75 Minute IPA - Dogfish Head Brewery

mikesgroove

South Carolina

4.15/5  rDev 0%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4

amber with a frothy white/creamy head and some decent lacing. Smell was a citrus hops, mixed with a malty caramel thta makes this smell quite balanced. Taste was definatly hoppy, and again had that bit of caramel, and some spiceness about it. Very nice dry finish and not overpowering on the hops. This is a good session beer and will definatly have more.

Serving type: on-tap

12-04-2011 03:06:08 | More by mikesgroove

Thorpe429

Illinois

4.2/5  rDev +1.2%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5

Had on tap at the Falls Church Alehouse.

A: Beautiful bright copper color with a good head and plenty of lacing as it goes down.

S: Lots of hops. Can definitely tell this is the 60/90 blend, as I'm getting quite a bit of each. Lots of the 60-type hops in addition to the solid malt sweetness of the 90.

T: Citrus hops take the front stage, but the sweet maltiness is definitely there, and doesn't let the hops get too overpowering.

M: Light-to-medium body with a good amount of carbonation. Not much alcohol to be tasted.

D: Incredible--much, much better than either two of its component parts. I'll be blending quite a few of these at home for myself in the future.

Serving type: on-tap

04-24-2009 13:29:15 | More by Thorpe429

ChainGangGuy

Georgia

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

750ml bottle - $7.99 at Total Wine & More in Atlanta, Georgia.

Appearance: Pour gently. No, gentler than that. I'm telling you, you need to--great, that's just great -- hazed, burnished gold body with a tall, long-lasting head stand of off-white foam.

Smell: Slices and slivers off fresh mango, pineapple, grapefruit, and sweet oranges atop sensibly-toasted biscuits marked by notes of resins, grasses, florals, and a little bit of maple.

Taste: Sweet touches of caramel and even maple paired with toasted bread, toasted biscuits. It's a brief malty meet-and-greet, you know, a few handshakes, hellos, then, it's off to the tropical, vibrantly fruity hops cut with some floral, resinous tones. Slight grassiness. Medium-plus bitterness. Slight hint of the alcohol. Small revival of the initial sweetness before the fruity, bittersweet finish that's just nice and sudsy from the carbonation.

Mouthfeel: Medium-bodied. Very slight viscous oiliness to the mouthfeel. Medium-plus carbonation.

Overall: I rather enjoyed myself. Delightful array of hop flavors smoothed with that little hint of maple and the vigorous carbonation is very effective at keeping things moving along nicely.

Serving type: bottle

04-05-2012 20:09:02 | More by ChainGangGuy

brentk56

North Carolina

4.3/5  rDev +3.6%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4

Appearance: Arrives at the bar with a clear amber color and a one finger head that eventually becomes a ringlet while leaving plenty of splashy lace

Smell: Nicely balanced aroma between the sweet malt and the grapefruity hops

Taste: After a quick introduction from the biscuity malt, the grapefruit hops take over and provide a bitter, but fruity aspect through mid-palate; after the swallow, the flavor profile becomes nicely balanced between the big, alcoholic malt found in the 90 minute and the refreshing hop profile in the 60 minute

Mouthfeel: Medium body with moderate carbonation

Drinkability: The balance between the finer attributes of the 60 and 90 minutes provides a nice blend that drinks very nicely indeed (the bottled version with maple adds a bit of maple sweetness on the finish)

Serving type: on-tap

10-14-2008 22:01:05 | More by brentk56

UCLABrewN84

California

3.58/5  rDev -13.7%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.5

Bottle pour sampled at mrbubbler's tasting.

Pours a murky honey orange with an off-white head that settles to a small cap on top of the beer. Foamy rings of lace form around the glass on the drink down. Smell is of malt, citrus fruit, and citrus zest. Taste is pretty much the same with a mild bitterness on the palate with each sip. This beer has a good level of carbonation with a crisp mouthfeel. Overall, this is a pretty good IPA but nothing all that special.

