The Swill: 60 Minute IPA
The Still: Dogfish Head Craft Brewery
Milton, Delaware
http://www.dogfish.com
The Drill: India Pale Ale, 12oz bottle, 6.0% ABV
The Spill: The more streamlined version of the spectacular 90 Minute IPA, this is clearly a little brother version. Lacking much of the intense quality of the 90 Minuter, this brew still holds up to standard IPAs. This brew is continuously hopped for a solid hour, which means that a measure of hops is added to the wort every minute, on the minute, for an hour while it boils, giving the beer plenty of hop character. Less on the citrus, more on the piney, and overall, more easy-going and drinkable, this beer is great for a drinking session, and it won't knock you off your stool until you're ready for the dismount.
Says Bill: Dogfish Head has introduced some real wild beers over the years, so I was surprised by how tame this one seemed. However, I guess if you're going to craft a standard, mainstream brew, and it comes out tasting like this one, it's nothing to complain about. It deserves a place right next to the Sierra Nevadas and the Firestones as a standard beer that still exceeds expectations.
Refill?: I could continuously hop my belly for 60 straight minutes too, if it meant drinking this: 3.5 taps out of 5.