4.5 AROMA 9/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 9/10 PALATE 5/5 OVERALL 18/20
Really enjoyed this one. Strong fruity hoppy aromas. There is a good sweet malt backbone that balances out the hopping. Very full, slick mouthfeel and really clean finish.
3.7 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
Aroma- same as 90, big floral notes, zestiness/spiciness, herbal hints, mint, tropical fruits
Appearance- typical DIPA, deep golden/ hazy orange, big white fluffy head, nice alcohol lacing
Taste- same as 90 upfront, harsher mouthfeel and finish, alcohol hits harder and is for some reason less sessionable than 90
Palate- hoppy, oily, viscous
Overall- I have mixed feelings about this brew. I’ve had 3 different bottles of this. The first I hated, the second I loved, and the latest, which this review mirrors, I just liked. This beer is essentially a more hopped up version of 90 which is bottle-conditioned. Almost too simple or boring for Dogfish Head. Good but just that, nothing special really.
3.8 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 16/20
Very tasty IIPA. A great ix of hops makes this beer very well balanced non hoppy hop bomb. Nice fluffy white head that lingers. Nice oily residual taste after sipping.
4.5 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 9/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 20/20
This is just like the regular 90 minute except it is a little cloudy and not quite as smooth tasting or finishing but very good none-the-less.
3.9 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
A hazed amber orange IPA with a thin moka head. In aroma, tropical fruits, mangoes, oranges, and floral hops, menthol. In mouth, a smooth DIPA with nice biscuitty malt, attenuated hops, resinous, treacle, warming alcohol, very nice. Bottle shared with GRM and ProbstK. Bottled on June 16 2009. Tasted July 24 2011. Thanks Karl.
3.8 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
Bomber, shared. Pours dark, slightly hazy orange, small but resilient off-white head. Sharp pine, hops, and salty orange on the nose, with yeasty undertones. Tastes of more lacerative citrus (grapefruit, etc), with a bit of pine, bitter, chewy hops, and nice biscuity malts leveling everything out. If the 90 Minute is indeed the base brew here, I’m impressed. That beer has fallen out of favor with me recently due to the syrupy texture, but this is really top-notch.
3.9 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
Bottle shared by Haggerty. Pours reddish copper with an attractive off-white head and a fruity herbal aroma. There is a sweet citrus flavor with a nice yeast presence. There is a good blend of tastes. The flip side of Chouffe Houblon.
3.8 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
From notes: poured a hazy, coppery amber with practically no head. Aroma was of citrusy hops, but with a sweet note mixed in, possibly candied orange?? Deep palate, with a slight thickness to it. The flavor is hoppy, but not overly aggressively so. Also has some biscuity yeast with a sweet malty note in the background. As it warms, the yeast fades a bit, with the hops bitterness and the malt sweetness mixing nicely.
4.1 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 17/20
750. Off-white head rocks boulders & stacks very high in the glass. Heavy layers of lacing. This is all over a hazy straw ale. Aroma is through the roof; this tops OG 90 min. the most to me. Taste is a tongue tingly (prickly pear, grapefruit) yet syrupy w/ sediment (bread, pine trees, pot) then a lingering 90 Minute (but only b/c they tell us). Super.
3.9 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 17/20
Rating is on tap at proof - but have had this a few times recently. This treatment of 90 min seems to mellow things out some - in a strange way. The sweet bready malts seem to be knocked back a bit by a sour vibe. I think I like this better than the regular, but would need the pepsi challenge to know for sure.
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