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Dogfish Head 120 Minute IPA

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common

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RatingsAverageScoreABVStyle PctlServe in
15663.83/5.03.83/5.018%91.2Snifter, 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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 Oakes (8093), gone rambling, Vietnam
3.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/103/58/104/516/20
Jul 4, 2003    Updated: Dec 10, 2008
Fiery amber colour. Piney, citric aroma, but with underlying syrupy notes. Minty, big malts. A little citrus. Alcohol is surprisingly understated. Interesting stuff - more like a hop liqueur than a beer, and better than I expected given the lack of balance or drinkability in the 90 Minute.


 fiulijn (7170), Como; Lausanne (CH); Malmö (SWE), Italy
4.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/105/59/105/517/20
Sep 9, 2004  
Copper color. Lighter aroma than other American IPA’s, excellent taste, very sweet, a bit oily, quite fruity, ending with the strong bitterness. Can’t believe it’s 20% ABV!


 KimJohansen (7049), Copenhagen V, Denmark
4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/104/516/20
Sep 13, 2008  
Hazy amber with medium beige head. Sweet aroma with toasted malt, fruits and loads of hops. Sweet flavour with ripe fruits, hops, toasted malt and caramel notes. Ends bitter with warming alcohol.


 argo0 (6907), Washington DC, USA
4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/104/516/20
Jun 1, 2003    Updated: Aug 11, 2003
(bottle) Remarkably clear amber body with medium beige head. Of course the aroma is hoppy, but not overwhelming like you would expect. Floral dominates, with medium sweetness. Some maltiness too, perhaps nuttiness. Amazingly enough, no discernible alcohol aroma. Taste is syrupy, medium sweet, some alcohol but nothing fierce, and oh yes -- hops (floral). Still not the hop bomb you'd expect, not even as hoppy as the 90-minute IPA. You'd never know it was 20% ABV, but there's a definite warming on the swallow. (draft) Very clear amber with small off-white head. Aroma is rich, floral, medium grapefruit, medium sweet. Taste is medium sweet, floral, fruity (raisin, orange), finishing with a mild burn. Sticky full body (8/3/8/3/16)


 harrisoni (6800), Ashford, Kent, England
2.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/103/55/103/510/20
Oct 4, 2008  
Bottle at EBF 08. Very very hoppy. Way too hot. Very difficult to actually drink. Alcohol just comes through as a burn. Gingerish hot. Some tangerine, crystallised fruit. Too much heat. More or less does settle down to a hot tangerine toddy.


 TBone (6790), Pori, Finland
4.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/58/105/518/20
Oct 2, 2006  
Bottled. Clear copper brown, not much head. Bready, hoppy, bitter aroma. Very portwineous mouthfeel; carbonation, syrapy, bready, sweet. Long hoppy bitter aftertaste, but in the taste hops are overrun by sugar and alcohol. Nice, complex beer to sip.


 Maria (6265), Thisted, Denmark
4.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
10/104/59/103/517/20
Dec 11, 2007  
Thank you After4ever/Tom for this beer, that is among the strongest I ever tasted, but the alcohol is well hidden. The color is very beautiful dark golden and the head is huge, nice and creamy. The aroma is hoppy, hoppy, hoppy.... I find notes of resin, mango, papaya, citrus, pine needles and sweetness. The mouthfeel is oily. The flavour has notes of oranges, sweetness, port wine, preserved plums, grapefruit/citrus, candy sugar, raisins and a light bitterness. It’s very complex, but also very massive, so a small bottle of this beer is perfect for sharing.


 Emil (6074), Copenhagen, Denmark
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/57/104/515/20
Sep 27, 2005  
Bottle. Light hazy dark golden colour with a small off-white head. Sweet malty, hoppy, alcoholic aroma and tast. Medium body and a very sweet finish.



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