The first IPA I ever had and possibly for that reason. Wow, they can do this with beer, I reacted. Years ago the brand and make, Ballantine IPA, went to that big liquor store in the sky.
My favourite is sierra nevada torpedo. It has the big hop forward taste but is much more balanced than some of the others that feel like you are drinking pine cones and grass clippings.
Seems exy at 22 a 4 pack but each beer is 2.7 standard drinks. So you only need to sip 2 and you feel like you've had a 6 pack of 150 lashes.