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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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 Magicdave6 (5531), London, Greater London, England
4.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
10/105/510/105/519/20
Oct 19, 2007    Updated: Apr 9, 2008
Bottle 2003, 4yrs old, i am in debt to a new level to matt for this one, at the time i said it was the best beer iv ver had, and it was the finest masterpiece of all time, however i’ll need another to give it a 5. Aroma is heavily aged, like a 20yr old thomas hardy, but theres some hops trying there best to balance and give a perfect harmony of sweetness, sherry and yee haa high 5ness. Taste is like sitting at the top of that hill you like in the sun with the breeze blowing blowing perfectly so you dont over heat on the grass which is the perfect length and your finest lass holding your hand. This kisses your neck when it should, makes you feel tingly. I mean what does this not have, its the best beer iv had this year, this decade, this beat rochefort, this beat belle-vue selection lambic, this cannot be beaten. RERATE : Same score. The best aged beer/barley wine/big bold bastard of a thing to have ever been made.


 Nejhleader (930), Lemoyne, Pennsylvania, USA
4.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
9/105/510/105/520/20
Apr 4, 2007  
whoa. This is about as close to perfect as a beer comes. It’s basically pure hops in a liquid form. Shame on anyone rating this below a 4.


BillVanE (19), Zeeland, Michigan, USA
4.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
10/104/510/105/520/20
Feb 22, 2007  
WOW! What is this taste im tasting im not sure it certanly can not be hops? and if it is that is amazing this is the most insane beer I have ever had it has such a strong aroma it almost is painfull to smell but then again I could smell it for hours. This IIPA is completly an unballanced beer that hits you in the mouth so hard you would swear you have been smacked by a 100 pound sack of hops.


 AOF (282), Naperville, Illinois, USA
4.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
10/105/59/105/520/20
Jul 18, 2007    Updated: Oct 20, 2007
Deep amber color, crystal clear clarity with a full and frothy head. Nose is nothing but clean, citrusy hops. Loads of grapefruit, pine and crisp florals with a touch of sweet malt and caramel. The only drawback is ironicly what seperates this from ofther DIPA’s, the ridiculous alcohol content. At times it is just too overwhelming taking away most of the experience on the tongue. Still, an unbelievable brew and a must try.


 epf33 (222), Fairfax, Virginia, USA
4.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
10/105/510/104/520/20
Feb 23, 2008    Updated: Dec 20, 2008
HOPPY! STRONG! FULL BODIED! kinda expensive however, for 1 12oz. bottle it’s $10. i could get a 6 pack of really good beer for $7.


 hoplover (166), Corpus Christi, Texas, USA
4.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
10/105/510/104/520/20
Jun 3, 2008  
This beer is the King of hop beers. The aroma, appearance and flavor was the best I’ve ever experienced, in the hop catagory. The only reason I gave the Palate a 4 is because my palate was obviously completely overwhelmed, which is to be expected, never the less, I love this great strong ale.


 bedainedebiere (288), Terrebonne, Quebec, Canada
4.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
9/105/510/105/520/20
Apr 20, 2009    Updated: May 9, 2009
I thought this would be hellish so that’s why I wanted the 90 Minute, but the owner of the Perfect Pour got this one out for my helpful but a little beer-ignorant brother; 3 x 9,99$ per bottle, what did he have to lose?... First, the beer is almost orange, very opaque with hop particules, white and green. The aroma is like strong glue (!) and caramel, very alchoolic; don’t smell it to much it might be headacheful. Once used to it, it is pleasing. The taste is refreshing (even at 21% ABV), a little tongue-tingling, a lot of grapefruit hop bitterness, obvious notes of sweetness and I would say that the taste of alchool varies with the size of the sip you take: big sip, big alchool taste, small sip... A sipper it is. In fact, it seems that each sip tastes a little different than the other. Although I wasn’t sure at first, I now think it is one of the most delicious beverage I ever had. It is incredibly powerful and tasty. As for those civilisation-threatening nuclear weapons, this is an american weapon of mass destruction... A quality one, not like a... I’ll shut up so this gets on the site... Extreme madness bomb of a beer for sure! The third one I’m having rewriting those lines is leaving me speechless... Let’s talk in numbers since it numbs me heheheh ? hehe


 ajwilliams (118), , Indiana, USA
4.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
10/105/510/104/520/20
Nov 30, 2008  
Ruby orange pour. Beautiful beer. The aroma is citrus, hops (duh), caramel, fresh flowers, lots of other notes. Flavor is unbelievably balanced for all the hops. Very sweet, but not it the too-much-alcohol kind of way, and also creamy. I am surprised by this one. I have been letting it sit in my fridge for a few weeks because I was afraid of it, but it is actually really tasty. I bought it for the novelty, but I will pay that 7 bucks again for the greatness of this brew. Does it age? I will find out.



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