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Originally Posted by sa226
I'm far from a beer connoisseur, but I do have a kind of favorite that I have a hard time finding...
Im a big fan of the cutthroat IPA from the Tree Brewing company out of Kelowna. Their beer is in most stores but I can never find the cutthroat. Anybody know of a good store to find the stuff?
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Originally Posted by Komskies
How does it compare to their Hop Head IPA? I was not a fan of that one at all (insanely bitter). I haven't tried the cutthroat though.
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Originally Posted by sa226
Infinitely better (IMO of course). I picked up one of their variety pack things awhile ago, and they were all way too bitter for me. Including the Hop Head. I almost wondered if it was a bad batch they were so bad.
But the cutthroat is good stuff.
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The cutthroat is just plain jane American Pale Ale, not actually an 'IPA', which is probably why you like it more. Less hops, less bitterness, more malty flavour, a little sweeter. The Cutthroat is probably half as hoppy as Hop Head.
If you're not terribly interested in hops, their Thirsty Beaver amber ale is pretty good as well and less hoppy than the Cutthroat. I also like their Kelowna Pilsner, had one last night.
If you want to go to the other spectrum, they release tall boy version of some very hoppy beers. I would suggest their "Black IPA", aka, Cascadian Dark Ale (or, CDA). It packs a real wallop, high booze percentage, super high hop character, lots of smokey molasses malt character. Split it with a buddy or two if you're not sure about how hoppy you like things.