Dogfish Head 120 Minute IPA

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

12oz. Bottled on 10/10/07. Slightly hazy dark orange in color with a thin short lived head. Nose is powerful, but not typical for a beer that is this heavily hopped. Aromas of burnt caramel and floral citrus. Flavor is surprisingly sweet and slightly tangy, with notes of caramel malt, oranges and grapefruit. Hop flavors are noticeable throughout even though the beer is not harsh or bitter. Body is somewhat oily from all the hops, but not as syrupy as you would imagine from a beer that is around 20%. Finish is lingering with hints of the alcohol noticeable on the roof of your mouth. I’ve had this fresh in the bottle and on draft, both of which had a hoppier nose than this year and half old batch. The bite has mellowed somewhat and the malt flavors have started to catch up with the hops. A truly unique beer that is unlike anything you have probably tried before. Definitely a sipper.

Bottle I am rerating this one. It is one of my favorite beers. Pours a hazy copper orange with a deminishing light tan head. The lacing is great. The aroma is great pine, alcohol, caramel, and earthy. Has a great carbonation. Mouthfeel is excellent. The alcohol burn is very mild considering the %. Has good flavor. Not too bitter but well hopped. The balance is great. Has a resinlike texture. The finish is awesome with a perfect aftertaste. This beer is still the mecca.

Cloudy amber body with a small, persistent head. Slightly weak aroma, but it is very appetizing. Very fruity and floral. Slight hint of the 21% ABV and no hint of sugar. Nose is of a strong, young wine. The alcohol gives off an astringent finish. This tastes like a citrus wine that has not been aged enough. I’m betting that they aged this in some casks for 2-3 years, then released it, that this would really kick some ass. This is on the extreme fringe of beer. I think I will buy another and cellar it for a long time and see what comes up in say 2012.

I recently had my second 120 Minute. My first may have been consumed before my taste buds were ready for such a monster. This time around, I was ready to kick some ass. The wonderfully refreshing aroma is worthy of being an air freshener. The taste is a delicious infusion of sweet grapefruits, apricots, honey, melon, Gran Marnier, caramel, St. Germain, robust port, and I swear there’s just a hint of fresh, young pussy. It’s amazing how well the hops counteract the aggressive malt. Leave the beer bong alone for this badboy. Take your time and enjoy. My most recent 120 was consumed while watching Neil Young bust out an epic Cortez the Killer. Well worth the pain in the ass of sneaking it in. In the end, my 120 Minute only lasted about 20 minutes. Slightly disappointing. This is without question the best beer to sneak into a concert/sporting event/any venue that charges $7 for a Bud Light. This also means it is in the running for ’best beer ever.’ Thank you Dogfish Head for being crazy enough to concoct this little slice of heaven.

From bottle... poured really nice cloudy orange with sizable white head. Typical but stronger aroma, but it added strong alcohol too. Flavor was overpowered by alcohol which was just too much for me to enjoy the beer. Also, creamier and less bitter than I liked. I was disappointed because everyone I know claims to love this beer. I might try this again some other time, but based on my first experience, this is a beer I just can’t love.

Bottle. Pours an orangish color and cloudy with a medium head that disappears quickly. Lacing is excellent. Aromas of citrus, wine, and a bit of grapefruit. Creamy start, oily in the mouth, and sticky finish. LIvely carbonation but surprisingly smooth for such a powerful beer. Tastes of citrus, grapefruit, with a very nice aftertaste of port. Almost the perfect taste for a beer!

Cloudy appearance. Extreme citrus on the nose but also medicinal alcohol and esters. Taste like aroma but also overly sweet. Not really all that tasty, but certainly

2008 vintage. 12 oz bottle. Pours cloudy orange with a nice two finger, slow to disapate, creamy tan head. Aroma is ruby red grapefruit crushed with lots of pure cane sugar. It literaly smells like you took a 5 lb bag of grapefruit, placed it on a 20 lb bag of sugar and stomped the hell out of it. One whif and you can tell this beer is well rounded. Flavor starts out a bit sweet, almost sugary, but is tempered by the caramel, and the well defined grapefruity hops. Slick, begining mouthfeel almost detects high abv, but by the way it goes down you would never know. more please