I wish my mind would turn off.

Keep calm and have a beer. Nothing relieves stress like a good IPA. If you're an IPA fan, then you might already know Dogfish Head makes some of the most simple yet easy-drinking ones on the East Coast.

Dogfish Head's flagship beer, 90 Minute IPA, is a beer with a simple concept. They continuously add hops during the brewing process for 90 minutes. The beer has 90 IBUs and an ABV of 9.0%. It's not a complex beer but it is strong and has a nice malty flavor. The easiest way for a beer lover to get something off their mind is with a beer that simply tastes like beer in the best way possible. This is that beer.

Sure, when you first open the Imperial IPA, you'll have a lot on your mind but it won't take long until you've cleared your mind. Everything you were thinking about before drinking this beer was over your head and you know it.
All these thoughts are an ocean I'm drowning in. I'm in over my—I'm in over my head.
By the time you get to your second beer, tune up the jams, listen to "Over my head" by Judah & the Lion, and start thinking about how foolish you were just a few moments ago. Life is about living so stop worrying about your career or education and start living life before you have a panic attack.
What's my future? I don't know. These are the questions I address before I go to sleep. I wish my mind would turn off with the lights on my TV screen but here in the dark, everything off, I start to think. It gets hard to breathe.
Tomorrow is another day. There is no sense in worrying about something you can't solve right now. 'Future You' can worry about that. For now, all you need to do is drink that beer and listen to that folk-hop sound.
All this stressing got me confessing that I can't find peace while… So I hydrate, caffeinate, medicate, repeat. I hydrate, caffeinate, medicate, repeat, I…
Like most songs by Judah & the Lion, this song combines folk with rock and hip-hop. They are a band of truly alternative sounds that nearly every listener can find something they like about them. They are much like 90 Minute IPA in that way where most beer lovers will enjoy the Imperial IPA.

Both the beer and the song will start out subtle and calm. Give it about 25 seconds and you will either enjoy an explosion of flavors or instrumentals.


Song: Over my head
Album: Single
Artist: Judah & the Lion
Released January 11, 2019
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Beer: 90 Minute IPA
Style: Imperial IPA
Brewery: Dogfish Head Craft Brewery Inc.
Rehoboth Beach, DE
ABV: 9%; IBU: 90
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