Serving type: bottle

04-09-2012 04:45:47 | More by UCLABrewN84

Phyl21ca

Quebec (Canada)

3.2/5  rDev -22.9%
look: 3 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.5

Bottle: Poured an amber color ale with a medium size foamy head with OK retention and some light lacing. Aroma consists of pine and light citrus hoppy notes with some sweet caramel malt. Taste is a mix between some medium hoppy notes with some citrus and resin notes backed by a solid and a bit too sweet caramelized malt backbone. Body is about average with medium carbonation and no apparent alcohol. Not bad but definitely a bit too sweet which makes me wonder if maple syrup is really bringing anything worthwhile to the mix.

Serving type: bottle

04-11-2012 19:56:28 | More by Phyl21ca

BEERchitect

Kentucky

4.18/5  rDev +0.7%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5

Common criticism for 60 Minute is that it's too simplistic; whereas the 90 minute is too sweet and heavy. The combination of the two should give Dogfish Head the sweet spot that's much coveted by their fans. Add the nuances of maple syrup and natural carbonation inside the bottle and the brewery isn't giving us much to complain about anymore.

Pouring a deep goldenrod color, the beer carries the signature hop and yeast derived haze that both IPAs and bottle conditioned beers provide. A billowing foamy white head hugs the rim of the glass and delivers a much more carbonated character than either the 60 or 90 Minute versions. With ideal retention and clumped lace, this is the way beer should look!

Delicious ale-centric aromas cover the beer map: graham cracker, caramel, maple, and light biscuity starch deliver the first impressions to the nose. But then the citrusy hops offer a whiff of citrus peel and pine needles. Yeast derived fruitiness come to life in the form of apricot and peach. Spicy alcohols also get into the game with a light peppery note. The beer's aroma covers all the bases with a very moderate and confident stride.

The superb balance continues in taste. Though the beer is IPA through and through, the beer has an intangible balanced taste that keeps me returning to the glass way too quickly. Malt richness and sweetness is dry- allowing the flavor of caramel, graham cracker, and maple to soar but without all of the associated residual sweetness from those components. That dry malt taste is perfectly suited for the taste of orange peel, grapefruit, and spruce to leap off of the palate and decorate the beer with not just balance, but complexity. Waves of fruit flavor come first with hop derived fruit flavor, but then extend into the estery apricot and marmalade taste. Hops turn from fruit to pithy bitterness late and weave into the bitter alcohol taste that might carry a touch of peppery acetone.

Medium bodied, the beer's soft and supple carbonation is creamy but not overt- this is one of those intangible characteristics of naturally carbonated ales that go above and beyond what the style prescribes. But as the carbonation subsided, it takes with it much of the residual sweetness, then allowing the hops dryness and alcohol warmth to take control in finish. With a light citrusy bitterness in aftertaste, only a memory of maple remain with the hops in in finish.

I like to think of this ale as an American IPA in tastee, but of an English IPA in proportion and mouthfeel. Where criticism of 60 Minute and 90 Minute may be ill founded, no such thing can be said about their well crafted ales of 75 Minute and Squall- this is where their mastery in brewing shines!

Serving type: bottle

10-23-2012 04:02:29 | More by BEERchitect

oberon

North Carolina

3.8/5  rDev -8.4%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 3.5

Great to finally try this beer.Poured into a tulip glass a burnt orange tinged golden with a huge blooming head that ran over the glass even with gentle pour,I was not a huge fan of that.Great fresh citrus aromas along with ahint of nuttiness,not much in the maple category but the aromas are great.The label is right the mouthfeel is pretty smooth as it glides down pretty easily.Piney and citric on the palate with the malt backbone lacking a bit,it's pretty dry with the maple coming thru in the finish and aftertaste.The alcohol is well hidden the hops are generous but the malt backbone needs to be amped up a tad...in my opinion.

Serving type: bottle

11-13-2012 21:27:44 | More by oberon

TMoney2591

Illinois

4/5  rDev -3.6%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

Served in a DFH Alehouse shaker pint glass.

