I don't seek out DFH but every time I drink a 60 min or SeaQuench I enjoy them quite a bit. Recent-ish releases Super Doppio and Covered in Nuggs were pretty good too. I'll need to grab a Festina Peche drat here soon. I really miss Bitches Brew. There's a local here in Pittsburgh that's working on an homage to it, looking forward to trying it out.
Yes, to an extent. I sorely miss Burton Barton a lot. But I do pick up a six pack of 90 when I see them, which has been a little more frequent lately. To me, it is just a reminder of what a true, IPA started out as, at least for me. I will buy it, but still am searching for new traditional IPAs instead of the onslaught of NE and hazy. The 90 never disappointed me.
I just tried Super Doppio (Imperial Pilsner) and Tropical Squall (9% American Blonde Ale) which was nice to see new styles and experimentation from them once again. Wasn’t to crazy about the high octane pilsner but the high octane blond ale with Mango and pineapple added was quite good. Keep ‘em coming! Also found Festina Peche for first time in years and it tasted good as well. Piercing Pils needs to come back as well.
I just bought a DFH 12 pack sampler of 30, 60, 75 and 90 (3 of each). I’m usually not a fan of all IPA sampler packs but this one seemed worthwhile. Go Dogfish!
My sister in law used to love Festina Peche, just grabbed her two sixes with a can or two for me as a finders fee With the heat today who knows I may need to crack one open. ——————— Piercing Pils did get can treatment at brewpub within the last year. I shouldn’t check on their social cause then I see what I’m missing. Can you report back on the 30 minute, curious to read what you think.
I’m not a big fan of session IPAs, but of the 4 beers, the 30 min was my favorite. It’s very good for a low ABV hoppy ale. Nice malt and hop balance…not hop water.
I've recently been seeing more DFH taps (and cans) in my area. One was even a 2017 Olde School Barleywine. That's always a welcome sight...at least unless I'm driving. I hope DFH just keeps on doing their thing and hopefully they're able to ride out the current beer industry turbulence + the hazy IPA craze.
Is the new Black IPA in the mix pack worth it? I'll drink a 60min whenever, but I didn't really enjoy Slightly Mighty or Blue Hen.
So I was at the brewery on Monday and I had it on tap, so ymmv on how much that resembles the product in distribution, but I enjoyed it a lot.
I'm not surprised. Over the years I've tried several "imperial" pils and haven't liked a one. I don't think it's a style that lends itself to imperialization. Invariably the high alcohol overwhelms the relatively subtle flavors that you normally encounter in a pils. At least that's been my experience.
John, did you ever get a chance to drink Sam Adams Hallertau Imperial Pilsner? If so, what did you think of that beer? Below is something I posted in 2013: “Have you ever had a chance to drink Sam Adams Hallertau Imperial Pilsner? That beer was absolutely OUTSTANDING! While I am a fan of regular alcohol strength Pilsners it would be absolutely awesome if Boston Brewing would make that beer again!” Cheers!
That Hallertau Imperial was an outstanding beer, I think Jim Koch said the hop bill was too crazy for them to make it again, but that might qualify as my favorite beer ever. It also seems like the first, or one of the first four packs I ever saw. That’s a memory from almost 20 years ago, so maybe not 100% accurate.
Never had a chance Jack... at least not that I recall. I'll keep an eye out for it if SA ever makes it again, but SA stuff isn't very prevalent out here.
Your memory is working here: FWIW, at the time I 'rationalized' the four-pack format as their way to sell this beer at around a typical six-pack price; they did indeed have increased cost from the 'extra' hops used to produce this beer. And since we are discussing hops, Hallertau Mittelfrüh is one of my favorite noble hops. I have a recent batch of CAP which features Hallertau Mittelfrüh for flavor and aroma and I took a bottle out for trial a couple of days ago and even though that batch is quite young now that beer was very enjoyable to drink! Prost!
I hate to sound pessimistic here but I doubt that you and I will not see this beer again since it is just too expensive to produce and most beer consumers are unwilling to pay ‘top dollar’ for a Pilsner. Now, if this beer was barrel aged or… Below are some extracts from an online article I just found via a web search: “Instead, some answers to the question “Why?” The short answer is: “Mittelfrüh (Mittelfrueh)” “We think they are the best hop in the world,” Boston Beer founder Jim Koch said when the 2005 vintage was released. “We wanted to showcase them. It is neat you can get all those flavors from one hop variety.” And: “In fact most international lagers include about two ounces of hops per barrel (31 gallons). Boston Beer uses one pound per barrel to make Boston Lager. The brewers tossed in 12 pounds per barrel (100 times the amount in an international lager) in the Halltertau Pilsner. “Twelve pounds,” Koch said, sounding downright giddy. “While we were doing it Dave Grinnell (one of the brewers) referred to it as a reckless amount of hops.” https://appellationbeer.com/blog/samuel-adams-creates-an-ode-to-noble-hops/ Cheers! @LAFreeway
60 minute is tame compared to some stuff out there, but still a solid beer. I still like 90 minute. The newer stuff, not so much.
I believe they’ve released iterations of this over the years. I want to say I’ve seen some of these at the tap room in Boston. Obviously this doesn’t help you.
