The glasses are produced by Spiegelau and were made in conjunction with Dogfish Head and Sierra Nevada Breweries. Jean surprised me with the glasses stamped with the Dogfish Head insignia.
I have always liked strong IPA's. I gotta say these glasses make drinking nice, hoppy IPA's even better. Downright enjoyable.
As a result of getting these glasses I now have a refrigerator full of IPA beers. I like them all!
Over the coming days I will set up a March Madness like tournament of beer tasting with these glasses.
The beer tasting crtieria will be easy. Whichever I find tastes best. Whichever I feel like I could keep drinking. Whichever is most enjoyable. Extra points go to the IPA with a big improvement in overall taste from bottle to glass.
The top seeds in this tournament are:
1 - Dogfish Head 60 Minute IPA
2- Sierra Nevada Torpedo
These are top two seeds because these companies are partners in making this glass and in my initial drinking from the glass these two beers are excellent and the front-runners as far as I am concerned.
The remaining seeds were selected randomly. These are beers I have enjoyed in the past, one local, and one I never had before but seemed interesting.
3- Lagunitas IPA
4- Victory Hop Devil
Match-ups:
1 - Dogfish Head 60 Minute vs. 8- Stone IPA
This is going to be a tough elimination as I really enjoy both of these beers tremendously.
2 - Sierra Nevada Torpedo vs. 7- Cricket Hill Hopnotic
One of the favorites up against the local (Fairfield, NJ) underdog
3 - Lagunitas IPA vs. 6 - Dogfish Head 90 Minute
Another tough first round elimination.
4 - Victory Hop Devil vs. 5 - Saranac Red IPA
Hop Devil is one of the beers that first turned me onto the real hoppy taste. I like Saranac beers and thought the Red IPA was an interesting twist. We'll see how it fares.
Results posted as they occur. Check back often!
(Originally posted at lamusekalliope.blogspot.com)
