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[quote=Mattyk;989724]Tried this last night on tap, really tasty IPA

[url=http://beeradvocate.com/beer/profile/651/6076]Flower Power India Pale Ale - Ithaca Beer Company - Ithaca, NY - BeerAdvocate[/url][/quote]

Love the Flower Power. Ithaca Brewing company makes great beer; New York has a lot of quality craft breweries. Governor Cuomo has made a point of investing in the industry.

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Had another good IPA last night, Sierra Nevada's Ruthless Rye. The rye gives it a nice little kick. Another quality brew from SN.

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Last Night: Dogfish 90min IPA, Lagunitas IPA, Heineken, and shots of Jameson. And felt just fine this morning

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[quote=Chico23231;990082]Last Night: Dogfish 90min IPA, Lagunitas IPA, Heineken, and shots of Jameson. And felt just fine this morning[/quote]

Lagunitas IPA, Dogfish IPA, and then Heineken?? That's an interesting combo!

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[quote=Coff;989722]Heady Topper is a nice IPA I just had; it's made by The Alchemist in Vermont. As of now the Alchemist is only brewing that one beer for the sake of perfecting IPAs apparently. And while they haven't perfected IPAs, it's still pretty good.[/quote]

Heady topper is considered one of the top ipas in the world. They lost there brewery in the hurricane a few years back and focused all their efforts on that beer. Surprised you were able to get it in new york they normally on distribute in parts of Vermont.

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Had yet another stout over the weekend:
[url=http://21st-amendment.com/beers/marooned-on-hog-island/]» Marooned on Hog Island[/url]

Very tasty, even drinking it out of the can.

And while I used to be mass produced, I got a 6er of National Premium, which was the classier cousin of Natty Boh:
[url=http://www.nationalpremiumbeer.com/]National Premium[/url]

It was good as well. Would make a great summer time beer. Drinks easily.

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[quote=Mattyk;990054]Had another good IPA last night, Sierra Nevada's Ruthless Rye. The rye gives it a nice little kick. Another quality brew from SN.[/quote]

i just picked up a 12 this past monday, first time i'd seen it. sierra is my go to so i had to buy it, and it was very solid.

headin to the store in a bit to get a buddy a 12 of somthing nice for his 30th. i'll have to keep and eye out for the green flash, love me some ipa's, especially the hoppy ones.

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[quote=mlmdub130;992465]i just picked up a 12 this past monday, first time i'd seen it. sierra is my go to so i had to buy it, and it was very solid.

headin to the store in a bit to get a buddy a 12 of somthing nice for his 30th. i'll have to keep and eye out for the green flash, love me some ipa's, especially the hoppy ones.[/quote]

Green Flash IPA is one of the best out there IMO.

I just picked up some Flower Power IPA, another good one. Plus a 4 pack of Sixpoint 3 beans. Sixpoint also has a tasty IPA, Bengali Tiger.

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Had an unreal beer the other day. Strongly recommend this one.

[url=http://www.unibroue.com/en/beers/15/]Unibroue | La Fin du Monde[/url]

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La Fin du Monde is quite good. Haven't had it in a while...might have to grab a bottle here soon.

Matty mentioned it earlier, but I picked up a 6er of Ruthless Rye-PA over the weekend. I thought it had more of a bite than last year's.

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Had some surly abrasive ale yesterday and it was fantastic. It was like sucking on hops. I think it is only available in MN though.

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[quote=RedskinMike;990184]Heady topper is considered one of the top ipas in the world. They lost there brewery in the hurricane a few years back and focused all their efforts on that beer. Surprised you were able to get it in new york they normally on distribute in parts of Vermont.[/quote]

Got it from a beer store in Troy, which is only half an hour from Vermont; if I'm not mistaken the owner bought the beer there.

Anyway, just got word that Troeg's Nugget Nectar is coming in this week. Can't wait!

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Another Eastern Shore brewery, [url]http://www.burleyoak.com/[/url] is making an impact on the Delmarva Peninsula and beyond.

No bottles or cans, just drafts and growlers thus far. Was very happy to see my local sandwich shop have a keg of Rude Boy on tap. An Imperial Red Ale that drinks very easy and made me realize that I hadn't had a good red ale until now.

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Later this month I am heading to a home brew comp. in Bmore. Couple of my co-workers are submitting beers in the comp. There are also 5 bands and (classic Baltimore) a burlesque show.

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[quote=BaltimoreSkins;993692]Later this month I am heading to a home brew comp. in Bmore. Couple of my co-workers are submitting beers in the comp. There are also 5 bands and (classic Baltimore) a burlesque show.[/quote]

Where is this comp? Do you have any information on it? I have a few beers I could enter if the deadline isnt up. On a side not I just picked up a bottle of Brooklyn Black Ops and one of Goose Island Bourbon County Coffee Stout. Pretty excited about both of these.