Dogfish Head 90 Minute Imperial IPA

12 oz bottle. Pours honey in color with off-white dissolving head. Aroma has a quality of shellac; flavor has a huge frontal assault of hop bitterness with orange marmalade, and alcohol. It provides one cohesive aggressive flavor and finish: malty caramel sweetness balanced by this signature bold (but not coarse) hop presence that is not distinctly citrus peel or pine, just outrageous. (Reminds me of an improvement on Port Brewing Tide IPA, the coarse one. Would like to try 60-minute.) By the way, how can Esquire vote an IMPERIIAL IPA best IPA, since these are two different styles? Anyway, I bet they didn’t try Moonlight Bombay by Boat IPA.

Hops are bursting forth with plenty of resinous oil and more pine than citrus. The appearance is a medium copper off white head, with great initial head retention. Great silk stockings down the glass. It’s flavor is full of pine, some citrus, some alcohol, w/ a taste that reminds you of the way nail polish smells very sharp. It’s smacks of alcohol, not at all a session, very potent, and to be honest I felt like it was less balanced than the 120 or the 60 minute brews.

Pours orange in color with a solid head . Hops dominate the aroma. Plenty of hops to share in this bad boy. The alcohol is barely noticeable until you finish a couple and stand up.

I was a little disappointed in this. Pours a light golden color with a big fluffy, white head. Aroma is citrus, hops, and caramel. Body is actually not very bitter at all- very creamy, sweet, and smooth. The alcohol here really dominates over the hops. Very oily on the palate as well. I really prefer the 60 Min IPA to this. As for imperial IPAs, I would stick to Stone Ruination. This is too expensive and the extra gravity and alcohol really takes away from what I believe is a perfect beer in the 60 Min IPA. 120 Min....now that is just insane.

I’ve bought it in Amsterdam, Cracked Kettle. Nice amber-copper color with a lacing creamy head. Caramel, some roasted perfume and hop resin in the rich nose. Oily texture, smooth and balanced mouthfeel with a fantastic hop flavor, caramel malt and citrus tastes. The aftertaste is nice and hopfull and complex too. Delicious, fine, exciting! Please give me more beers like that!

Awesome light golden copper color, with a big fluffly off white head that seems to never go away. lots of lacing on glass. Nice earthy smell, bit of carmel and alot of hops. Nice bitter taste of hops and citrus with a raisiney finish.

Lovely looking amber coloured imperial ipa with a small sticky head that leaves nice lazing on my snifter. Neat, bright caramell aroma with well integrated hops. Great oily, full bodied with a malty, fresh hoppy taste. Crisp, hoppy and perfumey finish and a sweet, lingering malt aftertaste on a soft, bitter base. Incredibley balanced, dangerously drinkable.

Bottle bought @ Knightly Spirits,Orlando in February. Drunk at home in UK. A beefy, full in the face IPA with the extreme hoppiness balanced by a strong maltiness and background sweetness. A lovely beer. Also had the 60min; would love to try the 120mins!