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Dogfish Head 120 Minute IPA

Dogfish Head 120 Minute IPA - American Strong Ale

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98
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Brewed by Dogfish Head Brewery
Style: American Strong Ale

Milton, Delaware USA

bottled
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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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HopMe (2), Powder Springs, Georgia, USA
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1.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
1/105/54/103/54/20
Dec 8, 2008  
As an admitted IPA purist, I was unfortunately extremely dissatisfied with the 120 Minute. I bought a bottle at Stones River Beverage in TN and the bottle was room temparature at purchase. I chilled the bottle and drank the brew two days later. I do have to confess that I was somewhat skeptical of the brew just based on the ABV number. At 21 percent alcohol, Dogfish brewers must be using some special strain of yeast able to survive the high alcohol environment. The aroma was a miss for me as it screamed of alcohol with little hop detection. I actually had visions of my youth era cough syrup upon sniffing the brew. While the alcohol flavor was masked somwhat, the finish was not what I have been used to in this class.


 Beershine (2678), Hue, Vietnam
4.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
9/104/58/104/518/20
Dec 7, 2008  
Bottle and draught both solid. Hazy luminescent gold with white lacing. Milder hoppy aroma than expected because of the balance of sweet malts, fruits, and even berries. Much more like a barleywine in character than an IPA but achieving the glory of both. An intimidating yet insanely pleasurable brew and it tastes FABULOUS with its partner WWS in what the brewery has dubbed Heaven and Hell, a fine blend...Love this.


WSQ (3), va beach, Virginia, USA
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4.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/59/104/518/20
Dec 4, 2008  
Great Beer. Amber orange color nice head. strong flavor of hops which is nice.


 nightrider (370), encinitas, California, USA
3.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/57/104/516/20
Dec 4, 2008  
Murky golden with a thin white head. Sweet citrus malty aroma. Thick almost syrupy body. Hops, tropical fruit, sugar and strong alcohol presence. A sipper for sure. Very tasty flavor . Share one with a friend or loved one as I did. You will not regret it.


 Blom (390), Odense, Denmark
2.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/54/103/59/20
Dec 4, 2008  
Amber-orange with a low head. Syrup and alcohol dominate the aroma with some blood orange underneath it. The flavour is very strong, like an Imperial IPA supplied with vodka. It burns your throat and is honestly quite unpleasant in the long run. Very dissapointing to me, and yes, too extreme to be called beer.


 ajwilliams (118), , Indiana, USA
4.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
10/105/510/104/520/20
Nov 30, 2008  
Ruby orange pour. Beautiful beer. The aroma is citrus, hops (duh), caramel, fresh flowers, lots of other notes. Flavor is unbelievably balanced for all the hops. Very sweet, but not it the too-much-alcohol kind of way, and also creamy. I am surprised by this one. I have been letting it sit in my fridge for a few weeks because I was afraid of it, but it is actually really tasty. I bought it for the novelty, but I will pay that 7 bucks again for the greatness of this brew. Does it age? I will find out.


teamrassas (26), USA
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
10/105/55/104/514/20
Nov 29, 2008  
Way over the top. I drink alot of IPA’s and this was too much. The hops were almost sour they were so bitter. Full bodied and defiantly a heavy beer, the 90 minute hits the mark for DF’s best


 cyrenaica (435), Milton, Ontario, Canada
3.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/54/105/512/20
Nov 21, 2008  
12oz bottle
12.9% ABV (as marked on bottle)
I tried this beer on November 21, 2008 at ‘The Beer Bistro’ in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. The beer poured a solid golden-brown with a thin light tan coloured head. The aroma was floral in nature with some sweet malt. The mouthfeel was full-bodied, creamily thick, with medium carbonation. The flavour was sweet malt, maple sugar, with a strong hop flavour. Unlike the 60min and 90min IPAs, this beer is way too sweet, having something of a barleywine feel to it.



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