Pale Ales, one of the most predominant American brews, usually in the form of the famous “IPA.” We’re sampling a bunch of unique brews from Samuel Adams, Carolina Pale Ale, Fire Rock Pale Ale, UFO Pale Ale, Double Dog Pale Ale and, of course, Sierra Nevada.
What’s your favorite Pale Ale?
2 Comments
Justin
October 26, 2010 at 1:52 pmCall me crazy but I have taking a liking to Saranac’s as well as Dogfish Head’s IPA’s
Rob
November 15, 2010 at 5:41 amAs far as American/British pale ales go, my favorites (if we’re including IPAs) are probably DFH 60min, Yards IPA, Yards Philadelphia Pale Ale, and recently Long Trail Double IPA and Dock Street’s RyePA. Sierra Nevada’s Pale and Torpedo Extra IPA are definitely some of my go-to’s, too. I definitely agree that everyone just seems to be pumping out IPAs left and right, but some of them are really fantastic.
Also, you’re not supposed to age IPAs because the hop profile really disappears over just a short amount of times. I really try to stay away from old PA/IPAs. For example, I had a six pack of DFH Shelter Pale Ale. I left one in my fridge for one or two months, and the hop profile was all but gone. It ended up tasting like bad pizza for some reason.