90 Minute IPA - Dogfish Head Brewery

Jason

Massachusetts

4.3/5  rDev +0.2%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4

Presentation: 12 oz bottle with a freshness date.

Appearance: With the massive amount of hops I expect nothing less than a superb lace and that is what I got. A solid ring after every sip ... amazing. Slightly hazed bronze gold color the haze is most likely from the hops.

Smell: Fresh hop aroma, very oily with herbal and piney notes. Ripe fruity esters and some sweet malt in the back.

Taste: This beer is so juicy, what a hop punch it has. Lots of bitterness and a ton of hop oil flavor from front to back. Very smooth with a thick malty body. Nice cake like maltiness in the middle with a ripe fruit and alcoholic kick in the end, finishes a little sweet with lingering bitter hop tones.

Notes: An exceptional example of an American Double IPA, no worries about getting my hop fix here.

Serving type: bottle

02-23-2004 14:42:31 | More by Jason

Todd

Massachusetts

4.47/5  rDev +4.2%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5

12oz bottle.

A bit hazy, golden / amber, and topped with a very creamy, enticing looking head. Retention is decent and clingy.

Aroma is full of spicy, floral, herbal, pine-like, pineapple, bready malt and estery characters. Nose is very intricate.

Smooth upfront, big and chewy in the mouthfeel with a creamy palate. Hops are BAM! in your face with prickly, bitter, herbal, pine, citrus rind, salt, slick viscid hop oils, raw leafy hops, earth, resin-like, hints of English cheddar and a touch of soap in a complex and intense medley of characters. Malts are a bit masked by this and take a backseat for most of the drive with some bready flavors and a lot of backseat driving as far as the mouthfeel goes. Alcohol is very present, with a warming feel in the head and fumes in the breath. Light notes of toasted malts / caramel as the beer warms. Dose of yeast in a drying finish.

This beer has really tightened up since its initial release ... of which I was not a fan of.

In the realm of Imperial / Double IPA's, 90 Minute IPA is King ... or at least one of the mighty Kings within its growing empire.

Serving type: bottle

02-21-2004 21:10:10 | More by Todd

MJSJr

Ohio

4/5  rDev -6.8%

05-19-2013 15:10:17 | More by MJSJr

Photekut

Azerbaijan

4/5  rDev -6.8%

05-19-2013 13:35:02 | More by Photekut

45nDown

Arizona

4/5  rDev -6.8%

05-19-2013 06:28:38 | More by 45nDown

Isotope

Texas

4.5/5  rDev +4.9%

05-19-2013 03:04:23 | More by Isotope

JoyHelfrich

Illinois

4.5/5  rDev +4.9%

05-19-2013 02:22:02 | More by JoyHelfrich

TXhomebrewer

Texas

4.25/5  rDev -0.9%

05-19-2013 01:15:51 | More by TXhomebrewer

CMOrak

Florida

4.75/5  rDev +10.7%

05-19-2013 00:40:24 | More by CMOrak

Srive009

Florida

4/5  rDev -6.8%

05-18-2013 23:20:35 | More by Srive009

alanv

California

4.75/5  rDev +10.7%

05-18-2013 21:30:54 | More by alanv

jbarletto

Massachusetts

4.75/5  rDev +10.7%

05-18-2013 20:58:33 | More by jbarletto

iCabaLLero

Georgia

4/5  rDev -6.8%

05-18-2013 20:57:45 | More by iCabaLLero

Sixbolt

Pennsylvania

4.5/5  rDev +4.9%

05-18-2013 19:11:35 | More by Sixbolt

drgonzo2k2

California

4.25/5  rDev -0.9%

05-18-2013 14:30:47 | More by drgonzo2k2

megamass

New Jersey

4/5  rDev -6.8%

05-18-2013 03:58:24 | More by megamass

Billington

Tennessee

4.75/5  rDev +10.7%

05-18-2013 03:49:56 | More by Billington

marley2112

North Carolina

4.5/5  rDev +4.9%

05-18-2013 03:32:43 | More by marley2112

Netdogca

Illinois

4.5/5  rDev +4.9%

05-18-2013 03:19:49 | More by Netdogca

Honus1

Ohio

4.25/5  rDev -0.9%

05-18-2013 02:48:55 | More by Honus1

mkirkland80

Virginia

4/5  rDev -6.8%

05-18-2013 02:13:07 | More by mkirkland80

SebD

Ontario (Canada)

4.43/5  rDev +3.3%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.5

Appearance: It has a nice deep hazy orange color to it. It has a nice thick off-white head that dies down slowly and leaves nice lacing.

Smell: The aromas definitely give out hints of piney resins, mild citrus, floral hops, sweet toasty malts and some caramel.

Taste: Like the aromas, it has a beautiful balance of hops and malts. Piney resins, floral and citrus balanced by sweet bready/toasty malts and caramel.

Mouthfeel: It has a medium carbonation with a very nice overall balance and feel.

Drinkability: It's a very smooth drinkable beer accompanied with great flavors and aromas.

Serving type: bottle

05-18-2013 00:52:39 | More by SebD

SilentNature

Virginia

4/5  rDev -6.8%

05-17-2013 22:34:09 | More by SilentNature

Newenglandcraftbrew

Maine

4/5  rDev -6.8%

05-17-2013 22:32:20 | More by Newenglandcraftbrew

Shogun730

California

4.25/5  rDev -0.9%

05-17-2013 21:33:42 | More by Shogun730