The Dogfish Head I.B.A.
So I went to the Brick Store twice last week, and something very strange happened to me - I had the same beer twice in a row. That’s saying a lot for a pub that has 8 Belgian beers on draught, over 120 Belgian and Belgian style bottles, and 80 other top-shelf European and American microbrews.
The reason for this blight on my Brick Store record came down to 3 letters - I.B.A. It’s a relatively new Dogfish beer that they describe as a hybrid of a Scottish ale, an I.P.A., and a Brown ale. Its delicate balance of a high hop character, strong maltiness, and a clean, sweet finish were the stuff of beertown legend…a distinctly American beer, but complex and roundish in a way that few American beers are. I had to try it again on my second time around just to make sure that the Tripel Karmeleit that had proceeded it on my first visit hadn’t stacked the deck in its favor. A truly great beer, this I.B.A.
Jonathan, Joel & Jeff
March 22nd, 2007 at 8:52 am
I really like the Dogfish Head Indian Brown Ale, too.
Or should I say DFH IBA?
April 13th, 2007 at 6:19 am
[...] Microbreweries are always trying to find new opportunities, new markets, new sumptuosities to pacify the maddening crowd. At MNB, we’ve been debating for some time about how to follow suit, especially since our brewing has been blowing up recently, now that we’ve so finely honed our craft. Not wanting to copy our friends at Terrapin in copying another brewery’s creation, however, we decided to go in a direction that was really new. [...]
September 19th, 2007 at 3:39 pm
Actually ,India Brown Ales originated in Athens by Blind Man Ales over 10 years ago and Terrapin decided to brew the beer as a tribute, it was not copying Dogfish Head. Also, Terrapins beer is totally different than the Dogfish Head IBA. We should celebrate all microbreweries, despite what kind of beer they make.