Dogfish Head 90 Minute IPA has been heralded by Esquire magazine as "perhaps the best I.P.A. in America." Without a doubt, it could very well be. While other IPAs are great all-around drinkable--Redhook Longhammer, Lagunitas, and Sierra Nevada come to mind--this is entirely different as it is indeed an Imperial IPA. Genius Sam Calagione devised a method of continuous hop addition, which produces a unique flavor experience.

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 Beer drinkers (let's not euphemize it...we drink lots of tasty, tasty beer): I am proud to report that the once-thought-terrible IPA I made actually turned out pretty good. It's clear, malty, bitter, and has an exceptionally thick, creamy head on it. Hallelujah.

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Ladies and Gentlemen:  The General has come out of retirement to brew...an IPA. I went to my parents' house to grab my old brewing equipment, then headed to myLocalHomeBrewShop for supplies. The guys there were bend-over-backwards great in making sure I had everything I needed (and nothing I didn't need, which surprised me). If in the NoVA area, I highly recommend a visit there...or across the street to the Dogfish Head restaurant. Or both.

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I know what you're thinking... This guy's still alive? Yes folks, I am in fact alive, and occasionally kicking to boot. As I sit here, watching Hitler's Greatest Blunders, I felt compelled to give you an update. Specifically, one of my favorite beers out there, Red Hook's IPA, Long Hammer. To begin with, the name and the labeling are pretty awesome. Next, it's a damn fine IPA. More after the bump.

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Good morning, beer readers. The damndest thing happened over the weekend. I had a slight cold---just stuffed up... no cough, no real headaches---but my sense of taste and smell vanished. VANISHED I TELL YOU!!! Now, normally I'm a sensible sort of person. I would never fly off the handle over not even being able to taste a spoonful of paprika and oregano. But when I ate just that (yes, really, exactly that) as a test, I couldn't taste a thing... and we had just bought a mixed case of Widmer Brothers beers. See that's why I was all hot n bothered. 4 types of beer... 6 each... can't even taste oreganprika. Anyway, the next day my taste was back so Mrs. Beer and I cracked open some braus and went a-tastin'. Today, we'll discuss the Broken Halo IPA... (it's the one on the left. That's why there's the big red arrow. We'll get to the one on the right, and a couple other Widmer's, soon enough, beervolk.)

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