Dogfish Head 120 Minute IPA

Brewed by Dogfish Head Brewery
Style: American Strong Ale
Milton, Delaware USA

12 oz bottle. bought from world of beer in clearwater fl. in 02 or 03 . Pours hazy orange with thin white head.. pours like ms butterworth. very thick this beer is massive. verry syrupy. alcohol is definatly present seems more malty than hoppy.. it was a sipper. took a while to finish.

12 oz. bottle. Poured a dark amber which was very cloudy. Heavy sediment toward the end. Very small, short-lived soapy white head. Very strong hops and alcohol aroma, with strong citrus accents. Smell is somewhat similar to sherry - slightly nutty. Very sweet hops, malt, and citrus accents in the flavor along with an almost unbearably thick mouthfeel - almost syrupy. Reletively smooth finish given the ABV, with surprisingly light alcohol burn. Somewhat unpleasant drink due primarily to the mouthfeel and sweetness. I suppose I’m not a fan of very high alcohol beers because I did not like this one nor Samichlaus Helles. It is not the alcohol content, but rather the sweetness and cough-syrup mouthfeel to which I object.

Poured a mirky opaque orange color which reminded me of grapefruit juice. Minimal head formation and little lacing. The beer appears to be very thick, almost like syrup. The smell immediately burns my nostrils from the alcohol. This is an extreme beer! Once my nose acclimates, I can pick out very strong medicinal qualities with faint citrus notes in the background. Very medicinal aroma here. The first taste is a shock. I thought I was prepared for this behemoth; I guess I was wrong! First taste immediately shows medicine and is thick like syrup which then changes to a sweet character, then changes to a more citrus quality, then to a bitter character. The finish is warm and bitter, the whole time with medicine in the background. Very surprised by the medicine quality. However, by the third swallow, I’ve acclimated to the alcohol and now I mostly notice simply sweet notes up front coupled with citrus. Still finishes bitter, but the warming effect has greatly diminished. After letting it warm for 15 minutes, the bitterness becomes more pronounced, but not overwhelming. The majority of the beer can simply be described as sweet fruit. Incredible extreme beer. Highly recommend it to anyone who consideres themselves a fan of true craft beer.

12 oz bottle into Duvel tulip; purchased at Lakeview Binny’s. This is probably a bad idea for a weeknight, but what the hell. Foamy head isn’t large but is fairly lasting over the opaque orange beer. Twiggy hop aroma reminds me a little bit of Raison d’Etre with a deep fruitiness and sweet malts underneath. For its strength it’s surprising I don’t get more alcohol burn in the nose. Sudsy granular lacing is like a pointilist painting with lots of space between dots. Syrupy sweet in the mouth and unlike any other IIPA in existence, the hops being an accent rather than the main line. Wow is this sweet, like melted down flavorless hard candy (imagine the candy stick in a pack of Fun Dip) carrying the tangy lemony flavor of the hops. Any hops acidity or bite this hoped to have is subsumed under the monolithic sweetness. It’s like a light barley wine focused on melony juicy flavors rather than raisins and brown sugar. Actually kind of delicious, not as harsh as I was expecting (the alcohol is surprisingly hidden in the mouth, and only comes out as your forehead gets tingly and numb; there’s not even the characteristic strongly alcoholic beer quality of the alcohol wafting up in the back of the throat). This might be the best of DFH’s "crazy big" beers.

From bottle. Aroma smacks you in the face. Its like a Phaal in the curry World. Its vicious, in your face, highly hopped and spicy.Cloudy brownish colour with a thin frothy head. The flavour is fantastic. Definitely something different. Spicy, hopped followed by a calm delicious sweetness of raisins and fruit. The beer has a great big pair of bollocks. It hides its ferocity behind a layer of calm syrup. Very slick and tasty.

bottle. Wow! This beer is insane. Thankfully shared with my brother and spitted. Strong alcohol presence and laced with massive amount of hops. Always wanted to experience this beer and glad I did.

Beyond belief zest feeling followed by incredible brain absorption, Loved it!

Bottle pours an pale beige head with some legs and a golden amber hazy body. Smells of bubblegum and spicy hops with notes of citrus hops and medium malt sweetness. Flavor is ripe fruit, alcohol, cloying, and massive hops that are mellow and balanced. Not too bitter. 9/17/09: Just had an 07 bottle. Full of spices, honey, raisin, apricot, fig, intense, smooth, melded. Absolutely amazing. Hardly any alcohol presence. Gave 0.4 more points around the ratings.