Dogfish Head 60 Minute IPA:
Well hello all, and welcome to another day, another beer. Today we explore that exciting and deep roster that is Dogfish Head and it’s main line: the IPA minute series. Today I try what could be considered their entry IPA: the 60 minute IPA. In case you haven’t been paying attention, these brews get their names from how long they are continuously hopped during their brew time. The 60 minute is a good beer, and in any other line of beers, it’d be a great beer but in a line up that offers a 60, 75, 90, and 120, the 60 really has no chance of raising an eye brow, especially after a 120 (just ask Michael Weaver). The beer pours very well, easily forming a thick foamy head that gives off the aroma of flowers and bit of citrus. The nose of the beer itself is decidedly citrus with a subtle aroma of grass. The beer tastes like a watered down 90 minute with notes of citrus and flower being very subtle that grow into a skunk that lingers mightily at the back of the tongue. Now believe it or not, the 90 and 120 do not have a skunk to them, maybe it’s the time of hops in the tank, maybe it’s just me, but here in the 60 minute, it’s very noticeable. Like I said, this a good beer, but it can’t hold it’s own with the 90 and 120. I do wish I started out with this one a built up the chain but, alas, I can’t change the past so here you go. A good IPA in the Dogfish Head line up and if you’ve never had this one, do yourself a favor, get a bottle of this and 90 minute and compare for yourself, your taste may differ from mine. Till tomorrow friends.