Dogfish Head 120 Minute IPA

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

Pours with an amber hue under a small white head that is mostly diminishing. Aroma is of lots of hops, flowers, fruity-citrus, and lots of alcohol. The beer has a sour, warming beginning, with an alcoholic, sweet ending. There is a little citrus flavor as well. Medium texture with lively carbonation! Surprisingly good, considering i am not the biggest fan of IPAs to begin with.

Poured from 12oz bottle to a snifter. A nice coppery orange color with a thin off white lasting head. Off the bat I was expecting quite a bit from this beer based on its reputation, and its price. There are aromas of caramel, orange, grapefruit, baked apple, floral, with other undefinable sweetness, and even a slight hint of cilantro. The flavor is strongly citric, with tangerine and grapefruit notes, along with strong caramelized flavors of butterscotch and almond. The finish on this beer is exceptionally long, leaving the flavor and feeling of a fresh sip on the palate for a good 10-15 minutes. Its remarkable how balanced the beer is considering how heavily hopped it was, but then again to reach 21%abv there would have to be an equally impressive malt addition.

Rating number 100! I had to pick something special for #100 so I decided on the 120. 12 ounce bottle. Poured a very hazy deep orange color with a nice looking tan head. The aroma consisted of a lot of caramel malts, some citrus and hop hints, apricot, and a LOT of booze. The taste was interesting to say the least. Definitely NOT the holy grail for hopheads. It consisted of a lot of suggary malts, caramel malt, citrus, and a slight alcohol warming. There was a lot of yeast that settled at the bottom of my glass. Overall, this was a good beer but did not have the hop character that I would have hoped for. Good, but not great.

Bottle shared with Katie. First off, NOT the Holy Grail for Hopheads. Well, maybe if you are also an avid fan of rum or brandy mixed with orange juice. The aroma is a sweet blend of banana rum, fruitcake and caramel malt. Where the hops are, I do not know. Bronze color with little carbonation. Flavor is a straight slam of cloying sugars and malts with more rum, butterscotch and cinnamon candy. The finish is extremely hot. Again, where the hops are I do not know. More like the 120-Minute Malt Bomb. If you want the Holy Grail for Hopheads, either grab yourself a Pliny or Moylans Hopsickle.

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.

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.

Great Beer. Amber orange color nice head. strong flavor of hops which is nice.

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.