Dogfish Head 60 Minute IPA

Brewed by Dogfish Head Brewery
Style: India Pale Ale (IPA)
Milton, Delaware USA

Serve in Shaker, Tulip

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UPDATED: MAR 21, 2007 [nomore bottle conditioning - very filtered - much more bland] My goodness, this beer is under-rated, even with its current 3.83. This is one of the best IPAs I’ve had. Perfect appearance, with a huge, foamy white head that gradually shrinks to a very persistantly sticky lacing. Huge hop aroma with a mild sweetness. The flavor begins highly hoppy, but the middle is where the greatness is - a bready, grainy maltiness comes in and starts square dancing across your tongue with the hops - the two are in perfect harmony - the go out together on the back of the tongue, along with a slight grapfruit flavor and a mild sweetness - this is not extremely hoppy, like most west-coast IPAs are (don’t get me wrong, those are good too) - this beer is more subtle, perhaps even more refined, but I’m partial to the philosophy that hopping the hell out of something is just a way of covering up the fact that you aren’t a creative brewer, and you can’t make a great tasting beer without dumping in the hops.

12 ounce bottle, to me it was a weaker version of the 90 minute IPA, decent overall, but 90 is where it is at.

12oz bottle that’s been in the fridge for a long long time. One finger white head. Rust-colored body. Fair amount of carbonation. Interesting flavor. Starts out with bitterness, but there’s a sweetness that appears all of a sudden. Will have to try a fresher bottle to see if it’s any different. Will rerate if so.

12 oz. Bottle dated 5/04/12, poured 5/28/12. Sweet candy hop scent with a hint of grain. Translucent copper with little head, mostly a white ring. LIghter than medium body with a crisp finish. Taste fronted by grassy hay hop, grain note, and a big bitter finish.

3.6 Bottle pour into shaker glass. This IPA could be used as a standard to compare other IPA’s. Not because it is the best IPA: it doesn’t push the envelope. It has a nice aroma, moderate hoppiness and bitterness. It tastes very good, but it is not complex.

Bottle 355 ml. Clear golden beer with a small white head. Nose is heavy fresh grass, pine and citrus. Taste is citrus and fresh grass with moderate bitterness. Mouthfeel is dry with a medium duration of the aftertaste. Good session beer.

Pours clear golden. Strange but pelasant grass aroma, along with pine, citrus, and hops. Taste is well balanced between bitterness and some sweet. A little thin. A good, not outstanding IPA. Robe dorée claire. Étrange et plaisant arôme de gazon, accompagné de pin, d’agrumes et de houblon. Goût bien balancé entre l’amertume et le sucré. Mince en bouche. Une bonne IPA.

Too much hype behind this. Extremely dry and dull taste. 90 minute IPA is far better.

Aroma: hay, citrus. Appearance: golden, clear, minimal head. Taste: light sweetness, lightly bitter. Palate: light body, thin feel, soft carbonation, Short finish. Overall: Some what dissappointing and had virtually no aroma. Average

Delicious IPA. Pours pale amber, clear with a small off-white head that dissipates quickly with good lacing. Extremely citrus/grapefruit aroma, backed by a definite coffee smell. Taste is slightly sweet, with strong citrus notes and a bitter finish.

12oz bottle - pours gold with rich white head. Flavor is caramel, grass and citrus. Taste not as bitter as I expected. This is pretty good. A fruity aftertaste.