Pours an clear amber straw with about a finger-and-a-half of creamy white head that laces quite well. The aroma is full of hops, mostly piny but with a nice bit of citrus and bitterness lying underneath. The taste follows, with those hops providing a boost of pine, bitterness and citrus (in descending order). A slight honey-like sweetness is subtly perceptible. The body is fairly moderate and runs quite smoothly, allowing for a pretty drinkable brew (especially if you're into hops...).

Serving type: on-tap

02-19-2010 19:31:29 | More by TMoney2591

drabmuh

Maryland

4.22/5  rDev +1.7%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

Served on draft at the Gaitersburg Alehouse, beer is amber and mostly clear with a white head of medium and small bubbles, some lacing, moderate to low carbonation.

Aroma is a mixture of pine and grapefruit with a minimal malt backbone.

Being a fan of DFH in general, I love the IPAs. I'm not going to say that they are the best IPAs in the world because I know there are better but the 75 minute IPA is better than both the 60 and the 90 minute individually. I commented to my wife that it was rather stupid that they don't bottle this one. It's medium to light in body and pretty hoppy on the finish but without an aftertaste, the midpalate is populated with grapefruit and mild pine flavors. I really enjoyed it and would do it again. I wonder if the home version is as good. I should set up a tasting of 60, 65, 70, 75, 80, 85 and 90 minute IPA to see what is the best blend.

Serving type: on-tap

02-28-2011 16:01:44 | More by drabmuh

Mora2000

Texas

4.33/5  rDev +4.3%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5

The beer pours a hazy orange color with a large white head. The aroma is a mix of grass, apricots and orange from the hops, as well as some biscuit malt. The flavor has a great mix of hops, with some orange and pine, as well as some apricot and mango notes. There is also a little bit of sweetness from the toffee and biscuit malt, which keep the bitterness fairly low. Medium mouthfeel and medium carbonation. Very easy to drink.

Serving type: bottle

04-04-2012 02:52:59 | More by Mora2000

metter98

New York

4.22/5  rDev +1.7%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

A: It poured deep copper in color and a little cloudy. There aren't many bubbles floating on the surface.
S: There are moderate aromas of citrus and piney hops.
T: Hops really stand out in the aroma but they are not very overpowering due to the subtle sweetness of the caramel malts. There is also some bitterness in the taste.
M: It feels medium-bodied on the palate and a little prickly on the tongue.
D: This beer is relatively easy to drink. There's a good amount of flavors and the hops aren't too overpowering.

Note: Served from growler that was filled from a cask.

Serving type: cask

06-01-2010 02:44:37 | More by metter98

Knapp85

Pennsylvania

4.05/5  rDev -2.4%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4

Johnny Cask, I was dying to try this at the brew pub and I had finally got my chance. This brew is a 7.5abv blend of the 90 and 60 minute IPA. The beer has a really soft quality to it. A pretty good foamy head that laces the glass fairly well. The color is a foggy copper tone. The aroma is a great it just spews hops. It's a really great IPA that's cask aged. Little Carbonation in it but it's got enough of a bitterness that it doesn't really need the bubbles.

Serving type: cask

04-02-2011 07:09:51 | More by Knapp85

Halcyondays

California

4.34/5  rDev +4.6%
look: 4.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.5

750 mL bottle, with Eugene Levy's doppelganger on the label,

A: Pours a hazy apricot orange with a delicious looking frothy head, great retention, excellent lace, one of the best looking beers I've seen lately.

S: Heavy grapefruit and citrus, notes of wildflowers.

T: Great citrus heavy IPA, with an undercurrent of pine, oakwood, and maple syrup. Rich hop flavour, I think the bottle conditioning really adds something here.

M: Medium-bodied, though not as heavy as I would have thought. Resiny and long with hop aftertaste.

O: This is a really good IPA, but the price is horrendous. Unfortunately, this is a one time by for me unless I can find it on-tap.

Serving type: bottle

03-24-2013 02:55:31 | More by Halcyondays

Gavage

New Jersey

4.55/5  rDev +9.6%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 5

Appearance: orange in color with a 2" fluffy head that slowly falls to a spotty surface covering. Moderate lace paints the glass.

Smell: a pleasant aroma of mild citrus and a floral hop bitterness makes the nose happy.

