Why does Everyone Love DHB 60 Min. IPA?

[BrewNow]

I find the yeast DFH uses for their 60 Minute IPA (Ringwood) produces a little buttery/smoky taste that is unique (to my buds at least). The technique of adding hops over the entire boil is certainly interesting but I'm not patient enough to try it myself.

 

[Sithdad]

I think you should try it and then decide for your self if you want to brew it haha. Just because someone else likes it doesn't mean its worth spending the money on for you.

$.02

I'd agree with this. I tried a bottle of the 60' and got 2 sips out of it. I didn't care for it at all and it started to make me feel sick to my stomach. Haven't tried another IPA since. Others may love it, but it's not for me.

 

[BrookdaleBrew]

I'm not a huge fan of DFH either (I agree their beers are too sweet), but will drink the 60 and 90 minute IPAs if they're on special or something. Not horrible, but not my go to beers either.

 

[iparks81]

Two Hearted, 60 min, 90 min, and Lagunitas Maximus are my fav IPA's but they each have their own uniqueness...(if thats a word)...the 60 min kicks ass, but I prefer the 90 minute...if I want to shell out 10 bux for a 4 pack

if you can get your hands on a 6er of 60 minute you should ...Solid IPA!

 

[Hammy71]

IMHO the 90 kicks arse. The 60 is....at best OK. The 120...way, way overhyped and barely drinkable to me.

 

[BogusOwnz]

The 120...way, way overhyped and barely drinkable to me.

Gotta age it my friend. I recently came across a few bottles that were bottled in 08 at a local wine store. The women aged them in a humidor for two years before selling them. Fresh I can't handle the stuff but 2 years later it is just ****ing amazing, it drinks like a port so I usually split a 12 with a couple other people and drink it out of a port glass.

 

[Mermaid]

I think the 60 and 90 are good with spicy food, but I have a hard time drinking them on their own. Can't deal with the 120 - I wouldn't say it's too sweet, it's just too overpowering (and I love big beers).

I think Lagunitas did a good job with A Little Sumpin' Sumpin'. It's fairly hoppy but I find it more drinkable than the DFH

 

[zanemoseley]

Funny you should ask, I'm drinking one as we speak. I'm fairly new to the DFH brews but I do find the 60 min IPA balanced and quite tasty, not sweet as some do. To each their own but I'll buy them again.

 

[kcpaige89]

I have mixed feelings about DFH. I'm only 21, so maybe I'm not mature enough to judge some of their beers. My beer preferences are for darker browns, stouts, and for session beers Belgiums and English Bitters (cheap beers in France). This is probably because I started drinking in Europe at an Irish Pub, so guiness is what "beer" is to me.

As for DFH, I like their 60 and 90 minute IPAs with food. On their own, their a little strong (not really a hop fan, but that will change as the only IPA's I've had are DFH and a Sierra Nevada Pale Ale once, which I liked). However, DFH makes some NASTY beer sometimes. For instance, I thought I would get all fancy for college graduation and have an aged DFH from the store. It was a Raison d'être, a good choice since I am a French/History major. It was a Belgian, with beets and grapes for some fermentable sugars. It was supposedly from 2000, so I was expecting the sweetness from the beets and grapes to be mellow. I like wine(I lived in France for 5 months), and I like cider, and I don't mind sweet beers. This one (the only one from a 6 pack I drank), however, tasted terrible. It was barely drinkable. It tasted a bit like wine, a bit like beer, and a lot like sour soda that was over carbed, and left a bad aftertaste. Furthermore, DFH has a lot of gimmicky beers, which I'm sure are ok, but not good from what I hear. So, all in all, they make good IPAs, ok others, and some ultra-terrible strange/unique stuff that is highly over priced. It has been suggested that ageing these terrible ones might make them better, but the worst beer I ever drank was that Raison d'être that was supposedly aged 10 years.

