Dogfish Head 120 Minute IPA

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

Aged since August of last year. Pours pretty clar witha very small amount of tiny particles floating about. Head reduces to a thin layer of bubbles. Smells is very sweet... very sweet indeed. Honestly can’t smell too much hops, some definate citrus but I’m mainly picking up an almost candy sweetness nose. Taste is incredibly sweet, with a touch of intense hops at the end and then the alcohol burn as it makes its way to your belly.

Malty, extremely hoppy. Color is dark amber. Borderline with a mild liquor. Very specific smell, lots of spices. A bitter smell probably due to the high presence of hops, spices that reminded me of mustard/curry. A great beer, one to have and to share, remains highly drinkable dpesite the high ABV.

Aroma hits the nose with a strong hint of the nose-bite you would feel from a brandy&icewine mix - sickly sweet whiff of apricots, fermenting grapes, alcohol. In a trappist glass it appears opaque, bronze, syrupy. High carbonation dances on the tongue as apricots, grapefruit, and alcohol warm the mouth. Alcohol content masks itself lovely but stands out strong enough to suggest this is not even a "beer." Another $10 bottle and I’ll be loaded... glad I grabbed just one... for now.

BOTTLE: 50F. Pours a hazy golden/tan color with thin head, aroma is very sweet and only mildly hoppy, with no hint at the massive abv within. Flavor hits you like a mallet with hops, sweet citrus, and a wave of the strong alcohol following late in the tongue and down the throat with a warm feeling somewhat like mild heartburn. The more I drink the more I notice how strong this brew is which I think detracts from the nice sweet mixture and flavor of the hops.

Pours a light amber with slight white head. Aroma is just like putting your nose in a bag of fresh hops! Has notes of strong citrus (grapefruit, orange, mango) and pine as well as a significant malt presence. The alcohol is noticable and hot, but not harsh. There are also some spicy notes (black pepper and cardamom along with some mint). Finishes remarkably dry despite the alcohol content. Not excessively bitter, but truly the hoppiest beer I have ever had!

Bottle. Medium almost fully bodied. very sirupy. Very sweet and rum like. almost like a dessert wine (porto).

Pours orange with almost no head. Aroma is hops, sweet fruit, and alcohol. Flavor is over the top sweetness and bitterness. Alcohol is covered up well by the immense sweetness but I wouldn’t call this one balanced by a long shot. Interesting beer that is fun to try. I’ll like to see how the one in my celler tastes after five years probally like sugar water.

I can’t believe I’ve waited this long to rate this one...Pours amber/orange with very little head. Aroma smells strongly of apricots...sweet w/ alcohol. Taste is very interesting...less beer tasting, more apricot liqueur. Alcohol is apparent but not obvious (as I would expect from 21%). Nice mouth feel that finishes mostly clean ( a tad bitterness lingers). A very good beer that , at 21%, is deceptively drinkable. Impressive but also potentially dangerous:)