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Dogfish Head 120 Minute IPA

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98
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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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 Braudog (3766), Dayton, Ohio, USA
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/105/56/104/513/20
Jan 22, 2005    Updated: Feb 12, 2007
Look up "overkill" in the beer dictionary, and this beer will be there. The overpowering ctirc oil hoppiness on this viscuous beer is just too much. It looks good, but once you get within a foot and get a whiff of the fermented raisin nose, you know you’re in for trouble. 20% ABV? No shit!


 Theis (3756), Denmark
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/56/103/515/20
Sep 22, 2008  
Bottle at EBF. Clear dark amber - white head. High sweetness, vegetables, high alcoholic, vinous, nice bitterness, no fresh hoppiness. A bit simple. The body is not as sticky and powerfull as I expected.


 Dedollewaitor (3736), Odense, Denmark
4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/104/516/20
Sep 20, 2008  
Bottle at EBF: Hazy (lovely) orange with a white creamy head. Heavy medicine, caramel, alcohol & hops. Peach, orange & mango. Smooth & oily texture. Ends dry & punchy bitter. Warmth.......Dope!


 sayravai (3733), Helsinki, Finland
4.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/105/516/20
Apr 29, 2006  
(Draught@Oliver Twist) Clear amber color with a small, lacy head. Toffee-brandy-sugary aroma with blackcurrant leaves. Extremely malty and hoppy, sweet, berryish brandy flavor. Peppery-sticky-bitter-warming aftertaste. Alcohol is present, but easily approachable. Full-bodied, sugary-sweet, barley-wineous, ultra bitter, slightly burning, low-carbonated palate. A unique, very pleasant beer liquour!


 joss (3671), Garching b. München, Germany
4.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/59/104/517/20
Oct 14, 2006  
Bottle. Hazy orange amber, creamy golden head. Extremely floral orange candy aroma. Orange oil candy treat. Oily mouthfeel. Wow......


 Rciesla (3645), Exit 15W, New Jersey, USA
2.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/105/56/102/511/20
Jun 20, 2008  
Bottle. Whoa! This is intense. Pours a light orange apricot body. Hardly any head. Aroma is sweet sweet booziness. Flavor is sweet, sweet maltiness and a big hop profile, what else would you expect at 120ibu’s!!! I dunno this is not drinkable by any means, i mean really utopius clocks in higher and man is that a sipper. I put it down in 45 minutes and dam did that feel rushed. Even post 3 years on the bottle its no more drinkable then before. This is a huge beer! I even feel like im overating this.


 egajdzis (3626), Spring Mount, Pennsylvania, USA
4.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
9/104/58/104/517/20
Sep 20, 2003    Updated: Oct 27, 2005
Poured a dark orange color with a small sticky head. Sweet candy sugar, and slighty hoppy aroma. Had a very sweet initial taste, almost like candy, then the alcohol burns your throat on the way down.


 badgerben (3600), Blaine, Minnesota, USA
4.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/104/517/20
Sep 10, 2004    Updated: Oct 27, 2008
Original Rating, September 10, 2004: Uffda! Pours a dark orange color with no head. The aroma struck me as alcoholic cherries. The hops didn’t stand out nearly as much as I thought it would. In all honesty, I thought the 90 Minute tasted more of hops. This had a bit of an apple hit to it as well. 8/4/7/3/16 Re-rating, October 26, 2008: Dark orange color with a thin head. A strong, leafy aroma. Lots of tangerine and caramel malts. Big, rich, sweet malt flavor. A lot of caramel and a bit of toasted malt. Thick and creamy. Tangerine and orange hops. Definite bitterness, but I certainly stand by my prior comment of 90 Minute tasting more hoppy and bitter than 120. I think this is an IIPA with a lot more malt than should be there, if you were brewing to style. If not, then it’s just a damn delicious beer!



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