tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21271644.post4251351190458774941..comments2023-11-02T07:13:53.064-07:00Comments on Beervana: Dogfish Head 90-Minute IPA versus BeervanaJeff Alworthhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02930119177544342495noreply@blogger.comBlogger20125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21271644.post-61741237054198618202012-10-22T16:13:53.172-07:002012-10-22T16:13:53.172-07:00"Nothing special" about the 90 minute IP..."Nothing special" about the 90 minute IPA? <br /><br />GOOD GOD! I knew "taste is in eye of the beerholder", but, that is crazy talk. I used to think I didn't like IPAs but then I tried some and thought they could grow on me. Then I tried Dogfish Head 90 Minute IPA and it blew my socks off. It hasn't always been my favorite beer of the week, but it's damn goodAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14193328297252096222noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21271644.post-18849921020667028622008-12-02T17:58:00.000-08:002008-12-02T17:58:00.000-08:00You Rule! I'm drinking the 60 minute right now. I'...You Rule! I'm drinking the 60 minute right now. I'm kicking myself for laying down 10 bones for this. Im an Oregon boy living in Madison Wi. <BR/><BR/>Oregon and Wisco have the beer to put this to shame, sorry I bought Dogass.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21271644.post-55200443694614110132008-08-25T20:41:00.000-07:002008-08-25T20:41:00.000-07:00A number of posts here give the impression that th...A number of posts here give the impression that the publishers of Zymurgy compiled this list and that explains their anti-Oregon bias. But the list is compiled from votes by Zymurgy's readers, some 1,600 votes in all, from all over the country. Obviously the list is going to skew toward more widely available beers. Even dedicated beer geeks like these homebrewers can only sample so many beers. IfJeff Hollandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13969399161825731826noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21271644.post-7521688877917061242008-07-10T16:44:00.000-07:002008-07-10T16:44:00.000-07:00I can attest to the fact that there are many brews...<I>I can attest to the fact that there are many brews here that do not make it to CO at all, which might account for the lack of Oregonian beers on that list (although one would think that if you were to make beer brewing and the tasting thereof your livelihood you would know these sorts of things; this is a digression).</I><BR/><BR/>I'd say two things to this. First is that, of the 80+ Jeff Alworthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02930119177544342495noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21271644.post-63282637152675960622008-07-10T15:14:00.000-07:002008-07-10T15:14:00.000-07:00Just to chime in on a couple comments here: As one...Just to chime in on a couple comments here: <BR/><BR/>As one who moved from Colorado (most recently Boulder, in fact) to Oregon, I can attest to the fact that there are many brews here that do not make it to CO at all, which might account for the lack of Oregonian beers on that list (although one would think that if you were to make beer brewing and the tasting thereof your livelihood you would Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21271644.post-89396538250323138712008-07-09T10:35:00.000-07:002008-07-09T10:35:00.000-07:00Both Pliny and Blind Pig (which is almost as good ...Both Pliny and Blind Pig (which is almost as good as Pliny and only around 6% so you can drink more of it) will be available in bottles in Portland and Seattle by the end of summer. Exciting news...I may not be able to bring myself to drink the local IPAs when those get here.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21271644.post-83828567643760704252008-07-09T10:28:00.000-07:002008-07-09T10:28:00.000-07:00Russian River expanded their facility and I heard ...Russian River expanded their facility and I heard their beers will be distributed in Oregon by Point Blank in the near future.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21271644.post-45154102586608262682008-07-09T10:14:00.000-07:002008-07-09T10:14:00.000-07:00I don't talk more about them because I've never tr...<I>I don't talk more about them because I've never tried them. I would LOVE to. Anyone who brews Pliny gets about ten free passes on subsequent beers. I think the Belgian/yeast/spontaneous fermentation frontier is the future of brewing, and we're seeing ample evidence of it all across the country. Dr. Wort, you know where to get this stuff in Portland?</I><BR/><BR/>Not available in Oregon or Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21271644.post-65324658978443410932008-07-09T09:06:00.000-07:002008-07-09T09:06:00.000-07:00I'm surprised we don't talk more about Vinnie's tr...<I>I'm surprised we don't talk more about Vinnie's true brewing mastery with his Belgian styles and his research and experimentation with Wild Yeast beers. This is what will truly give him legendary status as a brew master. His Belgian's are light years above and beyond what I've seen and tasted in the NW.</I><BR/><BR/>I don't talk more about them because I've never tried them. I would LOVE to.Jeff Alworthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02930119177544342495noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21271644.post-65812227222679489652008-07-09T00:59:00.000-07:002008-07-09T00:59:00.000-07:00I too agree that 90 Minute is more of a Barley win...I too agree that 90 Minute is more of a Barley wine than a IIPA and it's a quality product....