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Dogfish Head 90 Minute Imperial IPA

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common

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RatingsAverageScoreABVStyle PctlServe in
25904.06/5.04.06/5.09%98.5Snifter, Tulip
Commercial Description:
Esquire Magazine calls our 90 Minute I.I.PA., "perhaps the best I.P.A. in America." An Imperial I.P.A. brewed to be savored from a snifter. A big beer with a great malt backbone that stands up to the extreme hopping rate. This beer is an excellent candidate for use with Randall The Enamel Animal! 90 ibu
Tasting Notes: Brandied fruitcake, raisiney, citrusy.
Food Pairing recommendations: Pork chops, beef, grilled fish, frites, focaccia, split pea soup, Stilton cheese & escargot.
Glassware recommendation: Snifter
Wine comparable: Sauvignon Blanc
In case you care... the average 12 oz. serving has 294 calories.
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OliverG (83), montreal, Quebec, Canada
4.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/103/58/104/518/20
May 12, 2009  
Bière aux arômes et saveurs de bois et légèerement de prunes. On retrouve également des notes de malt et de houblon bien balancés et tout ça avec une bonne dose d’alcool.


MrMugs (19), St Louis, Missouri, USA
4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/58/104/518/20
May 12, 2009  
12 oz bottle purchased at Total Wine and more, Jacksonville, Fl. Pours golden with a medium white head. Very nice hoppy aroma. Great hop flavor with a bit of malt flavor to balance it.


broozer81 (63), , New Jersey, USA
4.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
9/105/510/105/518/20
May 11, 2009    Updated: Jun 8, 2009
A-pours a deep golden copper with a nice inch plus frothy head..plenty of lacing once the head settles. S-pine hops, grapefruit,resin citrus.. T-what a great taste on this one, bitter pine hops, caramel malt backround.. O-no complaints with Dogfish’s ipa dipa’s are on the money..wish I had another one..


 jbye4334 (652), Colorado Springs, Colorado, USA
3.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/56/103/513/20
May 11, 2009  
(bottle). Pours a copper color. Medium off white head. Hoppy citrus aroma. Strong hop and alcohol taste. Medium body. Smooth finish. Moderate carbonation.


 foundmd (163), Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
4.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/59/105/518/20
May 11, 2009  
12oz bottle. Pours translucent dark ruby orange with a medium off-white head. Aroma of sweet malts and fresh hops. A strong citrus and pine hop presence on the tongue is balanced by sweet caramel malt and dark fruits. Maybe a tad too sweet. Medium-bodied and smooth with a pleasantly dry, bitter finish. Dangerously drinkable for the style. Fantastic.


FedorStout (16), Anaheim, California, USA
4.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
9/104/58/104/517/20
May 11, 2009  
First beer from dogfish head. dam dog this fish got some head yallz. Smells really great i was expecting more hops from this. Not that it wasn’t good but a lot of malt covers the hops im used to from a dipa. Still very smooth and good definite good stuff


 TheHulk (114), Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada
4.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
9/105/58/104/517/20
May 10, 2009  
The hop aroma infiltrates your nostrils and temps you to taste it, though I say temps b/c it’s not TOO strong smelling. Equal parts deep dark red and golden yellow hues, it looks almost sexy. The taste is loaded with hops and malt, but maybe too much malt, as it covers up the hops too much, although I personally think a slightly different hops usage would be preferable. The palate is quite strong, but drops off sharply to compensate for the crazy bang in the mouth. But I think it’s too much and then too little, there could be a better balance still. A great slow IPA, my #2.


 hobbersr (393), Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/56/104/514/20
May 10, 2009  
Was lucky enough to snag a 4 pk of the extremely limited quantity available in Alberta. Pours a coppery orange with a big white head that retains well and laces to the glass well. Aroma is initially extremely hoppy, tonnes of pine and citrus on the noes. Then as it warms some sweet malt comes through. Really cool pine, resin, melon, honey, caramel nose. Sweet malt dominates the palate... weird, not what I expected. Biscuit, honey, dandelion, resin, bitter chocolate, melon, pine, raisin on the palate. Nice mouth feel. Honestly, this wasn’t what I was expecting. It’s drinkable, but I was expecting more hops. Flavor was nice, good complexity, but I wanted more out of this beer.



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