Today is an important day in any self-proclaimed beer-drinker's life. Its Super-Sunday after all, and a giant amount of beer will be consumed today. The question is, what beer are you drinking?
Budweiser, Miller and Coors will saturate today's commercials with their adds asking you to choose between less filling or more taste, ask you to catch the Silver Bullet or simply tell you that This Bud's for You. If you are a true beer-drinker, you know this is bullshit from the get-go. They want you to drink a mass-produced, inferior product simply because "everyone else is doing it." The good news is, you can do better! Throughout the day, I'll be drinking a few good ones and letting you know about it.
To start off with, I've chosen Dogfish Head's 90-minute Imperial IPA. If you are a hop-head and love IPA's as much as I do, you've gotta try this one! There are more than a few IPA's out there that don't pack enough of a hoppy-punch while others don't live up to their expectations by not being hoppy enough. There are few that come to mind that strike the balance well. This one does it perfectly.
Labeled as perhaps the best IPA in America by Esquire Magazine, this brew won't let you down. While it packs sufficient hoppiness into every drink, it also has a malty core. This gives it a hop-bite on first taste, but a malty finish that isn't bitter but rather smooth and perhaps a little carmelly. The dry-hop process gives it that kick we love, but Dogfish Head has ensured that the hops don't overpower the entire beer. A good start to Super-Sunday
I'll be back around kickoff to profile another beer. In the meantime, feel free to leave your drink of choice in the comments section!
Dogfish Head 90-Minute Imperial IPA
9.0 ABV
90 IBU's
http://www.dogfish.com/brews-spirits/the-brews/year-round-brews/90-minute-ipa.htm
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