60 Minute IPA
Dogfish Head Craft Brewery

60 Minute IPA60 Minute IPA
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From:
Dogfish Head Craft Brewery
 
Delaware, United States
Style:
American IPA
Ranked #479
ABV:
6%
Score:
91
Ranked #6,934
Avg:
4.08 | pDev: 11.27%
Reviews:
3,035
Ratings:
12,256
Status:
Active
Rated:
Feb 29, 2024
Added:
Sep 30, 2002
Wants:
  443
Gots:
  3,767
60 Minute IPA is continuously hopped -- more than 60 hop additions over a 60-minute boil. (Getting a vibe of where the name came from?)

60 Minute is brewed with a slew of great Northwest hops. A powerful but balanced East Coast IPA with a lot of citrusy hop character, it's the session beer for hardcore enthusiasts!

60 IBU
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Ratings by Caj1:
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Reviewed by Caj1 from Texas

4.24/5  rDev +3.9%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.75 | overall: 4.25
I finally decided to give this a shot, since I have run out of excuses not to. I am not a huge fan of the Dogfish Head offerings I have received, mostly due to their prohibitive price and sometimes funky flavors. However, this is a classic in craft brewing so I needed to try it. I go in with no bias against this particular brew.

12 oz. glass bottle, poured into trusty pint glass. Creamy head foams up immediately with a moderately heavy pour, two fingers' worth settles in and it sticks around a good while with moderate lacing and carbonation. Color is a nice solid gold and clarity is perfect. I would like to see this more on the amber side since that signals a good mix of beery barley and malt with the hops.

Smell is as expected: citrus, grass, and some malty notes, but the hops are not overwhelming.

Flavor is good but could stand a notch more malt and deeper, richer roasted notes. That said, the hops are surprisingly subtle, though plenty flavorful. The bitterness is tempered by the fruity notes, and there is a little bit of that oily texture IPAs can bring. The hops are blended well with the ale flavors, though, and there is a nice touch of sweetness, a hint of butterscotch and some good nutty flavors on the palate.

Mouthfeel is extremely crisp and clean with a nice carbonation and hops bite. Goes down smooth and easy, and wouldn't be out of place in the warmth of summer.

To summarize, this beer is quite good and I can definitely see how it was once considered groundbreaking. I also respect that they allow subtlety in their work, since they don't fall victim to the "ADD MORE HOPS" trap like a lot of other guys. My main complaint is that it needs deeper body and that it could stand to go down a couple bucks in price. But it is a darn fine beer nonetheless.

To good health and good beer.
May 23, 2015
More User Ratings:
 
Rated: 4.18 by Catalinmunteanu from Romania

Feb 29, 2024
 
Rated: 4.34 by karlstratos from New Jersey

Feb 12, 2024
 
Rated: 3.62 by Overtonjd from New Jersey

Feb 04, 2024
 
Rated: 4.18 by gongfu from Connecticut

Jan 31, 2024
 
Rated: 4.29 by Pacioli1445 from South Dakota

Jan 30, 2024
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Reviewed by mcgiants from New Jersey

4.18/5  rDev +2.5%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
Full pint can purchased as a single poured into an IPA glass.

Beautiful pour, golden clear with huge foam head that laces very well. Taste: Nothing overpowering about. Nice drinkable blend of hop and malt. Just a great IPA. Old reliable.
Jan 21, 2024
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Reviewed by ResearchRado from Oklahoma

4.4/5  rDev +7.8%
look: 4.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
Nice. Classic American IPA.

Poured from a can. Off-white pillowy head. Beautiful light golden color. Clear.

Malty. Bitter hop undertones that don’t overpower but are obviously present. Faint sweetness from the malt that I prefer.

Clean. Smooth. Rich. Hoppy.
Dec 30, 2023
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Reviewed by FreePal88

4/5  rDev -2%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Well, obviously it's like 90 Minute IPA but with a lower power level (both in alcohol and taste). Mellow, earthy, vaguely herbal, vaguely piney, maybe a tiny bit of citrus (but what citrus there is immediately transmogrifies into those earthy notes). Malt-leaning for an IPA. A pretty dark, complex taste IMO.
Dec 15, 2023
 
Rated: 4.21 by HS676 from Pennsylvania

Dec 10, 2023
 
Rated: 4.17 by Iggy88 from Ohio

Nov 24, 2023
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Reviewed by BGDrock from Canada (ON)

4.28/5  rDev +4.9%
look: 4.75 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
A muted gold/amber body, verging on clear; forms a thick, fluffy head like a cloud, sandy white like beach foam. Solid retention of several minutes.
A mélange of hop aromas - tropical fruit (mango), orange, pine, even some peach.
Right from the start there's a sense of pleasing balance across the board - sweet grain malt with deft resin hop bitterness, perky carbonation with a soft feel, quenching while also being worth slowing down to enjoy; medium carbonation, fine, with a medium body (might be some wheat in there to give it that lovely feel); over time, it is a touch sweet and some stickiness shows in the feel, and could use a touch more hop character.

This is a benchmark IPA, no doubt. I could drink this all day at a pub, it doesn't go out of it's way to be different, it just does what it is meant to do really well. Beautifully crafted.
Nov 19, 2023
 
Rated: 3.63 by Moestavern from New Jersey

Nov 09, 2023
 
Rated: 4.15 by 350havok from Texas

Nov 03, 2023
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Reviewed by highdesertdrinker from Arizona

3.96/5  rDev -2.9%
look: 4.25 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Pours a nice medium gold with good head and lacing. The smell ain’t much out of a glass of draught and would maybe be better in a bottle or can. Some malt and grain with a hint of hop. Smells more like an aal. The taste is smooth, good malt, some grain, a little hop, pretty smooth and refreshing but nothing mind blowing but it’s tasty on tap and does the job. I’ve had better from these guys with Aprihop and Burton Baton to name two but a solid entry on the Buffalo Wild Wings menu, cheers!
Oct 15, 2023
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Reviewed by brettsdailybeer from Utah

2.74/5  rDev -32.8%
look: 3 | smell: 2.75 | taste: 2.75 | feel: 3 | overall: 2.5
Seems like I'm a bit behind the curve on trying Dogfish Head's 60 Minute IPA, perhaps due to my location out west, where it doesn't garner as much buzz. Given the rapid evolution of IPAs, this one disappointingly misses the mark. Its aroma lacks the citrusy and hoppy notes that I appreciate in modern IPAs, and the flavor profile is similarly underwhelming. Despite its reputation as one of the trailblazers in the IPA world, it's evident that the style has far surpassed it over the past two decades. Man, that makes me feel ancient.
Oct 10, 2023
 
Rated: 4 by dd53grif from Michigan

Oct 02, 2023
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Rated by redbrew from Massachusetts

3.97/5  rDev -2.7%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
A great drinking IPA
Sep 04, 2023
 
Rated: 4.18 by Bhubbard34 from Pennsylvania

Sep 02, 2023
60 Minute IPA from Dogfish Head Craft Brewery
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