This past week marked the second meeting of the BBCBC, this time to sample a mighty selection of deliciousness from Dogfish Head Brewery. Straight from the mad mind of Sam Caglione to your mouth we were offered a nice spectrum of their finer craft by a very well versed rep from Atlantic Distribution.
The run began with the typical expected yet always pleasing DFH 60. There's a reason Sam can afford to make some crazy ass beers brewed with ancient mayan spice, more fruit than should be in any liquid (suck it Juicy Juice), and many more things not remotely palatable to the common quaffer because of this beer. When you brew what was, and often is termed the best stock IPA in the country, and cant even meet the demand for it, you get a bye and funding for more exploration. Back to back is the older bro, DFH 90, ranked one of the best IIPAs in the country. more good fortune abounds in its deliciousness.
Then came more of the oddities. The Indian Brown was more flavorful and less sweet then I recalled before. Likewise for Raison d'Etre, though still not a fan of that one. the raisins come in a bit heavy for the tastes. Then however, a sampling of the DFH Fort was passed around. 1 metric ton of raspberries, buckets of malt and an alcohol kiss of 22% brought together more flavor and soul than has come out of Delaware since Washington crossed through to kick British arse. Incredibly complex, warming and malt driven like a barleywine, yet without an overpowering sweet finish and the hint of tart acidic berry only present at the end of the draught. quite impressive and im certain to nab a bottle for the winter months to split with like minded alcoholics as we sip it like port and discuss the state of Parliament, how the Empire fares in the East Indies and what best to do about those dreadful Irish.
Dem's it for now, more reports from the field to come later in a month when Southern Tier takes its turn upon the seat of high judgment.
play on, gui..tar.
C
