Strange Brew

While their 60 and 90 Minute IPAs have been hugely popular at Pixel and apparently everywhere else, Dogfish Head manages to keep putting out some interesting and unconventional brews. Hopefully you’ve tried the Festina Peche we highlighted last week, but in case you haven’t, we’ve stocked up to keep it flowing though the Summer. The Peche is great, but why have only one geeky beer when you can have four? In limited quantity on draft and in big bottles, we also have their Black & Blue. Described as a Belgian-style strong ale brewed with blackberries and blueberries, it is smooth and extremely sneaky at 10%abv. In the other corner is one of my favorites: the Red & White. Pinot Noir juice is added to the fermentation of this creamy Belgian-style wit and then a portion is aged in Oregon Pinot Noir barrels. So good. The fourth offering is the academic Chateau Jiahu. This is a complex recreation of a 9000 year old beer style made in Henan province in Northern China. Rice flakes, wildflower honey, Muscat grapes, barley malt, hawthorn fruit and Chrysanthemum flowers are brewed up to make an unmistakably unique beer.