5.25 - Post #200 - Number Beer

200th Post!  Far far more beers reviewed than that.. and since I've started using untappd about 8 months ago, WAY more beers consumed than I'd care to admit.  Cheers!

Surprisingly enough, post #200 on here corresponds with a number beer..

Dogfish Head - Sixty-One

a 6.3% ABV 60 IBU IPA brewed with Syrah must.  Basically just take the 60 Minute IPA and add the must   at some point.  It's a crazy rich red pour with a nice, yet minimal white head.  This is very subtle, aroma-wise, for an IPA and especially for DFH.  The 60 Minute nose - piney, bitter, and malty - is there for sure, with a faint wine sweetness... some tannin, some berry.  Not as much as I would have hoped for.  It wasn't aged in wine barrels, so I may be hoping for too much here.  It has a bit of the Syrah in the taste, but it's sorta like a 60 Minute with a little bit of berry Juicy Juice added in, almost spoiled.  It's not as hoppy as their 60 Minute and is lacking in the wine department, a little over-carbonated, too.  This may be from the first go-round of this beer and maybe it'll come into itself as the beer continues to be brewed.  For now, it's a let down.

- - 5 hops!