Comments on: Men’s Journal ‘best beers’ redux

By: Loren

Loren — Fri, 14 Sep 2007 14:47:59 +0000

Remember too, DFH uses Ringwood yeast plus this is filtered now so it is WAY more mellow than it used to be. Plus it’s got some mellow Simcoe bittering action going on. Plus Warrior, which is also mellow.

Maybe if they called it an English IPA?

[ducking]

By: SteveH

SteveH — Thu, 13 Sep 2007 19:58:02 +0000

Trumer Pils — maybe we can default this one a little?

60 Minute — The web site might say 60 IBUs, but it’s a pretty mellow 60, at least in the last tap I had. But I’ve always found it pretty easy drinking, and nowhere near as malty as one might expect in an IPA. Dunno, but I put it next to SNPA as a nice quaffer.

By: Stan Hieronymus

Stan Hieronymus — Thu, 13 Sep 2007 18:22:32 +0000

2 Victory Prima Pils, 3 Stoudt’s Pils, 4 Trumer Pils, 5 New Belgium Blue Paddle.

Dogfish: Their website says the 60 Minute is 60 IBUs. Might you be guilty of a little palate drift in calling this a pale ale?

By: SteveH

SteveH — Thu, 13 Sep 2007 13:50:02 +0000

“They make good beer choices

What are the 4 others under Lager/Pils?

I agree that all the beers listed make up a good selection of beer to taste, but I also have to agree with your comment, “Looks like they are running for office and out to please every voting group. in an overall view of the lists. Except maybe the Pale Ale.

A local just got the 60 Minute on tap; it’s very nice (as always), but I still don’t understand why they call it an IPA. Marketing?

By: Stan Hieronymus

Stan Hieronymus — Thu, 13 Sep 2007 12:39:53 +0000

Not a defense but they did contact brewers, bar owners, journalists. I didn’t see the panel listed in the magazine, but it was impressive.

They make good beer choices – aside from not finding a worthy European lager – it is just the ranking that I find humorous.

And I wonder how often they revisit these beers. Brooklyn Black Chocolate Stout (the beer that got listed twice and certainly is worthy) is listed at 8%. The bottle I bought last winter was 10.6%.

By: SteveH

SteveH — Thu, 13 Sep 2007 12:16:45 +0000

Whenever lists like this come out in a magazine not really devoted to food and/or drink, I always wonder just who the list makers are and what their beer-drinking chops really are (of course, that’s sort of how I read BeerAdvocate, but that’s another story).

Hmm, a worthy European lager…that might be a tough one Stan.