Taste: caramel, mild orange, pear, a bit of grapefruit, and a nice balancing bitterenss create a full flavored and refreshing beer.

Mouthfeel: medium bodied beer. Lightly crisp throughout with some mild dryness late.

Overall: this is a beer you can have several pints of despite the higher alcohol levels. Nice flavors and since this was very fresh, it created a very pleasurable drinking experience.

Serving type: cask

05-11-2011 12:07:24 | More by Gavage

tempest

Pennsylvania

4.15/5  rDev 0%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5

On-cask at the brewpub. Mmm. Delicious. This is certainly my favorite of DFH's IPA series. And while it's just a mix of the 60 and 90 minute, I don't think it really tastes like either. It lacked the dry biscuit malt of the 60 and had much softer fruitier hops than the 90. The flavor started with a mild earthy note followed by a long-lasting taste of apricot, then lemon rind, and pepper with grapefruit and a vague citrus punch in the background. The aroma was a bit more floral with a hint of that biscuit aroma. Overall it was very tasty and very drinkable. Check this out.

Serving type: cask
@ Dogfish Head Brewings & Eats, 320 Rehoboth Ave, Rehoboth Beach

06-25-2009 12:14:01 | More by tempest

akorsak

Pennsylvania

3.68/5  rDev -11.3%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

A cask pint at the brewpub. It's been a long time since I was here.

A: The IPA is a golden autumnal color, equial parts brown and orange while still translucent. A cask-induced head, thick and densely compact, leaves strata of lace behind.

S: Citrusy aromas waft out of the glass, paired with a caramel malty sweetness. The cask does a yoeman's job of taking the edge off of the hops.

T: The taste is a little, well, underwhelming. Plenty hoppy, the ale doesn't have that all-encompassing bitterness that I was hoping for. I guess that in hindsight that is appropriate, as neither 60 nor 90 are hop bombs. Here the caramel malts stand out more, a sweetness that carries the hoppiness far. Those hops are citrusy, strong even within the confines of the cask. A good start to my lunch at DFH.

M: The mouthfeel elicits both hops and malts, the cask lending more strength to the malt side. Still good though, a drinkable cask offering.

Serving type: cask
@ Dogfish Head Brewings & Eats, 320 Rehoboth Ave, Rehoboth Beach

08-26-2011 01:53:50 | More by akorsak

RblWthACoz

Pennsylvania

4.2/5  rDev +1.2%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5

Well it's been a long time since I've had something from dogfish that was really quite nice. This is a very nice beer. Very smooth flavor profile. Touches of sweetness that don't get out of control. I like it. Nice firm bitterness that doesn't go over the top. It's good.

Serving type: growler
@ Dogfish Head Brewings & Eats, 320 Rehoboth Ave, Rehoboth Beach

12-31-2012 18:14:51 | More by RblWthACoz

barleywinefiend

Washington

2.98/5  rDev -28.2%
look: 2.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3

A: Poured a overcarbonated deep golden color with a massive white head which fades leaving a small unimpressive whispy cap

S: Faint. Mainly grassiness.

T: Let down. Grassy, grainey, no maple on this day, some light sweetness, dash of bitterness. I'm really not going to continue on this portion.

M: It felt thin, overcarbonated and no body

O: Really let down on this one.

Serving type: bottle
@ Dogfish Head Brewings & Eats, 320 Rehoboth Ave, Rehoboth Beach

11-01-2012 20:25:06 | More by barleywinefiend

smcolw

Massachusetts

3.65/5  rDev -12%
look: 3 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 2 | overall: 3.5

Big bubbled head that settles to nothing--no lace, obviously. Lightly hazy. Dark amber color.

Served warm, the floral hop is really pronounced.

Very low carbonation, even for a cask conditioned beer. Excellent malt beginning--the sugars are caramelized so the beer is not sweet. For an IPA, this is a malty brew. Good hop presence, but not extreme in any sense. Long bitter aftertaste tells you this is an IPA. Still, I find the flatness a distraction.

