 zizzybalubba (335), Elizabeth City, North Carolina, USA
Sep 27, 2009 12 oz. bottle from World Market, Newport News, VA (Bottled May 1, 2009 and tasted on September 22, 2009). Dark orange pour with little to no head. Rich, sweet pineapple, tangerine, and vanilla aroma. Taste is sugary, citrusy, and syrupy. Alcohol is noticeable even if Dogfish has cutback to 18% on the 2009 version. While I applaud the effort I can’t say that I really enjoyed this as much as some others. I hope to revisit 120 Minute with an aged bottle.
Fratto (670), Arlington, Texas, USA
Sep 20, 2009 Shit. This is crazy. Shared with Cavie. I had about half a bottle. Maybe less. It’s crazy. Very sweet. Very thick and hoppy.
popery (132), San Francisco, California, USA
Sep 17, 2009 The beer is a fairly thick golden liquid with a good head. The hops dominate with a citric-orange flavor, but the malt isn’t terribly far behind with an excellent caramel sweetness. The beer is fairly sweet but, shockingly, never cloyingly so. I may not understand Sam Calagione and co., but they are very, very skilled brewers. This beer was very good, just not at all what I was expecting.
Paulp (20), New Jersey, USA
Sep 16, 2009 Pours copperish, alcohol smell is ovious, not as hoppy as expected, sweet taste almost like maple syrup and some hops.
grawk (11), Glen Rock, Pennsylvania, USA
Sep 16, 2009 It’s interesting, but the flavor profile is way harsh. I’m not a fan of IPAs in general, but like the 60, 90, and alehouse 75. The 120 is a chore to drink.
Butters (1622), Virginia, USA
Sep 8, 2009 12oz bottle 2007 sampled at Butters’ 1500 / MmmcKay’s 200 tasting. Crystal clear reddish orange pour with ring of near white head. Apricot, raisin, Absolute honey all the way around. Dried old fruit, but with a fresh mellowed pine hop. Like a mead. Alcohol has smoothed out immenselely. Total barleywine, very good. Aging has done this justice.
MmmcKay (269), Brentwood, Tennessee, USA
Sep 8, 2009 Vintage 2007 bottle. Almost 3 years old. Smells of fruits and malt. Smells like curry or Asian 5 spice. Ridiculous number of spices thrown into a bottle. Wow that is rich. Wow. Aging a 120 is the right way to drink a 120. Drinking these fresh is a waste over than to try it that way for the first time. Super uber ripe sweet fruit. Wow. The hops have died. This is a barley wine now. Not a IPA. Notes of Cognac and Sherry. Tastes like fortified wine. Meade like. I’m rating this like it were a barley wine. And a good rating it gets.
oelhunden (12), skibby, Denmark
Sep 7, 2009 This is a great IPA Enjoyed at hotelroom - fantastic aroma, balanced bitternes. Very good
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