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Dogfish Head 90 Minute Imperial IPA

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100
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bottled
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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beezz86 (68), Jasper, Indiana, USA
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/58/104/516/20
May 8, 2009  
Bottle. Poured a clear, orange-yellow color with a small white head and some lacing. The aroma has a very hoppy aroma with citrus and floral scents. The beer had a medium body, creamy texture, soft carbonation, and a bitter finish. The flavor was a very hoppy blend of citrus (grapefruit) and floral. Overall this was a really hoppy beer and I liked it. This is a great beer to drink for the flavor of it.


 wmubronco1992 (180), Coldwater, Michigan, USA
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/103/57/103/516/20
May 7, 2009  
Bottle - Dark honey color. Medium sized white head. Ok lacing. Very nice woodsy aroma. Hoppy, but not as much as I would have expected. Sweet, a little too much alcohol flavor. Good mouthfeel. Overall a little dissappointed. Keep hearing how great this beer is, but come on, the Best IPA in America. Lets be real. I thought the hoppiness was covered up by the sweet fruit flavor. Both Bells Hopslam and Stone Ruination are much hoppier Imperial IPAs.


 tokyogoat (507), San Diego, California, USA
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/103/513/20
May 7, 2009  
Too sweet, too malty, and not enough bitter hops to balance it out. It drinks well, has a nice mouthfeel with a well crafted medium body, and pleasant aroma of dark fruits and hops.


 petematte46 (218), Dallas, Texas, USA
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/57/103/516/20
May 6, 2009  
Citrus and malt aroma, hoppy! Deelish imperial IPA, good balance between strong malt and hops flavors. Pours a nice golden/orange.


 leems (147), Portland, Oregon, USA
3.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/55/102/514/20
May 6, 2009  
12oz bottle poured into a snifter, an orangey amber color with a small off white head. Aroma is of dried fruit (apricot) with a lot of malt sweetness and a tiny amount of citrusy hops. The flavor is not as sweet as the nose would make one think, a little alcohol peaks through and then florally hop. This is not the style of IIPA that I enjoy, the flavor is too caramel and dried fruit, the malt is not balanced by the hops enough. I see what Dogfish Head was attempting to do though and I think they did it well, just not my cup of tea.


 AtlAggie (132), Atlanta, Georgia, USA
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/104/516/20
May 5, 2009  
Pours deep golden yellow with a generous, lovely head. Nose is all floral hops, hints of grapefruit and other sweeter fruits. Flavor is well-balanced for something this hoppy, less bitter than others in the style. Big hop flavor balanced against the malts and fruits to make it an enjoyable IPA, at least for someone like me who is not a huge fan of the style. Lingering bitterness on the finish has roasted coffee notes--or maybe that’s just me.


 ScottyP (314), Brentwood, Tennessee, USA
4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/59/103/516/20
May 3, 2009  
Pours a clear orangey/gold color with off white head. Aroma of hops obviously, but caramel malt and slight citrus really makes it enjoyable. Caramel malts and spice up front makes way to the hop explosion in the finish. Very sticky, but I’m really digging this one. Another winner from Dogfish Head.


 nbutler11 (741), Phoenix, Arizona, USA
3.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/58/104/516/20
May 2, 2009  
On tap at Papago. Pours a shiny amber color with a trim off-white head. Smells of pine, caramel, and grapefruit. Tastes of each with an added helping of salt - particularly at the back of the palate. Malty for its apearance. Dense and balanced. A fine DIPA.



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