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Dogfish Head 120 Minute IPA

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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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 Homebrewerguy (284), Oil City, Pennsylvania, USA
4.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
10/105/57/105/517/20
Dec 25, 2006    Updated: Jan 30, 2007
Incredible hop aroma of grass and grapefruit, A huge beer, high in alcohol and hop character. Nicely balanced between sweet malt and hop bitterness but not as bitter as one might expect for such massive hopping. Clearly most of the hops are in the dryhopping. This is more of a liqueur and should be sipped accordingly. A fantasy brew to be sure!


 drpimento (828), La Crosse, Wisconsin, USA
4.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/59/105/518/20
Apr 3, 2007  
Having this at the Bodega Brew Pub downtown La Crosse, Wisconsin USA. Poured with a small head and some lace. Nice orange amber color. Fruity, honey, hoppy, malty aroma. Flavor is the same but with riper fruit. Some similarities to barleywine. Heavenly body. Long sweet finish. Not a session beer at all. still--- Yum!. Once in a while on draft here too.


 Dogfish120 (143), Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA
4.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/510/104/518/20
Mar 5, 2005  
I love strong beer so this was for me.....and IPA’s are a fav. Love the rich thick mouthfeel combined with the fruity sweetness and alchohol kick.....who couldn’t want more? Def worth the price.


 Rballs01 (264), Mountain Lakes, New Jersey, USA
4.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/59/105/518/20
Aug 25, 2006  
What a Gem. Poured a smooth deep yellow. Not much head. Smelled like cotten candy and caramalized sugars. It coated the palate with a silky blanket-like coat. The finish was hot! Heated up the ears and senses. Delicious for a sipping beer. Another brilliantly brewed elixer from the town of Delware in the state of Dogfish Head.


 BitchesBrew (710), Berkeley, California, USA
4.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
9/104/59/104/518/20
Sep 17, 2005    Updated: Nov 25, 2005
[bottle] Pours a clear amber, with a bubbly off-white head. Aroma is strong pine/hop resins. Thick, syrupy mouthfeel and immediate sweetness! The sweetness dominates, then the alcohol warms the palate- I was expecting more bitterness with this brew, but the fruity, floral sweetness takes over and fills the mouth. I expected a lot from this beer, and it provides, but I’m not sure about it being the "holy grail for hopheads". I’ll take the 90 minute for a hop assault, the 120 is a freak of nature.


 kevin62 (267), New Jersey, USA
4.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
9/104/59/104/518/20
Jan 7, 2007  
12 0z bottle purchased from Oak Tree.Poured out to a brownish-red color with a small,quickly dissappearing head.Aromas of citrus,molassas,malt and caramel.There are also those aromas reflected in the taste as well.This reminds me of a real powerful barleywine.Deeeelcious!!


 Cybercat (798), Georgia, USA
4.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
9/104/59/105/517/20
Jul 6, 2009  
Aroma is strong, hoppy, and surprisingly fruity - the orange and hop aromas battle for dominance, so one whiff is hoppy while the next is of orange. It pours a hazy orange-amber with a fairly thick and rather persistent white head. Flavor is richly orange and a little sweet with a firm hoppy but only slightly bitter hop undertone. This is quite unlike any IPA I have ever had - well worth the effort of setting up a trade! Texture is rich and silky smooth, yet fairly tingly and lively.


 bikesandbeers (468), Los Angeles, California, USA
4.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/59/104/519/20
Aug 8, 2007  
Bottle courtesey of WeeHeavySD. The best birthday present I got. bottled 5/2006. opened 8/2007. Aparently this was about the perfect age. Poured a dark copper color with a large slightly off head head, filling my Duvel Tulip. Aroma was intense, sweet citurs malt, brown sugar and honey. There was to hint to the alcohol. Flavor burst in my mouth with complex sweetness. honey, lemon, orange. the finiish had some hop flavor with pine and grapefruit, but almost no bitterness. Left a stick coating in my mouth, but in a goodway. Slighly warming, but i had no idea more than one-fifth of this bottle was alcohol. Crazy awesome brew. Thanks so much Jon.



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