First Time Trying Dogfish Head 120 Minute IPA

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  1. JMS1512

    JMS1512 Initiate (0) Feb 18, 2013 New Jersey

    For those of you who've had this beer, have any of you said, "Well, some people ask for beer and a shot. I think I just did both at the same time." ? I looked it up, did the research, then ordered a bottle at a place my wife and I recently found (Delicious Heights in Bedminster, NJ), figuring there are some beers you should at least try once in your life. This one is continuously talked about and sought after on BA.

    All I could say, after admiring it in my brandy snifter, was, "Holy crap!" [in a good way]

    I sipped it with care, after the Edmund Fitzgerald Porter (also an awesome beer). I just couldn't wrap my mind around this one. To me it was dessert, not simply another beer.

    Is this a fairly uniform reaction when you all tried this one?

    I'd love to hear a few articulate stories/thoughts.
     
    #1 JMS1512, Apr 23, 2013
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  2. Frankinstiener

    Frankinstiener Initiate (0) Jul 28, 2009 Illinois

    Yeah, It's a novelty beer. You have to try it once, but it doesn't justify the price tag or any hype it receives.
     
    #2 Frankinstiener, Apr 23, 2013
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  3. Stinger80OH

    Stinger80OH Initiate (0) Nov 11, 2011 Ohio

    My fiance and I opened not 1, but 2 bottles one night as a nightcap (one for EACH of us). This was the first time experiencing this fine brew and what a mistake it was to think that we could drink them as our own beers. We should have split one. The beer is good but if you are a hophead, then this one is a little over the top, in that, it doesn't drink like a typical IPA but more like a barleywine.
     
    #3 Stinger80OH, Apr 23, 2013
  4. Nectar

    Nectar Initiate (0) Jan 17, 2013 New Jersey

    I myself enjoy 120 with a year or less on it. I like what it is and how it tastes, without holding it in the IPA category and judging it against things it isn't trying to be.

    That said, its brewed by Dogfish head so many people love it or hate it before even trying it.
     
    #4 Nectar, Apr 23, 2013
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  5. beercanman

    beercanman Initiate (0) Dec 17, 2012 Ohio

    That is my favorite beer of all time. Wouldn't want it everyday. But it is nothing short of magical when the mood hits.
     
    #5 beercanman, Apr 23, 2013
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  6. ShanePB

    ShanePB Initiate (0) Sep 6, 2010 Pennsylvania

    It seems to be a polarizing beer, too. Personally, I really enjoy it. Certainly one to be sipped and savored. I try to snag a few when I see them. Normally $8.99 or $9.99 here per bottle. If you can sit on a couple for quite a few years, do it. I do enjoy it fresh but it's really good aged too. I'm waiting to hit the 5 year mark which is supposed to be great.
     
    #6 ShanePB, Apr 23, 2013
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  7. JMS1512

    JMS1512 Initiate (0) Feb 18, 2013 New Jersey

    That's freaky- I said that to my wife after she had a sip of mine. Barleywine. Uncanny.
     
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  8. dpjosuns

    dpjosuns Initiate (0) Dec 8, 2009 Illinois

    I like the beer, the fresher the better, IMO. I think it's worth the 9.99/bottle tag for a special occasion.
     
    #8 dpjosuns, Apr 23, 2013
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  9. Nectar

    Nectar Initiate (0) Jan 17, 2013 New Jersey

    A lot of guys I know that have had it share that thinking. I believe its a very common sentiment that 120 is a BW with an IPA label
     
    #9 Nectar, Apr 23, 2013
  10. 77black_ships

    77black_ships Initiate (0) Dec 4, 2012 Belgium

    It was okay but overall a failed barleywine & failed IIPA. Now Kill and Destroy by Struise is the real deal 17 % ABV & 500 IBU & one hell of an unique experience.
     
    #10 77black_ships, Apr 23, 2013
  11. haknort

    haknort Initiate (0) Apr 10, 2013 Illinois

    One of my faves too. I remember when they were having problems getting the yeast to fully attenuate with batches, so there was a long period it wasn't available. While I was in Florida I found a case on the shelf of a small liquor store. It was a year old, selling for ten bucks a bottle. I bought the case and shipped it home. I think it ages really well.
     
    #11 haknort, Apr 23, 2013
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  12. beercanman

    beercanman Initiate (0) Dec 17, 2012 Ohio

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    Recycled pic
     
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  13. Lantern

    Lantern Initiate (0) Feb 27, 2011

    Ghostface Killah is a novelty beer. 120 is an excellently crafted masterpiece.
     
    #13 Lantern, Apr 23, 2013
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  14. leedorham

    leedorham Initiate (0) Apr 27, 2006 Washington

    I had it recently with 10 months on it, and was glad I tried it. It's maybe a once every couple years beer for me. Same story with WWS. Nice for an occasional indulgence.
     
    #14 leedorham, Apr 23, 2013
  15. klinger

    klinger Devotee (327) Oct 9, 2012 Ohio

    I just had my first 120 this past Friday and I thought the same thing: a boilermaker with good beer. Kind of burned my lips a bit. Eased up as it got warmer. Looking forward to more!
     
    #15 klinger, Apr 23, 2013
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  16. beercanman

    beercanman Initiate (0) Dec 17, 2012 Ohio

    Agreed. Its a legend.
     
    #16 beercanman, Apr 23, 2013
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  17. NumberNone

    NumberNone Initiate (0) Mar 12, 2012 Maryland

    For me, much better on tap at the DFH brewpub than bottled. I like it either way though it's hard to justify paying the $10.99 + tax price (pushing it to $12.00) in my area when there are better, cheaper beers available.
     
    #17 NumberNone, Apr 23, 2013
  18. leedorham

    leedorham Initiate (0) Apr 27, 2006 Washington

    A 12oz bottle really should be shared though, so think of it like two servings.
     
    #18 leedorham, Apr 23, 2013
  19. Blowofftube

    Blowofftube Initiate (0) Dec 26, 2012 Michigan

    This year, 2013, was amazing from tap. Other aged years were a novelty IMO, but those were aged.
     
    #19 Blowofftube, Apr 23, 2013
  20. leedorham

    leedorham Initiate (0) Apr 27, 2006 Washington

    dude, what?
     
    #20 leedorham, Apr 23, 2013
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