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thefederalist

Jonesboro, Arkansas, USA
Joined: Nov 13, 2006
Last seen: Feb 10, 2012

248 beer ratings · 9 place ratings
Avg Score Given: 3.28 · Avg Beer Rated: 3.34
Favorite style: American Pale Ale

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Breckenridge 471 Small Batch IPA	Imperial/Double IPA	3.7	1/3/2012
Founders Harvest Ale	India Pale Ale (IPA)	3.8	11/12/2011
Founders Backwoods Bastard	Scotch Ale	4.2	11/12/2011
Three Floyds Alpha King	American Pale Ale	4.4	7/20/2011
Heavy Seas Loose Cannon Hop3	India Pale Ale (IPA)	3.6	7/20/2011
Victory Hop Wallop	Imperial/Double IPA	3.5	5/15/2011
Great Divide Titan IPA	India Pale Ale (IPA)	3.8	5/14/2011
Rogue Imperial Youngers Special Bitter	American Strong Ale	3.9	5/14/2011
Rogue Imperial India Pale Ale (I²PA)	Imperial/Double IPA	4.1	5/14/2011
Founders KBS (Kentucky Breakfast Stout)	Imperial Stout	4.5	5/14/2011

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top styles

India Pale Ale (IPA)	26
Pale Lager	20
Imperial/Double IPA	13
Porter	12
American Pale Ale	11
Brown Ale	11
Stout	10
Barley Wine	10
Belgian Strong Ale	9
Imperial Stout	9

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about me

The Double IPA should be, in this humble homebrewer’s opinion, a celebration of the hop plant, not a competition in which brewers see how bitter they can make the beer. In order to tolerate high bitterness, it must also be accompanied by high alcohol, in order to preserve some attempt at balance. Not high in the 6-7-8 range, but in the 9-10-11 range, and this is detrimental for two reasons. It...
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thefederalist was awarded Beer Spotting 3 months

thefederalist has a new Top 10 beer 7 months ago

thefederalist was awarded Variety 7 months

thefederalist was awarded Sacajawea 7 months

thefederalist was awarded The Aegir 7 months

thefederalist has a new Top 10 beer 9 months ago

thefederalist reviewed Colonial Wine and Spirits (70) 21 months ago