William France Dogfish Head brewers are the rockânâroll stars of the American craft brewing scene. They are pretty mental when it comes to making beer and this marvelous example is a continually hopped beer created by adding 60 hop additions in the boil over a 60 minute period - hence the name. So thatâs where it comes from - but what does it taste like? Well, the process creates a super-hopped yet balanced IPA. Aromas of grass and pine hint at the powerful flavour to follow, which is made up of the same from the hop but with a well-rounded malt backbone. This really is what an IPA should be: not bitter but showcasing flavour with flair and imagination. An almost perfect specimen.
Dogfish Head 60 minute IPA 6.0%, £5 from Common, 39 to 41 Edge Street, Northern Quarter, Manchester.
