Dogfish Head 120 Minute IPA

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

This "beer" is a hazy amber with an off-white frothy head that lasts and leaves excellent lacing. It has a heavy hop aroma of flowers, perfume, herbs and resin. It is heavy, thick and very sweet! Thick and oily, sweet and very bitter. The taste lingers. It’s like hop liqeur.

had a 2005 at my buddies house this last weekend. Its been 5 years this beer was aged... I must say it was quite delicious. Very, very sharp carbonation that attacked the tongue and a raisin, malty taste. The hop bitterness and qualities had faded over time, but it was still very good.

12 oz Bottle. Strong gutsy pour with a carmel foamy head. Zesty fruity yeasty sweet. gingerlike with cinnamon notes. hoppy! very hoppy as one would imagine out of a 120. $10.50 a bottle. Go ahead indulge!

Aroma is alcohol, lots of sugar, and hops. Taste is ridiculously sweet, lots of alcohol, and piny hops. Finish is sweet, a bit hot, and viscous, with a hop bite. A lot hoppier than perceived. Sweet fruitiness pervades with sweet malt, hops, and alcohol. Did I mention sweet? Interesting.

ྫྷoz bottled 1/17/08 tasted August 09 thanks to ballewblake) Pours a clear amber with no head, some bubbles around the rim. Nose is bread, yeast, alcohol, caramel. The taste is also caramel, slightly hot on the alcohol, bready, no hops to speak of, sweet malts, gingerbread, and cinnamon. The linger is sweet and hot, creamy and well carbonated; almost velvety. For a beer so high in alcohol it’s extremely well done and doesn’t taste like it is even close to 21%.

On tap at Binnys South Loop. I was surprised to see this one on tap. Pours copper with a foamy white head. Aroma is of hops, spice, citrus, sugar, and caramel. Smells more like an orange liqueur than a beer. Taste is of the slighest hops, as they get lost amongst everything else. Lots of spice, citrus, and raisins. Has a base of caramel malt. The alochol is well hidden, until the beer warms. As it warms, each sip ends with lots of citrusy alcohol. Surprisingly drinkable.

$180 for 24 12-oz bottles. Aroma was very heavy with fruit & alcohol. Palate was very thick & syrupy, had to take light sips of this over the course of 45 minutes. Don’t drink this one fast or you will cetainly get sick. Intense, heavy "stupor-like" alcohol buzz. I got heavily drunk off of one beer and was hung over the next day. Wow. Just wow. For experienced drinkers, be prepared for this one to take you for a ride.

On a stroke of pure luck i went into a liquor store in my town knowing they had it and asked the manager for one. he comes back with the whole case and says he only has them warm, i replied by saying oh cool thanks ill take one... he replied by saying he couldnt remember if they came in a 4 or a 6 pack. needless to say i received a dogfish head 120 minute ipa 6 PACK FOR $8.49 PLUS TAX... i just felt like i needed to share the best story in the world with everyone. this beer smells amazing and is strong as hell. two of these guys and youre kinda retired for most of the day. one of my new favorites, but definetly a once in a while beer because i think it starts to taste like a bitter maple syrup after a while rather than a super hoppy IPA. regardless, anyone who considers themselves a "good" beer drinker should have this atleast once.