Hey all! Whats the best budget Imperial IPA and Imperial Stout? I have tried Pyramid 9.99 for a six pack. Anything else out there? Thanks
+100 for Hop Stupid...best for the money, hands down. Also, if you want something to really decimate you, Palate Wrecker ($12.00 4-pk), though a bit pricey, works out to $6 a bomber, and is pretty darn tasty. For value Imperial Stout, I find it hard to beat Sam Adams Imperial Stout ($9.99 a 4pk) or for a more 'American' take, Victory's Storm King (infinitely ageworthy and around $12.00 a sixer).
Victory Storm King $10.99 a sixer - very hop forward imperial stout 9.2% abv Heavy Seas Peg Leg $9.99 a sixer - very sessionable 8% abv Both these beers cost as much as most peoples 4-packs on here. Also, throwing this out there, for bombers Weyerbacher Tiny, $6.99 at 11.8% abv. Pretty solid
My neighborhood Iron Hill chain just raised their prices on all IPAs/DIPAs to $7 and up for a 12 oz pour. Bartender said it was due to the expense of making these beers. Funny how we Americans want more and more concentrated hop flavor and higher gravity then ask for it at a cheap price.
Although I don't agree with the classification, likely your answer is Lagunitas Sucks. $10 a sixer or 7.2 cents per oz going to be hard to beat.
Didn't see your imperial stout adder, depending on where you're from Central Waters Satin Solstice is "impossible" to beat at $7.50 for a sixer.
Hands down Hopstoopid. Green Flash Imperial IPA is damn good as well, and is about $5.70 for a bomber where I live. If you want to think outside the lines a little bit, I'd try fresh barleywines such as Sierra Nevada Bigfoot, and anyother hoppy west coast barleywine you can find. They're arguably quite similar to an imperial IPA.
You're telling me . . . as imperial stouts go, not too high of ABV at 7.50, but it is the base for a lot of GREAT beers from CW and I don't understand why it doesn't get more love. I think it taste a lot like a little thinner version of Obsidian Stout, which gets MUCH stronger ratings.
I think Torpedo counts as a IIPA, and I usually get it anywhere from $13:99 to $15:99 a twelve pack. And it's a damn good brew.
The OP (remember him?) mentioned Pyramid. This http://beeradvocate.com/beer/profile/403/57934 is outstanding at $9.00 a 6pk. Another overlooked IPA, like my beloved Loose Cannon...
It's already been said, but Lagunitas Sucks a fantastic double IPA bargain. As far as an Imp Stout deal, it's hard to beat Green Flash Double Stout four packs.
Double IPA gotta go with Hop Stoopid. Imperial Stout my vote is for either Founders or Sierra Nevada both go for $10/4 pack.
Smuttynose Big A, Hoptimum, Lag Sucks, Hop Wallop. Hops for cheap. IS: Brooklyn BCS, Rasputin, Narwhal, FBS.
Harpoon Leviathan and SN Hoptimum are very good DIPAs at the same price/oz. Likewise for SN Narwhal and Founders' Imperial Stout, although most of the time I won't hesitate to pay the slight premium for Bell's Expedition Stout
If arithmetic is challenging for you, then yes, this is the best deal for the money. But at $4.99 for a bomber (as it costs in MN), that's equivalent to $16.33 for a 6-pack, or approximately the cost of Hopslam. Some people in other states claim they can get it for $4. That's still a $13.09 six-pack. I can get Sucks for $8.99. Better put your hands back up.
