75 Minute IPA - Dogfish Head Brewery

ZeroSignal

Pennsylvania

4.45/5  rDev +7.2%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5

750 poured into a DFH Snifter

A - Wow - Billowing creamy-white head that lasts...I'm getting impatient waiting for it to recede! All good things I guess... Slightly hazy amber-gold color. Head leaves a sticky lace.

S - A bit of resin and a host of citrus - orange, grapefruit, tropical...very nice.

T&M - Hops are the feature here - Malt? Yeah, it makes a brief appearance in a slightly toasty way. Maple syrup? Well, maybe the maple is lost on me, but there is a hint of sweet trying to battle through this hop profile. The citrus and piney resin seem perfectly balanced, and hit me on different parts of my tongue. The hops are dominant, but not overpowering. Medium body with just a hint of sweet left on the back of the tongue.

O - Great look, great smell, great taste and great feel - an excellent offering from DFH, and me being depressed that only one bottle was to be had.

Serving type: bottle

04-16-2012 01:25:26 | More by ZeroSignal

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

beerfinder

Pennsylvania

4/5  rDev -3.6%

06-06-2013 17:52:07 | More by beerfinder