I like what they are doing for beer though. Where I went to college, many of the upperclassmen drank micro-brews like DFH, and DFH has been at the forefront of trying to expose people to good beer.

 

[Starderup]

"the only IPA's I've had are DFH and a Sierra Nevada Pale Ale once"
SNPA is an APA, not an IPA.
I liked the 60 and the 90 DFHs. I didn't think they were sweet because the hops and malt were pretty balanced. This was a while back, however, so I should probably get some more for a fresh opinion.
Oh, yeah, and I hope it doesn't offend anyone, but Blue Moon is not craft beer. It is owned by Miller/Coors or INBev, I can't remember which one.
Fake craft beer with a twist off cap.

 

[kcpaige89]

"the only IPA's I've had are DFH and a Sierra Nevada Pale Ale once"
SNPA is an APA, not an IPA.

Huh, don't know why I said it was an IPA, when it clearly isn't. I was a little tired while posting, and it's been a long time since I've had a SNPA.

As for the Blue Moon, yeah, totally not a craft beer, but it is drinkable, and has a little flavor to it. Then again, I have mixed feelings about beers you have to add citrus to to make it drinkable (Blue Moon, Corona).

 

[Starderup]

Huh, don't know why I said it was an IPA, when it clearly isn't. I was a little tired while posting, and it's been a long time since I've had a SNPA.

As for the Blue Moon, yeah, totally not a craft beer, but it is drinkable, and has a little flavor to it. Then again, I have mixed feelings about beers you have to add citrus to to make it drinkable (Blue Moon, Corona).

Corona is horrible beer. The more lemon you add to it, the better it gets. 100% lemon is optimal.
Blue moon is drinkable, but it is a poser beer(beers manufactured by mega breweries masquerading as a micro).

 

[mashman]

I prefer the 75 minute....although it was only on cask for awhile.....they blended the 60 and 90

I brewed a clone of 75 and it was really good

 

[biochemedic]

I prefer the 75 minute....although it was only on cask for awhile.....they blended the 60 and 90

I brewed a clone of 75 and it was really good

Yeah...I had forgotten about that one...I never got to try it, although I saw the mini-kegs of it when I was at the brewery last summer. I think they dry-hopped in the keg, didn't they?

 

[Bmorebrew]

This is the craft beer drinker's modern iteration of the "tastes great!" . . . "less filling!" -
90 minute!
60 minute!
90 minute!
60 minute!

 

[SteveM]

What's most interesting about DFH beers in general is that more than any other beer, they seem to provoke statements of opinion as fact. No idea why this is the case, but what follows is almost always interesting. The best way to read the comments is to mentally add "In my opinion..." in front of every statement.

In my opinion, DFH60 is one of the best IPAs around, but in my opinion, 90 is too harsh.

Try them and make up your own mind, and try the Punkin Ale - it's excellent.

 

[soundsandsuds]

After reading this thread the other day I picked up a bottle of the 60. I really liked it. Very hoppy but well balanced. My wife really liked it, too.
She also liked, but couldn't finish the glass of Phillips Amnesiac IIPA I poured her, which was also delicious.

 

[jturie]

DFH60 is definitely at or near the top. 90 is also great. The 60 is just clean and crisp and the hop bite is wonderful without being overpowering. I've been to their pub in Rehobeth DE but never tried the 120. I hear it's great. I'm also a big fan of Victory HopDevil and Hop Wallop--I go to the brewery every chance I get--my LHBS is around the corner.

 

[Cellarbrau]

DFH 60 is a very good but not great IPA. I drink it on occasion.

DFH 90 is mislabeled Barleywine and it's not very good at that. It also allows me to imagine how awful DFH 120 must be.

 

[doctorRobert]

dont ask us, go buy one.

 

[Yooper]

Simcoe and amarillo hops together are like heaven in your mouth. My DFH 60 minute clone is my all-time favorite homebrew. It's hoppy goodness, but not "heavy" or "thick" and it's not too bitter. It's quaffable, and easy drinking.