Dogfish Head Craft Brewery, Inc.
Milton, DE (USA)
9.0 ABV
C(clarity). Pretty clear
H(hue). Burnt orange, light amber
N(nose). Like hops, strong floral notes from the hops
**This beer is currently a limited release that once can only find in Total Wine & Beer Stores.**
Dirty Dos: Well, I've had pretty much every Dogfish Head beer that you can find nowadays, and I would classify this one as probably right in the middle of them all. It had most of the same characteristics for a normal Dogfish, (nice head, hoppy, etc.), but it doesn’t have the sweetness of a normal Dogfish. Still a pretty good IPA though. Very drinkable, and not too heavy, or light. Score = 3.81
Fermentation: This one is right up my ally, beautiful floral notes from the hops. This one starts with sweet notes from the malt, subtle hints of caramel, then moves to strong bitter-ness of the Hops. This 90min IPA really reminds me of my sister in that way; she comes across as sweet and innocent then has slaps you in the face when people aren't around. I do agree that this is an easy to drink IPA, but i disagree with it being an average Dogfish. This one might just calm down with a bit of time. Score = 4.19
Overall = 4.00
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I had a small sample of this earlier in the month and thought it was alright. It has a lot of qualities of 90 minute because the recipe is very similar. I will get a full bottle and give it a true tasting though soon. Each Total Wine got 40 cases I believe of it so it should be around for awhile.
ReplyDeleteAlso I'm not sure about aging it. Most IPAs I don't think would be good for aging since they lose the hoppiness over time and that is one of the main staples of an IPA. Some bigger ones like 120 minute maybe because it's hard to even consider that an IPA. The hops are not as prominent in that.
Anyway I have run on enough. Good review guys.
Ya it is limited release around the US, and according to the DogFish site the beer is going to be brewed 1 time and 1 time only. It is an exclusive to Total Wines on the East Coast, so No Total Wine = No Squall or atleast for now.
ReplyDeleteBut your right each T.W. got 40 cases and have it all over the store.
I think 6mths to a year would be a perfect cellar time. It was a little big off the intial taste, but was smooth all the way to the end.
We should have stated that we both purchased a bottle of this so this was a 2 bottle taste test.