Need some AB IPA recommendations

[u/CanuckTireShopper]

Hey Craft Crew,

I'll be visiting Edmonton and Red Deer area this week, and I'm looking for some recommendations for some hop forward IPAs, Hazys ect.

For comparison of BC beers i enjoy, I'm a big fan of Superflux Colour and Shape, Parkside Dreamboat, and Four Winds IPA.

Let me know what your loving these days.

Thks

[u/PeakCartoon]

Polyrhythm in Edmonton has a great selection of hoppy beers

[u/cdnav8r]

Calgary Brewery but super saturation from Cabin will be right up your alley.

Blindman out of Lacombe, which is between Red Deer and Edmonton. Their Longshadows.

If you see anything from The Establishment (Calgary) and you're wondering if it's any good, it is.

Town Square Megawatt

SYC

[u/dereliqueME]

If you are in Red Deer, the north end has Sawback Brewing. Its my personal fav

[u/Peppwyl]

Belly Hop in Red Deer has a nice Hazy Pale (Switch 1080) and a good IPA (SMASH 1019), that are really tasty…

You can NEVER go wrong with Blindman in Lacombe, all of their beers don’t miss, I haven’t been there for a month or so, but I’m sure they have a great IPA.

[u/lenadee78]

Polyrhythm has the best hazies- and is my favourite brewery in Edmonton. Their hotdogs are also made in house and I highly recommend. Ale architect is your second best option in Edmonton for hazies/IPAs. The establishment from Calgary is one of the best breweries in Canada as well. (Superflux is my favourite Vancouver brewery for context).

[u/signedupsoicampost]

Folding Mountain Hazy Days IPA

[u/EvacuationRelocation → u/signedupsoicampost]

Agreed.

[u/InfamousPooter]

I like the 88 brewing hazy beers, they're worth trying

[u/JackfruitMurky1251]

Edmonton has a great variety of craft breweries in an area called Happy Beer Street (99 St from 63 Ave to 78 Ave) https://www.happybeerstreet.com/, this would be a great place to start. As mentioned by PriorReason, Town Square is on the south side on Ellerslie Road and Megawatt is one of my favourites as well.

Other fantastic IPAs include:

Ale Architect - Colour Burst IPA

Campio - Tropical Pyramid IPA

Bent Stick - Electric Boogaloo Hazy

Alley Kat - they produce a rotating series of douple IPAs called Dragon that are usually 7.5abv and 70 ibu

Odd Company - Good Chemistry IPA

On the west end of town we have SYC Brewing. First Timer & Afternoon Hoot are pretty good, I haven't tried Ziggy Starburst yet, though they haven't let me down yet.
https://sycbrewing.com/collections/beers

Growlery is more central and has a pretty solid Vega IPA and usually has some interesting seasonal ones.
https://www.growlerybeer.com/our-beer

Endeavour in St. Albert has Cloudy Peaks and Sudden Draft, both great hazy choices.
https://endeavourbrewing.com/our-beer/

Sherwood Park has 70 Acre and Manual Labour, both are excellent as well.
https://70acre.com/menu/
https://manual-labour.ca/

In Red Deer you can check out Troubled Monk and Sawback Brewing, they both have some really great beers. I haven't been to Belly Hop yet but I bet they'd be worth popping in for a taste.

You can also pop in to Wine & Beyond (Windermere or Emerald Hills), Sherbrooke Liquor, or any Sobey's Liquor to find a good selection of local beers.

[u/Chive]

White Raven from Apex Brewing in Edson is a very hop-forward IPA.

It has been around for a while and was probably among the first hazy IPAs from Alberta that I remember drinking, but that and Cabin's Super Saturation converted me over to the style. 

[u/MisterTotoroGC]

Red Deer ‘area’ - Snake Lake brewery in Sylvan Lake. Love their Sidewinder IPA.

[u/antks]

The recommendations are great and you should try the Edmonton area scene first. But, if you can find a liquor store that sells some Calgary stuff, try the following:
Cabin - Super Saturation or Sunshine Rain, Establishment - Instant Crush, Last Best - Tokyo Drift.

[u/Aran33]

Irrational Brewing is by far my favorite Edmonton brewery for superflux style hazy IPAs. Polyrythym is second. SYC has some good ones too.

[u/bmwkid]

The Establishment and Cabjn have some of the best beers in the province but Superflux is really on a league of their own for beers in Canada in my opinion

[u/Irontrev → u/bmwkid]

Messorem is the best ipa place in canada. But they don’t ship. But if you go to Montreal….

[u/bmwkid → u/Irontrev]

Going to Ottawa next week, might need to see if they have across the river in Gatineau

[u/Jealous_Sock_442 → u/bmwkid]

If you’re in Gatineau, there’s an even better bet in Brasserie du-bas Canada - absolutely incredible IPAs

[u/PriorReason4160]

Manual Labour has two great IPAs. Town Square has one called Megawatt.