With this episode, we kick off our new ongoing blind tasting series with a focus on the IPAs that made craft beer what it is today. Periodically over the next few months, we’ll be gathering up five IPAs that represent well-known, influential, or otherwise significant IPAs from all over, looking to find our pick for the overall best using a much more professional and organized scoring system than usual. This first one has a bit of an, uh, “unintentional reboot” feel to it - but the results truly rock us to our cores. But also, we have a surprising number of sandwich topics, Craig seeks the throne of the Grandmaster Cicerone, and we’re both completely shocked by the absence of Citra.

Beers Reviewed Blindly (in order of appearance)

Cigar City Brewing - Jai Alai

Maine Beer Co. - Lunch

Dogfish Head Craft Brewery - 60 Minute IPA

Bell’s Brewing - Two Hearted IPA

Surly Brewing - Furious IPA