Karl<\/strong>: I don\u2019t think I\u2019m alone in saying that the Dogfish Head 90 Minute IPA was what seriously sent me down a road of hop-addiction. Like the rest of the craft beer world, I too got swept up in the wave of \u201cIt can\u2019t get hoppy enough for me!\u201d that so many of us went right along with. Not that it\u2019s a bad thing, but I\u2019m just saying that on a journey of a thousand IBU’s, the first step definitely had something to do with this beer.<\/p>\nSo how is it after TWO years in the cellar?<\/p>\n
Well, it\u2019s still pretty damn good. Most people probably continue to scratch their heads when we dip into the time machine to try some aged IPA’s but if it\u2019s got a strong backbone and enough of a kick to it, you\u2019ll be able to see some changes. That\u2019s certainly the case here – after being laid back for two years, this brew has almost turned into a fruit beer, very smooth and citrusy while retaining some of that hop characteristic from a fresh bottle. The balance is…well, a little shocking.<\/p>\n
If you could bottle this and produce it, I think I’d probably drink it more often than a fresh 90 Minute\u00a0 IPA. In all honesty, I have to admit that I don\u2019t drink that much 90 Minute as it is, but I\u2019d certainly return to this offering sooner.<\/p>\n
Andrew<\/strong>: Really, who ages an IPA? We do apparently, and I\u2019m glad we did. I encourage, nay demand you cellar a couple of bottles of the Dogfish Head 90 Minute IPA because it was really, really REALLY good.<\/p>\nI\u2019d even say that I prefer a cellared 90 Minute IPA to a fresh bottle.<\/p>\n
There was just a touch of hops in the nose, and it poured a pretty light red color. This turned into a \nfruity, hoppy IPA that wasn\u2019t overly bitter and begged to be followed up with another bottle.<\/p>\n
This all begs the question: what happens when you cellar a bottle of 120 Minute IPA?<\/p>\n
Karl<\/strong>: I think I know some guys who are willing to find out.<\/em><\/p>\nRyan:<\/strong> Hold your horses, fellas. We’ll get to the 120 Minute IPA eventually. There’s one that I’ve been desperately trying to forget about for two years now sitting in the cellar. But before I wax poetic on the 120 Minute IPA, I first need to gush over a two-year old bottle of 90 Minute IPA.<\/p>\nI’ll be the first to admit, I feel kind of weird saying that. Eager to try a two-year old beer? An IPA at that?<\/p>\n
This was all part of a little experiment we began when we started this site. We wanted to see what would happen to the overly hopped and high ABV double IPA’s out there. And, yes, we’ve read all the message board comments on why you should never<\/em> age IPA’s and why they should always<\/em> be drunk fresh. Those warnings actually fueled our desire to lay a few bottles down of some popular double IPA’s to see what would happen.<\/p>\nGuess what? This beer didn’t go bad. It didn’t turn in to some unrecognizable malt liquor. No-ones tongue fell out. To the contrary, a two-year old bottle of 90 Minute fades in to a very flavorful and — dare I say — drinkable IPA.<\/p>\n
The nose is all 90 Minute IPA, with big bouquets of lemon rind, orange peel and grapefruit. Sip, sip and sip some more and you’ll be greeted with a shot of citrus-y hops up front followed by what can best be described as the syrup from a can of fruit — most notably peaches. Those flavors fade away as quick as they burst on to the palate, followed up by another shot of citrus hops and grapefruit that leads you in to a dry finish.<\/p>\n
The other day I added my thoughts to our 5 year vertical of Goose Island’s Bourbon County Stout<\/a> and closed out my review by saying how glad I was that we set some bottles back for a 10 year vertical so we could see how the beer would further develop. In that same breath I bemoaned the fact that we have pulled the last of a beer from the cellar and wished we had one or two more bottles stashed away. This was one of those times. I would love to see what happens to a 90 Minute IPA after 3 years and even 4.<\/p>\nSo go ahead, dare to be different, and throw some 90 Minute IPA in your cellar. We’re quickly becoming believers in aged IPA’s (#webelieveinagedipa).<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
What’s that? You cellared a few bottles of Dogfish Head 90 Minute IPA? Yes, yes we did. And we don’t regret it for a second.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1018,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[442],"tags":[83,945],"yoast_head":"\n
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