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Thursday, April 29, 2010

Blind IPA Tasting results

The results are in from our Blind IPA Tasting!
We started out with a suprise Bells Two Hearted Ale flight. One bottled in January, one in February, one in March, and one in April. We wanted to see how the hops survive as an IPA ages. Bells showed fantastic, the two freshest came in at #2 and #3.

We had IPAs from Missouri, Colorado, California, Michigan, Idaho, and New York. I arranged the tasting from lowest ABV to the highest. Here are the results in order, starting with the winner. The beers were rated on a 10 point scale.

#1 - average score 6.95
Avery Maharaja #11
99 RateBeer
10.24% ABV
IBU: 102
Hops: Simcoe, Columbus, Centennial, Chinook

#2 - average score 6.89
Bells Two Hearted Ale -- bottled April 22
100 RateBeer
ABV: 7%
IBU: 56
Hops: Centennial

#3 - average score 6.47
Bells Two Hearted Ale -- bottled in March 22
100 RateBeer
ABV: 7%
IBU: 56
Hops: Centennial

#4 - average score 6.36
Bear Republic Racer 5
California
99 RateBeer
ABV: 7%
IBU: 69
Hops: Columbus, Cascade

#5 - average score 6.15
Founders Centennial IPA
Michigan
98 RateBeer
ABV: 7.2%
Hops: Centennial
IBU: 65


#6 - average score 6.00
Southern Tier Un*Earthly
99 RateBeer
11% ABV
IBU: 153

#7 - average score 5.63
Boulder Mojo IPA
Colorado
97 RateBeer
ABV: 6.8%
IBU: 89
Hops: Amarillo

#8 - average score 5.47
Bells Two Hearted Ale February 8
100 RateBeer
ABV: 7%
IBU: 56
Hops: Centennial

#9 - average score 5.36
O’Fallon 5-Day IPA
Missouri
90 RateBeer
ABV: 6.1%
IBU: 66
Hops: Summit, Cascade, Glacier


#10 - average score 5.10
New Belgium Ranger IPA

Colorado
94 RateBeer
ABV: 6.5%
IBU: 70
Simcoe, Cascade, Chinook

#11 - average score 4.94
Bells Two Hearted Ale January 4
100 RateBeer
ABV: 7%
IBU: 56
Hops: Centennial

#12 - average score 4.89
Laughing Dog Devil Dog Imperial IPA
98 RateBeer
10% ABV
IBU: 98
Hops: Columbus, Northern Brewer, Ahtanum, Cascade, Simcoe

#13 - average score 4.84
Moylans Hopsickle Imperial IPA
100 RateBeer
9.2% ABV
Hops: Cascade, Simcoe, Columbus, Ahtanum,
Chinook


#14 - average score 4.78
Grand Teton Sweetgrass IPA

81 RateBeer
6.5% ABV
Hops: Columbus, Galena, Amarillo, Cascade, Simcoe

#15 - average score 4.47
Arcadia Hop Mouth Double IPA
Michigan
94 RateBeer
ABV: 8.1%
IBU: 76


#16 - average score 4.36
Weston Brewlabs No.1
Missouri
51 RateBeer
ABV: 7.6%
IBU: 89
Hops: Cascade, Chinook

 
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2 comments:

Unknown said...

I guess I really helped Hopsickle out when I gave it an 8.

Anonymous said...

This was a lot of fun. The 2-Hearted flight was an interesting idea.

There were a lot of surprises when the brands were revealed.

Thanks for hosting this!