First Stone, now Anchor

[mtsoxfan]

The Rebel IPA is a very good beer IMHO... It has a great hop aroma and hop flavor, very well balanced. It doesn't have the bitterness, which is right up my alley. I think it's being touted as a West Coast IPA, but I was under the impression, right or wrong, that West Coast IPA's had a higher bitterness level.

[mashani]

Not necessarily although it may seem that way. They are drier, less crystal or other sweet or malty malt, more about letting the hops stand out over the malt then an English or east coast IPA.

So hopped at the same levels they may seem more bitter or more hoppy flavored then an east cost equivalent. At the same IBUs "perceived bitterness" will be higher. At the same level of late kettle additions, hop flavor/aroma will stand out more.

[Beer-lord]

Stone's Go To IPA is being released on March 3rd.

Since Day One, we've been abundantly forthright and fully transparent about our lust for hops. It's led us to craft many an IPA, most of them imperial—some intense for their time and all timeless in their intensity. For Stone Go To IPA, we are embracing our hop obsession in a new way, funneling an abundance of lupulin-borne bitterness into a "session" IPA delivering all the fruity, piney character of a much bigger IPA. To accomplish this, we employed "hop bursting," a new technique wherein an irrational amount of hops is added during the final phase of the brewing process to coax out extreme flavors and aromas while also imparting a burst of desirably pleasant bitterness. The result is an Alpha-acid-rich beer that fans can enjoy more of without missing out on the assertive hop character you, like us, crave. So, sit back and go two with your new everyday go-to IPA and bask along with us in the glory of the almighty hop.

I've attempted a highly hopped session IPA but it's never quite balanced. I am looking forward to trying this knowing that since it's Stone, it's got to be good. Mine have always been a bit too bittered with not enough malt balance.
This appears to becoming more and more popular and will likely gain ground now that Stone's pushing it.

[philm00x]

I think I would try this. I'm a fan of hop bursting, and if it's going to be a sessionable beer, then it should be right around the threshold for my taste buds to endure.

[BeerRust]

I might be tempted to try that Rebel IPA... provided I can still use the bottles....

Had some last week , was very solid IPA.

[philm00x]

Nong, yes the bottles are reusable, as all other Sam Adams bottles.