I am Very envious of your store Jeff, that stocks DFH special brews. The closet store we have that stocks ANY Dog Fish Head is across the border in Wisconsin and they seem to only have a very limited selection.

Moe, you are correct, we did not meet at Arborfest, the Moe I’m thinking of is a very good looking Sheila with a story about a some bloke in a kilt…

Your Idea about the Belgian Quad from New Glarus is a good one. I cellared four of them for only a few months and they were much less harsh and funky. Have you been over to Hudson recently? Do you know if they still have some?

I love the Enigma, but wasn’t as impressed with the Belgian Quad. I think I’m going to let that one sit in the basement for a year and see what happens. We also picked up the Blonde and the Stone Soup, both were really good. Oh and some Belgian Red for the wife!

Blue Bottles are bad for beer, out of any color they let the most UV light in, UV light that skunks beer. The only beer I’ve had out of a blue bottle was one that didn’t contain hops, so it couldn’t skunk. But a IIPA in a blue bottle?!? That is just asking for trouble, you’re lucky that it didn’t smell like the Spaten.

It’s a short grain rice, which is washed thoroughly to remove excess starch, cooked in significantly less water than normal, and then flavored with rice wine vinegar, sugar, and salt. Sushi, in fact, technically refers exclusively to the rice.

The 60, 90, and 120 minute IPA’s do have to do with the boil time, but you missed a important part/gimmick of these beers. They are continuously hopped with a machine called Sir Hops A Lot. It’s a machine that steadily adds hops every few seconds throughout the boil. Where most brewers would add their hops at a few points throughout the boil for bittering, flavor and aroma additions. You will find that these beers have a slightly different hop profile than many other IPA’s.

Chateau Jaihu can be found on the shelves on stores that carry the limited release DFH beers. We are just lucky enough to have a bottleshop nearby who gets them all in. Speaking of which I need to call and see if they have the Festina Peche in yet. Sorry, I shouldn’t brag.

And finally it’s Craft BEER Radio, not craft brew. Say what you want about me, but get my name right when you do!

Is the THE Moe that I met at Arborfest?

Yes, Casanovas is the place I get it from too. When you are next out there you should pick up some of the New Glarus “Unplugged”. The “Enigma” is my favourite but the Belgian Quad is well worth a try as well.