75 Minute IPA - Dogfish Head Brewery

LittleDon

Texas

4.28/5  rDev +3.1%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4

Best of the timed IPAs from DFH. Exceptional balance between hops and malt. Not an in your face hop bomb nor a boozy IIPA. Subtlety here. Both hops and malt are noticeable in aroma and flavor. The maple comes out at the very end where there is a tad of acidity. Body is medium, perhaps on the light-medium side. Despite the claim, mouthfeel is soft, but not soft as other bottle conditioned beers. A great compromise between West coast and East coast.

Serving type: bottle

05-31-2012 00:51:49 | More by LittleDon

mattvandyk

Michigan

3.5/5  rDev -15.7%

06-19-2013 02:32:57 | More by mattvandyk

nootch23

Massachusetts

3.75/5  rDev -9.6%

06-17-2013 17:48:52 | More by nootch23

spw109

New York

4/5  rDev -3.6%

06-17-2013 07:18:40 | More by spw109

jkrug5

Maryland

4.5/5  rDev +8.4%

06-17-2013 02:18:48 | More by jkrug5

Satchboogie

New Hampshire

3.75/5  rDev -9.6%

06-17-2013 02:00:56 | More by Satchboogie

weezarc

Maryland

4.5/5  rDev +8.4%

06-16-2013 22:54:54 | More by weezarc

Bigtwin

Michigan

4.25/5  rDev +2.4%

06-16-2013 12:14:13 | More by Bigtwin

Dylanjf

New York

4.25/5  rDev +2.4%

06-15-2013 20:00:46 | More by Dylanjf

NYR_Rob

Pennsylvania

3.5/5  rDev -15.7%

06-15-2013 03:52:59 | More by NYR_Rob

SBXLII

New York

3.79/5  rDev -8.7%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.75

It's just good enough. As the label will have it, when 60 minute's too little and 90's too much, 75's juust riiight. Well, it just so happens to be - at 7.5 ABV, it's easily something that isn't too overpowering, especially considering it comes in singles and not a 4-pk.
The maple slips right beneath the nose and initial taste, but its presence is definitely accounted for. Its more of a taste than it is a smell, much like the honey in Bell's Hopslam or Great Lakes' Christmas. I like to say it's an 'old' flavor.

Ballgame on, reel in the water, two 75 minutes in the cooler with a few other solid cans of good stuff. It's a boat beer -

Worth seeking out if you're not in the region.

Serving type: bottle

06-15-2013 01:50:55 | More by SBXLII

DevinORoark

Pennsylvania

4.25/5  rDev +2.4%

06-14-2013 05:33:25 | More by DevinORoark

yamar68

Minnesota

4.34/5  rDev +4.6%
look: 4.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25

Thanks TravisR!

What a pretty beer... lively amber gold body capped with a creamy few fingers of eggshell head that paints all sorts of lace right up until the end of the glass.

Citric hops, caramel, pine, vanilla, sweet pale fruit flavors... nice.

Interesting. I'm surprised by how well placed the maple syrup addition is. I don't think of that as a very welcomed flavor in the IPA world but this definitely works. Smooth citrus hops with subtly sweet maple that offers the balance of a solid malt backbone without overpowering the hop character of the beer.

Totally caught off guard by this. Really great - thanks Travis!

Serving type: bottle

06-13-2013 23:14:01 | More by yamar68

doremite

Massachusetts

3.75/5  rDev -9.6%

06-13-2013 23:13:06 | More by doremite

djre4orm

Virginia

3/5  rDev -27.7%

06-13-2013 20:13:14 | More by djre4orm

pajonkunz

Pennsylvania

4/5  rDev -3.6%

06-13-2013 16:57:54 | More by pajonkunz

Brewman123

New York

4.5/5  rDev +8.4%

06-13-2013 12:31:09 | More by Brewman123

jaxon53

Connecticut

4/5  rDev -3.6%

06-13-2013 00:01:18 | More by jaxon53

Eazy28

New Jersey

4/5  rDev -3.6%

06-12-2013 16:37:03 | More by Eazy28

rkcrozier

New Jersey

3.75/5  rDev -9.6%

06-12-2013 11:56:17 | More by rkcrozier

nrb1

California

4.5/5  rDev +8.4%

06-10-2013 15:43:26 | More by nrb1

MNPikey

Minnesota

4/5  rDev -3.6%

06-09-2013 04:20:46 | More by MNPikey

cornpone

New York

3.5/5  rDev -15.7%

06-09-2013 00:13:31 | More by cornpone

ScaryEd

New Hampshire

3.5/5  rDev -15.7%

06-08-2013 22:09:40 | More by ScaryEd

kustard

Illinois

4/5  rDev -3.6%

06-06-2013 19:54:27 | More by kustard