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Dogfish Head 120 Minute IPA

Dogfish Head 120 Minute IPA - American Strong Ale

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 Percentile 
98
overall
Brewed by Dogfish Head Brewery
Style: American Strong Ale

Milton, Delaware USA

bottled
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on tap
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 Ratings  Average  Score  ABV  Style Pctl  Serve in 
15503.83/5.03.83/5.018%91.1Snifter, Trappist glass
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Too extreme to be called beer? Brewed to a colossal 45°P, boiled for a full 2 hours while being continually hopped with high alpha American hops, dry-hopped every day in the fermenter for a month, and aged for a month on whole leaf hops, 120 Minute IPA is by far the strongest IPA ever brewed. And at 21% ABV and 120 IBU’s, you can see why we are calling this the Holy Grail for Hopheads. Editors note: ABV reduced down to 18% in 2009.
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 Cybercat (778), Georgia, USA
4.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
9/104/59/105/517/20
Jul 6, 2009  
Aroma is strong, hoppy, and surprisingly fruity - the orange and hop aromas battle for dominance, so one whiff is hoppy while the next is of orange. It pours a hazy orange-amber with a fairly thick and rather persistent white head. Flavor is richly orange and a little sweet with a firm hoppy but only slightly bitter hop undertone. This is quite unlike any IPA I have ever had - well worth the effort of setting up a trade! Texture is rich and silky smooth, yet fairly tingly and lively.


 gracefullypunk (272), Washington, USA
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/103/515/20
Jul 5, 2009  
Honey colored and highly carbonated, the palate is somehow still syrupy, likely due to the heavy alcohol, which is apparent in every sip. Yes, it’s a great beer if you’re looking to get tipsy off one, but there’s no real balance to it. It’s not as hoppy as most IPAs, with much caramel in both the taste and the aroma. Still, for what it is it’s an interesting beer and fun to have every once in awhile.


 JoeTheYounger (217), California, USA
4.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
10/104/59/105/518/20
Jul 5, 2009  
Pours a golden amber color with minimal lacy head. Aroma of this bottle is absolutely amazing. I have never smelled an IPA this crazy. Candy sweetness, earthy, caramel goodness. The hops are very flavorful and are very well over the top but they do not leave that lingering bitterness of most IPAs.


djcoke1 (9), Arizona, USA
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3.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/57/103/512/20
Jul 3, 2009  
On tap in a sniffer. Pours slighty hazy with nice lacing.sweet malt and grapefruit on the nose. Super sweet with an alcohol bite. Always a good beer to start a night off with.


ThaddeusBraun (9), North Carolina, USA
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4.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
9/105/510/104/518/20
Jun 29, 2009  
NOW THIS IS AN IPA, after having the 90 i was expecting not to like this beer but i had to give it a shot and i am glad i did. i expected the same unbalanced characteristics that the 90 had but i was wrong, this beer is amazing, almost 22% but it is barley noticable. great hop profile.


 scoth (266), Fort Collins, Colorado, USA
4.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
9/103/58/105/516/20
Jun 28, 2009  
Bottle from winter, late 2008/early 2009. Pours copper-orange, with a thin beige head, good lasting lacing. Strong alcohol aroma, with caramel, grapefruit, heavy pine resin, peach, hay, and an earthy, fungal undertone. Medium body, low carbonation, somewhat sticky, but smooth and dry. Very sweet malt flavor up front, caramel, bread, apple, and a strong alcohol, pine and hay finish. Slightly more sweet than bitter in the aftertaste. This is a huge, wild and burly beer.


furiousdman (5), Bakersfield, California, USA
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4.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
10/105/510/105/518/20
Jun 27, 2009  
Play it again, Sam. The massive number of hop additions and whatever other strange alchemy Dogfish Head did to this beer created a surprising beast of a beer. My best description would be to call this beer a light, carbonated port wine. It does not tastes bitter. It is almost syrupy sweet, and there is a definite raisin flavor. Yet, the hop flavor shines, harnessing the sweetness and making the beer very drinkable - albeit in sips rather than gulps. I need to find more.


lowgun1212 (75), Montclair, New Jersey, USA
4.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
9/103/59/103/517/20
Jun 25, 2009  
wood brown, thin head. a - dried apricot, peppermint, raison, worsteshire? t - super complex sweet & sour, pepper & spice, grass, toffee, cream. mf - syrup



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