Dogfish Head 60 Minute IPA

Brewed by Dogfish Head Brewery
Style: India Pale Ale (IPA)
Milton, Delaware USA

What an interesting beer. I’m not sure whether what I’m tasting (serious spicyness) has to do with the continuous hopping process or whether this beer just hasn’t aged/travelled well. Either way, it’s tasty, but I’m not sure it’s what it is supposed to taste like. Lots of malt going on here, and the hops make themselves known in the burps mainly! I’ll look for it fresh in the USA.

On tap at Cavanaugh’s 8/11/09. Pours a dark gold, touch of amber, little bit of cream head. Citrus hops dominate, with very little earthy pine aroma. LIight bodied, very drinkable and nice action in the mouth. Great bitterness that finishes well, but not too long. Exactly what I hope for out of a straight up IPA.

Tasted 09/08/2009. Beerstore.co.nz. Five months since bottling. Jellied fruit and spice. Fairly fat in the malt department. Certainly tastes like it would sessionable if it were younger and fresher. Still a good drop, just a little tired.

Bottle. Very nice aroma of grapefruit and citrus. Fresh, fluffy head. Much lighter in color than expected. Taste is very light, but nice hop balance. I’m very impressed with how a beer with such a light body (delicate even) can hold the hop flavors so well. The hops aren’t overwhelming (which is what I prefer- i.e., don’t need a hop bomb), and yet pairs nicely with the slightly sweet malt. Finish is clean. Very well done. Subtlety abounds.

Here’s my review: hops hops hops hops hops...etc. Straight up hoppy beer, pours nice and has a good mouthfeel. Even though it’s a heavy hop aroma and taste, it still sits well in my stomache. Smells like a hop plant, tastes super bitter, hoppy, and light citrus oil. IPA’s are not my thing, but I enjoyed this one for sure.

From a 12oz bottle this gem pours a golden color with a frothy head. Plenty of lacing. Aroma is citrus, wood, pine and lots of floral hops. Great taste of everything you would expect from the aroma - lots of floral hoppiness and grapefruit with subtle pine aftertastes. Superb IPA that won’t let you down.

Pours a light amber with a large, very open off-white head, decent lacing. Aroma primarily pale malts with a significant coniferous hops presence playing a supporting role. Flavor-wise, could pass for a particularly hoppy British IPA. Very bready malt profile with significant hops bitterness up front. Hops aromatics, more piney than citrus, develop over the course of the swallow. Crusty finish. Lively on the palate, mixed warming sensation from alcohol and hops. In my book, it doesn’t have quite enough hops aromatics to balance the amount of bittering hops it uses, but it is a fine example of what it is.