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Please recommend 5 canadian ipa's...

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Jan Primus
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Please recommend 5 canadian ipa's...

Post by Jan Primus »

Hey folks, I'm more less out of the beer scene these days, so I could use some help. I have a friend in California and I'd like to send him some beers from Canada that aren't available to him. He's into ipa's and pale ales for the most part, but moreso the ipa's. I'd like to send him 5 different types, 2 bottles of each.

They must be the 12 oz size bottles for my shipping container.

He's drinks Pliny's all day long so I don't want to send anything to bland.

Thanks in advance...JP.

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Post by JeffPorter »

Well, a lot of Non-Ontario beers (from Quebec and B.C.) are available south of the border. I think Red Racer is available in California. Ontario beers really don't make it down there. So if you were going to stick to Ontario :o ...

1. Muskoka Mad Tom
2. Flying Monkeys Smashbomb


um...

3. Maybe 2 Mad Toms
4. Oh! Amsterdam Boneshaker (500ml, though)
5. and then either a Smashbomb or a Mad Tom...

uh...anyone else?
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Post by icemachine »

Corne du Diable
Smashbomb
Mad Tom
10 Bitter Years
Humulus Ludicrous
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Post by phirleh »

Central City Red Racer
Great Lakes Devil's Pale Ale
Great Lakes Crazy Canuck
Muskoka Mad Tom
Flying Monkeys Smashbomb

maybe go for some dark ones to mix it up
Flying Monkeys Netherworld
Garrison Black IPA
Malam cerevisiam facieus in cathedram stercoris

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Post by matt7215 »

red racer
mad tom
smash bomb
tree hop head
GRB curmudgeon

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Post by The Mick »

As per above:

Smashbomb
Mad Tom
Canuck
Boneshaker

Are all good choices.


But maybe you could send a home brew as the 5th, if anyone was willing to donate/trade with you. I don't have any personally, but I'm sure there are some decently hopped home brews floating around, unless you're only looking for brewery made beers that is.
I don't always drink beer ... because sometimes my friends win and we have to go to macro-only establishments.

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Post by kafercrazy »

phirleh wrote:Central City Red Racer
Great Lakes Devil's Pale Ale
Great Lakes Crazy Canuck
Muskoka Mad Tom
Flying Monkeys Smashbomb
agreed

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Post by Torontoblue »

Wild Rose IPA
Cannery IPA
Alley Kat Dragon series of Double IPA's (Red, Blue, Green so far)
Driftwood Fat Tug
Howe Sound Devil's Elbow IPA

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Post by icemachine »

Torontoblue wrote:Wild Rose IPA
Cannery IPA
Alley Kat Dragon series of Double IPA's (Red, Blue, Green so far)
Driftwood Fat Tug
Howe Sound Devil's Elbow IPA
The OP had a 12oz bottle requirement
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Post by Torontoblue »

icemachine wrote:
Torontoblue wrote:Wild Rose IPA
Cannery IPA
Alley Kat Dragon series of Double IPA's (Red, Blue, Green so far)
Driftwood Fat Tug
Howe Sound Devil's Elbow IPA
The OP had a 12oz bottle requirement
Oh well, 2 out of 5 (Wild Rose & Cannery) :wink:

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Post by Derek »

Here's your 12oz BC lineup:

Tree Hophead (though just under 12oz)
Phillips Hop Circle
Vancouver Island Double Decker
Granville Island Brockton IPA
Nelson Paddywhack IPA

With the Phillips hop box, you'd have 4 from one brewery:
http://www.vancouverbeerblog.com/?p=913

It's certainly tougher to do in Ontario.

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Post by cfrancis »

Ontario availability

Central City Red Racer
Dieu du Ciel Corne du Diable (if you can still find it)
Flying Monkeys Smashbomb
Muskoka Mad Tom
Tree Brewing Hop Head
Tree Brewing Double Hop Head if you can wait till it gets released.

But honestly, if the guy is drinking Pliny, everything here is going to pale in comparison. Pliny is one of the best there is on the planet.

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Post by Peter Collins »

I don't really have any other IPAs to add to this list. These are all excellent and good examples of what we have to offer. However, while I do love the IPAs that have been listed and seek them out often for my own drinking when I'm not brewing my own, this was also my first thought:
cfrancis wrote:But honestly, if the guy is drinking Pliny, everything here is going to pale in comparison. Pliny is one of the best there is on the planet.
I dare say that compared to what he has been drinking and compared to the IPAs he would have on offer, everything that is on the list would be a basic pale ale in his world.

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Post by Jan Primus »

Thanks guys, the selection seems to have improved alot last few years...definately enough suggestions for me to work from..thanks again.

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Post by Frere Ambroise »

Central City Red Racer
Great Lakes Crazy Canuck
Muskoka Mad Tom
Flying Monkeys Smashbomb
Phillips Hop Circle

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