Lincoln Abbey Lincoln IPA

The beer pours an amber color with a lofty and frothy off-white colored that leaves specks of lacing on the glass on the way down. It’s not quite like Dogfish Head’s 60 Minute IPA, but what is? The aroma consists of fresh hops, orange, tangerine, grapefruit, passion fruit, lemon, and pepper. The taste is smooth with a caramel and toasted toffee flavor before the bitter hops hit the tongue. There are citrus flavors including tangerine, orange, grapefruit, and lemon that attack the tongue with a hint of passion fruit. On the finish, pepper and pine can be found on the back of the tongue. The alcohol content is 6.0% ABV. I was absolutely impressed with my IPA offering and I thought it was quite hoppy but had a nice sweet backbone that many people would enjoy. I look to brew this again in the future.

Dogfish Head DFH Ale

At the Dogfish Head Alehouse in Rehoboth Beach, I ordered a glass of DFH Ale. The beer has the body of the 60 Minute IPA, the strength of the 90 Minute IPA, and the hops of the 120 Minute IPA. The beer pours a caramel/copper color with frothy off-white head. The aroma consists of caramel and fresh hops that is similar to the 90 Minute IPA. The taste is smooth and sweet with loads of caramel, toasted toffee, and a big hop bite. There is a drying finish with a hint of coffee. The alcohol content is 9.5% ABV. This concoction was an amazing blend of hops and caramel and brought our a wonderful citrus flavor.

Dogfish Head 60 Minute IPA

I picked up a case of Dogfish Head 60 Minute IPA during American Craft Beer Week. The beer pours a yellow color with a foamy white head. The aroma is lightly citrus with malts and some caramel hints. The taste is sweet with caramel and toffee at first, with a nice dry lemon hop finish. There is a bit of pepper and dryness on the tongue on the after taste.There is also a bit on sweet malts mixed with sour hops that lingers. The alcohol content is 6.0% ABV. I thought the 60 Minute IPA was a solid beer. It may not be as adventurous as the 90 Minute IPA or as over-the-top amazing as the 120 Minute IPA, but it really is an easy drinking beer with an excellent amount of flavors.

Dogfish Head 75 Minute IPA

I stopped into the Dogfish Head Alehouse in Falls Church, Virginia on my last visit to DC. They had the 75 minute IPA on tap, so I ordered a glass. The IPAs from Dogfish Head are typically named for how long they are boiled, but this beer is not boiled for 75 minutes. Instead, it is a blend of the 60 Minute IPA and the 90 Minute IPA and then cask conditioned. The beer pours a light amber color with a thin filmy white head. The aroma is fresh and hoppy, mostly smelling of pine and flowers. The taste is lightly malty with some caramel and toffee hints. The finish is heavy on pine hops. The alcohol content is 7.5% ABV. I thought that this concoction was delicious and very refreshing. The weather outside is getting warmer, and a nice IPA will help cool you off.