Floyds Alpha King and Half Acre Daisy Cutter over the last month and a bit. Following our upcoming Grand Rapids trip, it'll probably be one of the Michigan world beaters, like Two Hearted or Centennial.
Posted: Fri Sep 23, 2011 8:18 am
by Iceman
I was never much of a Pale Ale drinker before, but the beers below have shown me the light...
Canadian IPA - Muskoka Mad Tom
Canadian APA - Great Lakes Crazy Canuck
US IPA - Southern Tier IPA
Posted: Fri Sep 23, 2011 8:36 am
by TheSevenDuffs
I still haven't found a go-to IPA. I am hoping that we start to see consistent batches of Smash Bomb because that is certainly the best alternative, when it is "on"
The best APA is without a doubt Crazy Canuck. I love the stuff.