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Written by Keith Brainard   
Sunday, 17 February 2008
Editor's rating
4.0
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Sunday, 17 February 2008
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Brewery
Brewery: Dogfish Head
Brewery Type: Micro Brewer
Brewery Homepage: http://www.dogfish.com/
Brew Information
Seasonal?: Not Seasonal
Recommended Temp: 50 - 60
Alcohol by Volume (%): 9.000
IBUs: 90
Place of Origin
City: Milton
State (US & Canada only): Delaware
Country: United States
Lovibond Color
Color: Amber - Copper (9.0 - 11.0) 
Dogfish Head 90 Minute IPA

Esquire Magazine calls the 90 Minute IPA "perhaps the best IPA in America." This is an Imperial IPA 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 the quintissential American Imperial IPA. The favorite of homebrewers and beer connoisseurs across the country. The gold standard in basic extreme brewing.

If you are into hoppy beers at all, this has got to be on the to-drink list!


Editor review : Might just be the best smelling beer on earth!
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful

Overall rating
4.0
Aroma
5.0
Appearance
4.0
Flavor
4.0
Palate
3.0
Overall
4.0
This beer pours a sweet clear crystal malt red color with a thin, but well-retained head.

The smell is pure heavenly hops. Massively sweet floral bitter juicy fruity piney hops. Man, I hardly even want to sip this because to do that I'll have to stop smelling it for a moment. This just might be the best smelling beer on earth. I think they should make a TV ad with this slogan.

The taste delivers on the hops - everywhere. It starts with hops. The hops jingle around in the middle. Then, the hops guide you away and linger til the awesomely bitter end. Alcohol warmth kicks in promptly, but in a soft, comforting way. This beer has a great combination of thick and thin. But there's this thing that I get when I drink it. There's this thing in the middle, that's just really thick, syrupy, and fat, and sort of too much. Sometimes I find it, and sometimes not so much. Fortunately, the hops take over for much of the experience, but the low palate rating comes from the thing in the middle.

Don't let my impression of the middle detract you. It is still an awesome beer that I will buy again. Sweet goregous hops pick you up and take you away while you drift your way through this incredible creation. This beer is a must-have for any hop-loving beer fan.
Beer
Hoppiness: Heavy
Maltiness: Medium
Sampled: Bottle
Sample Temp: 30 - 40
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