Beer of the Week (botw)

Each week, I will highlight a beer I have had recently that struck me as particularly good.  And worth visiting your local pub or package store to find.

For our first installment, I’ll go with something super-extra fun and unique.  As a major fan of Dogfish Head 60 and 90-minute IPAs, I was intrigued when the bartender suggested I try “Dogfish Head 61-minute IPA.”  I had not heard of it before, but was obviously intrigued.  The 61 is basically the same as the 60, but with ONE added ingredient – syrah grape must.  (A quick Google search tells me that ‘must’ is fresh grape juice, plus all the other stuff – skin, seeds and stems.)  And that fantastically yummy deliciousness mixed in with the equally phenomenal 60-minute elixir combine to form a truly unique and wonderful flavor.

I am not usually a huge proponent of fruit-based beers.  They’re okay, but not something I go out of my way to order.  The 61-minute though was different.  This had the slightest hint of grape/wine flavor without crossing the line into becoming a sweet, syrupy fruit beer.  This was an instance of a beer that grew on me over time.  “Time”, in this case, was about 30 seconds – enough time to get through my second sip.  It has a very smooth texture with great flavor.  Imagine a sip of your favorite red wine poured into your favorite beer.  (And according to Dogfish Head, that’s where the idea came from.)

Do yourself a flavor and find this one – it is worth a try.

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