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<li><em>Bluepoint Brewery</em> of Long Island NY makes <strong>Old Howling Bastard</strong> at 10% ABV (though I won't buy their beer anymore as they just sold to InBev a few weeks ago)</li>
<li><strong>Dirtwolf</strong> from <em>Victory Brewing Company</em> of Pennsylvania at 8.7% ABV</li>
<li>At 9% ABV, you've got Double <strong>Simcoe</strong> from <em>Weyerbacher Brewing Co</em> of Pennsylvania</li>
<li>Out of NY, you have <strong>Unearthly</strong> from <em>Southern Tier</em>, rolling in at 9.5% ABV</li>
<li>From NY, you've got <strong>He'Brew Bittersweet Lenny's R.I.P.A.</strong> by <em>Shmaltz Brewing Company</em> at 10 % ABV</li>
<li><em>Dogfish Head</em> makes other IPA's outside of the 60/90/120 Minutes. Give <strong>Robert Johnson's Hellhound On My Ale</strong> a try (10% ABV).</li>
<li>At 9.7% ABV, <em>Smuttynose</em> of New Hampshire makes the <strong>Big A IPA</strong> at 9.7% ABV</li>
<li><strong>Stoudt's Double IPA</strong> from <em>Stoudt's brewing Co.</em> of PA rolls in at 9.43 ABV</li>
<li>From Vermont, you've got <strong>Ephraim</strong> by <em>Hill Farmstead Brewery</em> rolling in at 10.5% ABV. I've never seen a beer with a 100 rating on Beer Advocate before...good luck finding this one.</li>
<li>Out of Pennsylvania from <em>Allentown Brew Works</em> you've got <strong>Hop'solutely</strong> rolling in at 11.5% ABV</li>
<li><em>Bluepoint</em> also makes <strong>No Apologies Imperial IPA</strong> at 10% ABV. Again, my discretion about InBev still applies.</li>
<li><em>Flying Dog</em> out of Frederick Maryland makes <strong>Single Hop Imperial IPA</strong> at 10% ABV</li>
<li><em>Brash Brewing Company</em> of Taxachusetts makes <em>The Bollocks</em> at a whopping 12% ABV</li>
</ul>

<p>I think that list will do for now. Again, It'd be best to rephrase your question as I was not sure if you meant beer brewed in the Northeast or beer available there. I went with the former (since it should satisfy both conditions anyway).</p>

<p>What you want to keep an eye out for are so called <a href="http://www.beeradvocate.com/beer/style/140/" rel="nofollow"><strong><em>Imperial IPA's</em></strong></a>; it is a category of high ABV IPA's</p>

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Maybe you cut it off because it 'only' clocks in at 8%... but how can you make a list like this without the infamous [Heady Topper](http://www.beeradvocate.com/beer/profile/27039/16814/)?
LessPop_MoreFizz
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Yea, pretty much. I just went though Beer Advocate's list of Imperial IPA's and cut off anything 8 or below. And I've never had it nor heard of it. I'm not a big IPA fan in general; I prefer Beligian wheats, dubbels, tripels, etc. I like beers with spicy and fruity characteristics, but without the hop overload. Well balanced is what I generally look for in a beer.
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Heady has, for some time now, been BA's [#1 Beer In The World.](http://www.beeradvocate.com/lists/top/)
LessPop_MoreFizz
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I'm not denying it; I just never really pay attention to the IPA's cuz I'm not into them. But that list is overloaded with IPA's IMO, they should really rate the beers by style. I don't like IPA's with a few rare exceptions, so it doesn't mean much to me that it's their #1.
audiFanatic
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@audiFanatic I'm sure there's an obvious issue of which I'm unaware, but what's your problem with InBev all about?
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They ruin every beer they touch; swap out the good ingredients for cheap corn. Their profits go up and the beer quality goes down. Goose Island is the only exception because they signed a contract which forbids them from changing the recipe for 100 years.
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audiFanatic
<p>I'm very familiar with Dogfishhead's series of 60/75/90/120 minute IPA's, Harpoon's Leviathan, and have recently found new favorites in Sixpoint Hi-Res and Resin.</p>

<p>What are some similar high-ABV Double/Imperial IPA's in this area?</p>

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Do you mean brewed in the Northeast, or anything distributed there? Bell's Hopslam qualifies either way, I suppose.
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A question with a much shorter list might be "What breweries are not brewing a double IPA in the NE US?". It seems like every brewery has at least one. E.G., Victory, in addition to Dirt Wolf also has Hop Wallop (8.5%ABV) and Hop Ranch (9.0%ABV). Thankfully, the tide is starting to turn, and they recently introduced Hop Ticket (4.5%ABV), a "Session IPA"
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# What are some high-ABV IPA's in the Northeast United States?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2014-02-15)

I'm very familiar with Dogfishhead's series of 60/75/90/120 minute IPA's, Harpoon's Leviathan, and have recently found new favorites in Sixpoint Hi-Res and Resin.

