Virtual Happy Hour (Brews & Spirits, Pics & Reviews)

[payn]

I consider ingredients and their amounts more important than ABV in IPAs. Brewer associations will accept as low as 6%.

 

[beancounter]

I consider ingredients and their amounts more important than ABV in IPAs. Brewer associations will accept as low as 6%.

6 percent for a double? I've personally never seen one below 7 percent.

 

[payn]

6 percent for a double? I've personally never seen one below 7 percent.

Yeah, its really hard to squeeze in the ingredients for a double and only get 6, I'm pretty sure that's an outlier. Just sayin, I dont think ABV means much when it comes to talking about types of brew. Types of malt and hops on the other hand...

 

[beancounter]

Yeah, its really hard to squeeze in the ingredients for a double and only get 6, I'm pretty sure that's an outlier. Just sayin, I dont think ABV means much when it comes to talking about types of brew. Types of malt and hops on the other hand...

My liver disagrees.

 

[Cadence]

So guys, IYO, What ABV qualifies a double IPA? The one I showed above was 7.8%, but I've had IPAs that were 7.6%.

IMHO, the bare minimum would be 8%. Triple IPA, starts at no lower than 10%.

Not an IPA drinker so not sure on that one...

Was recently surprised by a short story in the fantasy collection I'm reading (Keen Edge of Valor) where someone thought a Stout was strong for having at least twice the alcohol of a Guinness (4.2%). I can see a lager drinker thinking 8.4% was high, but it feels odd to me for someone who does stouts.

Googling just now, I was kind of surprised the limits in different states are all over the place (searching ABV at List of alcohol laws of the United States - Wikipedia ). SC went to 17.5% limit a few years ago I think. The couple bottles of Photon Sphere by Olde Hickory I have left are 11.91%.

 

[Cadence]

So guys, IYO, What ABV qualifies a double IPA? The one I showed above was 7.8%, but I've had IPAs that were 7.6%.

IMHO, the bare minimum would be 8%. Triple IPA, starts at no lower than 10%.

Googling around, this article was a hoot. "Most people here (in central California) don’t even know what an IPA is." I should have checked the year first. In any case, it says a double IP should aim for 7-9 (back when there were places that didn't know what an IPA was...).

What Defines a Double IPA?

The Beer Geek expounds on the differences between IPA and Double IPA.

www.beeradvocate.com

 

[Zardnaar]

Two that I tried today. The first was mildly disappointing. A bit old and nothing really special. The second one (the white label) was hideous. It tasted like a mild cleaning solution combined with an infection and bad hops. I hate when I get two duds in a row.

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It's the moar hops problem. Nicely hopped APA or IPA beautiful.

But they're a dime a dozen hipster don't care. Add moar hops!!! The stringer ones often don't taste any better often worse.

 

[Zardnaar]

Not an IPA drinker so not sure on that one...

Was recently surprised by a short story in the fantasy collection I'm reading (Keen Edge of Valor) where someone thought a Stout was strong for having at least twice the alcohol of a Guinness (4.2%). I can see a lager drinker thinking 8.4% was high, but it feels odd to me for someone who does stouts.

Googling just now, I was kind of surprised the limits in different states are all over the place (searching ABV at List of alcohol laws of the United States - Wikipedia ). SC went to 17.5% limit a few years ago I think. The couple bottles of Photon Sphere by Olde Hickory I have left are 11.91%.

Way it's been explained to me is you take 2% off. Your body can process the 2% per hour.
A can of 4% beer here is crap and the 5% ones hit harder the 6% really hard so your hipster 6%+ IPA or whatever hits twice as hard as a 4% crapper, 8% is twice as string but hits you three times harder. This is how you fail breath tests via a cop stop despite only having 1-2 beers.

Not helped larger pints they can get served in which might be 3 or 4 standard drinks. Two pints of nectar of the gods APA gave me a buzz (6.4%).

Some of those Russian beers were hitting 8% and the Baltika Imperial Stout was 10%. I've stopped drinking beer that strong.



Last got blitzed in January knocked back 3 cans of Russian beer 5.5%+. Each can was 900ml. Last time I drunk it hot summer day.

No more 12-24 beers generally 1-6 but it hits yo a lot harder. Rarely have more than 3. Anything under 5% is my new light beer, 5.5 Fair standard, 6.5% is the new 5% and the 8-11% are my new rtds but I only drink 1-2.

 

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Way it's been explained to me is you take 2% off. Your body can process the 2% per hour.
A can of 4% beer here is crap and the 5% ones hit harder the 6% really hard so your hipster 6%+ IPA or whatever hits twice as hard as a 4% crapper, 8% is twice as string but hits you three times harder. This is how you fail breath tests via a cop stop despite only having 1-2 beers.

No wonder that Dogfish Head IPA had me so soused; this totally explains it now. Thanks, Zardnaar--all this time I'd been wondering why that stuff knocked me down so hard.

 

[Zardnaar]

No wonder that Dogfish Head IPA had me so soused; this totally explains it now. Thanks, Zardnaar--all this time I'd been wondering why that stuff knocked me down so hard.

This is what I heard my not be accurate.

Serving sizes as well my Eurolager cans are 500ml vs the coke sized cans of beer here.

Often around 2-3.7 standard drinks per can. Three cans you've almost drunk a dozen 4%ers and theyeca standard drink each.

And the stronger beers hit that much harder. I can get a buzz off two of the right beers.