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17th Anniversary Wood Aged Double IPA (Great Divide Brewery)

I’ve had an affinity for Double IPAs for a while now, but it wasn’t until last year that I tried my first wood/oak aged DIPA. I was instantly hooked! Now add that to the fact that Great Divide makes some … Continue reading

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Robert Johnson’s Hellhound on my Ale (Dogfish Head Craft Brewery)

ROBERT JOHNSON’S HELLHOUND ON MY ALE is the second beer brewed in collaboration with Sony Legacy. This beer was created in honor of blues legend Robert Johnson who would have turned 100 in 2011 (and was notoriously said to have … Continue reading

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Arctic Panzer Wolf (Three Floyds Brewing)

I had been wanting to try some of the many colorful ales from Three Floyds for quite awhile now, but being on the West Coast they aren’t readily available out here. The last time I went back to the Midwest … Continue reading

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Citra Double IPA (Kern River Brewing Company)

This past Friday marked the release of Kern River Brewing Company’s CITRA DOUBLE IPA. In honor of that glorious event, my roommates and I jumped in the car and made the 2 1/2 hour trek into central California. We arrived … Continue reading

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Lagunitas Sucks (Lagunitas Brewing Company)

Normally Lagunitas brews their Strong ale Brown Shugga’ for the holiday season, but this year that wasn’t a possibility. Instead of just letting the holidays slip by without being celebrated via beer, they decided to brew a slightly, but still … Continue reading

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Unearthly (Southern Tier Brewing)

Every time I go back to the Midwest I make sure to try at least one new (to me) Southern Tier beer. The last time I was back I picked up a 22 oz. bottle of their Imperial IPA, Unearthly. … Continue reading

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Gubna (Oskar Blues Brewery)

Gubna is a 100 IBU’d monstrosity from Colorado’s Oskar Blues Brewery. This (canned!) Imperial IPA is the newest addition to the OBB lineup and clocks in at a hefty 10% ABV.

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The Oracle (Bell’s Brewery)

The Oracle is a summer seasonal from Bell’s Brewery out of Kalamazoo, Michigan.  This west coast double IPA has a hearty 10% ABV.

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Pliny the Elder (Russian River Brewing Company)

Pliny the Elder is an award-winning Double IPA from Santa Rosa California’s Russian River Brewing Company.  Pliny the Elder has an 8% ABV and has been rated the 7th best beer in the world by BeerAdvocate.com.

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Double Dog Double Pale Ale (Flying Dog Brewery)

The second review in June’s FLYING DOG THEME WEEK is their Double Pale Ale, DOUBLE DOG. Flying Dog’s Double Dog Double Pale Ale is just what it claims, a hoppy beer (85 IBUs) with a massive 11.5% ABV.

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