The selection for DIPA of the Year (DOY) 2017, chosen from the 4PAX “Must Try Before You Die” category of superior tasting double IPA beers, is:
ARCK ANGEL, with BLUEBERRIES, by Pizza Boy Brewing Company, 2240 Millennium Way, Enola, Pennsylvania. This brewery is host to Al’s of Hampden, a relaxed haunt with a huge selection of craft beer and a large menu of Italian dishes, pizzas & subs. Unfortunately, this beer is no longer being produced.
TASTE QUALITY ANALYSIS
To illustrate the difference in the overall taste quality between the selected DIPA of the Year (DOY) and that of the other samples in the 4PAX data base, we generated the following figure. It shows the average grades (solid dots) for each of the four taste parameters for the selected DIPA of the Year versus the dispersion in the average grades for the remaining 4PAX data samples.
LEGEND:
- RED Dot ( Solid ) – average APPEARANCE;
- GREEN Dot ( Solid ) – average AROMA;
- BLUE Dot ( Solid ) – average MOUTHFEEL;
- BLACK Dot ( Solid ) – average FLAVOR;
- ‘X—X’ – measured spread, [ MEAN, +/- 1 SIGMA ]
TAKEAWAY
In terms of which taste parameters influenced the 4PAX selection of ARCK ANGEL, with BLUEBERRIES as the 2017 DIPA of the YEAR (DOY), measurements show that all four taste parameters – Appearance, Aroma, Mouthfeel, and Flavor – produced the superb taste quality characteristic of this year’s DOY.