60 min IPA

I know you have been waiting for this. Well, I know I have.

What are you waiting for? ….  The 60min, 90mn, and 120min reviews.

The next 3 night that’s what I’m drinking. Thanks Jon, at The Spirit Shop for supporting this site. Jon took time out of his evening of renovating the shop to talk beer with me. The Spirit Shop stocks many of my favorite brews and, if they don’t have it, they try to get it for me. Without them this whole project would not be possible.

So, tonight I start with Dogfish Head’s 60min IPA. Dogfish Head is known for its extreme brews. This one is no different. It is continuously hopped with more than 60 hop additions over a 60 minute boil. Dogfish lists this as a session IPA and this hop-head agrees. If you are not a fan of my buddy the beautiful hop, then stay clear of this beer. In the video you see below from Sam at Dogfish, he says that this beer is balanced. I’m not sure that is the word I would use. The hops are balanced together but I think the word is overused in the beer community. This is a hop lovers beer. Yes, there is a hint of the malt but this beer is dominated by the hop flower. Taste and smell the citrusy grass hops of the Pacific Northwest, we are talking my favorite hops, Willamette, Cascade, and Centennial. The Centennial shines through with the citrus strength and the floral tones.

The aroma is not just the clear hops but within the hops sent I pick up citrus, more of a lemon than orange, pineapple, and a light grass aroma (lawn grass not weed grass).

The flavour, as you might expect, is bitter. Not too dry and just bitter enough. I could keep drinking this one, so that might give you a hint that it is not over the top.

The pour is orangeish , not crystal clear but slightly cloudy from the yeast in the bottle.  The head is off-white with continuous lace down the side of the shaker pint glass.

Drink this beer and join me tomorrow for the 90min IPA from Dogfish Head! ★★★★★