Today we have a Beaver vs Evergreen State IPA showdown, tasted blind, for what will surely be the most coveted award in the beer world. Yes, in Show 144 we have the first annual Northwest IPA Smackdown!

In this episode we feature the preliminary round, where we describe each of the sixteen beers and begin to flesh out what "good" looks like when you're dealing with modern IPAs on a bitter-to-juicy and hazy-to-clear continuum. Stick around to the end when we announce the finalists we'll judge in Show 145.