Dogfish Head 75 Minute IPA. As a long time fan of Dogfish Head, I’m always excited to try their new offerings. The 75 Minute is my favorite in a long while. It’s closer to the 90 Minute in flavor profile and quality than it is to the 60 Minute (the 60 is a bit boring to me), with just a touch more sweetness than either from the maple syrup. The best part is that it’s missing boozy quality of the 90 Minute so you won’t get a headache if you decide to go back for another. I’d love to see this get produced year round!

Hop Pickle from Brooklyn Brine Co and Dogfish Head. This is a fun mashup of products from a really good local pickle company and my favorite brewery. These pickles are spicier than I expected, but it definitely works for me, and you can in fact taste the hops which is fun. Now to come up with something fun to do with the juice which is really good…

Dogish Head Festina Peche. DFH describes this as a neo-Berliner Weisse… OK, sure. Basically this is a deliberately acidic ale fermented with peaches for a fruity kick. What’s great about it is that the acidity balances out the fruitiness to make for the perfect beverage for these ridiculously hot summer days we’ve been having in NYC. Highly recommended for that purpose.

Dogfish Head-Stone-Victory Saison du Buff. A fun collaboration beer from three of my favorite breweries. It’s a fairly light, somewhat Belgian-styled ale that is really dominated by the infused herbal notes. You can really smell each of the components—rosemary, parsley, sage, and thyme, with the rosemary the most prominent. I can’t imagine opening one of these up to drink on it’s own or when I crave a beer… but with the focaccia and good Parmesan I drank it with, it was great.

Dogfish Head’s Aprihop, the 2012 version is now available. This beer used to be too fruity for me, but in 2010 they transformed it into a true IPA that also happens to be brewed with and tastes like apricots. The 2012 is delicious and Aprihop is quickly becoming a welcome sign of spring each year.

Dogfish Head Punkin Ale. I love the fall. In the last two days, the temperatures dropped, I had my first PSL of the season, and Dogfish Head released their 2011 Punkin Ale. What better way to enjoy the first NY Giants game of the season than with a tray of nachos and one of my favorite beers of the fall? This year’s Punkin is very similar to last year’s in style—lot’s of great brown ale characteristics, a nice dose of baking spices, and subtle pumpkin. Now let’s hope the G-Men win some games.

First Dogfish Head Punkin Ale of the year. Fall has arrived! I’m pretty sure this is a better beer than it has been in the past. I’ve always liked it, but this year’s version is more brown ale flavor, more spice, and subtle pumpkin rather than full on canned pumpkin flavor.

The rain has denied me Shake Shack for the past few days, so it was time for burger night. No fake shack this time, but there is some Shake Shack inspiration here. Pat La Frieda burger cooked in the shack method, crumbled Montgomery Cheddar (you don’t melt Montgomery Cheddar and it’s too crumbly to slice), tomatoes, arugula, and more or less homemade Shack sauce on a toasted kaiser. Served with homemade potato chips.

The beer is Dogfish Head 2010 Aprihop. I haven’t liked Aprihop in the past, but this video about the change in style sums it up. This is a real IPA with apricot notes and it’s delicious. Definitely worth seeking out—just make sure it has the 2010 bottling date on the neck.

Dogfish Head + Sierra Nevada Life and Limb. About three weeks after I had given up finding this in Manhattan, my Whole Foods finally gets around to stocking a handful of bottles. Not much of this made its way east, so I’m happy to try it. It’s a very good strong ale, with lots of caramel malt, herbal hops, and a hint of the maple syrup it’s been infused with. Great collaboration beer from my favorite brewery (Dogfish Head) and another that I really enjoy.