Is there a "best" IPA

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Message Beerdrinker79 beers 2189 º places 7 º 14:59 Sat 4/18/2015 Really digging on Bale Breaker Topcutter IPA now! But no there is no best IPA out there.
Message OKBeerFan beers 67 º places 1 º 21:31 Sat 4/18/2015 The one you're drinking. ---Posted via Beer Buddy for iPhone
Message BBB63 beers 6567 º places 146 º 21:37 Sat 4/18/2015 Minhas Thumper American IPA

Message MacBoost beers 2074 º places 37 º 22:45 Sat 4/18/2015 I’ve had the "top 5" highest rated IPA’s according to ratebeer, and even though my scores don’t reflect it (mainly because I used to really overrate beers in the past), Grassroots Legitimacy is the best IPA out of the 5 and it’s not even close. Go to Hill Farmstead.
Message mkgrenwel beers 619 º places 117 º 11:00 Sun 4/19/2015 Originally posted by AdamJackson Here’s the thing about IPAs. Almost every one on the top 50 IPAs falls off a cliff almost immediately. Back in the day, you could have a 120 day old Founders IPA or SNPA and it would taste pretty damn good. They still hold up for 4 months if kept cold. Now, you get a growler filled on a Thursday and it’s shit in 2 weeks. I’m not a pro-brewer but something happened where the best IPAs basically don’t keep. Pliny, 1 week, Heady 10 days, Hill Farmstead stuff, 4 weeks (just based on my drinking preferences). My point is, I’ve seen some shitty ratings for Heady or Hill beers from guys in California that traded for them.. These beers don’t travel well unless they’re kept cold so...... The best IPA is the one that’s made local to you using quality ingredients and a clean yeast strain and put into a clean growler and consumed fresh at 35-45 degrees. I’m just lucky that Susan is easy to get. This is really confusing. You’re talking about freshness of packaged product, but then you mix in growlers, which are totally different and not intended to last. Are you saying you think the same beers in the same format aren’t lasting as long as they used to? Or do you think maybe the new techniques, ingredients and styles that are producing a new, exciting generation of explosively hoppy and aromatic beers are also less stable? Also, what’s your frame of reference here? When is this day you’re referring to when beer was invincible?
Message cheap P beers 8856 º places 328 º 11:43 Sun 4/19/2015 maumee bay glass hopper, wew
Message Bontus beers 1044 º places 20 º 12:57 Sun 4/19/2015 Yes, this one, but you haven’t had it yet and it’s currently sold out. http://www.ratebeer.com/beer/beername/313846/

Message hopscotch beers 11919 º places 307 º 12:25 Mon 4/20/2015 Alpha King and Zombie Dust. Both are listed as APAs, but c’mon.