IPA

This is another decent IPA, drinkable, but not especially noteworthy.

Rocky Mountain IPA

This is an okay IPA. I believe I saw it on somebody's best CO beers list, but I wouldn't say it's that, exactly.

Celebration

This is Sierra Nevada's Celebration, the longest-running seasonal and one of the best fresh-hopped beers I've ever had. Great beer if you like hops.

5 Day IPA

The 5 Day IPA was voted the best beer in St. Louis. I've only ever spent a few hours in St. Louis. It was predawn at the Greyhound bus terminal in East St. Louis. This beer confirms all the impressions I gained of the city at that time.

Sublimely Self Righteous Ale

This is a pretty darn good black IPA, but, who am I kidding, I love this style and if anybody does a halfway decent job at it is likely to put me in a great place.

Pacer 5

A pretty solid IPA. Definitely worth trying.

IPA Nouveau

This IPA is a delicious surprise from Tommyknocker, the first really good beer I've had from them, and a really distinct hoppy flavor, sweet, strong, and spicy. This is a highly recommended beer--if you can get it, definitely try it.

Warrior

I'd been looking forward to this bomber for quite a while. Left Hand's IPA made with local hops, sounded like a good idea, but the actual beer is just okay.

Ruination

Another great IPA from Stone. I'm often tempted to diss on Stone, but on beers like this they sure know their stuff. Delicious, hoppy, without being out of control, and strong without being overly so--a glass will give you a good, clean-feeling buzz. Highly recommended.

Telemark

This is my first beer from the Backcountry Brewery in Frisco, Colorado, and I pronounce it a fair and tasty IPA.

Hoppy Boy

A good IPA with a nice piney flavor.

Avery IPA

60 Minute IPA

This is my first beer from Dogfish Head. A solid IPA with a nice even flavor, probably due to the continuous-hopping process that Dogfish Head uses.

Mojo

A good IPA, especially after drinking other types of beer earlier in the evening.

Torpedo

According to Beer Advocate, I have tried five out of the top 8 American IPAs, and looking at the list, I would definitely say this beer deserves the company it keeps. In the past, I have not been happy with Sierra Nevada beers, but this one was really, really tasty. Another picnic beer, I really enjoyed just sipping this one slowly on the bench while talking to Tracy. If you're a fan of IPAs, this is highly recommended.

Modus Hoperandi

After the kolsch, this was a great-tasting beer. I really appreciated the extra-hoppiness. Definitely recommended for anyone who likes a nice hoppy IPA.

duganA

A bomber on a Tuesday? Now we're getting wild. Seriously, this is a really good beer, if you like hops, as I do. According to its label, it strives to do what St. Lupulin does, tease out the essence of hoppy flavor via its distilled oil, but it doesn't succeed quite as well. While it's easy to get strong hops in a beer with bitterness, it's a lot harder to get the kind of flavor that St. Lupulin does with remarkably little bitter aftertaste. That doesn't mean duganA is not a great beer. Still highly recommended.

Shipyard IPA

Blech--this is another disgusting Shipyard product with a really horrid aftertaste that just doesn't go away. Apparently, they only know how to make pumpkin beers.

Twisted Thistle IPA

Belhaven. This is my first imported IPA, and I dunno whether the Brits just have a very different sense of the form (of course they're right, just like with English), or mine was off because it was definitely stanky.

Inversion IPA

Deschutes. A disappointing IPA, continuing a long string of less-than-stellar entries from Deschutes. I guess my taste just doesn't match with that of their brewmasters.