"Douglas W. Hoyt" wrote in
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yup, and even with that kind of bias, if one wants to know what
the
best pilsners are, one can search by top ratings in that category and
get good information.

True. It's still a cold shower to see all those top ratings at about
3.7 on a 5 point scale where other styles are well into the 4's. It
makes you wonder what's wrong with those other styles!

And as regards 'big' beers, I picked up a six of Dogfish Head 60
Minute the other day, and it is knockout. Completely delicious.
Makes me weep. It has all the flowery complexity that I like in Bell's
Two-Hearted, but with even more intricate gothic zooming, yet it
scores below other IPA's that are impenetrable walls of hops.

Ah, fine choice. I tend to waffle between that, Hop Devil, or Dominion's
New River Pale as the finest IPA/APAs I've ever had. Still like the
monsters, as stuff like Ruination and Dreadnaught have lots of
complexity, love the battle between the mega-hops and huge malts.

When I first had 60 Minute IPA on draft, I loved it. Now that I can get
the bottled version, the draft just isn't as good any more. Something
about the character of the bottled version makes it incredibly unique,
doesn't seem to carry over to the kegged version. Would love to try it
casked, would be great to compare it directly to the bottled to see the
differences.
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