<BR/><BR/>It's popularity factor is causing the quandary, which goes back to intent of brewery owners; Popularity? Money? Bragging rights? Or do they just want to brew quality beer? <BR/><BR/>Dogfish has been on the cutting edge of beer experimentation! They're chickory Stout, Raisin brews and other odd Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21271644.post-79849267568726829462008-07-08T22:43:00.000-07:002008-07-08T22:43:00.000-07:00You totally called it on the barleywine comparison...You totally called it on the barleywine comparison; I personally like Dogfish's 60-Minute IPA better because it's actually truer to the style. The 90-Minute is fine, but syrupy and cloying, and I can never understand why people like it over the 60-Minute as an <I>IPA</I>.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21271644.post-78644630541487849622008-07-08T16:48:00.000-07:002008-07-08T16:48:00.000-07:00Dogfish Head 90 Minute IPA is an amazing beer. I'v...Dogfish Head 90 Minute IPA is an amazing beer. I've converted more of my friends to 90 Minute drinkers than just about any other beer I recommend because it is intensely hoppy while being incredibly balanced at the same time. I've been to Portland and drank my fair share of local brew, all of it tasty, but I wouldn't say that any of it was finitely better than products I've had from other parts Beer & Loathinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13319462134737377515noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21271644.post-22504137717744031042008-07-08T16:00:00.000-07:002008-07-08T16:00:00.000-07:00Wow. I'm surprised that anyone commented, and I'm...Wow. I'm surprised that anyone commented, and I'm even more suprised to see general agreement. I figured I'd be taken to task for my heterodox view. In a certain way, your agreement undermines my thesis, but let's ignore that for now, shall we?<BR/><BR/>Chipper Dave--<BR/>I say that about Coloradans only because that's where the Zymurgy/Papazian/Beertown borg resides. And in their judgment, Jeff Alworthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02930119177544342495noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21271644.post-55977017642459228682008-07-08T15:54:00.000-07:002008-07-08T15:54:00.000-07:00As regards Dr. Wort's comment above, I think that ...As regards Dr. Wort's comment above, I think that Dogfish Head 90 minute IPA is a _quality_ product made with quality ingredients, although in my opinion not a stellar exemplar of the style. Is it really so wrong for them to hype it, and to have been successful at doing so?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21271644.post-26022501014161013422008-07-08T15:41:00.000-07:002008-07-08T15:41:00.000-07:00I like Dogfish Head beers OK. Likewise have never...I like Dogfish Head beers OK. Likewise have never quite gotten the cult following they seem to engender. <BR/><BR/>I'm excited that they recently started to show up in CA, just for the sake of variety. On the other hand, I think there are clearly more interesting CA (Wisconsin, Michigan, Oregon, Washington...) Beers than the Dogfish varieties. <BR/><BR/>I'll take a Pliny the Elder over a erik.ellestadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02845962797641281899noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21271644.post-70400342142193422232008-07-08T15:16:00.000-07:002008-07-08T15:16:00.000-07:00It's all about marketing and distribution. It's a ...It's all about marketing and distribution. It's a popularity contest based on commercial access and exposure.<BR/><BR/>If the Northwest chooses not jump on the big commercial marketing bandwagon and distribution, then those beers will stay mostly in the shadows of the beer world. We do have international recognition for some quality beers and breweries. <BR/><BR/>That said, I think a lot of NWersAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21271644.post-60942229557033120232008-07-08T14:07:00.000-07:002008-07-08T14:07:00.000-07:00It is nice to see someone else feels Dogfish Head ...It is nice to see someone else feels Dogfish Head is over rated. Being in the beer industry I have tasted the lot of Dogfish brews at many local Delaware beer tastings. I think Sam is a good marketer that makes consistently exciting average beers.<BR/>my .02.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21271644.post-11358754157786497372008-07-08T12:33:00.000-07:002008-07-08T12:33:00.000-07:00Who says Colorado thinks Rogue is the best from Or...Who says Colorado thinks Rogue is the best from Oregon? Bah! I personally like the brews from Full Sail better than Rogue, but when you speak of variety you need to include Colorado in that short list of yours. I like Dogfish 90 but as with all beers my taste for it comes and goes with the seasons. I think we all spend too much effort trying to figure out which beer is best at the moment. Davehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04144288142060736290noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21271644.post-21360372950862731612008-07-08T11:22:00.000-07:002008-07-08T11:22:00.000-07:00That was enlightening, I've always been tempted by...That was enlightening, I've always been tempted by Dogfish Head, but will now spend my beer money elsewhere.joehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14190744835642613081noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21271644.post-66609236306336603062008-07-08T11:03:00.000-07:002008-07-08T11:03:00.000-07:00Amen, brother!I've never understood the fascinatio...Amen, brother!<BR/><BR/>I've never understood the fascination with Dogfish Head, but I haven't been brave enough so far to write about it. Every few months I try a 60- or 90-Minute, just to see if I've changed my mind. They're drinkable, but there's nothing special about them.Bill Nighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09202318621724165312noreply@blogger.com