What are some similar high-ABV Double/Imperial IPA's in this area?

**Tags:** ipa, abv, united-states

> **Comments:**
> **username_1**: Do you mean brewed in the Northeast, or anything distributed there? Bell's Hopslam qualifies either way, I suppose.  
> **username_2**: A question with a much shorter list might be "What breweries are not brewing a double IPA in the NE US?". It seems like every brewery has at least one. E.G., Victory, in addition to Dirt Wolf also has Hop Wallop (8.5%ABV) and Hop Ranch (9.0%ABV). Thankfully, the tide is starting to turn, and they recently introduced Hop Ticket (4.5%ABV), a "Session IPA"  

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## 1 answers

### Answer by username_3 on 2014-02-15. Score: 3 | Accepted answer

* *Bluepoint Brewery* of Long Island NY makes **Old Howling Bastard** at 10% ABV (though I won't buy their beer anymore as they just sold to InBev a few weeks ago)
* **Dirtwolf** from *Victory Brewing Company* of Pennsylvania at 8.7% ABV
* At 9% ABV, you've got Double **Simcoe** from *Weyerbacher Brewing Co* of Pennsylvania
* Out of NY, you have **Unearthly** from *Southern Tier*, rolling in at 9.5% ABV
* From NY, you've got **He'Brew Bittersweet Lenny's R.I.P.A.** by *Shmaltz Brewing Company* at 10 % ABV
* *Dogfish Head* makes other IPA's outside of the 60/90/120 Minutes. Give **Robert Johnson's Hellhound On My Ale** a try (10% ABV).
* At 9.7% ABV, *Smuttynose* of New Hampshire makes the **Big A IPA** at 9.7% ABV
* **Stoudt's Double IPA** from *Stoudt's brewing Co.* of PA rolls in at 9.43 ABV
* From Vermont, you've got **Ephraim** by *Hill Farmstead Brewery* rolling in at 10.5% ABV. I've never seen a beer with a 100 rating on Beer Advocate before...good luck finding this one.
* Out of Pennsylvania from *Allentown Brew Works* you've got **Hop'solutely** rolling in at 11.5% ABV
* *Bluepoint* also makes **No Apologies Imperial IPA** at 10% ABV. Again, my discretion about InBev still applies.
* *Flying Dog* out of Frederick Maryland makes **Single Hop Imperial IPA** at 10% ABV
* *Brash Brewing Company* of Taxachusetts makes *The Bollocks* at a whopping 12% ABV

I think that list will do for now. Again, It'd be best to rephrase your question as I was not sure if you meant beer brewed in the Northeast or beer available there. I went with the former (since it should satisfy both conditions anyway).

What you want to keep an eye out for are so called [***Imperial IPA's***](http://www.beeradvocate.com/beer/style/140/); it is a category of high ABV IPA's

> **Comments:**
> **username_4**: Maybe you cut it off because it 'only' clocks in at 8%... but how can you make a list like this without the infamous [Heady Topper](http://www.beeradvocate.com/beer/profile/27039/16814/)?  
> **username_3**: Yea, pretty much. I just went though Beer Advocate's list of Imperial IPA's and cut off anything 8 or below. And I've never had it nor heard of it. I'm not a big IPA fan in general; I prefer Beligian wheats, dubbels, tripels, etc. I like beers with spicy and fruity characteristics, but without the hop overload. Well balanced is what I generally look for in a beer.  
> **username_4**: Heady has, for some time now, been BA's [#1 Beer In The World.](http://www.beeradvocate.com/lists/top/)  
> **username_3**: I'm not denying it; I just never really pay attention to the IPA's cuz I'm not into them. But that list is overloaded with IPA's IMO, they should really rate the beers by style. I don't like IPA's with a few rare exceptions, so it doesn't mean much to me that it's their #1.  
> **username_5**: @username_3 I'm sure there's an obvious issue of which I'm unaware, but what's your problem with InBev all about?  
> **username_3**: They ruin every beer they touch; swap out the good ingredients for cheap corn. Their profits go up and the beer quality goes down. Goose Island is the only exception because they signed a contract which forbids them from changing the recipe for 100 years.  

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