Dogfish Head 90 Minute Imperial IPA

Bottled(355ml). -Clear amber coloured, medium sized off-white head, flowery hoppy nose. Cytrusy hoppy, light grassy and fruity with mild notes of caramel and honey. Alcohol well hidden. Hoppy bitterness in the finish. Very good IPA.

Bottled 4/1/2008 from bottle neck. Pours a very nice copper color with a nice white head tapering off into some very nice lace work. Aroma is hoppy, citrus, caramel, malt, not quite as big an aroma as I had expected from this big brew? Flavor is caramel, malt, spicy, citrus, hops, the mouth feel is very nice. The 9% alcohol is hidding waiting for this one to warm up a touch. Long bitter hoppy finish. This is a really nice beer but I think this one does not live up to the hype! I always have this feeling going into these things that somehow it wont live up to the hype, very few do.

The only dogfish head worth drinking in my opinion. Standard hop aroma. Somewhat one dimensional. Overly sweet in my opinion. Taste is good if you can get past the sweetness. Palate is too heavy. One of these is almost too much unless you have a serious sweet tooth. Go for the Green Flash if you want an Imperial IPA.

@ tasting session by Joes. A clear amber colored beer, with a small beige head. The aroma was little hoppy some bitter, malty and caramel. The taste was malty, light bitter hop. Despite of the 90 IBU. Mabye given that the beer was a year out of date.. The aftertaste was little dry bitter and a bit burning.

A strong flavor with a crisp and definite aftertaste of bitter hops. The good sort of bitter hop flavor though. While not terribly subtle or complex in taste, it is an excellent example of its kind, though not very memorable for anything other than being a good beer.

On tap at Sergios in KY. One of my favorite beers. Just the right balance of hops and malt. Sweetish flavor reminds you that the hops are prepared extra-long for the sugars to be released. A slight alcohol flavor stands out, but just enough to add complexity and not ruin the experience.

back to back off the 60 minute brew. noticeably darker. still really clear. same look as the 60 minute, just darker. notably stronger aroma and taste, which is what you’ld expect. i’d say i like it more, but i would usually go for imperial over standard. can’t hate on the 9%, but my friend noted you could kind of taste it. still not bad. i’d say it’s an understandable step up from the 60 minute, but keeping the 60 on hand would be good for when you wouldnt want to go the whole way to 90. can’t wait to taste the 120.

Light copper color with nice carbonation and a nice big off white head. Aroma smacks you in the nose. Pine, citrus and a nice sweetness. Big bitter in the mouth. Tasted more alcohol than I thought I would (I know it is 9%) and it never really came together for me at the end. A definite hophead’s dream but a little over the top for me.