The Midas Touch

Slowly, Dogfish Head brews are trickling into the Bay Area. While I’ve written about the 90 Minute IPA, one of their more interesting beers would be Midas Touch. The recipe came from the remnant found inside a vessel buried inside of King Midas’ tomb. So it’s time for a little history lesson, as we drink like a king from times past. 

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Shrinking Distribution

A few months back, I noticed that BevMo’s Rogue shelf had run bare.  There was Dead Guy, and the Morimoto’s, but not much else.  Where had all the Rogue gone.  Recently, we were excited to see Dogfish Head hitting the shelves locally in May.  Yet as June wears on, we have nothing.  What’s going on? 

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90 Minute IPA, 5 Minutes of Pleasure

I talk a lot about the expectations I might have whe trying a beer for the first time. This usually gets me in trouble, as you can never tell what a beer tastes like by looking at a bottle, or reading the brewers description. With all the talk that surrounds Dogfish Head and their 90 Minute IPA, I began to think it was just an East Coast version of Russian River’s Pliny the Elder. There go those stupid expectations, getting me in trouble again. 

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60 Minute…DAMN IT!

It’s been a long week.  Lots of craziness in my life, but I knew Dogfish Head was arriving in the Bay Area and I would be able to purchase some.  After a long day, a 60 Minute IPA was going to be fantastic.  Well, the theme of the week continues. 

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It Has Arrived: Dogfish Head in the Bay

We have a global economy, most of the products you buy have links to various places around the world. Maybe the plastic was produced in China, the product assembled in Central America, the company who sells the item could be European, and we buy it at a store here in the United States. So if the everyday products we buy can be from the far reaches of the globe, why has it taken so long for the Bay area to get kegs of beer from Delaware? Does it matter? They are here now.

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