Serving type: cask
@ Dogfish Head Brewings & Eats, 320 Rehoboth Ave, Rehoboth Beach

09-30-2012 16:57:20 | More by smcolw

Wasatch

Utah

4.03/5  rDev -2.9%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

Thanks goes out to Hojaminbag for this brew.

750ml
Capped
Bottled In: 2012A 19:52

Poured into a DFH glass a very nice golden dark orange color, nice carbonation, with a very nice two-finger thick/creamy white head, with lots of very nice thick sticky lacing left behind. The nose is a nice blend of malts/hops, and some citrus thrown in. The taste is slightly sweet, with some bitterness from the hops, nice little touch of citrus. Medium body. A nice brew, but I was expecting more, not quite in the same league as a 90 or even a 60 Min. IPA. Thanks Ben for the opportunity.

Serving type: bottle
@ Dogfish Head Brewings & Eats, 320 Rehoboth Ave, Rehoboth Beach

04-01-2012 20:15:31 | More by Wasatch

jdhilt

New Hampshire

3.9/5  rDev -6%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

Pours a four finger white head that stays leaving a good lace. hazy amber color. Good carbonation and medium bodied. Grapefruit hop nose and flavor is grapefruit hops that are mellowed by the maple syrup. Higher ABV is hidden. Light bitter aftertaste. $8.59 for a 750ml bottle from Beverage Warehouse Winooski, VT.

Serving type: bottle
@ Dogfish Head Brewings & Eats, 320 Rehoboth Ave, Rehoboth Beach

06-24-2012 22:37:40 | More by jdhilt

Billolick

New York

4.08/5  rDev -1.7%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5

Happy to find this at my newest "local" Birdsall House in Peekskill, NY. Pours murky/clouded, dull darker/chocolaty amber. The head is loose and minor with not much lace/sheeting to get excited about. Interesting brew, love both the 60 min and 90 min, so how could I go wrong here. Hopped up with ample malt. Super smooth over the tongue. Very enjoyable AIPA, mass produced this would be a sure big seller.

Serving type: on-tap
@ Dogfish Head Brewings & Eats, 320 Rehoboth Ave, Rehoboth Beach

05-19-2010 23:57:17 | More by Billolick

jlindros

Massachusetts

3.83/5  rDev -7.7%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4

Pours a fizzy fluffy 1.5 finger head that fades semi slowly with nice lacing, hazy nectar orange color.

Nose fresh spicy light citrus hops, light resin, light sweet malt, plenty of maple, syrupy candy like.

Taste starts with candy, syrupy, plenty of maple, hint of caramel toasty malt, light bready, semi sweet. Then hops, decent bitterness but not a lot, light citrus candy hops, hint spicy, no real resinous this time. Finish is still semi sweet but semi dry and a bit sticky syrupy, hint of bitter hops, hint of citrus candy.

Mouth is med to a bit fuller bodied, good carb, smooth and rich feeling.

Overall interesting, nice his at first but then they seem to disappear, nice addition of the maple that doesn't get too sweet either, a big fill beer thats not too boozy. I like the original Johnny Cask version much better.

Serving type: bottle
@ Dogfish Head Brewings & Eats, 320 Rehoboth Ave, Rehoboth Beach

04-10-2012 12:13:40 | More by jlindros

mdfb79

New York

4.1/5  rDev -1.2%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5

From 03/26/11 notes. Had on tap at the Falls Church, VA Ale House.

a - Pours an amber color with one inch of white head and moderate carbonation evident.

s - Smells pine hops, grapefruit, citrus hops, and light alcohol.

t - Tastes pine hops, citrus hops, fruity malts, grapefruit, and light caramel malts maybe. Light bitterness but not much as all.

m - Medium body and moderate carbonation.

o - Overall another nice IPA from DFH; if you like 60 and 90 minute, you'll like this one. I liked it more than 60 minute and about on par with 90 minute. Some nice pine hops jump out the most in the smell, and the taste wasn't too bitter. Would certainly order it again and wish they bottled it.

Serving type: on-tap
@ Dogfish Head Brewings & Eats, 320 Rehoboth Ave, Rehoboth Beach

03-28-2011 16:41:33 | More by mdfb79