National IPA Championship

**adragster7104** · February 21st, 2009, 03:38 PM

Starts tomorrow

NIPAC 2009

http://www.brewingnews.com/nipac/200...argeFormat.pdf

**TK_05** · February 21st, 2009, 03:56 PM

I remember this from last year. I think I might have only tried maybe two of the beers listed.

**adragster7104** · February 21st, 2009, 09:21 PM

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Originally Posted by TK_05

I remember this from last year. I think I might have only tried maybe two of the beers listed.

Haha.....I've had a few of them.....maybe 3-4. A lot of them are small breweries that are really hard for me to get.

I would really like to try the Ithica Flower Power. IIRC it went pretty far last year.

I'm rooting for Stone (obviously!!), Green Flash (another local establishment) and Dogfish Head

**Anthony** · February 21st, 2009, 10:17 PM

How does this work? I'm too lazy to read the page, but I noticed that round 3 is in Philly and I'd love to check it out.

**adragster7104** · February 21st, 2009, 10:38 PM

The Judging Process: All judges will be brewers. They will be organized into panels of 3, and given the task of choosing the best IPA between two beers. The judges will not know what beers they are being served. The majority rules on the voting.

A steward will serve the panel the two beers (Sample "Alpha" and Sample "Beta"). The beers will be served in clean, small cylindrical glasses. Each sample will be a 3 ounce pour. Once the preferred IPA is chosen, the panel will move to the next sample. No panel will judge more than eight pairs.

At the completion of the judging session, the names of the beers will be revealed to the panels and audience at large. The winners will be posted to the web site within 24 hours. Sign up for the Beer Brackets email (click here) and we will let you know the moment the results are posted! Good luck!

**Anthony** · February 21st, 2009, 11:00 PM

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Originally Posted by adragster7104

The Judging Process: All judges will be brewers. They will be organized into panels of 3, and given the task of choosing the best IPA between two beers. The judges will not know what beers they are being served. The majority rules on the voting.

A steward will serve the panel the two beers (Sample "Alpha" and Sample "Beta"). The beers will be served in clean, small cylindrical glasses. Each sample will be a 3 ounce pour. Once the preferred IPA is chosen, the panel will move to the next sample. No panel will judge more than eight pairs.

At the completion of the judging session, the names of the beers will be revealed to the panels and audience at large. The winners will be posted to the web site within 24 hours. Sign up for the Beer Brackets email (click here) and we will let you know the moment the results are posted! Good luck!

Interesting. I'll look into the Philadelphia event. It's held during spring break, so I should be able to make it.

**adragster7104** · February 22nd, 2009, 02:05 AM

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Originally Posted by Anthony

Interesting. I'll look into the Philadelphia event. It's held during spring break, so I should be able to make it.

I wish something like this was held on the west coast

**Joey** · February 22nd, 2009, 06:05 PM

Dogfish lost in the first round again I see, like last year. Why do they enter that damn 60 minute IPA instead of the 90 minute I wonder.

**adragster7104** · February 22nd, 2009, 08:54 PM

f*** me.....Ithaca, Green Flash (last years winner), DFH all lost

Stone made it through the first round though

**Trendkiller Z28** · February 23rd, 2009, 04:55 PM

Damn, this would have been fun to do some bracket betting on!

**adragster7104** · February 23rd, 2009, 07:23 PM

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Originally Posted by Trendkiller Z28

Damn, this would have been fun to do some bracket betting on!

They had a thing on the site that you could pick bracket winners. Whoever picked with the highest percentage wins a case of the winning beer

**Trendkiller Z28** · February 24th, 2009, 10:25 PM

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Originally Posted by adragster7104

They had a thing on the site that you could pick bracket winners. Whoever picked with the highest percentage wins a case of the winning beer

I'm mad I missed that.

**Blaydeman** · February 26th, 2009, 12:58 PM

ive actaully seen a few of these around town. i see a few that are from local breweries. pacific northwest> *

**adragster7104** · March 4th, 2009, 08:26 PM

Damn...kinda not interested in this now. All the big players that I liked are gone

I guess now I'd be rooting for Deschutes or Rogue

**TK_05** · March 6th, 2009, 01:14 AM

Wow.....

I had no idea Big Dog's had good beer. I've been missing out apparently. Definitely going to try and hit one of their locations up this week.

I see the Moylan's made it through. I wish beer wasn't so mysterious because I have never heard of their 'nor cal IPA' and apparently neither has google. The Moylan's IPA I had was alright but certainly nothing special.

**adragster7104** · March 16th, 2009, 08:46 AM

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Originally Posted by adragster7104

Damn...kinda not interested in this now. All the big players that I liked are gone

I guess now I'd be rooting for Deschutes or Rogue

Deschutes is out....but Rogue is still in

**Swoll** · March 17th, 2009, 10:38 AM

f*** that. Bell's Two-Hearted > Rogue Yellow Snow

**adragster7104** · March 17th, 2009, 07:31 PM

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Originally Posted by Swoll

f*** that. Bell's Two-Hearted > Rogue Yellow Snow

Apparently not